Also in this weeks GB2RS…
The RSGB has responded to an Ofcom consultation on licensing Enhanced Long-Range Navigation (eLoran) systems. This would use a new network of 400kW EIRP transmissions at around 90 to 110kHz to provide an alternative to GPS for position, navigation and timing (PNT). The response, which can be found on the RSGB’s Spectrum Forum webpages, focussed on the high levels of out-of-band emissions that would affect the weak signal 136kHz amateur allocation, as well as transparency on transmitter licensing.
The ARRL, the national association for amateur radio in the USA, has filed comments (20-page/949KB PDF) against a proposal that would introduce high-power digital communications to the shortwave spectrum that, in many instances, is immediately adjacent to the amateur HF bands. You can read the full story ARRL Files Comments Against “Seriously Flawed” HF Rules Petition on the ARRL website.
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