[SFDXA] ARLB040 5 MHz allocation update

[Bill Marx]

> SB QST @ ARL $ARLB040
> ARLB040 5 MHz allocation update
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> ZCZC AG40
> QST de W1AW  
> ARRL Bulletin 40  ARLB040
> From ARRL Headquarters  
> Newington CT  June 18, 2003
> To all radio amateurs 
> 
> SB QST ARL ARLB040
> ARLB040 5 MHz allocation update
> 
> When the five new 60-meter channels become available to US Amateur
> Radio operators at midnight (12 AM) local time on July 3, the rules
> will impose a new record-keeping requirement for hams. The
> requirement applies only to those using something other than a
> simple half-wave dipole on the 5 MHz allocation.
> 
> According to Part 97.303(s), a half-wave dipole on the 5 MHz
> allocation will be presumed to have a gain of 0 dBd. ''Licensees
> using other antennas must maintain in their station records either
> manufacturer data on the antenna gain or calculations of the antenna
> gain,'' states the newest addition to the FCC's Amateur Service
> rules.
> 
> Because the new rules also require hams to run no more than 50 W
> effective radiated power (ERP) on the new channels, the choice of
> antenna becomes an important compliance factor. The FCC rules
> stipulate, ''For the purpose of computing ERP, the transmitter PEP
> will be multiplied (by) the antenna gain relative to a dipole or the
> equivalent calculation in decibels.''
> 
> ARRL has posted a list of frequently asked questions (FAQ)
> concerning 5 MHz operation on the ARRL Web site,
> www.arrl.org/fandes/field/regulations/faq.html#sixty .
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