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Amateur Radio NewslineT Report 1786 - November 4
2011


Amateur Radio Newsline
report number 1786 with a release date of Friday,
November 4th, 2011 to comes your way in 5-4-3-2-
1.
The following is a Q-S-T. The ARRL makes its
first statement to the FCC's 2nd Report and Order
on BPL, the FCC terminates several long pending
matters dealing with ham radio, more unlicensed
broadcasters are fined in Florida, a record
setting ham radio test session is held in
California and news of a free resource for all
ham's, shortwave
listeners and other radio hobbyists, especially
those based in the USA. All this and more on
Amateur Radio NewslineT report number 1786 coming
your way right now.

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THE BPL SAGA: ARRL ISSUES FIRST COMMENTS ON
SECOND REPORT AND ORDER ON ACCESS BPL

The ARRL has issued its first comments to the
FCC's Second Report and Order on Access Broadband
over Powerline.
Amateur Radio Newsline's Mark Abramowicz, NT3V,
is here with the details:

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To sum it up, the American Radio Relay League is
disappointed with the FCC's decision.
According to the ARRL Letter and the ARRL's
website, the FCC's ruling on the whole issue of
Broadband over Power Line missed the mark on the
concerns about levels of radiated emissions which
would cause interference on the ham bands.

For those who may not have been following this,
BPL as the technology is called, is a way
electric companies see of getting the internet
out to suburban and rural customers, simply by
having a customer plug into an electrical outlet
in their home or apartment. The access would
then be sent down existing electric lines.

But tests by the ARRL and other organizations
shows the technology is pretty noise intensive.
The ARRL's proposed solution to the FCC was
mandatory notching of the amateur radio bands to
a level 35 dB below the general emission limit.

The FCC rejected the ARRL's suggestion and those
of its own staff and suggested 25 dB notching
should be sufficient to handle the problem.
That's only 5 dB above the current allowable peak
of 20 dB.

The ARRL says the commission also made some
changes on the distance for a measurement antenna
and a power line being used for BPL for the
purpose of extrapolating the level of
interference.

The ARRL's Chief Executive Officer Dave Sumner
K1ZZ, also is quoted as saying the league feels
the FCC grossly mischaracterized the
organization's position.

And, the ARRL accuses the FCC of defying the laws
of physics in some of its arguments for its
position.

But, the ARRL also praises the FCC for one
statement in its findings. The conclusion that
harmful interference must be corrected under any
circumstance.

But Sumner, as quoted by the ARRL, says the FCC's
actions don't back up its words, especially with
regard to interference complaints. He notes that
the ARRL's own, welldocumented formal
interference complaint about BPL has been
languishing at the FCC since last December.

The ARRL notes that the FCC's data on how many
BPL systems are in operation today is flawed, and
states the government agency lists so-called
paper systems that were never even
built, systems that are still in the planning
stage, some in the trial stage, and those that
simply were shut off.

The ARRL's Sumner vows a thorough review of the
FCCs BPL document and pledges there will be a
petition for reconsideration filed.

He notes that while the marketplace has not
embraced BPL, there are some smart grid
technology applications which could creep in and
cause future problems for hams.

Sumner's bottom line according to the ARRL
publication and website, is fixing the rules now
- making notching mandatory, so anyone else
deciding to use the technology will play on the
same field as the few existing BPL providers who
have acknowledged the need to notch their systems
so as not to interfere with the amateur radio
bands.

For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Mark
Abramowicz, NT3V, in Philadelphia.

--

For those of you new to ham radio and who may be
unaware of the kind of havoc that access BPL can
bring to the amateur bands and what the League
has been doing to protect the ham bands from it,
you might want to take a look at the video titled
"The ARRL Goes To Washington." You can find it
online at tinyurl.com/arrl-bpl-movie.
(ARNewslineT from ARRL information)

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RADIO LAW: FCC CLOSES THE DOOR ON PETITION TO
MAKE ALL HAM GEAR FIELD SERVICEABLE

The FCC's Consumer and Governmental Affairs
Bureau has terminated as dormant several pending
proceedings, several of which involve amateur
radio. The first matter terminated is RM-10412.
This was petition filed several years ago by
Nickolaus Leggett, N3NL, would mandate that all
commerciallymanufactured amateur radios sold in
the United States be field repairable and among
other things would require a minimum component
spacing.

