YO - Romania on 60m by Iulian, YO3FCA

Romania Joins 5 MHz

News has broken that the Romanian telecomms regulator ANCOM has granted YO amateurs access to 5 MHz on a scheduled testing basis, starting 8 Apr 2016 for approximately a year’s duration. At the moment it is limited to the 3 kHz-wide 5363.5 - 5366.5 kHz slot, CW, PSK, RTTY and WSJT (with possibly other digimodes to follow) being permitted. Maximum  power allowed is 15W e.i.r.p. and only for those YO hams who wish to register for the testing program.

It seems that the initial testing in the YO 5MHz test allocation will take place every Thursday around 16.00 UTC, concomitantly with the YO DX QTC Net on 3750KHz. Further information can be obtained from the  website of the Romanian national amateur radio society; Federatia Romana de Radioamatorism – FRR – at

http://www.hamradio.ro/Comunicate/2004201601

(Thanks: YO3FCA/M0IPU, FRR)

LX - Luxemburg on 60m band ?

Hi,

as I realized some spots and messages on 60m chat about the activity of LX station on 60m band I decided to verify it and I am sharing the actual status over here... (tnx to Joel, LX1ER)

"Hello Peter, for the moment we are not allowed to be on 60 meters. I am receiving on 60m now only (I posted this news some days ago on chat). As I know, it is possible that we can do it in month of June this year... So see sometimes on my qrz.com page and you will see here when all is ok for 60m band operation from LX.
73 de joel LX1ER"

So avoid the pirates or fakes on 60m band with LX calls and let's wait peacefuly for the oficial permit.


73 - Petr, OK1RP
.../-.-