A half-wave dipole antenna will be presumed to have a gain of 0 dBd." This means if you use a half-wave dipole (about 87 feet 3 inches for the "middle" channel according to the formula), set your transmitter's output power for 100 W PEP (many transceivers' meters can be set to indicate peaks), and you should be in compliance. The new rules say, "For the purpose of computing ERP, the transmitter PEP (peak envelope power) will be multiplied by the antenna gain relative to a dipole or the equivalent calculation in decibels. The FCC said hams may run 100 W effective radiated power (ERP) on the five 60-meter channels.
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How can I be sure I don't exceed the power limit?
Ten tec pegasus wont work on some bands manual#
Consult your transceiver's manual if you're not sure. The FCC has provided scant guidance beyond suggesting-in a footnote that follows the NTIA's advice-that amateurs tune 1.5 kHz below the center-channel frequencies to be "on channel." Amateurs need to be sure that the tuning display readout reflects transmitted (ie, carrier) frequency (most do). The NTIA told the FCC that hams "must assure that their signal is transmitted on the channel-center frequency." This means the amateur signal must be centered within the 2.8-kHz-wide channel. These are channel-center frequencies, not the ones you tune your radio to. The channels the FCC allocated for the Amateur Service in its R&O are 5332, 5348, 5358.5, 53 kHz. There's apparently some confusion between the two as they involve using these new channels. One is your suppressed carrier radio frequency and the other is your audio frequency bandwidth.
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You will find the latest information and the ARRL's Recommended Practices useful. The power level changed to 100 W PEP ERP and permissible emission types changed effective March 5, 2012.
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Originally, amateurs could only operate upper-sideband voice (emission 2K8J3E) at a maximum of 50 W effective radiated power (ERP) and an audio bandwidth not exceeding 2.8 kHz. The channels are available to General and higher class licensees. The channelized format was the result of a compromise between the National Telecommunications and Information Agency (NTIA), which administers spectrum occupied by government users-the band's primary occupants-and the FCC. This new allocation presents some new twists in amateur HF operation as well as some unfamiliar technical demands. The last channel is common to the UK amateur 5-MHz experimental band plan. The FCC changed one frequency effective Maand now grants amateurs access to channels centered on 5332, 5348, 5358.5, 5373, and 5405 kHz. The channelized scheme is similar to the 5-MHz experimental operation under way in the United Kingdom.
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Ten tec pegasus wont work on some bands license#
The FCC grant followed a period of experimental operation on 5 MHz under the WA2XSY Part 5 license granted to ARRL. The limited spectrum and stringent operating requirements mean amateurs must demonstrate their best behavior and operating skills if the Amateur Service ever hopes to get an actual band segment at 60 meters.Īs ARRL CEO David Sumner, K1ZZ, put it: "In terms of Amateur Radio spectrum, we usually say, 'Use it or lose it.' The watchword for 60-meter operators should be, ' Misuse it and lose it.'" Sumner predicted that, over time, amateurs "will develop a record of disciplined, responsible use of the five channels in the public interest that will justify another look at these rather severe initial restrictions." The atypical amateur allocation became available to US amateurs on July 3, 2003. In May, 2003, a long-awaited FCC Report and Order ( R&O) in ET Docket 02-98 granted US amateurs secondary access to five discrete channels in the vicinity of 5 MHz.