SB SPCL @ ARL $ARLX004   
   ARLX004 Canada to Get Five 60 Meter Channels   
      
   ZCZC AX04   
   QST de W1AW   
   Special Bulletin 4  ARLX004   
   > From ARRL Headquarters   
   Newington CT  January 23, 2014   
   To all radio amateurs   
      
   SB SPCL ARL ARLX004   
   ARLX004 Canada to Get Five 60 Meter Channels   
      
   Industry Canada has granted Amateur Radio operators there the use of   
   five 60 meter channels on a non-interference basis. The   
   center-channel frequencies harmonize with those available to US   
   radio amateurs on 60 meters: 5332 kHz, 5348 kHz, 5358.5 kHz, 5373   
   kHz, and 5405 kHz.   
      
   "[G]iven that use of these frequencies was requested, in part, to   
   allow for cross-border communications in times of emergency,"   
   Industry Canada said, "harmonization of the frequencies with the   
   United States would facilitate such communications between the   
   Canadian and the US Amateur Radio communities."   
      
   Amateur stations will be restricted to USB, data, RTTY and CW modes,   
   with a maximum bandwidth of 2.8 kHz, and a maximum power output of   
   100 W ERP - the same the US allows.   
      
   "Canadian amateur operations shall not cause interference to fixed   
   and mobile operations in Canada or in other countries," Industry   
   Canada ruled, "and, if such interference occurs, the Amateur Service   
   may be required to cease operations. The Amateur Service in Canada   
   may not claim protection from interference by the fixed and mobile   
   operations of other countries.   
   NNNN   
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