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Earlier in this thread, someone posed a question about coordination of
frequencies between the FCC and RCI (Canada's equivalent).

RCI and the FCC do coordinate frequency assignments in the areas adjacent to
the border.  This is also supposed to happen between the US and Mexico as
well, but there are *gaps* (gaps !!.. that's a funny).

For the most part, the coordination with Canada does work fairly well.
However, it would not surprise me if both countries are not be totally
forthcoming with each other when it comes to some federal and military
usage... "Just because you're paranoid, that does not mean that nobody is
watching"...

One example of this is the creation of the FCC's "Line A" and "Line C"
demarcations.  "Line A" roughly parallels the US/Canadian Border and "Line
C" roughly parallels the Alaska/Canada border.   Inside these lines (approx.
75 miles from Canada), all services that do require frequency coordination
must also include coordination with Canada.   Two GMRS frequency pairs are
not legally usable in the US north and east of these lines.  They are
specifically noted directly on the GMRS license ('Authorization Letter').



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