Beijing Authorises 60m

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CRAC report the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology in Beijing has announced that on 1st July 2018 radio amateurs will have access to the 5 MHz (60m) WRC-15 band  

On 18th April 2018, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology published the latest version of the “PRC Radio Frequency Division Regulations” in the form of Decree 46. This revision was made in accordance with the Radio Regulations of the People's Republic of China, the 2016 edition of the Radio Regulations adopted by the ITU World Radio Conference 2015, and the development of our radio service.

According to the newly promulgated "Regulations of the People's Republic of China for Radio Frequency Division," since July 1 this year, amateur radio amateurs in China will be able to set up amateur radio stations in the frequency band of 5351.5-5366.5 kHz, which will be used as a secondary service conditionally.

More information - http://www.crac.org.cn/?p=4790

CRAC (Google English) - http://tinyurl.com/BeijingCRAC

 

Power Changes for Amateur Radio in Norway

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Norway's communications regulator Nkom is consulting on changes to the amateur radio regulations

Among the planned changes is allowing 1 kW output at VHF/UHF for EME or Meteor Scatter operation. The previous limit for the VHF/UHF bands had been 100 or 300 watts.

It is also proposed to add maximum allowed power for transmissions from model aircraft, remote controlled helicopters or drones of 10 mW eirp in 2300-2450 MHz band and 25 mW eirp in the 5650-5670 MHz band.

Closing date for responses to the consultation is 2 May 2018 - https://www.nkom.no/aktuelt/nyheter/høring-av-endringer-av-forskrift-om-radioamatørlisens

License Changes (PDF) - https://www.nkom.no/aktuelt/nyheter/_attachment/32918?_download=true&_ts=1621a174339

Canada Get New 100W 5MHz Allocation

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Radio Amateurs in Canada are poised to join those in several other nations around the world who have access to a new 60-meter band, 5351.5 – 5366.5 kHz, as agreed upon at World Radiocommunication Conference 2015 (WRC-15), but with a maximum power of 100 W effective radiated power (ERP).

Updated Canadian Table of Frequency Allocations - http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/smt-gst.nsf/eng/sf10759.html