Trevor Hawkins M5AKA

New Amateur Band

It looks like the FCC has given the go-ahead for Amateur Experimental operation on 600 metres - 500 kHz.

See http://500kc.com/ for full details.

FCC ASSIGNS CALL LETTERS TO ARRL 600 METER EXPERIMENTAL GROUP

The Federal Communications Commission has issued the call letters WD2XSH for the 600 Meter Part 5 Experimental operations to be conducted by the ARRL 600 Meter Experimental Group. The actual grant of license will be done in the normal course of operations by the FCC.

In the meantime, it is reported that members of the Experimental Group are melting solder, tuning transmitters, stringing feedlines, and polishing their keys in eager anticipation of the issuance of the license itself, which will allow then to commence operations on 600 Meters.

All operations will necessarily adhere to the Part 5 rules and to the proposed plan of research specified in the license application. Results of the project will be forwarded to the Commission and posted on this web site.
When transmissions actually commence, we will post a notice on this web page.

Reception reports of the transmissions made by Group participants are requested. You do not have to be a member of this group to send us a reception report. Please use the link at the left side of this web page to enter your reports.

More information as it becomes available, so stay tuned - to 600 Meters, of course!

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