NESMC, the New England Spectrum Management Council, is the NFCC recognized frequency coordination body for amateur operations on the 29MHz and up frequency bands in the states of Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island.

NESMC NEWS - March 12, 2008


  • The next NESMC General Meeting will be held at 10AM to 12PM on Saturday August 23, 2008 in the Director's room at the ARRL New England Convention. The NESMC board is currently accepting nominations for all elected positions. Please send your candidates' names to .

  • Bill Hanrahan, W1WH, has resigned from the position of NESMC secretary. This position will likely be left vacant under the next NESMC general electrion in August, 2008.

  • Roger Perkins, W1OJ, resigned from the position of NESMC 10m coordinator this month. The NESMC board has voted to combine this position with the 6m coordinator position. George, WA1QGU, will now be coordinating both the 6m and 10m bands.

  • Bob Skinner, WA1YEG, resigned from the position of NESMC 2m coordinator in November. The nomination period for a replacement ended on January 1st with only one nomination received. Bob DeMattia, K1IW, who has been serving an interim coordinator has been appointed as his permanent replacement.

  • Dave Hawke, KQ1L, has retired from the position of Director, Maine. The current vice-director, Marty Rigoulot, K1PIG, will take his place. Randy Lewis, K1XI, has been appointed interim vice-director.

  • Bob Nelson, N1EUN, has been selected as the new NESMC 222 MHz coordinator.

  • At the 2007 NESMC general meeting on 6/2/2007. Members approved the new bandplan for 902 MHz, and elected Bob McCormick as Vice President, Bill Hanrahan W1WH as Secretary, and Gil Ladman WA1LAD as RI vice director. The slides presented at the meeting can be found here. (1MB file)

  • Electronic filing The preferred method of filing coordination applications is online, through the NESMC website. Paper applications will continue to be available, but the coordination process by this method will be significantly slower. If possible, please use the NESMC on-line system to apply for all new coordinations, renewals or modifications.

  • The NESMC bandplans are now available in an easy-to-ready chart format. See the documents area of our website.


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