German Hams - Temporary Band Access Extended

On 21st December 2022, the Federal Network Agency BNetZa published Order No. 137/2022 in Official Gazette No. 24/2022 and thus the extension of the previous toleration regulations for 160 m, 6m, 4m, 13 cm and 6 cm. Otherwise, these temporary usage permission permits would have expired at the end of the year; now they are valid until 31st December 2023. As in the previous year, the RTA's application was fully accepted in terms of content.

6 m band: In the 50.0 – 50.4 MHz frequency range, holders of licence class A may transmit with a maximum of 750 watts PEP through to the end of 2023, holders of licence class E with 100 W PEP – only horizontal polarised transmissions are allowed. From 50.4 to 52.0 MHz only 25W PEP is permitted. Contest operation is permitted under this allowance.

In the 70.150 – 70.210 MHz portion of the 4m band, class A licence holders are allowed to transmit up to a maximum of 25 W ERP horizontal polarised signals until the end of 2023.

In the 160 m band, two extensions are added for use only on weekend days. These are the ranges 1850 - 1890 kHz and 1890 - 2000 kHz where the full permissible transmission power of the respective licence class A or E can be used. Contest operations on 160m are only permitted in these band extensions and only at these times.

In the 13 and 6 cm bands, holders of licence class E (intermediate/general) gain access with a maximum of 5 W PEP to the ranges from 2320 – 2450 MHz and 5650 – 5850 MHz. This means that Hamnet can be used by Class E operators. Class A licence holders have unlimited full-time access to these bands already.

The Official Gazette of the Federal Network Agency can be downloaded - https://www.bnetza-amtsblatt.de/download/99.