[SFDXA] ARLB038 New 60-meter band becomes available July 3

[Bill Marx]

> >SB QST @ ARL $ARLB038
> >ARLB038 New 60-meter band becomes available July 3
> >
> >ZCZC AG38
> >QST de W1AW
> >ARRL Bulletin 38  ARLB038
> > From ARRL Headquarters
> >Newington CT  June 3, 2003
> >To all radio amateurs
> >
> >SB QST ARL ARLB038
> >ARLB038 New 60-meter band becomes available July 3
> >
> >The new five-channel 60-meter domestic secondary amateur allocation
> >becomes available to US Amateur Radio operators at midnight local
> >time on July 3. The FCC Report and Order granting the allocation was
> >published June 3 in the Federal Register. Federal government users
> >are primary in the 5 MHz band.
> >
> >The FCC has granted amateurs use of five 2.8 kHz-wide channels with
> >center frequencies of 5332, 5348, 5368, 5373 and 5405 kHz. The
> >channels will be available to General and higher class licensees.
> >The only permitted mode will be upper-sideband USB phone, and 50 W
> >ERP is the maximum power allowed.
> >
> >Users of the 60-meter channels should set their carrier frequency
> >1.5 kHz lower than the channel center frequency. ARRL suggests
> >restricting transmitted audio bandwidth to 200 Hz on the low end and
> >2800 Hz on the high end for a total bandwidth of 2.6 kHz. ARRL
> >recommends that amateurs considering modifying existing amateur
> >equipment for operation on 60 meters contact the equipment's
> >manufacturer for advice.
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