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| | Posted on Saturday, January 12, 2002 - 5:39 pm: | 
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Order FCC 01-382: Text | Acrobat
NEWS
Federal Communications Commission
445 12th Street, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20554 News media information 202 / 418-0500
Internet: http://www.fcc.gov
TTY: 1-888-835-5322
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This is an unofficial announcement of Commission action. Release of the full text of a Commission order constitutes official action. See MCI v. FCC. 515 F 2d 385 (D.C. Circ 1974).
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
December 28, 2001
News Media Contact:
Lisa Gaisford: 202-418-7280
E-mail: lgaisfor@fcc.gov
FCC ALLOCATES ADDITIONAL SPECTRUM FOR NEW WIRELESS SERVICES
(ET Docket No. 00-221)
Washington, DC - The Federal Communications Commission adopted a Report and Order and Memorandum Opinion and Order reallocating 27 megahertz of spectrum transferred from Federal Government use for new flexible services. The Order reallocates a number of small spectrum blocks transferred pursuant to the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 and the Balanced Budget Act of 1997. The 27 megahertz of reallocated spectrum is in the 216-220 MHz, 1390-1395 MHz, 1427- 1429 MHz, 1429-1432 MHz, 1432-1435 MHz, 1670-1675 MHz, and 2385-2390 MHz bands transferred from Government to non-Government use. These actions will benefit consumers by permitting and encouraging the introduction of new and innovative wireless technologies while at the same time preserving the primary status of Wireless Medical Telemetry Services and elevating Low Power Radio Services in the 216-217 MHz band, which include auditory assistance and law enforcement applications, to primary status.
This proceeding continues the implementation of the Commission's November 1999 , which, among other things, identified a preliminary allocation plan for this spectrum, and articulated a number of goals for sound spectrum policy. Many of the actions taken in this Order will be further implemented with a forthcoming Notice of Proposed Rule Making on appropriate service rules for the reallocated frequency bands, some of which must be licensed by auction by September 2002.
The Commission took the following major actions in this Report and Order:
Allocated the 216-220 MHz band to the fixed and mobile services on a co-primary basis. This action elevates the Low Power Radio Service (LPRS) from secondary to primary status in the 216-217 MHz band and provides existing licensees in the Automated Maritime Telecommunication System (AMTS) with additional flexibility, but does not alter the status of the 218-219 Service, which already operates on a primary basis in this spectrum. Additionally, both Government and Non-Government telemetry incumbents will be grandfathered on a secondary basis in the 216-220 MHz band and new secondary telemetry operations will be permitted in the 217-220 MHz portion of the band.
Allocated the 1390-1392 MHz band to the fixed-satellite service (Earth-to-space) and the 1430-1432 MHz band to the fixed-satellite service (space-to-Earth) on a primary basis. The use of these allocations will be limited to feeder links for non-voice, non-geostationary mobile-satellite service (NVNG MSS; generally known as Little LEOs) and is contingent on the adoption of a similar international allocation and other constraints.
Allocated the 1390-1392 MHz band to the fixed and mobile (except aeronautical mobile) services on a co-primary basis, having determined that these services can successfully share spectrum with the Little LEO feeder uplinks. This band will be available on an unpaired basis.
Shifted the Wireless Medical Telemetry Service (WMTS) allocation from 1429-1432 MHz to 1427-1429.5 MHz as requested by the American Hospital Association. This shift will provide additional separation from high powered land mobile operations and increase available spectrum capacity for this service. The Order maintained the secondary status of non-medical telemetry systems in this band. The Order also elevated telemetry to primary status in the 1429.5-1432 MHz band.
Allocated the 1392-1395 MHz band and the 1432-1435 MHz band to the fixed and mobile (except aeronautical mobile) services on a co-primary basis. These bands will be available on a paired basis.
Allocated the 1670-1675 band to the fixed and mobile (except aeronautical mobile) services on a co- primary basis and the 2385-2390 MHz band to the fixed and mobile services on a co-primary basis. These bands will be available on an unpaired basis.
Deleted primary Federal Government allocations from the transfer bands, except in the mixed-use bands (216-220 MHz and 1670-1675 MHz), where a limited number of stations will be grandfathered indefinitely. In the exclusive non-Federal Government bands (1390-1395 MHz, 1427-1429 MHz, and 2385-2390 MHz), a limited number of sites are temporarily grandfathered pursuant to the terms of reallocation from the Federal Government. Federal agencies will not add new primary stations in any of the transfer bands. In the bands 1432-1435 MHz and 2385-2390 MHz, non-grandfathered Federal Governments stations will retain their primary status until relocated in accordance with the Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 1999 and forthcoming rules and procedures to be issued by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA).
Action by the Commission on December 21, 2001 by Report and Order and Memorandum Opinion and Order (FCC 01-382).
