FCC Still Dragging Feet On ARRL Petition For Domestic Amateur Radio Allocation

[Pete, WA2CWA]

From ARRL web site, dated 4/16/15:

The FCC has yet to act on the ARRL’s 2012 Petition for Rulemaking asking it to create a domestic Amateur Radio allocation at 472-479 kHz, known variously as 600 meters and 630 meters.

ARRL 600 Meter Experiment Coordinator Fritz Raab, W1FR, said the mission of the multi-station experimental operation “has actually been accomplished,” but since the US still has no medium-frequency (MF) Amateur Service allocation, he believes the Experimental license ought to be renewed. The WD2XSH license is set to expire in August.

The full story is here: http://www.arrl.org/news/arrl-600-meter-experiment-coordinator-recommends-renewing-experimental-license


On these frequencies, you need BIG coils:

[KA0HCP]

Invest in copper wire, while the price is low!

[wa1mtz]

I recently read in one of the many 'trade' mags that I rx that the 600M band was to be repurposed internationally for radiolocation with a digital transmission. This was in may 2015. The old beacon band has been going over to digital beacons, naming the airport and log/lat freq. et.

[Steve - K4HX]

The LF/MF license can be renewed without ARRL involvement. Most of the high powered stations on the air in that freq range in recent year, did it on their own - no ARRL. Many consider the ARRL approach as asking for far too little power output.

[wa1mtz]

600 M won't happen, as the band is being reallocated for international use.

[Pete, WA2CWA]

600 M won't happen, as the band is being reallocated for international use.

From the ARRL web site dated 7/7/15:

"The Commission is inviting comments until August 31 on how it should structure operational rules for a proposed 472-479 kHz allocation, 630 meters."