What: Discussion of the Proposed TX VHF-FM Band Plan Change for Simplex & D-Star Frequency Allocations
When: Monday, August 1st, 7PM-9PM
Where: American Red Cross HQ, 3642 E. Houston Street in San Antonio (Near IH-10 & Houston, near the AT&T Center) See map.
It has been arranged for Eric from the TX VHF-FM society to come to San Antonio to speak to us and hold a question and answer session regarding the pending band plan changes to the VHF band. The Texas VHF-FM Society has had a proposal to modify the Texas band plan since 2008. Details of the proposal can be found at their website here.
We have secured a large class room for this meeting at the Red Cross. We need everyone who is concerned about losing VHF simplex freq to come to this meeting and voice your concerns. Eric will be traveling a great distance (from Houston area) and taking time away from his family to meet with the hams in our area. We will make sure everything is in order and ready to go when he arrives.
Mark Lacy (W5TXR) will be the MC for the night. Mark will make a quick introduction of area club leaders, ARRL reps & explain the rules of courtesy (If any)and then turn the floor over to Eric for the remainder of the evening.
COME EARLY! THE MEETING WILL START ON TIME!
SPREAD THE WORD TO YOUR FRIENDS A SOLID LARGE TURN OUT IS NEEDED TO GET OUR VOICE HEARD!
Greg Lewis/N5XO
n5xo@satx.rr.com
No trees were killed in the creation of this message. However many electrons were terribly inconvenienced.
More info about proposed change is shown below this link….
Proposed Band Plan Change:
This proposal to modify the Standards of Frequency Coordination was presented to the general membership at the Winter meeting on March 1, 2008 . The membership accepted the proposal, and it was postponed by the President, Rusty Herman, KB5R, until the Vested members can be polled in writing for agreement or non-agreement with the proposal. The process for changing a band plan is slow and deliberate by design.
What is the exact wording of the proposal?
146.450 – 146.490 MHz, High in/low out, 1 MHz offset, 12.5 kHz channel spacing or less, any digital voice/data air interface technology suitable for the Amateur Radio Service that is compatible with the channel spacing. No analog transmission permitted.
What is the existing band plan?
The existing 2 meter band plan is shown below.
144 to 148 MHz BAND PLAN
144.000 – 144.100 CW
144.100 – 144.275 Weak Signal SSB (144.200 Calling Freq.)
144.275 – 144.300 Propagation Beacons
144.300 – 144.500 Satellite Sub-Band
144.390 Automatic Position Reporting System
144.500 – 144.900 Repeater Inputs – paired with 145.10-145.50 Outputs
144.900 – 145.100 Packet
145.100 – 145.500 Repeater Outputs – 20 KHz spacing odd 10 KHz (-)
145.500 – 145.800 Simplex and Experimental
145.800 – 146.000 Satellite Sub-Band
146.020 – 146.400 Repeater Inputs – paired with 146.62-147.00 Outputs
146.400 – 146.440 Simplex
146.450 – 146.490 Digital repeater outputs – paired with 147.450 – 147.490 inputs (see Note 3)
146.500 – 146.600 Simplex (146.520 Natl. Calling Freq.)
146.620 – 147.000Repeater Outputs – 20 KHz spacing even 10 KHz (-)
147.000 – 147.380Repeater Outputs – 20 KHz spacing even 10 KHz (+)
147.400 – 147.440 Simplex
147.450 – 147.490 Digital repeater inputs – paired with 146.450 – 146.490 inputs (see Note 3)
147.500 – 147.600 Simplex
147.600 – 147.980Repeater Inputs – paired with 147.00-147.38 Outputs
Note 1. Repeater input to output spacing is 600 KHz.
Note 2. The 145.25 Tx, 144.65 Rx repeater pair is a limited range, shared, non-protected channel and requires CTCSS or equivalent on the input and output
Note 3. Special Temporary Authorization has been granted until the Summer meeting 2011 for digital repeaters with 146.450 to 146.490 output and 147.450 to 147.490 input (12.5kHz or less spacing)
