[600MRG] Approval received and an appropriate response!

[k2ors at verizon.net]

I received my 'approval' and I'm sorely tempted to respond with the following:


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Thank you for your email.


 Your concurrence merely allows to me to change the callsign on my transmissions as I have already been transmitting at much higher power levels than the amateur rules permit on these bands for the past 15 years from this location under an experimental license. It somehow seems that  your vulnerable, fragile, and unprotected PLC systems have somehow survived this.


Let me remind you of your responsibilities under the FCC Rules, failure to adhere to these may initiate enforcement action and result in monetary forfeiture:

§15.113   Power line carrier systems.
Power line carrier systems, as defined in §15.3(t), are subject only to the following requirements:
(a) A power utility operating a power line carrier system shall submit the details of all existing systems plus any proposed new systems or changes to existing systems to an industry-operated entity as set forth in §90.35(g) of this chapter. No notification to the FCC is required.
(b) The operating parameters of a power line carrier system (particularly the frequency) shall be selected to achieve the highest practical degree of compatibility with authorized or licensed users of the radio spectrum. The signals from this operation shall be contained within the frequency band 9 kHz to 490 kHz. A power line carrier system shall operate on an unprotected, non-interference basis in accordance with §15.5 of this part. If harmful interference occurs, the electric power utility shall discontinue use or adjust its power line carrier operation, as required, to remedy the interference. Particular attention should be paid to the possibility of interference to Loran C operations at 100 kHz.
(c) Power line carrier system apparatus shall be operated with the minimum power possible to accomplish the desired purpose. No equipment authorization is required.
...
g) Special provisions. An electric power utility entity shall not operate a new or modified power line carrier (PLC) system in the 135.7-137.8 kHz and/or 472-479 kHz bands if a previously coordinated amateur station pursuant to §97.301(g)(2) of this chapter is located within one kilometer of the transmission lines conducting the PLC signal.



Sincerely,


Warren H. Ziegler, Ph.D.





-----Original Message-----
From: k0htf <k0htf at netins.net>
To: 600mrg <600mrg at w7ekb.com>
Cc: k0htf <k0htf at arrl.net>
Sent: Thu, Oct 26, 2017 5:31 pm
Subject: [600MRG] Approval received and acknowledged

Hello from Iowa 

Yesterday I received my approval for K0HTF for both new bands. 

73, 

Tom / Doc
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