Re: [44net] Outdated regulations [Was: OFDM Modem]

Well we just heard a few days ago that some foreign hams don't have a bandwidth restriction, other than it fits in the band. I haven't heard of any ill effects from over there, but maybe someone from abroad can chime in. I can see it being a concern on HF, where the spectrum is more limited, but I am pretty much with Brain for above 50 MHz. Further more is takes a least a dozen years to make any headway with the FCC, so I highly recommend futuristic thinking when writing comments. Bruce Perens recommended basically do away with the bandwidth limits, and let gentlemans agreements take rule. I think that seems logical. Especially when the alternative is a 10-15 year re-revising the rule, piece meal approach game like we have been playing, that really just impedes innovation. But no one has to agree with me. You just have to file comments to make me happy :-) Further more, I see like less that 5% of the ham population being actually capable of sending a 2 MHz wide signal, so the point is pretty much moot (Everyone else has a Beofeng HT.)