[OFARC] We're Fixin' to get the 2200m & 630m Bands !

[Geoff]

at a max of 5w IERP, I'd say wind hundreds of turns on a ferrite core at
the base of an antenna with litz wire.


On 04/28/2015 05:57 PM, Ke5hdf_Ralph wrote:
> Yep ... I expect to wind coils around a 5 gallon bucket or 55 gallon drum!!
>
> On Apr 28, 2015 5:30 PM, N5DWI <JOHN at N5DWI.COM> wrote:
>> Get out your Big Coil winding gear and get ready !
>>
>> ===================
>>
>> FCC Proposes to Permit Amateur Access to 2200 and 630 Meters
>>
>> http://www.arrl.org/news/fcc-proposes-to-permit-amateur-access-to-2200-and-630-meters
>>
>> 04/28/2015
>>
>> Amateur Radio is poised to gain access to two new bands! The FCC has 
>> allocated a new LF band, 135.7 to 137.8 kHz, to the Amateur Service on a 
>> secondary basis. Allocation of the 2.1 kHz segment, known as 2200 
>> meters, was in accordance with the Final Acts of the 2007 World 
>> Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-07). The Commission also has proposed 
>> a new secondary 630 meter MF allocation at 472 to 479 kHz to Amateur 
>> Radio, implementing decisions made at WRC-12. No Amateur Radio operation 
>> will be permitted in either band until the FCC determines, on the basis 
>> of comments, the specific Part 97 rules it must frame to permit 
>> operation in the new bands. Amateur Radio would share both allocations 
>> with unlicensed Part 15 power line carrier (PLC) systems operated by 
>> utilities to control the power grid, as well as with other users. In 
>> addition, the FCC has raised the secondary Amateur Service allocation at 
>> 1900 to 2000 kHz to primary, while providing for continued use by 
>> currently unlicensed commercial fishing vessels of radio buoys on the 
>> "open sea."
>>
>> The allocation changes, associated proposed rules, and suggested topics 
>> for comment are contained in a 257-page FCC Report and Order, Order, and 
>> Notice of Proposed Rulemaking addressing three dockets --- ET-12-338, 
>> ET-15-99, and IB-06-123 --- which affect various radio services in 
>> addition to the Amateur Service. The FCC released the document on April 27.
>>
>> With respect to the new LF sliver band at 135-7-137.8 kHz, the FCC 
>> concluded that Amateur Radio and PLC systems can coexist there. "Since 
>> the Commission last considered this issue, amateurs have successfully 
>> operated in the band under experimental licenses without reported PLC 
>> interference," the FCC said. "We are also encouraged by the fact that 
>> numerous fixed radionavigation beacons, which operate at much higher 
>> powers, share spectrum with PLC systems without reported interference."
>>
>> In 2003 the FCC turned down an ARRL proposal to create a 135.7-137.8 kHz 
>> Amateur Radio allocation, after utilities raised fears of a clash 
>> between Amateur Radio and PLC systems operating below the AM broadcast 
>> band. This time, the FCC said, "It is clear that we will have to 
>> establish appropriate requirements for amateur use of the band, if we 
>> are to ensure compatibility with PLC systems." WRC-07 set a maximum 
>> effective isotropic radiated power (EIRP) limit of 1 W, which is what 
>> the FCC is proposing.
>>
>> The FCC said it "explicitly" rejects the suggestion that it choose one 
>> use of the spectrum over the other. "Our objective is to allocate 
>> spectrum on a secondary basis to amateur stations in a 
>> manner...compatible with existing PLC systems," the FCC said. "However, 
>> we also expect to permit amateur operators to make use of the allocation 
>> in a manner that is less burdensome and more productive than they are 
>> currently afforded under the experimental authorization process."
>>
>> The Commission said that if it concludes, after considering the record, 
>> that Amateur Radio and PLC systems cannot coexist, it would "defer the 
>> adoption of service rules, and amateur users will have to continue to 
>> use the experimental licensing process to operate in the band."
>>
>> With respect to the proposed 630 meter allocation, the FCC has proposed 
>> limiting amateur stations in the US to a maximum 5 W EIRP. In the US, 
>> 435-495 kHz is allocated to the Maritime Mobile Service on a primary 
>> basis for federal and non-federal use, and to the aeronautical 
>> radionavigation service on a secondary basis for federal use.
>>
>> The ARRL submitted a Petition for Rule Making in 2012 asking the FCC to 
>> allocate 472-479 kHz to the Amateur Service on a secondary basis and to 
>> amend the Part 97 rules to provide for its use. Several countries, 
>> including Canada, already have access to the band. The ARRL has pointed 
>> out that during its extensive course of experimentation in the spectrum 
>> around 500 kHz, no interference reports have been received.
>>
>> The FCC said that the "cornerstone" of the technical rules it's 
>> proposing for both bands is "physical separation between amateur 
>> stations and the transmission lines" carrying PLC signals. "Such a 
>> separation, in conjunction with limits on the amateur stations' 
>> transmitted EIRP and antenna heights, will enable PLC systems and 
>> amateur stations to coexist in these bands," the FCC asserted. "In 
>> addition, we propose to limit amateur stations to operations at fixed 
>> locations only, to ensure that this separation distance can be 
>> maintained reliably."
>>
>> The FCC said it wants to hear from both PLC system users and radio 
>> amateurs regarding technical requirements it would have to put into 
>> place to permit both users to operate comfortably and without 
>> compromising the PLC systems. The Commission suggested that other 
>> requirements might include limits on antenna heights, transmitter power 
>> limits, and operating privilege limits based on license class or mode. 
>> The ARRL will file comments in the proceeding.
>>
>> The FCC will accept comments for 60 days following publication of the 
>> Report and Order, Order, and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the 
>> Federal Register. Reply comments would be due 30 days after the comment 
>> deadline.
>>
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