National weather freqs staying or going to narrow band ?

[Satelite]

Hello:
Wondering if the national weather freqs are going to stay wide band or will they also be required to go narrow band in the future ?
Thank you
Satelite

[Jim202]

Hello:
Wondering if the national weather freqs are going to stay wide band or will they also be required to go narrow band in the future ?
Thank you
Satelite

This has been a frequently asked question and the answer is always the same. The last I heard, they are not going narrow.

Jim

[Tom in D.C.]

Weather band AND Marine Band are staying wideband.

[escomm]

They are not Part 90 and thus not subject to narrowbanding.

[Satelite]

Ok thanx guys / gals.
Satelite

[dfc2]

Can anyone tell me about the Police/Fire/EMS channels?

The ones Im talking about are the national calling, LEERN, or in Ohio Intercity, and soforth?

DFC2

[d119]

UCALL, UTAC, VCALL, VTAC etc?

All narrowband. Should be already.

[com501]

All part 90 with the exceptions named above will be narrowband in 2013. Maybe. Depending on your budget....

[escomm]

All part 90 with the exceptions named above will be narrowband in 2013. Maybe. Depending on your budget....

Don't wanna nitpick but there are no exceptions to Part 90 narrowbanding without a waiver from the FCC. The examples above are not Part 90 freqs, this is why they are not subject. This is the same reason broadcasters are not required to narrowband (Part 74) nor those systems licensed on paging frequencies (Part 22). There are many other examples but bottom line is Part 90, from 150-174 and 450-512 are subject to narrowband, with the emphasis on Part 90

[com501]

The FCC will NOT be granting waivers except for 'exceptional circumstance' which may indicate a zero tolerance for any incursions into the 'new' narrowband era. (Didn't we do this several years ago?)

And yes, you are correct, those other services are not Part 90, but the distinction is moot for most people.

I'm still waiting for the bill on my 40 channels of trunking and three site conversion to narrowband and digital....

[Tom in D.C.]

Is it not also a fact that the Department of Commerce/NOAA is regulated by NTIA and not FCC?

[escomm]

I'm still waiting for the bill on my 40 channels of trunking and three site conversion to narrowband and digital....

If you are being billed for narrowbanding then you are being taken for a ride, all you have to do is log onto ULS and add the designator for each frequency/site. Although honestly, to add the TRBO designators to my shop licenses (about 70 freqs times for locations) was only about $900, not too bad IMHO