[600MRG] 2200M Denial!

[Art Roberts]

I just received the following email. Guess I will not be operating low frequencies from my new home QTH in Farmington, CT. Not a big surprise, but

                                                                                                            October 13, 2017
 
Dear Arthur Roberts (W1AER),
This notice is being provided to Approve your proposed amateur radio station in the 135.7 - 137.8 | 472.0 - 479.0 band(s) at the following coordinates:  41⁰ N 43’ 47”, 72⁰ W 46’ 8”.   UTC has determined that your proposed amateur radio station would not operate within a horizontal distance of one kilometer from a transmission line that conducts a power line carrier (PLC) signal in the 135.7 - 137.8 | 472.0 - 479.0 bands.  
An amateur operator must not operate an amateur station if UTC responds that the proposed amateur station is located within 1 km of a transmission line with a PLC system that operates on the same frequency or frequency range.  Amateur operators are advised that their operations within 1 km of a PLC system could cause interference to PLC systems that are used by electric utilities to protect their electric transmission systems against faults and electrical outages.  Interference from amateur operations could affect the operation of PLC systems, thereby affecting the reliability of electric utility operations.  As such, amateur operators are advised not to operate any amateur stations within 1 km of a transmission line with a PLC system that operates on the same frequency or frequency range, and amateur operators will be subject to FCC enforcement for unauthorized operations, as well as potential legal liability for damages that result from interference caused by amateur operations to PLC systems.
Please direct any questions to the undersigned.
Mike Etzel
Mike.Etzel at utc.org 
202-833-6839


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Art Roberts – W1AER
Tariffville, CT 06091-9612
Hartford County
FN31ov



-----Original Message-----
From: 600MRG [mailto:600mrg-bounces at w7ekb.com] On Behalf Of John Andrews
Sent: October 16, 2017 6:41 PM
To: 600mrg at w7ekb.com
Subject: [600MRG] 2200M Denial!

Interesting. UTC has denied my operation on 2200M from my Holden, MA QTH. They claim that there is a PLC operation within 1 km in that band. 
I was asked to acknowledge the email, and have done so. I said that I would comply, rules being rules. I did also add that I have over 11,000 hours of 2200M operation from that QTH between 2004 and 2016. That should make them a little uncomfortable.

And, because denial of part of one of these things means starting over from scratch, now I have to apply for 630M for the MA QTH and wait the
30 days again. From the wording, I suspect that they didn't find anything wrong with my Raymond, ME application.

John Andrews, W1TAG

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