Temporary Licence for 160m Ham Radio Band Extended

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In agreement with the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMVI) and the Federal Ministry of Defence (BMVg) and in accordance with Official Journal 24 of the BNetzA (published on 23rd December 2020), the following deviations from the usage regulations are permitted for the use of the frequency ranges 1850-1890 kHz and 1890—2000 kHz in amateur radio until 31st December 2021:

(1) in the frequency ranges 1850—1890 kHz and 1890—2000 kHz, the use of a maximum transmit power of 750 watts PEP by holders of a licence to participate in the Class A amateur radio service shall be permitted at weekends.

(2) in the frequency ranges 1850-1890 kHz and 1890-2000 kHz, the use of a maximum transmit power of 100 watts PEP by holders of a licence to participate in the Class E amateur radio service at weekends shall be permitted.

(3) in the frequency ranges 1850-1890 kHz and 1890-2000 kHz, participation in amateur radio competitions (contest operation) is permitted on weekends.

The same Official Journal also contains extensions of temporary licences for the ranges 2320-2450 MHz, 5650-5850 MHz, 50-52 MHz and 70.150 — 70.200 MHz.


Austria Receives 60m and 630m Christmas Present

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The Austrian regulator, BMVIT, has granted access to the 60m and 630m bands for all CEPT Class 1 licensees.

“It took some time (3 years) but we just got a nice Christmas present from the Austrian BMVIT. Please find attached the official document (please check page 6 for further details).”
— Claus, OE6CLD, the HF Manager of the Austrian National Amateur Radio Society, OeVSV

60m/5 MHz is the WRC-15 Amateur Secondary Allocation of 5351.5 – 5366.5 kHz at 15W EIRP (5.133B)

630m is the MF Secondary Allocation from the previous WRC-12 of 472 – 479 kHz at 1W EIRP

Max bandwidth is per the provisions of the Austrian Amateur Licence (AFV).

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New Zealand 5 MHz Amateur Band Usage Ceases

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NZART, the New Zealand National Amateur Society advises that unfortunately the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) has advised us that they are not willing to approve another renewal of our 5 MHz trial allocation/licence.

AS A RESULT, ALL USE BY NZ AMATEURS OF THE TWO 5 MHZ TRIAL FREQUENCIES, 5353.0 KHZ OR 5362.0 KHZ MUST CEASE FROM MIDNIGHT (11:59PM) ON THIS SATURDAY 24 OCTOBER 2020.

Although the trial is over (and all transmissions on the trial frequencies must cease), NZART will continue to work with RSM (the regulator) to see if there are other ways of providing New Zealand Amateurs with access to 5 MHz frequencies.