No, Low power (Class A) were permitted to continue operating in analog
as were translators. I have no doubt that many of those old analog
allocations will convert to digital (probably at higher power) as
technology and the regulatory climate permit.
73,
... Joe, W4TV
On 2014-05-21 6:29 AM, MontyS wrote:
Joe,
I thought all the analog TV channels were de-allocated when we went all
digital.
Monty K2DLJ
-----Original Message----- From: Joe Subich, W4TV
Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2014 10:27 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] OT 4M
In order to be of use a US allocation should match that of the rest
of the world - approximately 70.0 - 70.5 MHz. Unfortunately, that
is right in the middle of US TV Channel 4 and there are quite a few
authorizations on Channel 4. See: http://www.w9wi.com/channels/4.html
Protecting the grade B contour of each authorized channel 4 station
would make any 4 M allocation off limits in much of the US.
73,
... Joe, W4TV
On 2014-05-20 9:16 PM, James Duffey wrote:
I would like to see 4M released for ham use, not necessarily for
repeaters, but rather for weak signal use. There are many times when
the MUF goes above 50 MHz, but doesn’t reach 2M. 70 MHz would be very
useful for sporadic E. Meteor scatter would still be good there, not
as good as 50 MHz, but much better than 144 MHz. EME, with WSJT,
should be significantly easier than 50 MHz. With a limited number of
144MHz and up ops here, 70 MHz would really help the VHF/UHF contest
scores in this area. The whole state of NM has a 50W limitation on
432MHz, so we are limited as to contacts on that band.
Amateur use of 70 MHz should be able to coexist on a sharing basis
with current users, with perhaps some limitations near critical users,
if there are any. It is an issue that is pretty far down the priority
list for the FCC or the ARRL though, so it will be a while. - DUffey
KK6MC
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KK6MC
James Duffey
Cedar Crest NM
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