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RADIO LAW: MISSOURI EXEMPTS HAMS FROM PROPOSED CELLPHONE
AND TEXTING LAW
Some good news for hams in the show me state. They won't be
subject to a new law working its way through the Missouri
legislature to control cellphone and texting while driving a
motor vehicle. Matthew Chambers, NR0Q, is here with the
details:
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If you live in Missouri you might have heard, there is a new
Senate Bill, SB 567, that has been introduced by State
Senator Robin Write-Jones, a Democrat-St Louis to be
considered in 2012 by the Missouri Senate. There is good
news though in this bill if you're a ham radio operator. The
last line of the bill contains the following exemption
language:
Exempt are the use of two-way radio transmitters or
receivers by a licensee of the Federal Communications
Commission in the Amateur Radio Service.
That means that the mobile use of amateur transceivers is
for now safe in Missouri.
For the Amateur Radio Newsline, This is Matthew Chambers,
NR0Q. In Moberly Missouri
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From its wording, the exemption is only for ham radio so
users of F-R-S, GMRS and CB might be subject to penalties
unless the regulation gets changed to exempt theses personal
radio services as well. (NR0Q)
BT
RADIO LAW: LESS THAN ONE YEAR REMAINS FOR LAND MOBILE RADIO
LICENSEES TO NARROWBAND
Land mobile radio service licensees operating in the 150 to
174 Mhz and in the 421 to 512 MHz bands now have less than a
year to transition to FCC mandated narrowband operations.
This as the regulatory agency issues a Public Notice
reminding all licensees, frequency coordinators, equipment
manufacturers, and other interested parties of the
Commission's January 1, 2013 deadline to migrate to 12.5 kHz
or narrower channel spacing technology.
By January 1, 2013, all VHF/UHF Industrial, Business and
Public Safety Radio Pool licensees must operate on 12.5 kHz
or narrower channels, or employ a technology that achieves
the narrowband equivalent of at least one channel per 12.5
kHz of channel bandwidth. As of that same date equipment
manufacturers will no longer be permitted to manufacture and
import previously certified equipment that includes a 25 kHz
channel spacing mode.
The FCC's Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, Public Safety
and Homeland Security Bureau, and Office of Engineering and
Technology have issued prior guidance by Public Notice
regarding narrowbanding migration, compliance, and waiver
requests. In addition, detailed information and references
to other resources concerning narrowbanding are available at
www.fcc.gov/narrowbanding.
We should add that the amateur 2 meter and 70 centimeter
bands are not affected by this FCC mandated narrowbanding
order. It only affects commercial land mobile operations.
In the world of amateur radio FM and repeaters, most regions
already use 15 kHz channel separation on 2 meters. On 70
centimeters, some regions are reportedly considering a shift
from 25 to 12.5 kHz in crowded urban areas. And to be
different than the rest of the nation, Southern California
shifted from 25 to 20 kHz inter system spacing in the 70
centimeter repeater subband several years ago. (FCC,
ARNewslineT archive)
BT
RADIO LAW: VERIZON PROCEEDS WITH SPECTRUM ACQUISITIONS
A big move by telecommunications provider Verizon to ease
its own spectrum crunch. Jim Davis, W2JKD, reports:
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Verizon is set to invest in well over 100 licenses to
operate broadband systems between 1700 MHz and 2100 MHz.
This after spending $3.6 billion dollars to obtain spectrum
from cable companies Comcast, Time Warner Cable and Bright
House. Jim Davis, W2JKD, has the details:
Verizon says that the acquisition is a positive development
which would take spectrum that had been gathering dust in
the cable company's inventories and put it in the hands of a
company with the motivation and wherewithal to put it to
good use.
Lowell McAdam is Verizon's Chief Executive Officer. He
recently told the Communications Daily industry newsletter
that his company feels good about the acquisition from
another perspective. This is because as Verizon has
discussed its acquisition of spectrum with the FCC, it has
found that one of the problems was there is a lot of
spectrum that has been warehoused. This says McAdam takes
spectrum with no plans for commercial service and gets it
into the hands of somebody who will use it and allow
additional investment and development.
Im Jim Davis, W2JKD.
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Congress and the FCC are trying to push through a spectrum
package involving the auction of spectrum in the television
band but that has become bogged down in partisan politics.
However it appears as if Verizon has taken the initiative to
let the free enterprise market set the value and proceed on
its own. (Future Communications)
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