ARRL Publishes New Guidelines for 60 Meters

[ARRL]

Thanks to the FCC Report and Order issued November 18, 2011, amateurs will enjoy a number of new privileges on the 60 meter band beginning March 5, including a boost in effective radiated power from 50 to 100 W, as well as the ability to use CW and certain digital modes.

Late last year, the ARRL HF Band Planning committee surveyed 60 meter operators to gather opinions about how to best use the n...





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[hookedon6]

from the arrl web site:
"The decision to operate on 60 meters is, of course, up to the individual licensee. As ARRL CEO David Sumner, K1ZZ, put it in his July 2003 QST "It Seems to Us . . ." editorial, "If we demonstrate that we can use [the 60-meter channels] responsibly, cooperatively and in the public interest, there is no reason we cannot seek expanded access at an appropriate time..."


total BULL SHEET!

many of us HAVE been operating on this band and we don't need the arrl to tell us the we HAVE to demonstrate anything!

50 watts ERP was more than enough power on 60 meters.