‰ NOW 30 WPM ‰ TEXT IS FROM DECEMBER 2013 QST PAGE 61‰ OF STATE OCCURS. THE ARRL CHOSE THE 2R8 KHZ BANDWIDTH, SINCE THE FCC ALREADY HAS APPLIED IT TO EMISSIONS ON THE CHANNELIZED 60 METER BAND AND BECAUSE ITS SLIGHTLY WIDER THAN THE DATA MODE BANDWIDTHS CURRENTLY IN USE BY AMATEURS ON HF. THE AD HOC COMMITTEE HAD DETERMINED THAT THE CURRENT SYMBOL RATE RESTRICTIONS IN 97R307F NO LONGER REFLECT THE STATE OF THE ART OF DIGITAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY, AND THAT THE PROPOSED RULE CHANGE WOULD ENCOURAGE BOTH FLEXIBILITY AND EFFICIENCY IN THE EMPLOYMENT OF DIGITAL EMISSIONS BY AMATEUR STATIONS. ARRL CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER DAVID SUMNER, K1ZZ, DISCUSSED THE SYMBOL RATE ISSUE IN DETAIL IN THE SEPTEMBER 2013 ISSUE OF QSTS IT SEEMS TO US EDITORIAL WWW. ARRL. ORG/ NEWS/ ARRL CEO EXPLAINS BOARDS ACTION ON SYMBOL RATE REGULATION. ON ANOTHER FCC RELATED MATTER, IMLAY TOLD THE EC THAT THE FCC SHUTDOWN HAD DELAYED THE LEAGUES REVIEW OF COMMENTS IN ET DOCKET 13 84, THE FCCS REEXAMINATION OF ITS RF EXPOSURE RULES. THE ARRL WANTED TO DETERMINE WHETHER ANY OF THE COMMENTS REQUIRED AN ARRL RESPONSE. IMLAY FURTHER NOTED THAT THE FCC HAS YET TO TAKE ACTION IN ET DOCKET 12 338 TO FORMALLY REFLECT THE FINAL ACTS OF THE ‰ END OF 30 WPM TEXT ‰ QST DE W1AW ƒ