[MRIC] 60 M a new try

[Bob Long]

Well, that last email did not format properly, so here goes again

The following is from the ARRL Band Plan web site. I hope this is helpful. 



The FCC has granted hams secondary access on USB only to five discrete 
2.8-kHz-wide channels. Amateurs can not cause inference to and must 
accept interference from the Primary Government users. The NTIA says 
that hams planning to operate on 60 meters "must assure that their 
signal is transmitted on the channel center frequency." This means that 
amateurs should set their carrier frequency 1.5 kHz /lower/ than the 
channel center frequency.

/General, Advanced and Amateur Extra classes/:

*Channel Center*   *Amateur Tuning Frequency*

5332 kHz           5330.5 kHz
5348 kHz           5346.5 kHz
5368 kHz           5366.5 kHz
5373 kHz           5371.5 kHz
5405 kHz (common US/UK)  5403.5 kHz

Amateurs may use USB **/only*/* with a maximum effective radiated power 
(ERP) of */50 W/*. Radiated power must not exceed the equivalent of 50 W 
PEP transmitter output power into an antenna with a gain of 0 dBd. For 
details, see the 60 Meter FAQ 
<http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/regulations/faq-60.html> page.

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On a personal note, I feel that 60 m is so full of conditions and has 
the great potential for violation of rules that it would be best to omit 
it from our operational scheme.   Power limitations, precise frequency 
transmissions etc. Some rigs in use may not be capable of such 
restricted operations.  I have not operated on this band because of all 
the limitations.

Bob Long, KD3JK
RO WASH
EC WASH