UK Amateurs gain 7.1 - 7.2MHz
from 31st October
Ofcom and the Radio Society of Great Britain are pleased
to announce that all necessary procedures required for early access to
the 7.1 to 7.2MHz spectrum for all UK radio amateurs have been finalised
and that access is allowed from 01:00 UTC on Sunday 31 October 2004.
Early access is granted on a Secondary (non-interference)
basis using a maximum of 26dBW (400 watts) PEP for Full licensees, 50
watts for Intermediate and 10 watts for Foundation licensees.
Notices of Variation for the Foundation, Intermediate and Full licences
have been published on the Ofcom website.
It is recommended that for the time being only voice and Morse code modes
are used between 7.1 and 7.2MHz. Band planning issues on 7MHz will be
kept under regular review and will be dependent on the number of administrations
granting early access to this band prior to full Primary access on 29
March 2009.
The RSGB would like to offer its appreciation to all parties involved
in the consultations, in particular the broadcasting industry, the UK
Ministry of Defence, the Radiocommunications Agency and its successor
Ofcom.
Please note that access to the extra 100kHz is only allowed from 0100UTC,
and not midnight UTC, on Sunday morning. Or, put another way, from 2.00am
local time, at which time the clocks are put back by one hour. Local time
will then be 1.00am, the same as GMT or UTC
Source: GB2RS News - Courtesy of the
RSGB
For more information from the Ofcom website, please click
on the appropriate link
Notice
Of Variation Of Amateur Radio (Full) Licence
Notice
Of Variation Of Amateur Radio (Intermediate) Licence
Notice
Of Variation Of Amateur Radio (Foundation) Licence
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