If you plan to operate an amateur radio station as a repeater or in auxiliary operation in New Mexico, you should coordinate the frequencies for those operations with the New Mexico Frequency Coordinating Committee. The purpose of frequency coordination is to prevent interference between stations and to provide planning for efficient use of the spectrum in the future. On April 21, 1986 the FCC adopted a Report and Order that amended Part 97 of the Federal Regulations governing Amateur Radio Service. The amended rules place blame for interference directly on uncoordinated stations. In effect, this creates an enforceable way for the FCC to remove from operation any uncoordinated station that is causing a problem. Frequency coordination serves your interests in protecting your investment in time and effort. It requires everyone’s cooperation so that the Coordinators have the information that they need to make intelligent recommendations for frequency assignments.
For more information and to contact the New Mexico frequency coordinators please see the New Mexico Frequency Coordination home page at http://www.qsl.net/nmfcc/
