Army MARS was notified on 2005.08.04
CAM 40B-05 (NTIA STANDARDS) (UNCLASSIFIED)MARS Announce List on behalf of Sutton, Robert L Mr NETCOM
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Caveats: NONE
All,
It is our understanding that the MARS-L list has been restored. The following is a retransmission of a CAM that was previously sent via the radio system.
73's
Bob S.
Robert L. Sutton
Chief, Army MARS, AAA9A
DSN: 879-8286
COM: (520) 538-8286
-----Original Message-----
From: Sutton, Robert L Mr NETCOM
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2005 4:15 PM
To: 'EA AREA GW (AAA3E) '; 'Solarczyk, Larry (EA GW CHIEF (E-mail)'; 'WA GATEWAY (AAA9USA)'; 'Wolf, Daniel (E-mail)'
Cc: Army MARS-L Email List (2004) (E-mail); 'James Banks (Akima) (wk) (E-mail)'; 'Robert Hollister (AKIMA) (E-mail)'; 'Chief, AF MARS CHIEF (Mr. Collins)'; Chief, Navy-Marine Corps (MARS) (E-mail); 'Collins, Ray (C, AF MARS - HM)'
Subject: CAM 40B-05 (NTIA STANDARDS) (UNCLASSIFIED)
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Caveats: NONE
DE AAA9A NR 041
R 262314Z JUL 2005
FM CHIEF ARMY MARS/AAA9A AZ
TO ALL ARMY MARS MEMBERS AND STATIONS
INFO ZEN CMD DIRECTORS/AREA COORDINATORS
ZEN CHIEF AIR FORCE MARS
ZEN CHIEF NAVY-MARINE CORPS MARS
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SUBJECT: CAM 40B-05 (NTIA STANDARDS)
SECTION TWO OF TWO SECTIONS
YOU MAY REMEMBER THAT MARS MEMBERS WERE
REQUIRED TO MEET THIS STANDARD TO OPERATE ON FEMA
OR SHARES CHANNELS IN 2002. ALL MARS MEMBERS
SHOULD CONSIDER THIS STANDARD WHEN PURCHASING
NEW EQUIPMENT AND SHOULD MEET THIS STANDARD NO
LATER THAN 1 JANUARY 2008. YOU MAY GO TO THE
FOLLOWING WEB SITE TO DETERMINE IF YOUR CURRENT OR
PROPOSED REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT MEETS THIS
STANDARD: (ALL LOWER CASE)
http://HTTPS://NTC.CAP.AF.MIL/INDEX.CFM 5. ALSO EFFECTIVE 1 SEP 2005, MEMBERS WILL NOT BE
PERMITTED TO WITHDRAW ANY HF RADIO EQUIPMENT FROM
DRMO THAT DOES NOT MEET NTIA STANDARDS.
4. VHF OPERATIONS:
A. VHF CHANGES/STANDARDS - IN OCTOBER OF LAST YEAR
WE WERE ADVISED BY THE ARMY FREQUENCY
MANAGEMENT OFFICE THAT THE EXISTING DOD VHF
CHANNEL PLAN WILL BE CHANGING TO A NARROW BAND
STANDARD (12.5 KHZ VS 25 KHZ CHANNEL SPACING)
B. EFFECTIVE NO LATER THAN 1 JANUARY 2008. THE
PURPOSE OF THIS CHANGE IS TO PROVIDE MORE
CHANNELS IN AN ALREADY CONGESTED SPECTRUM. THAT
INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED TO STATE DIRECTORS FOR
PLANNING PURPOSES AND ALL NEW VHF SITE LICENSES OR
RENEWALS WILL BE REQUIRED TO MEET THE NEW
STANDARD. SEVERAL STATES HAVE ALREADY BEGUN
SHIFTING THEIR REPEATER FREQUENCIES TO MEET THIS
PLAN AND ARE PLANNING TO PURCHASE NEW REPEATERS
CAPABLE OF MEETING THIS NARROW BAND REQUIREMENT.
MANY OF THE NEWER VHF AMATEUR RADIOS ARE ALREADY
CAPABLE OF OPERATING IN A NARROW FM MODE.
5. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED AS IT
BECOMES AVAILABLE. REQUEST WIDEST DISSEMINATION OF
THIS MESSAGE.
SGD BOB SUTTON, CHIEF ARMY MARS,
PROUD PROFESSIONAL AND READY
END OF SECTION TWO OF TWO SECTIONS
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Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Caveats: NONE