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Subj: [WIA-News] No 60m operation possible in VK
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From: VK7AX@VK7AX.#ULV.TAS.AUS.OC
To : WIA@WW
No 60m operation possible in VK
Date : 22 / 12 / 2015
Author : Jim Linton - VK3PC
While the Amateur Service gained a new band at 5 MHz at the World Radiocommunication
Conference last November, it won’t be available in Australia and many other
countries for quite a while.
In Australia, a number of land-mobile and defence licensees have long had primary
status in the 5 MHz band.
The Australian Communications and Media Authority is aware of the decision made
by WRC-15 at Geneva, and expects future discussion on it with the Wireless Institute
of Australia.
Until the ACMA agrees through the Australian Radiofrequency Spectrum Plan or the
Licence Condition Determination,
no VK radio amateur is allowed to use those frequencies.
There is now only limited access to spot frequencies on 5 MHz by WICEN and the
Amateur Radio New South Wales broadcast, but these are under their land-mobile
licences and callsigns.
So just repeating, despite a decision being made at WRC-15,
and access possible in some countries to radio amateurs under their
domestic rules, no such decision has been made in Australia.
Transmitting by radio amateurs in Australia on 5 MHz is illegal,
until the ACMA gives its approval, which may take many years.
(Sourced from the WIA Website)
http://www.wia.org.au/newsevents/news/2015/20151222-1/index.php
(Posted to the Packet Radio Network courtesy Tony VK7AX)
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