This item is of specific interest to the DX community.
Not only must we protect ALL ham bands
but
this giveaway would seriously affect the backbone of many PacketCluster
nets!
Write a letter to FCC
Refer to RM-9267
Frpm Newsline 1082 released 5/8/98
LMCC DEMANDS 70 CM HAM BAND FOR COMMERCIAL USE
The Land Mobile Communications Council has issued a demand to the FCC that it immediately reallocate of most of the 70 centimeter Amateur band over to private mobile operations with private land mobile designated as the primary user.
Technically the document is nothing more than a formal rule making request to the FCC that has been designated RM 9267. In reality it is more a demand by the LMCC for the FCC to immediately reallocate 420 to 430 MHz and 440 to 450 MHz away from the federal government and over to the Private Mobile Radio
Service on a primary basis. The Land Mobile Communications Council is also asking for news allocations at 1390 to 1400 MHz, 1427-1432 MHz, and 1670 to 1675 MHz. It is also demanding a walloping 85 MHz at 960 to 1215 MHz and it wants all of this turned over to the Private Mobile Radio Service no later than 2010.
But LMCC is not willing to wait until 2010 to take over the 70 centimeter band even though this is the second most popular of the Amateur radio services' VHF and UHF allocations. Amateur Radio is a secondary user of 420 to 450 MHz. There are thousands of F-M repeaters operating from 440 to 450 MHz and a variety of modes on the air every day in the 420 to 430 MHz segment. While the Land Mobile Communications Council petition indicates that it is willing to permit Amateur Radio to retain some sort of secondary status, this would be only on a non-interfereing basis with the new commercial interests.
Experts say that the best way to kill RM 9267 is though a massive letter writing campaign to the FCC. A campaign that outlines the specific use of the band by Amateur Radio Interests -- informational filings that detail how every hertz of 420 to 430 and 440 to 450 MHz is utilized on a day to day basis by hams.
The commentary cutoff date on RM 9267 is June 1st. This leaves precious little time for radio amateurs around the nation to react. Those responding must be certain to reference RM 9267 at the top of your letter. Send comments to the Secretary, FCC, Washington DC, 20554.
Again, that June 1st as the commentary cutoff date on RM 9267. Comments go to the Secretary, FCC, Washington DC,20554.
James T. Fortney E-mail: Jim@Fortney.com or Jim@Fortney.org or K6IYK@AMSAT.org or FortneyJ@ix.netcom.com Voice: 805.491.3916 or 500.FORTNEY AX.25: K6IYK@K6IYK.#SCA.CA.USA.NOAM MARSAMTS: AAA9CS@AT9TCS.AMARS.DOD FAX: 805.491.0319 Snail: P.O. Box 3419 Camarillo, CA 93011-3419
