[Icom] Amateur Radio, Audio, and RF levels - 14.178 - Revisited

Sat, 19 Apr 2003 22:34:23 -0700

Hi Chris,

You are correct.  In Canada, the sub-bands by emission type are "gentlemen's
agreements" only, and have no legal or regulatory binding force. We are
fortunate in that we have what amounts to both Region 1 and Region 2 amateur
allocations.

For example, we can work a US SSB station split on 40m; you transmit 7090
LSB and QSX 7185 LSB. We can also work Europeans and JA's etc. simplex on
SSB below 3750, 7100, 14150 etc.

-----Original Message-----
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Subject: RE: [Icom] Amateur Radio, Audio, and RF levels - 14.178 -
Revisited

I should have looked at RIC-2.  I have a RAC HF Band Plan as of
1995April22.  (Note "Plan" not rule.)  The Title for each band states a
general bandwidth, 160 6kHz, 80m 6, 40m 6, 30m 1, 20m 6, 17m 6, 15 m 6, 12m
6, & 10m 20khz max bandwidth.  10m is to allow FM and 30m is restricted to
CW, digital and packet.

That is what I interpret, which goes along with what you have said.

An aside, the sub-band plans, as far as I can find out are not strict but
guide lines only in Canada, ie, can operate any mode anywhere (I have heard
LSB below 3.725)

Chris opr VE7HCB

At 11:27 PM 2003-04-18 -0700, you wrote:
>Hi Chris,
>
>Industry Canada RIC-2 specifies maximum occupied bandwidth per channel, not
>emission type by band or sub-band.
>
>4. Bandwidths
>
>1. The bandwidth of a transmitted signal shall be no greater than the
>maximum bandwidth
>set out in Column II of an item of Schedule I for the frequency band set
out
>in Column I
>of that item.
>
>2. The bandwidth of a signal shall be determined by measuring the frequency
>band
>occupied by that signal at a level that is 26 dB below the maximum
amplitude
>of that
>signal.
>
>The maximum occupied bandwidth in the HF range is 6 kHz, with two
>exceptions: 1 kHz on 30m and 20 kHz on 10m.
>
>With average filters, 6 kHz @ -26 dB equates to approx. 4.5 kHz @ -6 dB
>
>Cheers for now, 73,
>Adam VA7OJ/AB4OJ
>
>