IARU bandplan, not ARRL. And not ITU or FCC, either.
Here is the current, pretty-much-a-formality IARU Region 2 bandplan:
http://www.iaru-r2.org/wp-content/uploads/region-2-mf-hf-bandplan-e.pdf
Peter
On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 14:52, Bill, W6WRT <dezrat1242@yahoo.com> wrote:
> The message below my sig is forwarded from the ARRL.
>
> One thing that jumps out at me is the need for coordination of the
> digital band plans for 160 meters between regions. No doubt there are
> other issues too. Please go to the website below and make your
> comments
>
> 73, Bill W6WRT
>
>
> *************************************************************************
>
> SB QST @ ARL $ARLB010
> ARLB010 ARRL Seeks Input for New IARU Region 2 Band Plan
>
> ZCZC AG10
> QST de W1AW
> ARRL Bulletin 10 ARLB010
> >From ARRL Headquarters
> Newington CT March 16, 2010
> To all radio amateurs
>
> SB QST ARL ARLB010
> ARLB010 ARRL Seeks Input for New IARU Region 2 Band Plan
>
> The International Amateur Radio Region 2 (IARU R2) conference --
> held later this year in El Salvador -- brings together delegations
> from the national Amateur Radio Societies in the Western Hemisphere.
> One of the topics on the agenda will be the Region 2 HF band plan.
> This band plan is "harmonized with" -- spectrum management-speak
> for "very similar to" -- the IARU Region 1 and Region 3 band
> plans.
>
> According to ARRL President Kay Craigie, N3KN, many hams in the USA
> probably did not know there was such as thing as a Region 2 band
> plan until recently. Now, however, many more American hams have
> heard of it, but may not know how -- if at all -- this band plan
> affects them. Here are important facts for American hams to keep in
> mind:
>
> * IARU band plans are voluntary guidelines. They do not have the
> force of FCC regulations.
>
> * It would be inappropriate to incorporate Region 2 band plans
> into the FCC rules, and the ARRL has no plan to petition the FCC to
> do so.
>
> * Most other countries do not have the detailed sub-band
> regulations that are in Part 97 of the FCC Rules; for amateurs in
> those countries, IARU band plans offer the only guidance on
> frequency use.
>
> * The recognition of a calling frequency or band segment for a
> particular purpose or mode in the IARU band plan does not convey any
> special rights or exclusivity of use.
>
> A new, more transparent procedure will be followed this year for
> considering possible changes to the Region 2 band plan. The ARRL is
> cooperating with this procedure by inviting input to be sent to the
> ARRL Board of Directors' Band Planning Committee. The committee will
> review the existing Region 2 band plan, consider input from the
> amateur community and make recommendations to the ARRL Board for
> submission to IARU Region 2.
>
> The inadvertent omission of the AM center of activity frequency
> (calling frequency) -- 3.885 MHz on 80 meters -- has already been
> noted, and this will be one of the recommended revisions.
>
> The deadline line set by Region 2 for gathering input and
> formulating recommendations is rather short.
>
> Amateurs who would like to submit input should take the following
> steps:
>
> * First, study the existing IARU Region 2 band plan posted on
> the Region 2 Web site at http://www.iaru-r2.org/band-plan. The
> Region 1 and Region 3 band plans are also posted there, so be sure
> you are looking at the band plan for Region 2.
>
> * Next, formulate a clear statement of any change you propose.
> Include a brief explanation of why you think the change would be
> beneficial. Please include your name and call sign in your input.
>
> * Finally, send your input via e-mail to bandplan2010@arrl.org
> no later than April 5, 2010. Messages will be automatically
> acknowledged.
>
> If you live in another country in Region 2, please contact your
> national Amateur Radio Society for information on how to submit
> input for the band plan process.
> NNNN
> /EX
>
>
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