Subj : ARRL Urges Comments to FCC on 60-Meter Band
To   : QST
From : ARRL de WD1CKS
Date : Tue Oct 10 2023 06:47 pm

10/10/2023

ARRL� The National Association for Amateur Radio[1]� is asking that all radio
amateurs urge the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to continue the
existing use of the 60-meter band. A public comment period is open until
October 30, 2023. ARRL encourages expressions of support to the FCC for the
current 100 W ERP power limit (instead of reducing the power limit to 15 W
EIRP) and continuing secondary access to the current channels.�

ARRL has assembled a web page with instructions on how to submit your comments,
as well as background information on the issue: www.arrl.org/60-meter-band[2].�

To submit a filing of your comments for the FCC's consideration in the
rulemaking process, go to the FCC web page for the Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking's (NPRM) Docket Number 23-120 at
https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/search/docket-detail/23-120[3].

If you wish to directly enter your comments, select the button labeled SUBMIT
AN EXPRESS FILING[4] or if you are uploading a document that contains your
comments, select SUBMIT A STANDARD FILING[5]. When submitting your comments, be
sure the correct proceeding's docket number, 23-120, is included on the form.
Your name and comments will be entered into the official public record of the
proceedings and will be viewable by anyone who visits the docket web page.

While radio amateurs are encouraged to include any comments they would like in
their submissions, they're especially encouraged to draw upon their personal
experiences using the 60-meter band for public service purposes and for its
location between the amateur 80- and 40-meter bands, which is critical to
ensuring signal propagation to certain geographic areas during variations in
time and the solar cycle.�

Some of the main points to comment on for this NPRM are:


   o Urging the FCC to keep the four existing channels allocated to amateur
radio on a secondary basis.
   o Urging the FCC to keep the 100 W power limit for the four existing
channels and the new 15 kHz subband.

ARRL Public Relations and Outreach Manager Sierra Harrop, W5DX, underscored the
importance of commenting, urging members to speak up. "ARRL members make up the
strongest voice in matters of amateur radio spectrum defense," said Harrop.
"Your membership and participation in the rulemaking process both ensure ARRL
continues to make the difference when our band privileges are threatened.
Please join us in effort to protect our 60-meter band privileges."

Donate to the ARRL Spectrum Defense Fund: www.arrl.org/donate[6].

Read more:�
Comment Deadlines Set on Proposed 60-Meter Band Changes[7]
ARRL News | 10/04/2023

ARRL Advocates for Radio Amateurs as FCC Proposes Changes to 60-Meter Band[8]
ARRL News | 04/28/2023

World Radiocommunication Conference Approves Global 60-Meter Allocation[9]
ARRL News | 11/18/2015�

About Amateur Radio and ARRL�

Amateur Radio Service licensees use their training, skills, and equipment to
practice radio communications and develop radio technology. Amateur Radio
Operators volunteer their qualifications and equipment for communications duty
in public service and during emergencies. Amateur Radio also provides a basis
for hands-on STEM education and pathways to careers.�

ARRL��The National Association for Amateur Radio[10]� was founded in 1914 as
The American Radio Relay League, and is a noncommercial organization of Radio
Amateurs. ARRL numbers within its ranks the vast majority of active Radio
Amateurs (or "hams") in the US and has a proud history of achievement as the
standard-bearer in promoting and protecting Amateur Radio. For more information
about ARRL and Amateur Radio, visit�www.arrl.org[11].


[1] http://www.arrl.org/
[2] https://www.arrl.org/60-meter-band
[3] https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/search/docket-detail/23-120
[4] https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/filings/express?proceeding5d=23-120
[5] https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/filings/standard?proceeding5d=23-120
[6] https://home.arrl.org/action/Donate/Donate-Now/CashProductId/115031
[7] http://www.arrl.org/news/comment-deadlines-set-on-proposed-60-meter-band-changes
[8] https://www.arrl.org/news/arrl-advocates-for-radio-amateurs-as-fcc-proposes-changes-to-60-meter-band
[9] http://www.arrl.org/news/world-radiocommunication-conference-approves-global-60-meter-allocation
[10] https://www.arrl.org/news/arrl-files-comments-against-seriously-flawed-hf-rules-petition
[11] https://www.arrl.org/

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