In its decision to close RM-10412, the FCC noted
that
Leggett requested that it keep the matter open
to allow various parties to submit additional
comments on regulatory steps that would enhance
certain aspects of the Amateur Radio Service.
However, on April 15, 2004, the Commission
released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and
Order which specifically denied RM-10412.
Since, by this action, RM10412 should have
already have been closed, the FCC says that it
rejects the request by N3NL to keep it open.
(FCC)

**


RADIO LAW: 1991 PETITION TO PROTECT CIVILIAN
COMMUNICATIONS GEAR FROM EMP DAMAGE DISMISSED

Yet another long dormant proceeding dismissed by
the FCC was RM-5528 that has been going nowhere
since it was filed back on October 22nd of 1991.
Requested by Nickolaus Leggett, N3NL and Donald
J. Schellhardt, KI4PMG, Docket RM-5528 would in
essence have required all civilian solid state
communications gear to be electronically and
mechanically shielded against damage or
destruction from Electromagnetic Pulse or EMP
effects. Leggett and Schellhardt and wanted RM
5528 to be scanned into the Electronic Comment
Filing System and that it be left open for
additional public comments stating that EMP is a
vital issue that needs to be addressed one way or
the other. Now it appears that will not happen
as the FCC notes that RM-5528 was closed by this
previous action, the FCC rejects the request that
the proceeding remain open. (FCC)

**

BREAK 1

From the United States of America, We are the
Amateur Radio Newsline, heard on bulletin
stations around the world including the KL7ION
repeater serving Anchorage, Alaska.

(5 sec pause here)


**

RESCUE RADIO: NOVEMBER 9 EAS TEST TO BE
SHORTENED

Some breaking news regarding the nationwide
Emergency Activation System or E-A-S test slated
for November 9th at 2 p.m. Eastern Time.

According to an e-mail distributed by the
National Association of Broadcasters to a number
of industry leaders on November 3rd the NAB was
informed by the Federal Emergency Management
Agency that the audio portion of the test will
now last 30 seconds, instead of the originally
planned two and a half minutes. This should
result in a total test time of approximately 45
to 60 seconds, including the data burst tones.

Radioworld on-line says that ths change was
reportedly made at the direction of Secretary of
Homeland Security Janet Napolitano. The National
Association of Broadcasters says that it will be
providing more information as it learns the
details. (via e-mail from radioworld.com)

**

RADIO LAW: FCC CLOSES ACTION ON FCC PETITION TO
MAKE 2300 to 2305 MHZ PRIMARY TO AMATEUR RADIO

Another rules change request being terminated is
RM-10165. It was filed by the ARRL on May 7, 2001
and requested that the Amateur Radio Service
allocation status in the 2300 to 2305 MHz band be
changed from secondary to primary. The FCC says
that after 11 years its time to finally bring
this one to an end. Amateur Radio Newsline's
Norm Seeley, KI7UP, has the details on this one:

--

On October 10, 2002, the Commission's Office of
Engineering and Technology issued an Order
dismissing ARRL's Petition. But the ARRL claims
that the order did not resolve the issue of the
allocation status of the Amateur Radio Service in
the 2300 to 2305 MHz band, or ARRL's request for
a primary allocation in that segment. As such
the ARRL maintains that
the status of the Amateur Radio Service
allocation at 2300 to 2305 MHz remains relevant
because of actions taken by the Commission with
respect to an adjacent band at 2305 to 2320 MHz;
because ARRL has filed a Petition for
Reconsideration regarding the actions taken in
the 2305 to 2320 MHz band; and due to other
unrelated proposals for use of the 2300 to 2305
MHz band.

Regarding the 2305 to 2320 MHz band, on May 2010,
the Commission issued an Order that amended
certain rules governing the Wireless
Communications Service or W-C-S.
This to enable W-C-S licensees to provide mobile
broadband services.

In doing so, the Commission openly acknowledged
that out-ofband emissions that could result from
expanded use of W-C-S mobile devices in the 2305
to 2320 MHz band have the potential to increase
interference to amateur radio operations in the
2300 to 2305 MHz band. However, during the
course of the W-C-S proceeding, the FCC notes
that the ARRL did not file any comments raising
the issue of whether the Amateur Radio Service
allocation status in the 2300 to 2305 MHz band
should be modified. The FCC also notes that
although the ARRL filed a Petition for
Reconsideration of the W-C-S Order, it did not
request a change in the status of the Amateur
Radio Service allocation at 2300 to 2305 MHz in
that filing. In fact, in its Reply Comments to
the Opposition to its W-C-S Petition, that the
ARRL specifically stated that it was not asking
the Commission to revisit any aspect of its past
decisions regarding that status.

