{"id":17902,"date":"2016-03-23T08:33:33","date_gmt":"2016-03-23T12:33:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=17902"},"modified":"2016-03-23T08:33:33","modified_gmt":"2016-03-23T12:33:33","slug":"the-society-of-broadcast-engineers-urges-fcc-to-improve-mediumwave-rfi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2016\/03\/the-society-of-broadcast-engineers-urges-fcc-to-improve-mediumwave-rfi\/","title":{"rendered":"The Society of Broadcast Engineers urges FCC to Improve Mediumwave RFI"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"WHKY-AM-Radio-Tower\"<\/a>(Source: ARRL<\/a> via Eric McFadden, WD8RIF<\/a>)<\/p>\n

The Society of Broadcast Engineers (SBE<\/strong><\/a>) has told the FCC that the regulatory agency needs to take another tack in its efforts to tackle AM revitalization. If the FCC takes the SBE\u2019s advice, the result could be less noise in the MF and HF Amateur Radio bands. In comments<\/strong><\/a> the SBE filed in response to an FCC Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Notice of Inquiry (MB 13-249) proposing ways to enhance the viability of the AM broadcast service, the SBE said the Commission must \u201ccommit to a regulatory plan which, over time, will reduce the levels of man-made noise in the MF bands, and more broadly in the bands below 30 MHz.\u201d In comments it filed earlier in the proceeding, the SBE pointed out that \u201cAM radio in particular is susceptible to interference from electronic devices of all types,\u201d and that ambient noise on the AM band is only bound to get worse with further proliferation of noise-generating electronic devices, including certain lighting devices regulated under FCC Part 15 and Part 18 rules.[…]<\/em><\/p>\n

Continue reading at the ARRL website…<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(Source: ARRL via Eric McFadden, WD8RIF) The Society of Broadcast Engineers (SBE) has told the FCC that the regulatory agency needs to take another tack in its efforts to tackle AM revitalization. If the FCC takes the SBE\u2019s advice, the result could be less noise in the MF and HF Amateur Radio bands. In comments […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[373,433,3],"tags":[4097,2011,1241,4099,4884,4883],"class_list":["post-17902","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-am","category-mediumwave","category-news","tag-am","tag-arrl","tag-fcc","tag-mediumwave","tag-sbe","tag-society-of-broadcast-engineers"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-4EK","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":34691,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2018\/11\/fcc-fines-ham-25000-for-operating-an-fm-pirate-radio-station\/","url_meta":{"origin":17902,"position":0},"title":"FCC fines ham $25,000 for operating FM pirate radio station","author":"Thomas","date":"November 2, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"(Source: Southgate ARC) FCC fines Amateur Radio licensee $25,000 for operating unlicensed FM station ARRL reports in an FCC Enforcement Bureau case going back to early 2015, a Paterson, New Jersey, Amateur Radio licensee has been penalized in the amount of $25,000 for allegedly continuing to operate an unlicensed FM\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "FM"","block_context":{"text":"FM","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/fm\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Soundboard-Mixer-Microphone-Pirate-Radio-1.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Soundboard-Mixer-Microphone-Pirate-Radio-1.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Soundboard-Mixer-Microphone-Pirate-Radio-1.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Soundboard-Mixer-Microphone-Pirate-Radio-1.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":38189,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2019\/06\/fcc-reaches-settlement-with-church-related-pirate-radio-station\/","url_meta":{"origin":17902,"position":1},"title":"FCC reaches settlement with church-related pirate radio station","author":"Thomas","date":"June 13, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Ron, who shares the following news via the ARRL: After filing a civil action and seeking an injunction to stop a church-related pirate radio station from operating in Worcester, Massachusetts, the US Attorney\u2019s Office this week reached a settlement with the station\u2019s operators, Vasco\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "News"","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Photo by Michael Maasen","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Soundboard-Mixer-Microphone-Pirate-Radio-2.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Soundboard-Mixer-Microphone-Pirate-Radio-2.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Soundboard-Mixer-Microphone-Pirate-Radio-2.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Soundboard-Mixer-Microphone-Pirate-Radio-2.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":46193,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/10\/arrl-urges-members-to-strongly-oppose-fcc-application-fees-proposal\/","url_meta":{"origin":17902,"position":2},"title":"ARRL Urges Members to “Strongly” Oppose FCC Application Fees Proposal","author":"Thomas","date":"October 27, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"(Source: ARRL Newlsetter) ARRL Urges Members to Join in Strongly Opposing FCC\u2019s Application Fees Proposal ARRL will file comments in firm opposition to an FCC proposal to impose a $50 fee on amateur radio license and application fees. 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