[Lowfer] K4SCK: PLC Amateur Radio Application - APPROVED

[Cliff Sojourner]

Warren, I agree with you, everything here, my part 15 suit is ready. Data entry, The web entry form is extremely poor in completely amateurish ways.

And look at this email I received today, over a month after submitting my request:

Dear cliff Sojourner (k6cls),

> This notice is being provided to Approve your proposed amateur radio station in the 135.7 - 137.8 | 472.0 - 479.0 band(s) at the following coordinates:  37⁰ N 25’ 1”, 37⁰ W 25’ 1”.   UTC has determined that your proposed amateur radio station would not operate within a horizontal distance of one kilometer from a transmission line that conducts a power line carrier (PLC) signal in the 135.7 - 137.8 | 472.0 - 479.0 bands. 

Check the lat/lon, because they didn't!! Oh and they sent me an email a few days ago saying they determined my coordinates to be "over water"!!!  No duh, not even in  the US!!

Hijinks and hilarity ensues. Keystone Kops.

Cliff k6cls CM87

On October 13, 2017 5:28:42 PM PDT, Warren K2ORS <k2ors at verizon.net> wrote:
>I submitted my UTC form within the first hour or two after the UTC 
>website went up. I have heard nothing back so I will assume that I am 
>good to go.  I agree with Marshall, the liability threat is a joke, 
>after all they are supposedly running Part 15 and they should not
>expect 
>protection and they are the ones liable for interference to licensed 
>services. If they ever do notify me I will respond back quoting the 
>appropriate sections of Part 15 and Part 90 in the FCC rules and 
>threaten to sue them!
>
>73 Warren
>
>
>
>On 10/13/2017 3:28 PM, Steve Koman wrote:
>> In case anyone has not seen what a UTC approval looks like, here is
>mine.  Note also the contact info at the bottom.
>> So this fall and winter I have my work cut out for me …. So much to
>do …. Steve K4SCK
>> From: Lindi Harron [mailto:lindi.harron at utc.org]
>> Sent: Friday, October 13, 2017 14:46
>> To: K4SCK at arrl.net
>> Subject: UTC: PLC Amateur Radio Application - APPROVED
>> 
>>                                                                      
>                           October 13, 2017
>> 
>> Dear Steven Koman (K4SCK),
>> This notice is being provided to Approve your proposed amateur radio
>station in the 135.7 - 137.8 | 472.0 - 479.0 band(s) at the following
>coordinates:  35⁰ N 17’ 44”, 80⁰ W 40’ 16”.   UTC has determined that
>your proposed amateur radio station would not operate within a
>horizontal distance of one kilometer from a transmission line that
>conducts a power line carrier (PLC) signal in the 135.7 - 137.8 | 472.0
>- 479.0 bands.
>> An amateur operator must not operate an amateur station if UTC
>responds that the proposed amateur station is located within 1 km of a
>transmission line with a PLC system that operates on the same frequency
>or frequency range.  Amateur operators are advised that their
>operations within 1 km of a PLC system could cause interference to PLC
>systems that are used by electric utilities to protect their electric
>transmission systems against faults and electrical outages. 
>Interference from amateur operations could affect the operation of PLC
>systems, thereby affecting the reliability of electric utility
>operations.  As such, amateur operators are advised not to operate any
>amateur stations within 1 km of a transmission line with a PLC system
>that operates on the same frequency or frequency range, and amateur
>operators will be subject to FCC enforcement for unauthorized
>operations, as well as potential legal liability for damages that
>result from interference caused by amateur operations to PLC systems.
>> Please direct any questions to the undersigned.
>> Mike Etzel
>> Mike.Etzel at utc.org<mailto:Mike.Etzel at utc.org>
>> 202-833-6839
>> 
>> <END>
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