As a result the FCC says that it believes that
the RM-10165 proceeding concerning ARRL's request
to change the status of the Amateur Radio Service
to primary in the 2300 to 2305 MHz band should be
terminated, since its request had already been
dismissed and ARRL did not file a petition for
reconsideration of that dismissal order.

For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Norm Seeley,
KI7UP, watching the happenings in the nations
capital from Scottsdale, Arizona.

--

However the FCC did leave open the door to future
change.
In its termination order the Commission said that
if the ARRL still desires a change in the Amateur
Radio Service allocation status in the 2300-2305
MHz band, it can file a new petition for
rulemaking. In the meantime, RM-10165 is
terminated. (FCC)

**

RESCUE RADIO: THAILAND FLOODING HAM RADIO UPDATE

We have an update on ham radio assistance in
Thailand where severe flooding has already
claimed over 370 lives in less than three months.
Word is that flood waters have closed in on the
capital Bangkok. This as the authorities
struggle to divert as much water as possible
around the city as possible.

But according to Tony Waltham, HS0DX, for many
areas to the north of the capital it is too late.
Hundreds of communities are reported to be
uninhabitable with flood water more than two or
three meters high. 1 meter is the
equivalent of 3.28 feet

Amateur radio has been playing an ongoing role in
this disaster with operators helping to co-
ordinate relief and rescue work using VHF two-way
communications and repeaters, HF communications
in the 40 meter band from 7 dot 060 to 7 dot 063
MHz on 40 meters. That operation under the
direction of the Radio Amateur Society of
Thailand continues as we go to air and is
expected to be ongoing for some time to come.

There are also several Echolink conference rooms
set up to aid in relief efforts. These include
one named "Bangkok", "Thailand" and HS0AC. A
list of VHF frequencies and repeaters can be
found at www.qsl.net/rast.

Ham radio has also seen its share of destruction
due to the rains. Among the areas inundated by
more than a meter of water is the campus of the
Asian Institute of Technology, where the Radio
Amateur Society of Thailand's H-F club and
contest station HS0ACis located. All the gear
there is reported to be under water and may not
be salvageable. (VK3PC)

**

RESCUE RADIO: GLOBESET 2011 TO BE HELD NOVEMBER
12

Headquarters stations of all International
Amateur Radio Union Region 2 Member Societies and
stations of emergency communications groups are
invited by IARU Region 1 to participate in the
next Global Simulated Emergency Test. This event
will take place on Saturday, November 12th, from
11:00 to 15:00 local time. YV5RNE will be the
Region 2 Headquarters Station on the IARU Center
of Activity frequencies. More information is on-
line at tinyurl.com/globeset-2011.
(HR2P)

**

ENFORCEMENT: ANOTHER UNLICENSED FLORIDA
BROADCASTER DINGED $10000

Florida seems to continue to hold the dubious
honor as the nations unlicensed radio station
capital. This with yet another unlicensed
broadcaster being issued a Notice of Monetary
forfeiture in the amount of $10000.

This time the recipient of the Commissions
proposed fine is one Willis Cernogg, Jr. of
Miami. According to the FCC, this past January
21st, March 24th, and April 14th agents from the
Enforcement Bureau's Miami Office locate the
source of radio frequency transmissions on 90.7
MHz to a residence in Miami, Florida, shared by
Cernogg and several others. On January 21st and
March 24th, the agents determined that the
signals being broadcast exceeded the limits for
operation under Part 15 of the Commission's rules
and therefore required a license.

On April 14th Miami FCC agents inspected the
station after the Miami Police Department
executed a search warrant and secured the
residence. The agents observed that the
station's transmitter display read 90.7 MHz. A
person who rented a room at the residence stated
that Mr. Cernogg put the radio equipment in the
locked area where police found
it, and also provided Mr. Cernogg's phone number.
Subsequently, an agent from the Miami Office
conducted an Internet search and found profile
information for user "LadyLuckRadio907FMMiami"
discussing an underground radio station on 90.7
FM. They also found a Twitter user called
"LADYLUCKRADIO" listing.

