[600MRG] 639m Access: Part 5 or Part 97?

[John Langridge]

As I recall, early discussions suggested that when the FCC was ready to make a move, those within the band would be told to vacate.  Of course any objections could be aired during the comment period but I can't see why any one of us would have an objection.  Most of us have asked for spectrum larger than the 472-479 band so in effect we would be notching out that piece of band.  Those that had asked only for 472-479 would not longer be able to operate under part 5 rules.
Those are my recollections based on some conversations and discussions.  Juan, K4LCD / WG2XXF, had many conversations with the FCC while trying to get his tenuous grant pushed through and that was one of the items that came up.

In short,  no, I don't expect it to be an impact but I realize that attitudes and agendas change.  Not to mention one persons comment in an FCC office may not reflect the opinions of the commission as a whole.

73!
John XIQ
      From: Michael Mussler <mmussler at wispertel.net>
 To: Frank Lotito <k3dz at live.com> 
Cc: 600 / 630 Meter Group <600mrg at w7ekb.com> 
 Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2015 9:10 AM
 Subject: [600MRG] 639m Access: Part 5 or Part 97?
   
There’s another angle on the status of the 630m ham band that hasn’t been covered by the recent discussion. Has the flurry of Part 5 applications for access to this part of the spectrum had some bearing on the FCC consideration for the Part 97 (Amateur) allocation? As someone pointed out, Parts 5 and 97 are totally separate in the FCC regulations. Is it possible that the Part 5 license activity has delayed the Part 97 request as an attempt to consider possible conflicts between future uses of this spectrum? 

I’m not making any judgements one way or the other about the utility of the Part 5 licenses for 630m access. I honestly don’t know how the FCC views or manages these matters and pose this question with the hope that someone more familiar with the process can weigh in.

73
Mike
AI8Z
WD2XSH/12





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