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<br><br><br><div class="yahoo-signature"><a href="https://mail.onelink.me/107872968?pid=nativeplacement&c=Global_Acquisition_YMktg_315_Internal_EmailSignature&af_sub1=Acquisition&af_sub2=Global_YMktg&af_sub3=&af_sub4=100000604&af_sub5=EmailSignature__Static_">Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone</a><br></div><br><p class="yahoo-quoted-begin" style="font-size: 15px; color: #715FFA; padding-top: 15px; margin-top: 0"><span style="color: #AAAAAA;">Begin forwarded message:</span><br><br>On Monday, October 9, 2023, 3:11 PM, ARRL Members Only Web site <memberlist@www.arrl.org> wrote:</p><blockquote class="iosymail"><div dir="ltr">The FCC has issued a Notice of Proposed Rule-making (NPRM) which effects<br></div><div dir="ltr">Amateur Radio use of the 60m band. Details include:<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">+ The FCC proposes to allocate 15 kHz of contiguous bandwidth between<br></div><div dir="ltr">5351.5 - 5366.5 kHz on a secondary basis with a maximum power of 15 W<br></div><div dir="ltr">EIRP (equivalent to 9.15 W ERP). This allocation was adopted at the 2015<br></div><div dir="ltr">World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-15).<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">+ The NPRM leaves open the question of whether the existing five 60m<br></div><div dir="ltr">channels can still be used for Amateur Radio operation as well as if the<br></div><div dir="ltr">100w power level may still be used.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">+ The FCC has requested comments relative to existing channels and power<br></div><div dir="ltr">issue.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Comments on this NPRM are due by October 30th, 2023.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">In 2017, the ARRL petitioned the FCC to keep the four 60-meter channels<br></div><div dir="ltr">that fall outside the new band, as well as the current operating rules,<br></div><div dir="ltr">including the 100 W ERP limit.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">We need as many Hams as possible to comment on this NPRM and urge the<br></div><div dir="ltr">FCC to keep 1) the 4 existing channels allocated to Amateur Radio on a<br></div><div dir="ltr">secondary basis and 2) keep the 100w power limit for these channels. You<br></div><div dir="ltr">might also want to note that the 60m band is important for Amateur Radio<br></div><div dir="ltr">emergency communications during disasters.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">You can file comments using one of these links -<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/filings/express " target="_blank">https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/filings/express </a> (for directly entering<br></div><div dir="ltr">comments)<br></div><div dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/filings/standard" target="_blank">https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/filings/standard</a> (for uploading a document<br></div><div dir="ltr">containing comments)<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Please try to find time to help us protect our 60m privileges. Your help<br></div><div dir="ltr">will be much appreciated by all Hams.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">--------------------------------------------------------------------<br></div><div dir="ltr">ARRL New England Division<br></div><div dir="ltr">Director: Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC<br></div><div dir="ltr"><a ymailto="mailto:ab1oc@arrl.org" href="mailto:ab1oc@arrl.org">ab1oc@arrl.org</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">--------------------------------------------------------------------<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">To unsubscribe from messages, go to:<br></div><div dir="ltr"><a href="http://p1k.arrl.org/oo/0a44f972ed76a40c7e6c5e6dc43d105e" target="_blank">http://p1k.arrl.org/oo/0a44f972ed76a40c7e6c5e6dc43d105e</a><br></div><blockquote></blockquote></blockquote>
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