[BCVHFA] Fwd: [OH-KY-IN] ARLB024 FCC Releases New Rules for 60 Meters

[Carl Morgan]

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>Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2011 12:19:29 -0500 (EST)
>Subject: ARLB024 FCC Releases New Rules for 60 Meters
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>ARLB024 FCC Releases New Rules for 60 Meters
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>ARRL Bulletin 24  ARLB024
> From ARRL Headquarters
>Newington CT  November 23, 2011
>To all radio amateurs
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>SB QST ARL ARLB024
>ARLB024 FCC Releases New Rules for 60 Meters
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>On November 18, the FCC released a Report and Order (R&O), defining 
>new rules for the 60 meter (5 MHz) band. These rules are in response 
>to a Petition for Rulemaking (PRM) filed by the ARRL more than five 
>years ago and a June 2010 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM). In 
>the R&O, the FCC replaced one of the channels in the band, increased 
>the maximum authorized power amateur stations may transmit in this 
>band and authorized amateur stations to transmit three additional 
>emission designators in the five channels in the 5330.6-5406.4 kHz 
>band (60 meters).
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>The Amateur Radio Service in the United States has a secondary 
>allocation on 60 meters. Only those amateurs who hold General, 
>Advanced or Amateur Extra class licenses may operate on this 
>band.  Amateur stations must not cause harmful interference to -- 
>and must accept interference from -- stations authorized by any 
>administration in the fixed service, as well as mobile (except 
>aeronautical mobile) stations authorized by the administrations of 
>other countries.
>
>PLEASE NOTE THAT THESE CHANGES HAVE NOT YET TAKEN EFFECT. These new 
>rules will take effect 30 days after they are published in the 
>Federal Register. The ARRL will announce on its website when the 
>rules are published.  Additional information can currently be found 
>on the web at,
>http://www.arrl.org/news/fcc-releases-new-rules-for-60-meters.
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