Staff Contact: Ira Keltz at (202) 418-0616, e-mail: ikeltz@fcc.gov. |
Scrapiron63
| | Posted on Saturday, January 12, 2002 - 6:20 pm: |
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How did you read anything that would suggest the FCC was considering moving the CB band from that article??? Look at what it says, they are reallocating 27 megahertz of spectrum in the 216-220 mhz, 1390-1395, etc, the total of the band space they are proposing to reallocated in those bands, add up to 27 megahertz. Easy to see how rumors get started, huh. ha, scrapiron
>>reallocating 27 megahertz of spectrum transferred from Federal Government use for new flexible services. The Order reallocates a number of small spectrum blocks transferred pursuant to the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 and the Balanced Budget Act of 1997. The 27 megahertz of reallocated spectrum is in the 216-220 MHz, 1390-1395 MHz, 1427- 1429 MHz, 1429-1432 MHz, 1432-1435 MHz, 1670-1675 MHz, and 2385-2390 MHz bands transferred from Government to non-Government use. |
bobinky
| | Posted on Saturday, January 12, 2002 - 6:27 pm: |
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If I read this correctly, it appears that the FCC is allocating an additional 27MHz of band...not moving the enitre 27Mhz band. I think we are safe for the time being. |
Confused
| | Posted on Saturday, January 12, 2002 - 6:32 pm: |
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Anyone talk plain english?????? |
bruce
| | Posted on Saturday, January 12, 2002 - 8:49 pm: |
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darn ( just kidding) |
Mr_Rf
| | Posted on Friday, January 18, 2002 - 2:49 am: |
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English translation...Profit Center!!!
FCC is re-allocating portions of other bands that TOTAL to 27 of those precious, expensive, auctionable, Megahertzeees. Another one of those liberal's ways to make money off thin air! (or RF in this case)
For those of u who don't know, the FCC now auctions off to the highest bidder licenses for radio frequencies like these 27 MHz of spectrum. i suspect that 27 MHz of bandspace will be worth several HUNDRED Billion dollars before its over!
Any portion of the frequency spectrum from Dc to Light they can reclaim from past users who aren't utilizing it as they see fit loose it and they auction the frequencies off. heck, they'll probably try to auction off the "Light" band next...sun rays to the highest bidder. lol
Now that's democracy, and bigggg business, at it's finest! |
bruce
| | Posted on Friday, January 18, 2002 - 2:40 pm: |
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Hey rf ill bet there is someone out there who remembers when all frequencys above 30 mhz were experimental and at 400 mhz they were called "QUAZY LIGHTWAVES" you could focus them like light with a antenna shaped like a mirror .... kinda sounds like RADAR? |
Mr_Rf
| | Posted on Sunday, January 20, 2002 - 5:34 pm: |
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Bruce... It kinda makes one feel bad for the poor fellow that invented the X-Ray machine in the early 20's only to curl up and die a year later from RF exposure...all that focused energy! those years a little before my time...FYI my other post about the loss in a 1000 ft. tunnel, as funny as it seems, is true!!!
Later,
Mr_RF (ex-EMC/EMI guru) |
bruce
| | Posted on Sunday, January 20, 2002 - 7:38 pm: |
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I did the EMI stuff in R&D and engeneering but i dont remember if we had to calulate loss down a well... you know i here all these people talking about 10,000 watts with all the invirement waccos around and the fed exposure laws makes you wonder what kinda law suit someone could wind up with if the guy next door gets brain cancer? Another reason i stick to low power and still worked england from my garage with a 19in wip in the back of that old ts-120 .. he gave me a s5 not bad.. heck wate to i get the MFJ back up! |
B1kshad0w
| | Posted on Monday, January 21, 2002 - 3:06 pm: |
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I don't know if you guys know this or not, but alot of our organs resonate around 30 mhz. I don't know if you all know what that means, but it means that your body organs are starting to vibrate. I'll use glass as an example. You all know about how glass, when injected with a certain frequency will start to vibrate out of control, that is because it is hitting it's resonate frequency.
Another thing is the cb antenna is putting out light radiation. It is on a band (of light) that we can't see and can be damaging to our eyesight.
On top of all that, who knows what all the rf that an amp puts on yourself. A class c amp with a overmodulated radio. At least now everyone that complains about people doing that should just keep quiet if you don't like them. (Just don't look at their antenna.)
b1kshad0w: Ignorance can be your greatest enemy. |
bruce
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 22, 2002 - 12:18 am: |
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YEP one reason 11 meters was not widely used by the hams was diathormy it was a transmitter put close to your skin it heated up your bones and joints and made them feel better see 40 years of hamming... i ant got no braaani damageeed
bruce |
B1kshad0w
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 22, 2002 - 8:21 pm: |
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Hehehehe |
707
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 22, 2002 - 9:08 pm: |
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Diathermy machines are still around and rampant in the metro areas. The telltale signature is a series of noisy carriers about 300kHz or so apart(regular intervals) with a warbling, buzzing noise that moves slowly up or down through the band. You might even notice, on sideband, the noise is "wiggly", as if someone were jostling the transmitter tuning.(someone is getting a treatment) These machines radiate upwards of 1000w and evidently, when pressed to skin, use the body as a radiator.
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) many years ago deemed it necessary to set aside a certain wavelength in the high frequency radio bands to be reserved exclusively to these types of electronic devices. This had to be done because of interference in the communication field. They set aside specifically a channel in the 27-megacycles band: 27.12 mc.
There are certain times of day when(here in N. San Antonio) the band is useless because the machine has settled around the ch36-40 area. |
bruce
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 22, 2002 - 11:53 pm: |
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In 1977 i worked for c-ran in largo they built thoes things needless to say the local cbers were not happy |
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