DE AGA3C NR 03
R 121600Z FEB 2007
FM AGA3C, IL
TO ALL AF MARS MEMBERS AND STATIONS
ZEN NAVY-MARINE CORPS MARS CHIEF
ZEN ARMY MARS CHIEF
BT
SUBJECT RECENT EVENTS
AS OF MAY 2006 IT SEEMS THAT THE NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION
ADMINISTRATION OR NTIA HAS PLACED STRICTER SPECIFICATIONS ON HF RADIO EQUIPMENT.
UNTIL I GET FURTHER GUIDANCE, WE WILL SUSTAIN OUR CURRENT HF OPERATIONS. FREQUENCY
TOLERANCE OF PLUS OR MINUS 20 HERTZ, AND UNWANTED EMISSIONS WILL MEET OR EXCEED
THE EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURES SPECIFICATIONS.
THERE IS NO CHANGE TO THE VHF NARROW BANDING.
AS A SIDE NOTE, THE FCC DOES NOT REGULATE GOVERNMENT FREQUENCIES. THIS
IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE NTIA.
DUE TO LIMITED FREQUENCIES AND OTHER LOGISTICAL SITUATIONS, I HAVE DECIDED
TO POST PONE THE REGION RESTRUCTURING.
WITH THE UPCOMING HURRICANE SEASON, I WILL BEGIN ISSUING THE DD FORM 2350
MARS DISASTER ID CARD. A NEW CHAPTER HAS BEEN DEVELOPED AND WILL BE STRICTLY
ADHERED TO. NOT ALL AF MARS MEMBERS WILL RECEIVE A DISASTER ID CARD.
