[MRCA] Rutgers Radar on 60M

[Peter Gottlieb]

The interference I heard was outside of the frequencies listed, but some was 
within those frequencies (I am not allowed to mention the frequencies).  They 
may have been on experimental licenses.  In any case, these signals did not have 
a CW identifier "at least every 20 minutes" and the part about them ceasing 
operation if they cause interference to a primary licensed NTIA or FCC station 
is essentially meaningless.  First of all, the NTIA has no enforcement function 
like the FCC, and ever try to get an interference complaint regarding an unknown 
station through a bureaucracy consisting of a chain of command who has little 
idea what you're talking about and then is worried they might be interfering 
with some classified program?

If these devices have a legitimate use then they should be given their own 
specific frequency allocations which are not "shared" by other users.

Peter


On 1/31/2015 6:01 PM, mstangelo at comcast.net wrote:
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> Mike N2MS
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> ----- 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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