[TOEC] USA Phone band expansion

[SM3WMV Mikael]

Hej!

Synd bara att det inte går i effekt innan CQWW SSB, det hade ju inte varit 
helt fel. När är det planerat att vi ska få 7100-7200 i Sverige?

//Micke (SM3WMV // SM3W // SJ3A)


>From: Jan Erik Holm <sm2ekm at telia.com>
>To: TOEC <toec at contesting.com>
>Subject: [TOEC] USA Phone band expansion
>Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2006 09:18:40 +0200
>
>Jag gör så här istället.
>
>73 SM2EKM
>-------------------------------------
>
>Donald Chester wrote:
> > Up to an extra 150 kc/s for phone on 75 m for Extra class.
> >
> > 75m Phone Allocations
> >
> >
> >             General      Advanced      Extra
> >
> > Current      3850-4000   3775-4000   3750-4000
> >
> > New          3800-4000   3700-4000   3600-4000
> >
> > Increase         50           75        150
> >
> >
> >
> > 40m Phone Allocations
> >
> >              General      Advanced       Extra
> >
> > Current      7225-7300    7150-7300    7150-7300
> >
> > New          7175-7300    7125-7300    7125-7300
> >
> > Increase        50            25           25
> >
> > Much better than anything I had anticipated, but we are still left with
> > a cumbersome matrix of subbands based on operator class combined with
> > emission mode.
> >
> > Considering the relief in congestion we have already experienced due to
> > the general decline in amateur activity in recent years, there should be
> > plenty of room for all on 75m, without the griping about AM "taking up
> > too much room on the crowded band."  Of course, if the FCC eventually
> > eliminates the code requirement, expect an initial spike in activity as
> > hoards of no-code Techs upgrade, but after the initial spike I predict a
> > return to stagnant growth.  There should still be plenty of room for AM
> > activity.
> >
> > Once the expansion goes into effect, we should immediately commence AM
> > activity on the new frequencies, including the 3600-3700 kc/s Extra
> > segment.
> >
> > I have looked over the R & O, but I am not sure if it means that
> > 3600-3700 is restricted to Extra class for all modes, or just that
> > Extras can now use phone in the segment.  How this will affect non-voice
> > licence class restrictions is not made entirely clear in the FCC 
>document:
> >
> > "12. Regarding the division among license classes of the spectrum on
> > which we today
> > authorize phone emissions, we adopt the Commission&#8217;s proposal to
> > authorize stations of General
> > Class licensees to transmit voice emissions in the 3800-4000 kHz
> > frequency segment, thereby
> > increasing by 50 kHz the spectrum for voice communications by these
> > stations. Because we
> > have decided to authorize more 75 m spectrum for voice communications
> > than was proposed in
> > the NPRM, we also authorize stations of Advanced Class licensees to
> > transmit voice emissions in
> > the 3700-4000 kHz frequency segment, thereby increasing by 75 kHz the
> > amount of spectrum for voice communications by these stations. We also
> > authorize stations of Amateur Extra Class
> > licensees to transmit voice emissions in the 3600-4000 kHz frequency
> > segment, thereby
> > increasing by 150 kHz the spectrum authorized to these stations for
> > voice communications. In
> > the 40 m and 15 m bands, we adopt the Commission&#8217;s proposal to 
>authorize
> > stations of Amateur Extra and Advanced Class licensees 7125-7300 kHz,
> > stations of General Class licensees 7175-7300 kHz, and stations of
> > General Class licensees 21275-21450 kHz for phone communications."
> >
> > If Generals and above will still be able to use 3600-3700 for non-voice
> > modes, expect digital modes to continue to operate in this segment.  I
> > suspect that may be the reason such a big hunk was set aside for Extras
> > - to limit phone activity in that region of the band so that some of the
> > digital stuff can continue on those frequencies.
> >
> > Although the thinking of government agencies is extremely unpredictable,
> > this doesn't look well for the ARRL's bandwidth proposal.  If the FCC
> > were seriously considering limitations by bandwidth any time soon, it is
> > unlikely they would have gone to all the trouble to work out this plan,
> > only to have to revise it in the near future to accomodate
> > subbands-by-bandwidth.
> >
> > Looks like we'll soon be able to join the Canadians in their "AM Window"
> > on 3720.
> >
> > The change is expected to go into effect sometime in mid-November.
> >
> > http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-06-149A1.pdf
> >
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