New Ham Bands Spring to Life

摘要

Amateur Radio's two newest bands came to life on Friday, October 13. Both 630 meters (472 - 479 kHz) and 2200 meters (135.7 - 137.8 kHz) became available to radio amateurs who had notified the Utilities Technology Council (UTC) of their intention to operate and did not hear anything back during the ensuing 30 days. "Many of us filed notices with the Utilities Technology Council on September 15, the day the notification procedure was announced," said Fritz Raab, W1FR, who coordinated the ARRL WD2XSH 630-Meter Experiment. "We did not expect to hear from the UTC, unless they were objecting to amateur operation. Much to our surprise, on Friday, October 13, a number of operators received 'okay' notices. So, the first amateur operations commenced that night."