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Scope of the term "Amateur"
On Wed, 29 Jun 2016 07:59:51 -0700, Jeff Liebermann
wrote: I have been looking into design of receivers in the LF to ELF frequency ranges. Is this part of "amateur" radio? Mostly yet. However, some bands do not require a license and operate under FCC Part 15: I forgot to mumble something about which bands require an amateur license and which do not under Part 15. The lowest frequency band that requires a ham license is 160 meters (1.8 to 2.0 MHz). http://www.arrl.org/frequency-allocations The various bands below that fall under Part 15.xxx as intentional radiator rules and do NOT require a license. However, 135.7 to 137.8Khz (2200 meters) is designated as an amateur radio band by the ITU. However, since it more easily falls under unlicensed Part 15 rules, the FCC does not require an amateur license to operate there. These bands are not world wide and vary by national jurisdiction: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LowFER https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2200-meter_band Most LOWFER experimenters have ham radio call signs and use them on the LOWFER frequencies. There is no requirement to identify with an amateur call sign, but it is convenient. -- Jeff Liebermann 150 Felker St #D http://www.LearnByDestroying.com Santa Cruz CA 95060 http://802.11junk.com Skype: JeffLiebermann AE6KS 831-336-2558 |
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