Based on the evidence it has gathered the FCC on
October 25th issued a Notice of Monetary
Forfeiture in the amount of $10000 to Cernogg.
He was given the customary 30 days to pay the
proppsed fine or to register an appeal. (FCC)

**

ENFORCEMENT: FCC REDUCES $10000 NAL FOR
UNLICENSED OPERATION TO $250

Still in Florida, the FCC has affirmed a monetary
forfeiture in the amount of $250 to Thomas L.
Morey of St. Petersburg. This for what the
Commission says was his willful and repeated
violation of section 301 of the Communications
Act by operating an unlicensed radio transmitter
on the frequency 88.3 MHz.

Back this past May 5th the Enforcement Bureau's
Tampa Office issued a $10,000 Notice of Apparent
Liability for Forfeiture to Morey for his
operation of an unlicensed radio transmitter
without the requisite Commission authorization.
Morey submitted a response to the N-A-L
requesting cancellation of the proposed
forfeiture, asserting that he was in no position
to be able to pay the that amount. He also
provided the necessary records to prove this to
be the case.

After having reviewed Morey's documentation, the
FCC concluded that the forfeiture should be
reduced to $250. This they say is an amount
within the range determined by the Enforcement
Bureau to be affordable by Thomas Morey. Morey
was given the customary 30 days from the October
18th release date of the order to pay that amount
or the case may be referred to the Department of
Justice for further enforcement. (FCC)

**

BREAK 2

This is ham radio news for today's radio amateur.

From the United States of America, We are the

Amateur Radio Newsline with links to the world

from our only official website at

www.arnewsline.org and being relayed by the

volunteer services of the following radio

amateur:

(5 sec pause here)

**

ON THE AIR: BARQUE STAR OF INDIA SPECAL EVENT

The oldest active sailing ship in the world, the
Barque Star of India, will be on the air on
Saturday November 12th and Sunday November13th
using call sign NS6OI. This while sailing near
San Diego, California to celebrate the vessels
148th birthday.


The Barque Star of India will be accompanied by
the HMS
Surprise which will also operating using the call
sign NS6OI Mobile. H-M-S Surprise is a sailing
replica of the 20 gun British Navy Frigate HMS
Rose from the year 1757.

Listen out for both on 20 and 10 meters world-
wide as well as local repeaters in Southern
California. QSL cards with s self addressed
stamped return envelope go to the Star of India
Amateur Radio Club, NS6OI, 1492 Harbor Drive, San
Diego, California, 92101. (NS6OI)

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HAM TESTING: RECORD TEST ATTENDANCE EXPECTED AT
CAL POLY SLO

If you are hearing this newscast after Friday,
November 4th, then this event has already taken
place. That's because a record number of 150
electrical engineering freshman students from Cal
Poly San Louis Obispo were scheduled to take
their amateur radio technician class license exam
in the largest amateur radio licensing event ever
in California's San Luis Obispo area.

Hosted by the Cal Poly Amateur Radio Club, this
event will break the clubs previous record of 62
new licensees, set back on October 1st. Special
testing arrangements were made with the American
Radio Relay League to accommodate this large of a
group.

This session is likely the largest amateur radio
testing session ever held at the collegiate level
and we hope to have the results in next weeks
Amateur Radio Newsline report. (W6AQ, Cal-Poly
SLO ARC)

**

THE SOCIAL SCENE: ARRL CHOOSES PACIFICON FOR ITS
2012 ARRL NATIONAL CONVENTION

The ARRL National Convention is coming to
Northern California in 2012. Specifically the
event will be held in Santa Clara California in
conjunction with the ARRL Pacific Division
Convention better known as Pacificon.

The announcement that Pacificon 2012 was made at
the recent 2011 Pacificon convention banquet by
Bob Inderbitzen, NQ1R, who is the Marketing
Manager for the League:

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NQ1R: "I have a save-the-date announcement for
you all today. Add to your Android and your
iPhones the following dates: October 12th to the
14th 2012 Pacificon will host the ARRL National
Convention." (applause)

--

According to Inderbitzen, Pacificon, which is
hosted by the Mt. Diablo Amateur Radio Club, is a
already a truly great show. He says that having
the ARRL National there should bring a lot of
national attention to it next year.

