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in accordance with an agreement between radio amateurs of canada,
rac, and industry canada, that countrys telecommunications
regulatory agency, special authorizations allowing some canadian
radio amateurs to conduct experiments at 136 khz and 5 mhz will
terminate june 30. future special authorizations will depend on the
outcomes of world radiocommunication conference 2007, or wrc 07,
which gets under way october 22, the rac added. new worldwide,
secondary amateur allocations at 135R7 to 137R8 khz and in the 5 mhz
range are up for possible consideration at wrc 07.  the arrl has
filed a federal appeals court brief outlining its case and
requesting oral arguments in its petition for review of the fccs
broadband over power line rules. the league has petitioned the us
court of appeals for the dc circuit to review the fccs october 2004
report and order  in et docket 04 37 and its 2006 memorandum opinion
and order. in its brief filed may 17, the arrl contends, among other
things, that the fccs actions in adopting rules to govern unlicensed
bpl systems fundamentally alter the longstanding rights of radio
spectrum licensees, including amateur radio operators. the fccs
response to the leagues brief is due july 2.  the fcc issued hearing
designation orders, hdos, on may 24 to amateur radio license
applicants in three unrelated cases. the fcc told david castle,
wa9kji, of indiana, that it was designating his license renewal
application for a hearing in the wake of alleged misconduct. the fcc
also notified frank richards of new york, of a hearing concerning
his apparent 1995 attempt to hijack the license of a florida ham.
another applicant, jack r sharples of florida, was identified by the
fcc as a convicted felon and registered sexual predator. All three
have 20 days to file a written appearance with the commission.

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