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		RF_Savage on Nov 15, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: ARRL hails FCC action to remove symbol rate restri... You mean, still illegal, as it definitely was more than 300baud? I'd still call this a win. The 300baud limit in USA was keeping the whole field behind by preventimg world wide adoption of more efficient modems.

drmpeg on Nov 15, 2023 [–]

Yeah, that wasn't a good choice of words. "It won't be allowed even with the new rules." would have been better.

But I agree. Even with the 2.8 kHz limit, it's still a big step forward.

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