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TCP-Group Digest            Thu, 27 Oct 94       Volume 94 : Issue  240

Today's Topics:
                   ET Docket No. 94-32 News Release
                      FCC ET Docket 94-124 - FYI
                              Ham Radio
            Just FYI: FCC Rules changes for the VE program
                    NOS and PCMCIA ether adaptors

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Date: Wed, 26 Oct 1994 08:09:24 -0700
From: [e-mail] (Dewayne Hendricks)
Subject: ET Docket No. 94-32 News Release

Report No. DC-2666                                      October 20, 1994


        COMMISSION PROPOSES ALLOCATION OF SPECTRUM TRANSFERRED FROM
                FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO PRIVATE SECTOR
                        (ET DOCKET NO. 94-32)


        The Commission today adopted a Notice of Proposed Rule Making that
proposes to convert a large block of spectrum from Federal Government to
commercial use.  This spectrum would be made available for a variety of new
services, creating new business opportunities and employment.

        The Commission has proposed a general allocation to the Fixed and
Mobile services for 50 megahertz of spectrum identified by the Department
of Commerce for transfer from Federal Government use to private sector use.
The Commission said the proposed allocations will benefit the public by
providing for the introduction of new services or the enhancement of
existing services.

        In compliance with the provisioins of Title VI of the Omnibus
Budget Reconciliatioin Act of 1993, the Department of Commerce released a
report on Febuary 10, 1994, which made preliminary identification of 200
megahertz of spectrum for reallocation from Federal Government to private
sector use, including 50 megahertz at 2390-2400 MHz, 2402-2417 MHz, and
4660-4685 MHz that is immediately available.  The Reconciliation Act
requires the Commission to adopt rules by February 10, 1995, to allocate
the spectrum.

        The Commission stated that its prinipal objective when making
spectrum allocation decisions is to ensure that the spectrum is put to its
best use.  The Commission proposed to achieve this goal by proposing a
broad and general allocation to the Fixed and Mobile services for all three
frequency bands.  Such an approach, the Commission said, would allow for
flexible use of these bands so that licenses would be able to offer a wide
range of services employing a variety of technologies.  The Commission
requested comment on this approach.

        The Commission also believes that most of the services to be
provided in this spectrum would likely meet the statutory criteria for
auctions.  Therefore, the Commission proposed to make licenses for this
spectrum available through competitive bidding to the extent possible and
practicable.

        The Commission seeks to create a competitive market structure that
would promote reasonable prices for users and provide operators with
incentives to develop and introduce innovative service features and
technologies.  The Commission requests comment on an appropriate licensing
structure, including channel block size and geographic licensing areas.

        The Commission also proposed to allow technical flexibility in the
provision of services.  Specifically, the Commission proposed to allow
users to choose the channelization, signal strength, modulation techniques
and antenna characteristics in providing service, consistent with not
causing interference to other users.  Interference to operations in
adjacent service areas would be controlled through power limits at the
service area boundaries.  Licensees would also be free to negotiate and
develop agreements for interference conditions at the boundaries between
their service areas.  Comments are requested on these proposals.

        As an alternative to allocating this spectrum generally for Fixed
and Mobile services, the Commission requested comment on the possible
allocation of these bands for specific communications services.  A number
of suggestions were put forth by various commenters responding to the
Notice of Inquiry (NOI) in this proceeding.  There include an aeronautical
audio/video service to provide real-time information and entertainment
aboard aircraft, wireless local loop service, broadcast auxiliary services
to support advanced television, low-power communications, and continued use
of some of this spectrum by the amateur community.

        Action by the Commission October 20, 1994, by Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking (FCC 94-272).  Chairman Hundt, Commissioners Quello, Barrett,
Ness and Chong.

News Media contact: Susan Sallet and Patricia A. Chew at [phone].
Office of Engineering and Technology contact: Steve Sharkey at [phone].


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Dewayne Hendricks, WA8DZP ! CIS: 75210,10    AppleLink: D6547
Tetherless Access Ltd.    ! Packet Radio: WA8DZP @ K3MC.#NOCAL.CA.USA.NOAM
43730 Vista Del Mar       ! AOL: HENDRICKS
Fremont, CA 94539-3204    ! Internet: [e-mail]
Phone: [phone]     ! Fax: [phone]
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Date: Wed, 26 Oct 1994 14:16:13 -0700
From: [e-mail] (Dewayne Hendricks)
Subject: FCC ET Docket 94-124 - FYI

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Report No. DC-2667      ACTION IN DOCKET CASE           October 20, 1994

        NEW RULES PROPOSED TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF SPECTRUM AVAILABLE
                           FOR COMMERCIAL USE
                           (ET DOCKET 94-124)


        The Commission has proposed making available 18 GHz of spectrum in
the "millimeter wave" frequency bands above 40 GHz for the introduction and
development of new commercial technologies.  This allocation would
substantially increase the amount of spectrum space available for
commercial uses and could shift the emphasis in this band from military to
civilian applications.  The same type of ttechnology that is being
developed to guide "smart bombs" could soon be used to warn drivers that
their car is too close to the one in front of them.

        The term millimeter wave frequency bands refers to the fact that
the wavelength of radio signals on frequencies between 30 GHz and 300 GHz
ranges from one and 10 millimeter waves.

        Until now, millimeter wave technology has been limited to military
and scientific applications.  The new proposals for commercial use of this
spectrum will encourage its use to deliver commercial products and
services.

