Good news for DXers from 5Z4 land

Ted Alleyne, 5Z4NU, the chairman and secretary of the Amateur Radio Society of Kenya has informed us that the Communications Commission of Kenya has just approved the use by Kenya amateurs of 30 metres (10,100 to 10,150 MHz) and limited 160 meters (1,81 to 1,85 MHz).

Ted says "Further improvements have been initiated such as electronic logging, authority for unlicensed persons to pass greetings within Kenya only and under supervision, supervised operation by unlicensed students for the RAE, exchanging the term "/A" for the more modern "/P", "/M" and "/MM" and some less important matters.

The printed frequency schedule in the license for the first time now includes the 12 and 17 meter bands which we have actually been authorised to use for some years. It also updates the schedule of modes permitted which I believe dated from pre-WWII days, when digital modes and SSTV were unknown."

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