[MRCA] Rutgers Radar on 60M

[mstangelo at comcast.net]

The 2012 World Radiocommunication Conference allocated spectrum for HF radar. Does anyone know if the FCC and NTIA adapted these allocations:

<www.ioos.noaa.gov/hfradar/summary_wrc_12outcomes.pdf>

Rutgers  has CODAR radar at Sandy Hook NJ, about 5 miles from me. They had a station in the 60 meter band. I contacted Rutgers about the interference. They acknowledged it but but mentioned that they do not choose the frequency. I don't know if my letter had any influence but the frequency was eventually changed.

The Sandy Hook CODAR radars were located just south of the NIKE missile launch site. They were washed away by hurricane Sandy and are now located at the northern end of parking lot E.

Mike N2MS





----- Original Message -----
From: Al Klase <ark at ar88.net>
To: mrca at mailman.qth.net
Sent: Sat, 31 Jan 2015 22:44:37 -0000 (UTC)
Subject: Re: [MRCA] Rutgers Radar on 60M

Peter and the Gang,

I should have said a few words about this. Someone on the M&S Net 
mentioned OTH radar, and I did a little quick research while the net was 
still in session.

We do hear sporadic strange signals on 60 meters from time to time.

Al

Al Klase – N3FRQ
Jersey City, NJ
http://www.skywaves.ar88.net/

On 1/31/2015 3:36 PM, Peter Gottlieb wrote:
> CODAR is that nasty 2 Hz swept signal that they've been putting 
> wherever they damn well please for years. It's been making many HF 
> comms channels from 3 MHz up if not useless, very annoying to use. 
> That the FCC has allowed this is a complete mystery to me.
>
> Peter
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>
>
> On 1/31/2015 12:37 PM, Al Klase wrote:
>> Fascinating: https://marine.rutgers.edu/pubs/private/Roarty-final.pdf
>>
>> And attachment
>>
>> Al
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