FCC Proposed Rulemaking 11769: 8000 Hz limit on AM bandwidth

[Tim WA1HnyLR]

This guy is on serious drugs ! What kind of horse pucky is this? I do not understand why people are constantly screwing with this bandwidth thing.The last thing the FCC wants to deal with is something more to enforce. In my view lets eliminate ALL sub-band mode restrictions. Let the class of license determine where operation takes place. In most other nations Amateur Radio regulations there is no"CW portion or "Phone portion" of each band.In this country, 160 meters is a shining example of that. It works.  Over the last 10 years or so I have noticed a sharp decline in activity on the HF bands. When docket 20777 was proposed in the middle 70s , there was much more activity as well as much less spectrum for voice communications. With the constant changing of operating trends, why impose a restriction of this type .The point of it is totally moot. I have yet to file my comments. I read the petition, The authors phone # is listed. I think I am going to give him a call. I suggest we all call him to express our displeasure and try to get him to withdraw his petition.
Tim WA1HnyLR