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RADIO LAW: WARC 2012 ENDS - THE OUTCOME FOR HAM
RADIO
The 2012 World Radiocommunications Conference,
better known as WRC 12 has come to a close.
Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, is in the Newsroom with
some good news for ham radio:
--
At its Plenary meeting held on February 14th,
the World Radiocommunication Conference approved
a new secondary frequency allocation to the
Amateur Radio Service from 472 to 479 kHz.
Having passed its First and Second Readings it
is normally a formality that this change be
included in the conferences Final Acts when the
gathering concludes and the Table of Frequency
Allocations would then be amended accordingly.
As a secondary user, amateur radio shares 472 to
479 kHz with the Maritime Mobile Service which
is the primary user in all three ITU Regions and
with the Aeronautical Radionavigation Service
which is a Secondary user except as noted in the
following footnotes:
One footnote reads that a number of countries
will identify their intent to elevate the status
of their Aeronautical Radionavigation Service to
Primary as a step in ensuring protection from
secondary users.
Also there is a footnote that says that the
power which radio amateurs may use in 472 to 479
kHz will be limited to 5 watts effective
radiated except for amateur stations within 800
km of the borders of a number of countries.
These are principally Russia, many of the former
Soviet bloc nations and the Arab states. For
those affected amateurs the power output limit
will be 1 watt.
It is, of course, up to individual
administrations to authorize use of the band by
their amateurs. How long it will before the
band is available to hams in the United States?
That's up to the bureaucrats in Washington D.C..
At this point that is unknown.
For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Bill
Pasternak, WA6ITF, in the Newsroom in Los
Angeles.
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The new band at 600 meters will represent the
return of amateurs to the medium waves. This is
an area of spectrum that hams have not had
access to since the earliest days of radio
regulation. More on WRC 12 in future Amateur
Radio Newsline reports. (RAC)
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