UKQRM Launches New Campaign for UK Election

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UKQRM have launched a campaign to encourage the main political parties to acknowledge the radio spectrum pollution problems and embrace a set of election pledges to dissolve Ofcom and create a new radio-regulator.

UKQRM need everyone's help in making sure the parties and their parliamentary candidates for the upcoming UK elections are made aware of the issues. You can help by spreading the word and emailing the candidates when their leaflets drop through your door.

UKQRM - http://www.ukqrm.org.uk/

Netherlands 5 MHz Ham Radio Band Active

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From 1st April 2017, the  Netherlands State Gazette has announced that Dutch radio amateurs will have the new 5 MHz band agreed at WRC-15 

The World Radio Conference 2015 allocated 5351.5-5366.5 kHz to the Amateur Service with a maximum permitted transmission power of 15 Watts EIRP.

The Gazette notice also removed the cross-band and duplex restrictions on 50.45-52.0 MHz and 70.0-70.5 MHz.

VERON story in Google English - http://tinyurl.com/Netherlands-Gazette-2017-03-28

Gazette Number 17502 - https://www.veron.nl/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/60-meter-per-1-april-2017.pdf

New Ham Radio Regulations in Netherlands

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New Dutch amateur radio regulations highlight the possibility of future restriction in the 23 cm band due to the Galileo GPS system which operates across 1260-1300 MHz 

The Netherlands regulator Agentschap Telecom have issued a memorandum concerning unattended amateur radio licences for Repeaters, Beacons and APRS nodes. 

Regarding 23 cm "The possibilities for new licenses in this band may be in the future restricted, if it appears that there is too big an impact on primary usage (radio navigation satellites). The immediate reason for this is the deployment of Galileo."

Agentschap Telecom has adopted a Technology Neutral approach to regulation saying licences will be Technology Neutral as far as possible. Amateur radio technology is constantly evolving and licences for unattended operation will no longer specific requirements with regard to analog voice, digital voice, and data.

The memorandum details the specific frequencies on which Repeaters, Beacons and APRS nodes will be allowed to operate.

VERON News Post (English) - http://tinyurl.com/VERON-Regs-2017  
VERON News Post (Dutch) - https://www.veron.nl/nieuws/nieuwe-gedragslijn/

Agentschap Telecom PDF - https://www.agentschaptelecom.nl/sites/default/files/gedragslijn_vergunningen_radiozendamateurs_-_versie_1.0_-_15-03-2017.pdf