Once again, the dates for the next years joint
ARRL National and Pacificon convention is October
12th to the 14th. The venue will again be the
Mariott Hotel in Santa Clara, California. We at
Amateur Radio Newsline hope to see and to
meet many of you there. (ARNewslineT)

**

THE SOCIAL SCENE: NCTECH 2011 - NOVEMBER 12 IN
AZLE TEXAS

The North Central Texas Emergency Communicators'
HamFestival will be held form 7 a.m. to noon
Central Time on Saturday, November 12th. The
venue is the Azle Community Center in the city of
Azle, Texas which to the North-West of Fort
Worth. Amateur exams sponsored by both the W5YI
VEC
and ARRL VEC will be administered beginning at 9
a.m.. Talkin is on the 147.160 Mhz WC5C 2 meter
repeater that uses a 110.9 hertz access tone.
More information on this event is on-line at
www.wc5c.org. (Via e-mail)

**

THE SOCIAL SCENE: NJ OLD TIME RADIO CONVENTION
GOES QRT

The annual Friends of Old-Time Radio Convention,
that has been meeting for 36 years, has gone QRT.

According to news reports the gathering that has
been
running each year since 1975. It has folded
because of a lack of featured guests who were a
part of broadcast radio in its infancy through
its hey-day of the 1950's.

The final Friends of Old Time Radio Convention
was held October 20th to the 23rd at the Ramada
Plaza hotel across the way from Newark Airport
in New Jersey. This year's honoree was 88 year
old Arthur Anderson who acted as a teenager with
the great actor/director/producer Orson Welles.

Also present were the grandsons of 1930's song
and dance man Eddie Cantor and descendants of
radio actor Brace Beemer. Beemer was the voice
of the Lone Ranger for most of its run on radio.

But the stars and voices of that era have almost
all fallen silent and with nobody left to
tribute to, now so has the gathering that has
honored this art form for almost four decades.
(Earthlink NewsNet)

**

NAMES IN THE NEWS: PAUL GIFFIN VA7MPG APPOINTED
NEW SM FDOR BRITISH COLUMBIA AND THE YUKON

Paul Giffin VA7MPG, has been appointed Radio
Amateurs of Canada Section Manager for British
Columbia and Yukon Section effective November
1st. Giffin has been licensed since 1993 and
has been active in emergency communications for
the past 47years. Over 40 of these as an
operational member of the Royal Canadian Mounted
Police. He is currently Emergency Coordinator
for the City of Nanaimo and the southern portion
of the Regional District of Nanaimo. Giffin
lives in Gabriola Island, British Columbia.
(RAC)

**

BREAK 3

This is ham radio news for today's radio
amateur. From the United States of America, We
are the Amateur Radio Newsline
with links to the world from our only

official website at www.arnewsline.org and

being relayed by the volunteer services of

the following radio amateur:

(5 sec pause here)

**

ON THE AIR: WORLDWIDE D-STAR QSO PARTY NOV 11 -

13

If you are a user of D-Star, or planning to get
a D-Star radio soon, then put aside the weekend
of Friday, November 11th through Sunday November
13th. That's when ICOM will host the 2011 D-
STAR QSO Party on a S-STAR repeater near you.


According to Icom, the theme of this Year's D-
STAR QSO Party is "Travel the World." You can
take this trip vicariously via the D-STAR
network, or on 10 or 6 meter simplex, to as many
countries as possible using the D-STAR network.


In addition to the fun of meeting new people in
the worldwide D-STAR Community, if you submit
your log you have a chance to be one of fifteen
lucky hams who will be chosen to receive a free
model ID-31A or ID-31E D-Star handheld from
Icom.


The basic rules are these: Submit your log with
a minimum of one D-STAR contact and you are in
the running. Submit a log with at least five
foreign countries and you will double your
chances to win. Submit ten countries, and your
chances triple. And if your log has twenty or
more unique countries, you quadruple your
chances at becoming a winner of the new ID-31
portable.


While Jules Verne wrote about going the around
the world in 80-days, you will only have 72
hours to fill your log during the D-STAR QSO
Party. For complete rules on how to participate
in this fun event, please take your web browser
to tinyurl.com/d-star-qso-party. (Icom, Ham
Nation)


**


HAM RADIO IN SPACE: AUBIESAT-1 IS ON ORBIT


AUBIESAT-1 and several other satellites are now
on-orbit. The birds were launched on Friday,
October 28th at 09:48 UTC on board a Delta II
booster from Vandenberg Air Force Base in
California. Explorer-1, AubieSat-1 and M-Cubed
were released at 11:26 UT. The Radio Auroral
Explorer 2 followed at 11:27 UTC and the non-
amateur Dynamic Ionosphere CubeSat Experiment or
DICE satellite at 11:29 UTC. A few hours later,
signals from Aubiesat-1 and two other of the
cubesats had been heard and confirmed. (ANS)


