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Source: http://ftp.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Engineering_Technology/ Public_Notices/1999/pnet9013.txt WA2XTF AMATEUR RADIO
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION 6220-EX-PL-1998
Source: http://www.amrad.org/projects/lf/AMRADpr.html AMRAD Press Release Amateur Radio Research and Development Corporation P.O. Drawer 6148, McLean, Virginia 22106 USA For further information contact: André Kesteloot, Washington, DC, March 6, 1999: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has granted a one-year experimental license to the Amateur Radio Research and Development Corporation (AMRAD) to conduct tests on the frequency 136.75 kHz using the call sign WA2XTF from twelve sites in Northern Virginia. These experiments are to gain experience in anticipation that the FCC may allocate the low-frequency (LF) band 135.7 - 137.8 kHz to the Amateur Radio Service in the United States. This band already exists in New Zealand and some European countries in accordance with Recommendation CEPT/ERC/REC 62-01. CEPT is the abbreviation for the European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations. Participating in the experimental operation are: Glenn Baumgartner, KAŘESA; David Borden, K8MMO; Robert Bruhns, WA3WDR; Hal Feinstein, WB3KDU; Terry Fox, WB4JFI; André Kesteloot, N4ICK; George Lemaster, WB5OYP; Shannon Mishey, N8TBM; Paul Rinaldo, W4RI; David Rogers, K9RKH; Elton Sanders, WB5MMB; and John Seely, AA4GM. This is a closed list of stations and new transmitting stations cannot be added. However, others are invited to join the project by listening and reporting results. Reception reports should be made by e-mail to n4ick@amrad.org. Emissions authorized for these tests are 173HF1D (frequency shift data, 173 Hz bandwidth), 100HA1A (CW, 100 Hz bandwidth) and 450F1D (frequency shift data, 450 Hz bandwidth.) The authorized transmitted power is 1 watt ERP. The 12 stations will operate experimental transmitters, antennas and receiving systems using digital signal processing (DSP) techniques. On October 22, 1998, the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) petitioned the FCC to create two LF allocations for the Amateur Radio Service: 135.7 - 137.8 kHz and 160 - 190 kHz limited to 200 watts PEP but in no case greater than 2 watts EIRP. The petition was designated RM-9404. Additional information is available at the ARRL Web site: www.arrl.org under ARLB095 ARRL Petitions FCC for LF Allocations. AMRAD is a worldwide club of Amateur Radio and computer experimenters. It is incorporated in the Commonwealth of Virginia and is recognized by the US Internal Revenue Service as a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) scientific and educational organization. Further information concerning these LF experiments will be available in the AMRAD Newsletter mailed bi-monthly to AMRAD members and on the World Wide Web at: www.amrad.org .
Source: http://www.arrl.org/arrlletter/99/0312/#lf Some US experimental activity is coming to LF! The FCC has granted a one-year experimental license to the Amateur Radio Research and Development Corporation to conduct tests on the frequency 136.75 kHz. Experiments would be carried out from 12 Northern Virginia sites using the call sign WA2XTF. These experiments are to gain low-frequency experience in anticipation that the FCC may allocate a band at 136-kHz to Amateur Radio. Last October, the ARRL petitioned the FCC to create two amateur LF allocations at 135.7-137.8 kHz and 160-190 kHz. The League asked for a 200 W PEP power limit (no more than 2W EIRP) and requested the new bands be made available to those holding a General class or higher license for CW, SSB, RTTY/data, and image emissions. Several countries throughout the world already enjoy LF allocations around 136 kHz. These include New Zealand, Great Britain, the Republic of Ireland, and several European nations. Emissions authorized for these tests include 173-Hz and 450-Hz bandwidth frequency-shift data and 100-Hz bandwidth CW. The authorized transmitted power is 1 W ERP. The 12 stations will operate experimental transmitters, antennas and receiving systems using digital signal processing techniques. Participating in the experimental operation are Glenn Baumgartner, KA0ESA; David Borden, K8MMO; Robert Bruhns, WA3WDR; Hal Feinstein, WB3KDU; Terry Fox, WB4JFI; Andre Kesteloot, N4ICK; George Lemaster, WB5OYP; Shannon Mishey, N8TBM; Paul Rinaldo, W4RI; David Rogers, K9RKH; Elton Sanders, WB5MMB; and John Seely, AA4GM. Rinaldo is the ARRL's technical relations manager. While the list of stations is closed and new transmitting stations cannot be added, others are invited to join the project by listening and reporting results. Reception reports should be sent via e-mail to Andre Kesteloot, N4ICK, n4ick@amrad.org. Further information concerning these LF experiments will be available in the AMRAD Newsletter mailed bimonthly to AMRAD members and available at http://www.amrad.org. |
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