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THE NEXT FEW MONTHS THAT WILL PROPOSE ELIMINATING THE EXISTING SYMBOL RATE
LIMIT ON HF DATA COMMUNICATION.  THE NPRM, IN RESPONSE TO AN ARRL PETITION
FOR RULE MAKING FILED LAST NOVEMBER, IS EXPECTED TO LEAVE OPEN FOR COMMENT
THE SPECIFIC BANDWIDTH LIMITATION THAT SHOULD REPLACE IT, AND IT MAY
ADDRESS ADDITIONAL TOPICS.  IMLAY NOTED THERE HAD BEEN NO ACTION ON THE
LEAGUES 2012 PETITION FOR RULE MAKING TO CREATE AN MF AMATEUR SERVICE
ALLOCATION AT 472 479 KHZ, NOR ON ET DOCKET 12 338, REGARDING
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FINAL ACTS OF WORLD RADIOCOMMUNICATION CONFERENCE
2007.  THERE ALSO WAS NOTHING NEW TO REPORT REGARDING OTHER ALLOCATION
ISSUES, INCLUDING AN AMATEUR SERVICE ALLOCATION AT 135R7 137R8 KHZ AND
UPGRADING 1900 2000 KHZ TO PRIMARY.  ARRL SEEKS INPUT ON INITIAL VHF UHF
MICROWAVE CONTEST RULE CHANGES THE RECENTLY FORMED AD HOC SUBCOMMITTEE ON
VHF AND ABOVE REVITALIZATION CREATED BY THE ARRL BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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