[600MRG] Any FCC news on 600m?

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Thanks Brian, you have a good handle on it... Happy New Year.
73  de Mike  / FartyTwo



-----Original Message-----
From: Brian, WA1ZMS <wa1zms at att.net>
To: 600mrg <600mrg at w7ekb.com>
Sent: Thu, Jan 2, 2014 5:06 pm
Subject: Re: [600MRG] Any FCC news on 600m?


Gentlemen-
Please keep in mind that there are several factors at play here.  Oh if it
as only so simple as the ARRL and the FCC.
I know I sound like a broken record here, so please forgive me in advance.
he spectrum in question at 630m is
s far as I can tell *STILL* managed by the NTIA.  That is the US Govt
ersion of the FCC.  The NTIA owns all RF spectrum
n the US from 9kHz to 275GHz.   When popper and timely requests are made,
he NTIA will turn over a "chunk" of
pectrum for the FCC to manage via FCC Rules, etc...
For all we know.....there could be a heated debate between the FCC and the
TIA about 630m.  Even the ARRL has to
it this one out as it is beyond their direct influence, but we know they
re trying.
That said, any WARC conference can change the International Table of
llocations and encourage countries to assign
pectrum to certain radio services. That just happened with 630m. But things
ove at a glacial pace in each country
nd there is no obligation for a WARC attending country to follow the
ecommendations. Just look at the HUNDREDS of
ootnotes in the Table!

Now my 2-cents worth is:
he ARRL saw that 137kHz is the "lowest hanging fruit on the future ham
pectrum tree" and has decided to press for that
irst.  Right, wrong or otherwise that is what the League did. My sense is
hat they want the FCC to act on that first before
hey press for a 630m band.  Now if 137kHz is flat-out rejected by the NTIA
 FCC then I would expect a strong push
or 630m. 
As a side note...we are ALL not without transgression.  In fact in late
013, Globe Wireless station KPH was served with
wo NOVs from the FCC for operations on HF freqs that are not on their
icense.  So we all screw-up, pro & ham included.
What makes RF spectrum allocation harder here in the US is that there are
wo spectrum agencies, the NTIA & FCC.
f you want some really good bed-time reading, go download the 900 page NTIA
edBook which is a collection of all of the
TIA Rules and you will be asleep in 10mins!   Dealing with FCC & NTIA is a
mall part of my day job and it can drive a
erson crazy with reading Federal Rules.
We should NOT give-up as hams, but if you want to write the ARRL then I feel
ou can do so as long as it is well reasoned.
eyond the ARRL, we should hold back our comments so as not to unbalance the
rivate and often off-the-record talks
hat are held between the FCC & NTIA.


Brian, WA1ZMS 

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