The ARRL reports that the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) Region 2
conference will be held later this year in Mexico. The Region 2
conference -- held every three years -- is attended by delegations from
the national Amateur Radio societies in the western hemisphere that are
members of the IARU. The ARRL is the IARU Member Society for the US.
One of the topics on the conference agenda will be the
Region 2 HF band plan. This band plan is "harmonized" with -- spectrum
management-speak for "very similar to" -- the IARU Region 1 and Region 3
band plans. Many hams in the US may not know there is such a thing as a
Region 2 band plan. Other American hams have heard of it but may not
know how -- if at all -- this band plan affects them.
Here are important facts for American hams to keep in mind:
IARU band plans are voluntary guidelines. They do not have
the force of FCC regulations. For radio amateurs in the US, IARU band
plans are informational, not regulations.
It would be inappropriate to incorporate Region 2 band
plans into the FCC rules, and the ARRL has no plan to petition the FCC
to do so.
Most other countries do not have the detailed sub-band
regulations that are in Part 97 of the FCC rules. For radio amateurs in
those countries, IARU band plans may offer the only guidance on
frequency usage.
(Source : Southgate Amateur Radio News)
No comments:
Post a Comment