FM coming to CB in the US ?

[CDX8412]

I’ve been busy with other stuff, so haven’t visited the forum in a while.
Have this been discussed yet ?

Petitions for Reconsideration of Part 95 Personal Radio Services Rules Report and Order
https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-374114A1.pdf

 

[groundwire]

That would be cool. I like fm. In the old days shot some skip on fm with uk, fun mode

 

[Crawdad]

Did some FM DX a few weeks back, KY to upstate NY. I was a FM virgin before that. Not sure how much I would use it in place of SSB.

 

[sp5it]

What was the reason, that FM was banned in US?

 

[Big Kahuna]

Don't feel like they need to approve anything, the band is the wild west as it is You could use FM on the CB band and no one would notice.

 

[Crawdad]

What was the reason, that FM was banned in US?

Not what the FCC had in mind for a "Citizens Band" when they tore the 11 meter band away from amateur radio. Seems as if FM would've been a good fit for what they mandated the CB to be however; short range local communication for citizens and small businesses. Instead they gave us a mode and band that would propagate long distances and told us not to use it that way.

 

[AudioShockwav]

So if you read the PDF it looks like Cobra's request for FM use on CB was granted in 2017.
Now we have to dig through the later paperwork and find out where this stalled in the last 4 years.

73
Jeff

 

[freecell]

"parties planning to incorporate the FM mode into CB radios will have to obtain a
valid grant of certification under the Commission’s equipment authorization rules."

 

[guitar_199]

I have never seen it so MARVELOUSLY put!!!!!!! Kudos!!!!!!

Instead they gave us a mode and band that would propagate long distances and told us not to use it that way.

 

[kaos513]

Mean while Elon musk sent His sats without FCC approval

 

[nomadradio]

Mean while Elon musk sent His sats without FCC approval

I'm sure he can afford the fines for "unlicensed operation".

73

 

[The20poundhammer]

I used to talk FM DX with some guys in South America worked quite well havent done it in a while

 

[CDX8412]

So if you read the PDF it looks like Cobra's request for FM use on CB was granted in 2017.
Now we have to dig through the later paperwork and find out where this stalled in the last 4 years.

73
Jeff

I have difficulty understanding these government-issued reports, but my interpretation of the reference to 2017 was when they lifted the 150 mile-contact limitation, and whatever else they did back then, Cobra’s request for FM mode was not authorized at that time. I think this says Cobra basically pushed the issue, and it is now a “reconsideration” of the 2017 R&O.

Since the request is coming from a manufacturer, and it seems the FCC is on board with the idea, I think this will happen. And yes, while we can use FM now (illegally), and the FCC doesn’t care about us, this would allow Cobra and President Electronics and others, to sell new multi-mode radios to the US market, and that is the big factor here. Always follow the money. It will lead you to the truth (same can be said about the recent “pandemic”).

 

[freecell]

4. Section 95.967 is amended by revising paragraph (a) to read as follows:
§ 95.967 CBRS transmitter power limits.
* * * * *
(a) When transmitting amplitude modulated (AM) voice signals or frequency modulated (FM) voice signals, the mean carrier power must not exceed 4 Watts.
* * * * *

5. Section 95.971 is amended by revising paragraph (a) to read as follows:
§ 95.971 CBRS emission types.
* * * * *
(a) Permitted emission types. CBRS transmitter types must transmit AM voice emission type A3E or SSB voice emission types J3E, R3E or H3E, and may also transmit FM voice emission type F3E.
* * * * *

6. Section 95.973 is amended by revising paragraph (a) to read as follows:
§ 95.973 CBRS authorized bandwidth.
* * * * *
(a) AM and FM. The authorized bandwidth for emission types A3E and F3E is 8 kHz.
* * * * *

7. Section 95.975 is amended by adding a new paragraph (c) to read as follows:
§ 95.975 CBRS modulation limits.
* * * * *
(c) When emission type F3E is transmitted the peak frequency deviation shall not exceed ±2 kHz.
* * * * *

the appropriate sections of Part 95 with regard to CBRS and the FM option have been amended.

 

[AudioShockwav]

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2017/08/29/2017-17395/personal-radio-service-reform.

Interesting reading.

73
Jeff