rjr@mgweed.UUCP (Bob Roehrig) (08/14/84)
qst de k9eui hr arrl bulletin nr 63 from arrl headquarters newington ct august 6, 1984 to all radio amateurs bt the fcc has received two petitions for rulemaking requesting that the 220 mhz band be shared with land mobile radio services. remember, these are petitions for rulemaking and not fcc notices of proposed rulemaking. see qst march 1982, page 66, for comment proceedures. rm 4829, filed by the land mobile communications council, lmcc, principally seeks frequencies in the 800 mhz band, but says that portions of the 220 to 225 mhz band could also be used for land mobile radio services. rm 4831, filed by a manufacturer of amplitude compandored sideband equipment, sideband technology, inc., asks the commission for 216 to 225 mhz for narrow band ascb channels for private and government land mobile systems. comment deadlines for both petitions are august 29, with reply comments due on or before september 13. ar