My Current RF
My Icom 3210a now has gone mono band. UHF band is not operational most of the time.
Digital Updates
PSK31 bomming on 20m, worked france on JT65, also on 20m.
Mobile QSO's
Worked midweast on HF, but not much Mobile this week, due to working Fashion Week in NYC.
NEW 5 MHZ RULES EFFECTive ON 3/5
In the United States, word that the new rules governing ham radio operations in the 5 MHz or 60 meter spectrum take effect on March 5th. This after a notice to that affect appeared in the February 3rd edition of the United States Federal Register. As previously reported, last November the FCC released a Report and Order detailing new rules for the 5 MHz Amateur Radio band. The announcement brought with it a number of changes for 60 meter operators. This included substituting a channel at 5 point 358 point 5 MHz for 5 point 368 MHz previously authorized. The effective radiated limit in the 60 meter band will be raised by 3 dB to 100 Watts Peak Envelope Power relative to a half-wave dipole. Also, three additional emission types are authorized. These are Data, RTTY and CW. Currently, amateur radio in the United States holds a secondary allocation for 5 MHz and ham radio operations must not cause any interference to the primary users of that band. These include fixed service, as well as mobile stations authorized by the telecommunications regulators of other sovereign nations. Access in the United States to the channelized 60 meter spectrum is limited to holders of General class or high FCC license grants. You can read the entire Federal Register item explaining the 5 MHz changes at tinyurl.com/6wzsfjm (FCC)
