Please no not approve RM-11831. It will have a negative impact on current and future emergency communications as well as stifling technical innovation in the digital communications field. Digital radio procedures developed by amateur radio operators has a significant potential to aid federal, state, county, and municipal agencies. Recent natural disasters have proven that ham radio, including digital message handling, is a valuable asset, sustained by thousands of knowledgable volunteers dedicated to maintaining and improving people-to-people contact in the direst conditions.