However, there are only TWO U.S. stations that were granted a waiver of
97.203(d) by the FCC to participate in the NCDXF/IARU beacon network. No one
else is authorized to operate an automatically controlled beacon station below
28.200.
-----Original Message-----
>From: Kok Chen <chen@mac.com>
>Sent: Feb 26, 2008 12:11 AM
>To: RTTY Reflector <rtty@contesting.com>
>Subject: Re: [RTTY] Screenshots of PropNet interference?
>
>
>On Feb 25, 2008, at 8:37 PM, George Henry wrote:
>
>>> PropNet is actually useful enough that they should initiate an FCC
>>> petition asking for a small window that is dedicated for such
>>> propagation studies.
>>
>> Except for the whole prohibition against automatically controlled
>> beaconing
>> below 28.200 thing.......
>> (97.203(d))
>
>Not everything below 28.200, George. W6WX/B at 14100 kc and 21250 kc
>are exceptions that prove the rule which you mentioned.
>
>http://www.iaru.org/articles/9410031.pdf
>
>The approved stations not only are allowed to operate on 14.100 around
>the world, that particular window (1 kc wide) is even a guarded IARU
>frequency for beacon use only; although you can hardly notice it
>during RTTY contest weekends.
>
>73
>Chen, W7AY
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