[LeArc] ARLB038 New 60-meter band becomes available July 3

[Tony Coniglio]

> SB QST @ ARL $ARLB038
> ARLB038 New 60-meter band becomes available July 3
> 
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> ARRL Bulletin 38  ARLB038
> >From ARRL Headquarters  
> Newington CT  June 3, 2003
> To all radio amateurs 
> 
> SB QST ARL ARLB038
> ARLB038 New 60-meter band becomes available July 3
> 
> The new five-channel 60-meter domestic secondary amateur allocation
> becomes available to US Amateur Radio operators at midnight local
> time on July 3. The FCC Report and Order granting the allocation was
> published June 3 in the Federal Register. Federal government users
> are primary in the 5 MHz band.
> 
> The FCC has granted amateurs use of five 2.8 kHz-wide channels with
> center frequencies of 5332, 5348, 5368, 5373 and 5405 kHz. The
> channels will be available to General and higher class licensees.
> The only permitted mode will be upper-sideband USB phone, and 50 W
> ERP is the maximum power allowed.
> 
> Users of the 60-meter channels should set their carrier frequency
> 1.5 kHz lower than the channel center frequency. ARRL suggests
> restricting transmitted audio bandwidth to 200 Hz on the low end and
> 2800 Hz on the high end for a total bandwidth of 2.6 kHz. ARRL
> recommends that amateurs considering modifying existing amateur
> equipment for operation on 60 meters contact the equipment's
> manufacturer for advice.
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