New Zealand Radio Hams Request 222-223 MHz

In a letter to the Radio Spectrum Management Policy and Planning manager, the New Zealand Association of Radio Transmitters (NZART) request an amateur radio allocation at 222-223 MHz 

NZART is always on the lookout for spectrum that has different characteristics from that to which we already have access. The 174 to 230 MHz band clearly fits in this category – having characteristics quite different from the two adjacent (144 MHz and 430 MHz) amateur bands.

NZART have requested that the small allocation (222 – 223 MHz) be made available to the NZ Amateurs to allow them to further both the self-training and technical investigations purposes of the Service.

NZART - http://www.nzart.org.nz/

Andorra Returns to 60m, Gains 4m band, More Power on 6m

In an Andorran government resolution dated 16th June 2016, Andorran Amateurs received news of two new amateur radio bands plus an increase in power in an existing one, following requests from its national society, URA.

60m/5 MHz

Andorra returns to 60m/5 MHz, but this time under the new WRC15 allocation of 5351.5 – 5366.5 kHz with a maximum power of 15W e.i.r.p.  CW and USB is permitted, with a maximum bandwidth of 5 kHz. The permission is temporary until 31 December 2016 and permanent from 1 January 2017. Andorra’s previous 60m allocation had been annulled at the beginning of December last year, following the end of the WRC15 Radiocommunications Conference.

4m

A new 4m allocation of 70.0 – 70.2 MHz has been granted on a non-interference basis with a maximum power of 10W. All modes are permitted and users must abide by the IARU Region One 4m/70 MHz Bandplan.

6m

A power increase has been granted up to a maximum of 600W

URA (Unió de Radioaficionats Andorrans) Bandplan page: [contains link to official Andorran government document] - http://www.ura.ad/Pla_de_Bandes.html

New HF Band Plan

The new IARU Region 1 HF Band Plan, which came into effect from Wednesday 1st June 2016, and the HF Managers Handbook version 8.2 are available for download

Download the HF Band Plan - 
http://www.iaru-r1.org/index.php/downloads/Documents/HF/IARU-Region-1-HF-Band-Plan-2016/

HF Handbook - http://iaru-r1.org/