it is in plain english.
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Colin, V A6BKX
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "hank smith" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2006 8:05 PM
Subject: Re: Sky Command Soon to be Legal


> can some one translate this in to plain english?
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Ham Steve" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2006 2:19 PM
> Subject: Sky Command Soon to be Legal
>
>
> > 21. In the NPRM, in response to a request from Kenwood Communications
> > Corporation, the Commission sought comment on whether it should revise
> > Section 97.201(b) of the Commission's Rules96 to allow auxiliary
stations
> > to
> > transmit on the 2 m band above 144.5
> > MHz, except 145.8-146.0 MHz,97 in addition to the frequency segments
> > previously authorized.98
> > In the NPRM, the Commission noted that there was no apparent basis to
> > conclude that allowing
> > auxiliary stations to transmit on the 2 m band would cause harmful
> > interference to other stations'
> > communications.99 It was also noted that user coordination would be
> > possible, and that the
> > additional frequency segments proposed for auxiliary station use do not
> > affect the frequency
> > segments currently authorized to automatically controlled beacon
stations,
> > space stations, Earth
> > stations or those frequency segments that amateur radio operators have
> > voluntarily agreed to use
> > for simplex and weak signal communications.100 22. Decision. We agree
with
> > the commenters who support allowing the 2 m band to be used by auxiliary
> > stations,101 because such use could result in the expansion of amateur
> > service communication systems that incorporate voice over internet
> > protocol
> > operations102 or other
> > sophisticated amateur radio communications systems,103 enhance
> > communications capabilities for emergency communications supporting
> > disaster
> > relief efforts, ...Federal Communications Commission FCC 06-149 handheld
> > transceivers.105 Additionally, we agree with ARRL and others who contend
> > that
> > allowing auxiliary stations to transmit on the 2 m band would provide
> > amateur stations with additional flexibility to utilize remote control
> > facilities.106 23. We disagree with the concern of one commenter that
> > transmissions by auxiliary stations should only be allowed on the UHF
> > bands
> > because these transmissions may "consume a
> > frequency for hours on end."107 There is no rule limiting the length of
> > time
> > an amateur station may engage in communications on a particular
frequency
> > and amateur stations have the ability to switch among numerous channels
> > when
> > one channel is in use, thereby minimizing interference among stations.
> > Likewise, we do not believe the fact that other frequency bands already
> > are
> > approved for auxiliary stations108 provides a sufficient reason alone to
> > maintain the restriction prohibiting auxiliary stations from
transmitting
> > on
> > the 2 m band. In this regard, we note that auxiliary stations were
limited
> > to bands above 220 MHz in order to minimize the possibility of harmful
> > interference to other amateur service operations, particularly weak
signal
> > activity, an outcome some commenters believe may still occur.109 We
note,
> > however, that other commenters argue that additional interference, if
any,
> > from allowing auxiliary stations to transmit on the 2 m band would only
be
> > "slight" in areas of the country where large segments of the 2 m band
are
> > underutilized110 or where unused spectrum is available in the 2 m band
to
> > permit auxiliary station
> > operation.111 We agree with these commenters and note that under our
> > current
> > rules, willful interference is prohibited.112 In addition, we believe
that
> > other safeguards such as voluntary frequency coordination and the
> > requirement in the Commission's rules that stations use the minimum
> > necessary power for the auxiliary link also minimize the possibility of
> > harmful interference between auxiliary stations and other amateur
> > stations.113 We also agree that in areas where segments of the 2 m band
> > are
> > underutilized or spectrum is otherwise available, interference is
> > unlikely.
> > We conclude, based on the above, that we no longer need to limit
auxiliary
> > stations to amateur service bands above 220 MHz. Accordingly, we amend
> > Section 97.201(b), as proposed, to allow auxiliary stations to transmit
on
> > the 2 m band.
> >
> > Steve, K8SP
> >
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