        Making these new frequencies available will permit the development
of short-range wireless radio systems that could have communications
capacities approaching those now achievable only with coaxial and optical
fiber cable.  Such systems could support many short-range applications that
require very high bandwidth or data transfer rates.  Uses could include
educational or medical applications such as remote wireless access to
libraries or other informational databases; and non-communication uses such
as automobile radar systems to avoid collisions.

        The proposed rules provide for the operation of new services on
both licensed and unlicensed bases.  The short range of signals in this
frequency range minimizes the potential for interference, allowing the
Commission to permit unlicensed operation for many uses.

        The radio spectrum above 40 GHz is generally unused because the
technology to operate in this portion of the spectrum has been
prohibitively expensive.  In recent years, however, the U.S. Government has
funded projects in millimeter wave technology for a number of military and
scientific applications.  The Defense Department's Advanced Research
Projects Agancy has funded a nearly $600,000,000 program to decrease
component costs for this technology.  Given these advances, the Commission
said, it now appears that millimeter wave technology can be used for
commercial applications.

        The Commission is proposing to open a substantial portion of
millimeter wave spectrum for use by new communications services and
technologies.  Almost all of the spectrum above 40 GHz is shared between
government and non-government use.  In cooperation with the Department of
Commerce's National Telecommunications Information Administration (NTIA),
the Commission identified 12 frequency bands between 47 GHz and 153 GHz for
potential use by new millimeter wave technologies.  The Commission
tentatively proposed to to make available 6.3 GHz of spectrum for licensed
operation, 8.5 GHz of spectrum for general unlicensed devices, and 3.2 GHz
of spectrum for vehicular radar systems.

        The bands are: 40.5-42.5 GHz; 47.2-48.2 GHz; 59.0-64.0 GHz;
71.0-72.0 GHz; 76.0-77.0 GHz; 84.0-85.0 GHz; 94.7-95.7 GHz; 103.0-104.0
GHz; 116.0-117.0 GHz; 122.0-123.0 GHz; 126.0-127.0 GHz; 139.0-140.0 GHz;
and 152.0-153.0 Ghz.

        Action by the Commission October 20, 1994, by Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking (FCC 94-273).  Chairman Hundt, Commissioners Quello, Barrett,
Ness and Chong.

News Media contacts: Audrey Spivack and Rosemary Kimball at [phone]
Office of Engineering and Technology contacts:  Dr. Michael Marcus at (202)
653-8110, email: [e-mail] or David Wilson at [phone], email:
[e-mail].


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Dewayne Hendricks, WA8DZP ! CIS: 75210,10    AppleLink: D6547
Tetherless Access Ltd.    ! Packet Radio: WA8DZP @ K3MC.#NOCAL.CA.USA.NOAM
43730 Vista Del Mar       ! AOL: HENDRICKS
Fremont, CA 94539-3204    ! Internet: [e-mail]
Phone: [phone]     ! Fax: [phone]
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Date: Thu, 27 Oct 1994 05:32:35 GMT
From: [e-mail] (Carl Oppedahl)
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Date: Wed, 26 Oct 94 11:09:00 EDT
From: "Battles, Brian,  WS1O" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Just FYI: FCC Rules changes for the VE program

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From: Jahnke, Bart, KB9NM
To: 'arrl-ve-list'
Subject: FCC Rules changes for the VE Program - E
Date: Tuesday, October 25, 1994 17:47

The following was released yesterday (Oct 24) as an ARRL Bulletin:

         FCC LICENSING CHANGES

The FCC today released a 7-page Order amending its amateur rules, effective
December 20, 1994, to reflect what the Commission calls "nonsubstantive
procedural changes":

1) To permit electronically filed data from VECs (paper applications will
still be accepted);

2)  To authorize operation as soon as the new license data appears in the
amateur service licensee data base, rather than (as now) when the license
document has been delivered (details of how the new licensee can determine
his call sign will be announced later);

3) To add a new rules section, "Examinee Conduct," to emphasize that an
examinee must comply with the instructions given by the administering VEs;

4) To treat "Technician Plus" as a license class;

5)  And to provide for a "renewal short form," which the FCC says will be
mailed to licensees in advance of their expiration date beginning sometime
in 1995.

Because of the nature of these rule amendments, there's no notice or comment
period required by federal law. These changes do not take effect until
December 20, 1994.

 In addition, a new FCC Form, specifically FCC Form 610-R--a license-renewal
short form, will be used by the Commission's in sending license expiration
notifications directly to licensees. Regarding renewals, the text of notice
also stipulates, "The application must be submitted no more than 90 days
before its expiration to: FCC...". Therefore, beginning December 20, 1994,
no renewal application will be considered until the license has the last 3
months remaining of it's 10-year term.

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Date: Fri, 28 Oct 1994 04:46:18 +1000 (EST)
From: [e-mail]
Subject: NOS and PCMCIA ether adaptors

Does anyone have experience using PCMCIA type ethernet adaptors (eg in a
laptop) with JNOS?

What used to be my jnos machine is now operating FreeBSD as my internet
machine and the laptop now needs to be my NOS machine. I am currently using
a slip link but would like to get ethernet going again (for the speed!)

Eg, are there any packet drivers for pcmcia or do they emulate NE2000 or
whatever?

Thanks in advance.

--

Garry Hawgood  vk4ke

[e-mail]

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