FYI -- for those who arent techs/CBers<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">ARRL Web site</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:memberlist@www.arrl.org">memberlist@www.arrl.org</a>></span><br>
Date: Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 12:25 PM<br>Subject: ARLB024 FCC Releases New Rules for 60 Meters<br>To: <a href="mailto:k1fsy@vhfwiki.com">k1fsy@vhfwiki.com</a><br><br><br>SB QST @ ARL $ARLB024<br>
ARLB024 FCC Releases New Rules for 60 Meters<br>
<br>
ZCZC AG24<br>
QST de W1AW<br>
ARRL Bulletin 24 ARLB024<br>
>From ARRL Headquarters<br>
Newington CT November 23, 2011<br>
To all radio amateurs<br>
<br>
SB QST ARL ARLB024<br>
ARLB024 FCC Releases New Rules for 60 Meters<br>
<br>
On November 18, the FCC released a Report and Order (R&O), defining<br>
new rules for the 60 meter (5 MHz) band. These rules are in response<br>
to a Petition for Rulemaking (PRM) filed by the ARRL more than five<br>
years ago and a June 2010 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM). In<br>
the R&O, the FCC replaced one of the channels in the band, increased<br>
the maximum authorized power amateur stations may transmit in this<br>
band and authorized amateur stations to transmit three additional<br>
emission designators in the five channels in the 5330.6-5406.4 kHz<br>
band (60 meters).<br>
<br>
The Amateur Radio Service in the United States has a secondary<br>
allocation on 60 meters. Only those amateurs who hold General,<br>
Advanced or Amateur Extra class licenses may operate on this band.<br>
Amateur stations must not cause harmful interference to -- and must<br>
accept interference from -- stations authorized by any<br>
administration in the fixed service, as well as mobile (except<br>
aeronautical mobile) stations authorized by the administrations of<br>
other countries.<br>
<br>
PLEASE NOTE THAT THESE CHANGES HAVE NOT YET TAKEN EFFECT. These new<br>
rules will take effect 30 days after they are published in the<br>
Federal Register. The ARRL will announce on its website when the<br>
rules are published. Additional information can currently be found<br>
on the web at,<br>
<a href="http://www.arrl.org/news/fcc-releases-new-rules-for-60-meters" target="_blank">http://www.arrl.org/news/fcc-releases-new-rules-for-60-meters</a>.<br>
NNNN<br>
/EX<br>
</div><br>