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To : WIA@WW
Amateur Licence Conditions latest moves
Date : 27 / 12 / 2015
Author : Roger Harrison - VK2ZRH
The WIA is responding to a request by the Australian Communications and
Media Authority (ACMA) to update the initial submission on the amateur
licence conditions put to it last year.
As reported earlier, the ACMA took a stop-gap approach to the old 2012
Licence Conditions, with minor administrative amendments to re-make the
LCD for 2015 before it expired on 1st October.
Kindly, the ACMA advised the WIA that that's what they were doing
because there was no time for them to go through their statutory processes
to re-make the Licence Conditions along the lines the WIA had suggested.
Lots of other regulations were also rolled over before they expired,
so the ACMA had on a lot of work during the past year.
All of this, and having to grapple with the Government's Spectrum Reform
program, too.
Don't forget that the Australian Radiofrequency Spectrum Plan will be
necessarily updated following the outcomes of the World Radiocommunications
Conference 2015, which concluded at the end of November.
In addressing the re-make of the Amateur Licence Conditions, the WIA is
seeking changes and development across the board for all licence grades.
Being sought are new bands at 5 MHz, 70 MHz and 900 MHz. WRC-15 agreed on
a 15 kHz-wide band at 5 MHz for worldwide allocation. Unfortunately,
in Australia, that's heavily used by existing services
which is not news. However, some use of spectrum at 5 MHz might be possible
somewhere down the track so the issue remains on the agenda.
Use of the spectrum around 70 MHz (4m) has declined markedly and few
licensees remain. The WIA is seeking a small band that aligns with
allocations in other regions.
There is a LIPD (low interference potential device) band at 900 MHz and our
neighbours across the ditch in New Zealand have such an allocation.
Some good things could be done if Australian licensees were able to experiment
in this part of the spectrum.
Apart from that, the WIA is advocating for more spectrum at 160 metres and
80 metres, as usage and demand from other services continues to decline.
And then there is six metres. The WIA is asking for continued use of 50 to
52 MHz, preferably on a better basis than a secondary service,
as analogue television in 45 to 52 MHz has joined the Tasmanian Tiger in
extinction and no new services have publicly stamped a claim or interest
in that 7 MHz of spectrum.
For Foundation Licensees, the WIA is seeking more bands
including some microwave bands, more permitted modes and more power,
plus permission to build kits. Its time we kept up with the world.
Only Malaysia has a more restricted entry level licence.
Not forgetting the Standard Licence, the WIA is asking for conditions that
better match similar licence grades in other countries Canada and Japan,
for example.
To maximise opportunities for experimentation for Advanced licensees,
the WIA is asking for the relaxation of permitted bandwidths on the amateur
bands from 1.8 MHz through 430 MHz, with the express aim of enabling the
exploration and use of emerging and newly developed technologies
including those not yet invented.
Another thing close to the hearts of many Advanced licensees is more power.
The WIA is advocating permission for one kilowatt, with the least strings
attached. Most of our near neighbour nations allow 1000 or 1500 watts,
while most major nations in Region 1 permit 1000 to 1500 watts and major
Region 2 nations 1000 to 1500 watts, or more.
The WIA submission to the ACMA follows input from members and the amateur
community over several years. Advocacy, education, and support
the WIAs mission in seeking to improve conditions for the Australian radio
amateur community.
(Sourced from the WIA Website)
http://www.wia.org.au/newsevents/news/2015/20151227-1/index.php
(Posted to the Packet Radio Network courtesy Tony VK7AX)
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