rjr@mgweed.UUCP (Bob Roehrig) (09/27/84)
qst de k9eui hr arrl bulletin nr 71 from arrl headquarters newington ct. september 14, 1984 to all radio amateurs bt fcc has proposed to reallocate half of the 160 meter band, from 1900 to 2000 khz, to nongovernment radiolocation because of an anticipated expansion of the am broadcast band that would force the radiolocation stations to move. although the timing of the september release of docket 84 874 came as a surprise to the amateur radio community, arrl acted swiftly. arrl today filed a motion to hold this nprm in abeyance pending the resolution of an arrl petition filed to study the mf band needs of non- government radiolocation stations. details in the september 13 arrl letter ar
rjr@mgweed.UUCP (Bob Roehrig) (08/19/85)
qst de k9eui hr arrl bulletin nr 71 from arrl headquarters newington ct august 14, 1985 to all radio amateurs bt acting on pr docket 84 960, fcc has announced the availability of 902 to 928 mhz for use by all radio amateurs above the novice class, effective at 0001 utc september 28, 1985. amateur use of the new band must be on a secondary, non interference basis. emission types n0n, a1a, a2a, a2b, a3e, a3c, a3f, f1b, f2b, f3e, g3e, f3c, f3f, f8e and p0n have been authorized. in a related action, fcc restricted use of the 902 to 928 mhz band at the white sands missile range. amateur use of the band is prohibited inside the range, and use for 150 miles outside the range is restricted to a maximum transmitter peak envelope power of 50 watts. see qst for further details ar