Topband: FCC Upgrades Topband Frequency Allocations

[mstangelo at comcast.net]

The statement about the radio buoys is vague.

By "open sea' do they mean out of the 12 mile territorial zone or 200 mile exclusive economic zone (EEZ)?

This would only apply to only American fisherman because the FCC has no jurisdiction over foreign fisherman outside of our EEZ.

Does this mean the FCC would prohibit the operation of unlicensed radio buoys in the American EEZ?

Mike N2MS
----- Original Message -----
From: Mike Waters <mikewate at gmail.com>
To: topband at contesting.com
Sent: Thu, 30 Apr 2015 07:50:20 -0000 (UTC)
Subject: Re: Topband: FCC Upgrades Topband Frequency Allocations

Below is the second paragraph in ARLB016 that I received from the ARRL via
e-mail yesterday. It sounds like the FCC is somehow sanctioning those pesky
CW fishnet beacons on 160m!

"In addition, the FCC has raised the secondary Amateur Service allocation
at 1900 to 2000 kHz to primary, while providing for continued use by
currently unlicensed commercial fishing vessels of radio buoys on the 'open
sea.' "

This statement is also at
www.arrl.org/news/fcc-proposes-to-permit-amateur-access-to-2200-and-630-meters
except that the above quote is part of the first paragraph there, and not
in a paragraph by itself as in the email.

Maybe it's just an error. Anyone have any further details?

73, Mike
www.w0btu.com
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