ALERT! for all U.S. business, educational, industrial, utility, city, county, state government, and Public Safety radio users and licensees - Is your Part 90 VHF or UHF private LMR two way voice dispatch, paging, data, or SCADA radio system ready for the FCC's January 1, 2013 "narrowbanding" compliance date? Non-compliance may mean license cancellation.


The mandate applies to all Part 90 voice and data radio systems currently operating on legacy wideband (25 KHz) radio channels in the 150-174 MHz (VHF) and 421-512 MHz (UHF) bands of the RF (wireless) spectrum.


This moderated group features a Q&A discussion forum and accurate, up-to-date narrowbanding facts and information to help licensees learn, better understand, plan for, and comply with the mandate. For background information and official details on the FCC's "narrowbanding" mandate, follow these links:

http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-04-292A1.pdf (2004 Order)
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-271692A1.pdf (2007 Order)
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-08-127A1.pdf (2008 6.25 KHz Migration Clarification)

Additional information and resources are available in the Files, Links, and Message Archive areas of this group.

All constructive questions, concerns, experiences, insight and responsible comments from affected licensees, end-users, system managers, system integrators, RF communications engineers, manufacturers, vendors, technicians, service shops, policy makers, regulators, licensing services, frequency coordinators, and others interested in the narrowbanding mandate are welcomed and encouraged.