Wireless Institute of Australia
pushes ahead on 5 Mhz proposal
The Wireless Institute of Australia (WIA) plans to soon
ask the Australian Communications Authority (ACA) to consider establishing
a set of Amateur Radio channels in the 60-metre (5 MHz) band.
"We have put together a list of six proposed 5 MHz single-frequency
allocations," said WIA Director Glenn Dunstan, VK4DU.
He said the WIA came up with the proposed allocations--which WIA has
not yet released - using the ACA's on-line frequency database and a database
of Pacific 5 Mhz channels.
"The 5 MHz band is used heavily throughout the Pacific," Dunstan
points out, "and this would restrict any amateur activity to a series
of spot frequencies, with operation most probably confined to upper sideband,
as is the case in the US and the UK."
He said having frequencies available in the vicinity of 5 MHz would
particularly enhance the capabilities of the Wireless
Institute Civil Emergency Network (WICEN) - Australia's equivalent of
the Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES).
The WIA, which has been undergoing a restructuring, now has a national
Web site.
Sorce: ARRL Letter - courtesy of The
American Radio Relay League
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