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<H1>Proposed 5MHz changes in USA</H1>
<P>Th<FONT face=Tahoma>e FCC is proposing replacing one of the five Amateur
Radio channels in the 60m band and increasing the power level to 100W
ERP.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>Acting on a 2006 Petition for Rulemaking filed by the ARRL,
the FCC has issued a Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM), ET Docket No 10-98
to modify the rules that govern amateurs’ secondary use of five channels in the
5 MHz frequency range known as 60 meters. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>The <STRONG>proposed changes would substitute a new channel
for one that is seldom available because of occupancy by the fixed
service</STRONG>, which is primary in this range. Also proposed is an
<STRONG>increase in power from 50 to 100 W effective radiated power (ERP) and
the addition of CW, PSK31 and PACTOR-III </STRONG>modes with provisions to
ensure that such operations would be compatible with the primary
service.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>Read the full ARRL story at<BR></FONT><A
href="http://www.arrl.org/news/fcc-proposes-additions-changes-to-amateur-5-mhz-allocation"
target=_blank><FONT
face=Tahoma>http://www.arrl.org/news/fcc-proposes-additions-changes-to-amateur-5-mhz-allocation</FONT></A></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>The proposed changes can be found beginning on page 8 of
the NPRM at<BR></FONT><A
href="http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/ecfs/document/view?id=6518527442"
target=_blank><FONT
face=Tahoma>http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/ecfs/document/view?id=6518527442</FONT></A></P></BODY></HTML>