[BCVHFA] Fw: [mvarbb] "Omnibus" Amateur Radio R&O--Clarification Status

[Ed Thornsburg]

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Subject: [mvarbb] "Omnibus" Amateur Radio R&O--Clarification Status




>From the ARRL Website:

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See controversial items in blue below.

73, Fred W8LLY





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FCC "Omnibus" Amateur Radio R&O Published in Federal Register, Takes Effect
December 15



NEWINGTON, CT (November 15, 2006) -- Just a little over a month after the
Federal Communications Commission released the Report and Order (R&O) in the
so-called "Omnibus" Amateur Radio proceeding, WT Docket 04-140 (FCC 06-149)
to the public, a revised version appeared today in the Federal Register. The
changes in the R&O will take effect Friday, December 15, at 12:01 AM EST, 30
days after its publication.



As expected, the Report & Order as published this morning clarified two
items that had raised some concerns when it was first released last month:
That the 80/75 meter band split applies to all three IARU Regions, and that
FCC licensees in Region 2, which includes North America, can continue to use
RTTY/data emissions in the 7.075-7.100 MHz band.



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Still to be resolved are three controversial aspects of the Proceeding:



Expansion of the 75 meter phone band all the way down to 3600 kHz (thus
reducing the privileges of General, Advanced and Amateur Extra class
licensees, who had RTTY/data privileges in the 80 meter band, and CW
privileges of General and Advanced class licensees)



The elimination of J2D emissions, data sent by modulating an SSB
transmitter, of more than 500 Hz bandwidth (thus making PACTOR III at full
capability illegal), and



The elimination of access to the automatic control RTTY/data subband at
3620-3635 kHz.



The ARRL Board is discussing the possibility of a petition to reconsider
several items in the R&O.



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ARRL Regulatory Information Specialist Dan Henderson, N1ND, commented: "The
release of the R&O in the Federal Register has started the countdown clock.
We are all looking forward to being able to use the refarmed frequencies
starting on December 15. We are still anxiously awaiting the release of the
Report and Order for 05-235, the Morse Code Proceeding. We are hopeful that
the Commission will be able to move on that petition and address the
outstanding issues in the Omnibus R&O soon."



For more information, see the band chart [917,715 bytes, PDF] and the
Frequently Asked Questions on WT Docket No. 04-140. Both have been updated
to reflect the R&O as it was published in the Federal Register.



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