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HELP WANTED: OPERATOR NEEDED FOR FRENCH GUYANA
OPERATION


The upcoming DXpedition to French Guyana is
desperately looking for another CW operator.
The operation starts in Paris on December 26th
form where it travels to Royale Island and ends
on Jan 7, 2012. For practical reasons,
candidates with some French knowledge are
preferred and a valid yellow fever vaccination
is required. Anyone interested in taking part
in this adventure should contact
Jean Paul Jolly by e-mail to f5oqk (at) orange
(dot) fr. (Southgate)

**

DX

In DX, word that Sable Island is a go for this
year. AA4VK, N1SNB and WA4DAN say that they
will be active portable CY0 between December
29th and January 6th and that the aircraft to
carry the trio to the remote outpost has been
chartered. For more details and updates, watch
the Web page at www.cy0dxpedition.com.

The Five Star DXers Association T32C DXpedition
to Christmas Island is now history. Despite
initial difficulties with their container of
equipment not reaching the island, the team
finished with over 213,000 contacts and this is
the first time an expedition has exceeded
200,000 QSO's to that rare location.

DL7DF will be on holiday in Kenya between
November 23rd and December 6th. He plans to be
active as 5Z4HW and operate on all bands, 160
through 10 meters using CW, SBB, RTTY, PSK31 and
SSTV as often as possible. His location will be
Diani Beach at the coastline of Mombasa. QSL via
his home callsign, direct or by the DARC Bureau.

S01MZ in the Western Sahara has been active in
past weeks on 20 and 15 meters. He is usually
heard between 12:30 and 18:00 UTC but other
details are known about this station.
He does say to QSL via EA1BT.

GM3YTS and GM0GAV will be operational from
Malawi as 7Q7GM through November 13th. Activity
will be CW only with a focus on the low bands,
especially 160 and 80 meters. They are hoping to
have an online log available. Look for all QSOs
to be uploaded to Logbook of the World as soon
as they return home. QSL via GM4FDM.

Lastly, JH8PHT will be active as AH0KT from
Saipan on the Northern Mariana Islands between
November 24th and the 28th. QSL via his home
callsign only. Please do not QSL to Saipan.

(Above from various DX news sources)

**

THAT FINAL ITEM: 2011 NTIA SPECTRUM ALLOCATION
WALLCHART NOW AVAILABLE

And finally this week, have you ever wondered
what lies just beyond the band limits of your
FCC operating license? Many hams have and now
theres a free way to find out. Yes we said free
and Amateur Radio Newsline's Michael Grebert,
N4OZ, is here with the details:

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The complete US Frequency Allocations between 3
kHz and 300 GHZ are published in a highly
detailed, easy to read, color wall chart by the
NTIA's Office of Spectrum Management. The new
2011 edition is now available to be downloaded
at no charge from the Agency's website.

All US commercial, industrial, medical,
military, broadcast
and amateur radio frequency allocations are
clearly marked and color coded to allow easy
identification. Exclusive and non-exclusive
bands and allocations are easily seen, as are
band limits and different types of service.

The chart is available as a high resolution .pdf
file, or as a 68 text based equivalent that may
be more convenient for printing at home and
keeping in a binder.

No matter how familiar you are with your own
small part of our spectrum, this chart is a
fascinating mosaic of all the varied and
competing uses of this precious resource.
Scanner listeners in particular will appreciate
the breadth and detail included across the
commonly receivable spectrum and beyond.

The National Telecommunications and Information
Administration or NTIA is responsible for all US
Federal Government frequency allocation and
spectrum management. In this regard it is the
companion body to the Federal Communications
Commission or FCC, who manage the spectrum on
behalf of all non Government users.

The NTIA's new chart shows the combined
allocations for all users managed by both
organizations, ensuring that no approved
frequency usage is omitted.

Hams and radio hobbyists outside the US can also
benefit from this information, as other regions
and countries generally follow a similar
allocation scheme, with many bands being used
globally among similar services.

Both the full color wall chart and the text
version of this excellent resource can be
downloaded from tinyurl.com/2011chart.

For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Michael
Grebert, N4OZ, reporting from Music City,
Nashville, Tennessee.

--

Once again that free NTIA chart can be
downloaded free of charge at
tinyurl.com/2011chart. And you have to admit
that for that price it's a hard offer to pass
up. (N4OZ)

**

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