ARLA/CLUSTER: Canada incluiu a banda dos 60m como banda de amador na proposta de revisão

[João Costa > CT1FBF]

 Revised Canadian Table of Frequency Allocations now includes additional 15
kHz for 60 Metre Band

In August 2017, the *Department of Innovation, Science and Economic
Development Canada (ISED)* issued “*Proposed Revisions to the Canadian
Table of Frequency Allocations*�. These proposed changes followed decisions
made at the World Radiocommunications Conference in 2015 (WRC-15) that
included a 15 kHz-wide allocation for the Amateur Service in the 60 metre
band.

The proposed revisions to the Table would retain the original five 5 MHz
spot frequencies with 100 watts of effective radiated power, but restrict
the new 15 kHz allocation to only 15 watts (eirp), the agreement at WRC-15
that accommodated concerns of a few countries over possible interference to
their domestic communications. Decisions these days at World Radio
Conferences require unanimous consent of all member nations.

*Radio Amateurs of Canada* noted in its response to the proposed changes
that there had been no reports of interference from Amateur Radio
operations on the existing five 60m spot frequencies following their use in
Canada since 2014 and in the USA for even longer.
Further, the rationale for allocating the spot frequencies had been based
on the value of 60m for emergency communications and the low power limit
adopted at the WRC would seriously limit this use.
Other responses from the Radio Advisory Board of Canada (of which RAC is a
member organization), the Ottawa Valley Mobile Radio Club, the Marconi
Radio Club of Newfoundland and several individual Radio Amateurs also
recommended 100 watts.
The new allocation will be more effective and manageable for domestic SSB
communications and consistent with the existing use of the band on the five
spot frequencies now enjoyed by Canadian Amateurs. The responses can be
read at: https://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/smt-gst.nsf/eng/sf11346.html

We are happy to report that in their release of the *Revised Table of
Frequency Allocations* (
http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/smt-gst.nsf/eng/sf10759.html) issued on April
13, 2018, ISED has addressed the concerns of the Canadian Amateur Radio
community. The Revised Table now allocates the band 5351. kHz5 - 5366.5 kHz
(which overlaps one of the previous 60m spot frequencies) and the four
previously allocated spot frequencies (5332, 5348, 5373 and 5405 kHz). The
conditions for the use of the band and spot frequencies remain the same as
those governing the spot frequencies previously: maximum effective radiated
power of 100 watts PEP,  2.8 kHz emission bandwidth and permitted modes
telephony, data, RTTY and CW. The Table notes that the Amateur 60m
allocations are not in accordance with international frequency allocations
and that Canadian Amateur operations shall not cause interference to fixed
or mobile operations in Canada or other countries. As in the previous
allocation of the spot frequencies, the Table notes that if interference
occurs the Amateur Service may be required to cease operations. This is a
standard condition of domestic allocations and as noted previously by RAC
has not occurred during operation on the previously allocated and
authorized spot frequencies.

Even though the Canadian Table of Frequency Allocations now identifies this
new 60 metre allocation for the Amateur Service, Canadian Amateurs must
await authorization by ISED before using the new 15 kHz segment. Such
authorization is normally effected via a revised issue of document *RBR-4 –
Standards for the Operation of Radio Stations in the Amateur Radio Service*(
https://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/smt-gst.nsf/eng/sf10650.html). Radio Amateurs
of Canada will be urging ISED to authorize the new 15 kHz segment as soon
as possible.


*Glenn MacDonell, VE3XRA*
*RAC President and Chair**ve3xra  rac.ca <ve3xra  rac.ca>*
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