New Bands! FCC Issues Amateur Radio Service Rules for 630 Meters and 2,200 Meter

[ChrisSmolinski]

It’s been a long time coming, but the Amateur Service will get two new bands in the near future. The FCC on March 28 adopted rules that will allow secondary Amateur Radio access to 472-479 kHz (630 meters) and to 135.7-137.8 kHz (2,200 meters), with minor conditions. The FCC Report and Order (R&O) spells out the details. It allocates 472-479 kHz to the Amateur Service on a secondary basis and amends Part 97 to provide for Amateur Service use of that band as well as of the previously allocated 135.7-137.8 kHz band. The R&O also amends Part 80 rules to authorize radio buoy operations in the 1900-2000 kHz band under a ship station license. Just when the new Part 97 rules will go into effect is difficult to determine just yet; more on that below.

Full article: http://www.arrl.org/news/new-bands-fcc-issues-amateur-radio-service-rules-for-630-meters-and-2-200-meters

[Josh]

Now if we can get 1710 to 2000kc for 160m, and 14000 to 14400 for 20m, just like before ww2.

[R4002]

Haven't radio buoys (driftnet bouys, etc) been operating in the 1800-3000 kHz and 25000-28000 kHz regions for decades now?

I suppose that just means they've been operating illegally.