[FCARC] Fw: [LC_ARES] 60 meter band better explanation.

[Keith Hosman KC8TCQ]

FCC changed the rules for 60m amateur allocation to allow: 
Phone (Upper Sideband), RTTY, Data, and CW.

Amateur radio is still a "secondary user" in this band, and 
must not cause harmful interference to other services.

New 60 meter band 5MHz Channel List:

Suppressed Carrier VFO Dial freq 
5330.5 kHz USB (center of channel = 5332.0)
5346.5 kHz USB (center of channel = 5348.0)
5357.0 kHz USB (center of channel = 5358.5) New!
5371.5 kHz USB (center of channel = 5373.0)
5403.5 kHz USB (center of channel = 5405.0)

Note: FCC deleted the channel at 5366.5 USB (center=5368.0)
and "replaced" it with 5357.0 kHz USB (center=5358.5)

The maximum allowed power level is now 100 Watts.

USB Phone, Data, or RTTY may use dial (VFO) USB suppressed
carrier frequency at 1.5kHz below the center of the channel. 

Data modes must not exceed 2.8kHz bandwidth (same as other
Amateur allocations except that automatically stations are
not allowed on the 5MHz channels.

ORDERING CLAUSES

52. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that, pursuant to Sections 4(i), 301, 302(a), 303(c), 303(f), 
303(g), and 303(r) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. §§ 154(i), 301, 302a(a) 
303(c), 303(f), 303(g), and 303(r), this Report and Order IS ADOPTED and Parts 2 and 97 of the 
Commission's Rules ARE AMENDED as set forth in Appendix B, effective 30 days after publication in 
the Federal Register.

87 See 5 U.S.C. § 605(b).
88 Id.
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