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12/01/2011 | FCC Grants Secondary Service Allocation to Wireless Broadband Medical Micropower Networks
In their regular meeting on Wednesday, November 30, the four FCC Commissioners unanimously agreed to allocate spectrum and adopt service and technical rules for the utilization of new implanted medical devices that operate on 413-457 MHz (70 cm). These de
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11/28/2011 | FCC Commissioners to Discuss Medical Micropower Networks in 413-457 MHz Band
In their regular meeting on Wednesday, November 30, the four FCC Commissioners will hear from the Commission’s Office of Engineering and Technology (OET) regarding amending Parts 2 and 95 of the Commission’s Rules. In a Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPR
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10/05/2011 | European Proposal for Amateur Secondary MF Allocation Clears Important Hurdle
In preparation for the 2012 World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-12), the CEPT Project Team C approved a draft European Common Proposal (ECP) for an 8 kHz-wide band between 472 and 480 kHz at its September meeting. This draft ECP will now go to CEPT’s
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10/04/2011 | Every Radio Amateur Knows that Spectrum Defense Matters
The second edition for 2011 of Spectrum Defense Matters -- a newsletter aimed at keeping ARRL members updated on issues related to the protection of Amateur Radio frequencies -- was recently released on the ARRL website. This newsletter covers both domest
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12/09/2010 | Amateur Allocation at Lower MF Gains Formal Support in the Americas
A secondary allocation to the Amateur Radio Service at 461-469 and 471-478 kHz gained inter-American support in meetings held earlier this month in Bogota, Colombia, with the Permanent Consultative Committee II (PCC.II) of the Inter-American Telecommunica
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08/09/2010 | ARRL Comments on FCC 5 MHz Proposals
On July 13, the ARRL filed its comments in response to the FCC’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in ET Docket No. 10-98. The NPRM was issued in response to an ARRL Petition for Rule Making -- RM-11353 -- filed in October 2006. In its 2006 Petition, t
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05/08/2010 | FCC Proposes Additions, Changes to Amateur 5 MHz Allocation
Acting on a 2006 Petition for Rulemaking filed by the ARRL, the FCC has issued a Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM), ET Docket No 10-98 to modify the rules that govern amateurs’ secondary use of five channels in the 5 MHz frequency range known as 60 me
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04/06/2010 | ARRL Files Petition for Reconsideration over Waiver for Non-Amateur Device in 70 cm Band
The ARRL has filed a Petition for Reconsideration with the FCC concerning a waiver granted to the ReconRobotics Corporation for a device known as the ReconScout – a remote-controlled surveillance robot designed for use in hazardous areas.
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