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   ARLB002 New Rules for 5 MHz (60 Meters) To Go Into Effect March 5   
      
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   ARRL Bulletin 2  ARLB002   
   From ARRL Headquarters     
   Newington CT  February 3, 2012   
   To all radio amateurs    
      
   SB QST ARL ARLB002   
   ARLB002 New Rules for 5 MHz (60 Meters) To Go Into Effect March 5   
      
   On November 18, the FCC released a Report and Order (R&O), defining   
   new rules for the 60 meter (5 MHz) band. These rules are in response   
   to a Petition for Rulemaking (PRM) filed by the ARRL more than five   
   years ago and a June 2010 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM). In   
   the February 3 edition of the Federal Register, the FCC announced   
   that these new rules will go into effect on March 5, 2012.   
      
   Details can be found at,   
   https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2012/02/03/2012-2477/am   
   teur-radio-use-   
   of-the-allocation-at-5-mhz   
      
   In summarizing the new rules, the FCC explained that the new rules   
   amend the current rules to facilitate more efficient and effective   
   use by the Amateur Radio Service of five channels in the   
   5330.5-5406.4 kHz band (the 60 meter band): "Specifically, and   
   consistent with our proposals in the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking   
   in this proceeding, the Commission replaces one of the channels with   
   a less encumbered one, increases the maximum authorized power   
   amateur stations may transmit in this band and authorizes amateur   
   stations to transmit three additional emission designators. The   
   Commission also adopts an additional operational rule that prohibits   
   the use of automatically controlled digital stations and makes   
   editorial revisions to the relevant portions of the Table of   
   Frequency Allocations and our service rules."   
      
   The Amateur Radio Service in the United States has a secondary   
   allocation on 60 meters. Only those amateurs who hold General,   
   Advanced or Amateur Extra class licenses may operate on this band.   
   Amateur stations must not cause harmful interference to -- and must   
   accept interference from -- stations authorized by any   
   administration in the fixed service, as well as mobile (except   
   aeronautical mobile) stations authorized by the administrations of   
   other countries.   
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