[Lf] ARRL Petition for Rulemaking (RM-9404)]

[Andre' Kesteloot]

les at highnoonfilm.com wrote:

> Thanks to Tod, KØTO for providing all of us with an update on this
> proceeding. As all of
> us should be aware, representatives of the electric power industry opposed
> this
> petition (or at least the portion of it that relates to 160-190khz)
> otherwise, it
> is very likely that we would already have an amateur LF allocation.
>
> Their concern is that widespread amateur operation would cause interference to
> PLC operation, which has Tod and the ARRL have pointed out is not protected
> from interference anyway. Further, since GWEN operated at various sites
> around the country for years, with ERP's that no amateur could hope to match,
> there is real evidence to site that disputes their concerns.
>
> Tod, what would be the best way for those of us who wish to offer
> additional comments
> to proceed? I have found two web site's that would seem to make this easy
> to do:
>
> FCC's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS)
> http://www.fcc.gov/e-file/ecfs.html
>
> FCC Office of Engineering and Technology
> http://www.fcc.gov/oet/
>
> I think it would be appropriate to point out the advancement to the radio
> arts that have
> already been made by Part 15 experimenters in this range (many of them hams)
> and also I think the commission should be made aware that there is unlikely to
> ever be widespread commercial equipment available for this band (the LF
> allocations in other countries have not sent Kenwood rushing to make
> new LF rigs) so amateur density in this band is likely to be small. More like
> microwaves than HF.
>
> I will yield to Tod's suggestions, and I think we should wait until he advises
> us on how to best proceed. But then, I think we all should comment, at least
> so that the LWCA has a voice, and so that the commission knows that
> amateurs really do want this spectrum.
>
> Les Rayburn, N1LF
>
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