wonder why the world the FCC would grant such an experimental license. Among many other reasons for denying the experimental license it is my understanding that it is a long-term goal was to move broadcast stations away from the 40 m amateur band - at least in areas including Europe and the United States. I cannot imagine having a digital signal of that strength doing such good that would rate being granted experimental license - especially at the bandwidth and power levels covered in a license.
I would like to read the application to the FCC asking for such a license. We have tried to get some concessions made for digital transmissions over a considerable period of time. Why would this high power station receive such special treatment? Is anyone aware of where I can obtain a copy of the application? Dick Zseltvay, KC4COP --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, Mark Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > SB QST @ ARL $ARLB015 > ARLB015 FCC Responds to ARRL Petition Against Experimental License > using 40 Meter Band > > ZCZC AG15 > QST de W1AW > ARRL Bulletin 15 ARLB015 > From ARRL Headquarters > Newington CT October 24, 2008 > To all radio amateurs > > SB QST ARL ARLB015 > ARLB015 FCC Responds to ARRL Petition Against Experimental License > using 40 Meter Band > > On Monday, October 20, the ARRL filed a "Petition for Modification > or Cancellation of Experimental Authorization" (Petition) with the > FCC with respect to WE2XRH. According to the FCC, this experimental > license -- issued to Digital Aurora Radio Technologies (DART) -- > proposes to "test digital transmissions in 4.50-5.10 MHz, 7.10-7.60 > MHz and 9.25-9.95 MHz for a terrestrial digital radio service to the > citizens of Alaska." The League's protest was prompted by the > certainty that high-power operation in the frequency range 7.10 to > 7.30 MHz would cause unacceptable and harmful interference to the > Amateur Radio Service in this part of the 40-meter band, which is an > exclusive amateur allocation in ITU Region 2 (North and South > America). > > On October 24, the FCC responded by issuing an amended license that > redefined one of the station's frequency ranges to eliminate > conflict with the Amateur Radio Service. The amended license narrows > the range to 7.30 to 7.60 MHz and gives as the reason for the > change, "operation in the band 7.1-7.3 MHz will cause harmful > interference to Amateur Radio Service licensees." > > "We are delighted that the FCC acted so promptly to correct this > error and are pleased that the matter has been resolved," said ARRL > CEO David Sumner, K1ZZ. > > WE2XRH will be using a 20 kHz bandwidth digital emission at a > transmitter output power of 100 kW and an ERP of 660 kW within a > radius of 1500 kilometers of Delta Junction, Alaska. According to > the amended license, the transmissions will take place in the > frequency ranges 4.4 to 5.1 MHz, 7.3 to 7.6 MHz and 9.25 to 9.95 > MHz. > NNNN > /EX >
