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Subject: Re: 220 MHz under attack...
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Date: Mon, 6-Aug-84 10:48:11 EDT
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Posted: Mon Aug  6 10:48:11 1984
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At the moment there are 2 rule making petitions before the FCC to make the
220 Mhz Ham band commercial business channels.

If you wish to write a letter to the FCC concerning this:

Paragraph 1 - Purpose of the letter
	      Including RM #4829 and/or RM 4831

Paragraph 2 - Technical, well reasoned responses
	      Please, No threats or "deals"

Mail to:	FCC
		2025 M Street N.W.
		Washington, D.C. 20554

	(Comments must be to the FCC Prior to August 29, 1984)


RM 4829: Land Mobile Petition wanting to explore the use of 220-225 MHZ.

RM 4831: SSB Technology's Petition to break 220-225 Mhz into 5 Khz 
         amplitude compared single sideband channels.  This is the more
         aggressive of the two petitions.

Possible Technical Arguments:

1. - There is considerable Amateur activity and investment in the band.
     The growth in Ham activity shows we do need the band.

2. - Possible interference to and from TV channel 13.

3. - The band could not expand. TV below, Military above.

4. - Would still be an Amateur band in Canada and Mexico, causing
     interference along the borders and within 200-300 miles inland.

5. - Cellular techniques on existing bands with existing type equipment
     would be far more efficient.

6. - Even the largest business markets (L.A. and N.Y.) can not even begin
     to occupy 800 mhz.

7. - The suggested technology can be best applied to the existing 
     business bands.

If you or your organization wishes to file a formal petition to the FCC to
dismiss without merit RM4829 or RM4831, send the original plus 7 copies to
the FCC at the previous address, plus a copy to the petition originators at:

RM 4829:	Joseph Rosenbloom
		c/o IBM Corporation
		2000 Purchase St.
		Purchase, New York 10577

			--and--

		Russel Fox
		LMCC Drafting Company
		1150 17th Street N.W.
		Suite 1000
		Washington, D.C. 20036


RM4831:		Hal Davis
		SSB Technologies
		1 Technology Place
		Scottsville, N.Y. 14546


A letter to your congressman is also very valuable --


73's, and thanks to Kent - WA5VJB for the above information.


Tim - KE5EP