Subject: [cq-l] Condo Antenna Bill Introduced, FCC Proposes 2 New Ham Bands
From the CQ Newsroom:
Condo Antenna Bill Introduced in Congress A New York Congressman has introduced a bill intended to offer residents of condominiums and others affected by private land use regulations the same right of "reasonable accommodation" of amateur antennas currently afforded to hams without such restrictions. The bill, titled the ''Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Consistency Act,'' was introduced by Long Island Congressman Steve Israel. It would treat private land use rules as if they were local ordinances, for the purposes of FCC amateur antenna regulations. This means they would be subject to the restrictions commonly known as PRB-1.
FCC Proposes New LF and HF Ham Bands The FCC is proposing two new amateur allocations in the low frequency (LF) and high frequency (HF) portions of the spectrum, along with added protection for amateurs at 2.4 GHz. All three proposals are in response to ARRL requests. In a Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) released last week, the Commission is proposing a 2.1-kHz wide "sliver band" between 135.7 and 137.8 kHz; a secondary amateur allocation between 5,250 and 5,400 kHz; and upgrading the amateur allocation at 2400-2402 MHz from secondary to primary, closing a gap between existing primary amateur allocations at 2390-2400 and 2402-2417 MHz. The OSCAR-40 satellite downlink is in the 2400-2402 segment.
Details on both stories are available on the news page of the CQ website at http://news.cq-amateur-radio.com.
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