[VHFcontesting] 70cm limits in Arizona

[Bill VanAlstyne W5WVO]

Found this at 
http://www.hamwave.com/cgi-bin/index.cgi?action=viewnews&id=863 :

"In 2004, a revised Footnote US7 in Part 2.106 of the Code of Federal 
Regulations went into effect, further expanding the 50 W maximum output 
power restriction in place for the 420-450 MHz band in the US Southwest. 
(The applicable Part 97 Amateur Service rule is §97.303, which incorporates 
§2.106 by reference.) "In talking to people at hamfests and other Amateur 
Radio meetings, I've found that very few people are aware of this rule," 
says Bill Kauffman, W5YEJ, of the New Mexico Frequency Coordinating 
Committee. While the previous version of §2.106(a), essentially covered the 
White Sands Missile Range area of New Mexico, language effective as of 
January 2004 expanded it to include all of New Mexico and Texas lying west 
of 104° W. The 70 cm band is a shared allocation in the US, and federal 
government users are primary. Amateur Radio, as a secondary occupant, may 
not cause interference to primary government stations and must tolerate any 
interference from government stations. The 50 W restriction continues to 
apply to all of Arizona and Florida as well as parts of several other 
states, including California, Nevada, Massachusetts, Alaska, North Dakota, 
Alabama, Georgia and South Carolina. Exceptions to the power limit must be 
expressly authorized by the FCC after mutual agreement, on a case-by-case 
basis, between the FCC District Director in the applicable district and the 
Military Area Frequency Coordinator at the applicable military base."

Bill W5WVO



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From: "Jim N7TCF" <n7tcf at cox.net>
Sent: Sunday, January 24, 2010 9:24 AM
To: <vhfcontesting at contesting.com>
Subject: [VHFcontesting] 70cm limits in Arizona

> I remember an FCC rule limiting power on 432 to 50 watts for Arizona.
> I've done some casual searching but haven't found a clear definition.
> Can someone cite the rule and an explanation?
>
> 50 watts input or ERP?
>
> Jim N7TCF
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