EI - Ireland on 60m band

Irish Amateurs now have WRC-15 60m Allocation

Seán,  EI7CD IRTS/ ComReg Liaison Officer announced on Thursday 22^nd December 2016 that Irish regulator ComReg has released the new WRC-15 60m allocation:

 

“ComReg has just today published an amended version of the Amateur Station Guidelines in Document ComReg 09/45R2. The main revision is that the WRC-15 band of 5351.5 to 5366.5 kHz has been released with immediate effect on a secondary basis. No application or fee is necessary for this segment. The power is 15 watts PEP (12dBW) measured at the output of the transmitter or amplifier. All modes including digi modes may be used.

The WRC-15 decision was for 15 watts EIRP and this will be taken up with ComReg. The Society recommends that USB be used for voice as has been the convention on this band and as used by the primary user and that the provisional IARU band plan be used:

5351.5 - 5354.0 kHz CW, Narrow band Modes
5354.0 - 5366.0 kHz All modes USB for voice
5366.0 - 5366.5 kHz weak signal narrow band modes.

This allocation does not affect the availability of the existing channels centered on 5280, 5300, 5332, 5348, 5400 and 5405 kHz.

Special authorization is still required for these channels at an annual license fee of €30. Let’s hope for some more activity on 5 MHz to help our case for an increased allocation.

Seán EI7CD IRTS/ ComReg Liaison”

 

EI7GL Blog :

http://ei7gl.blogspot.co.uk/2016/12/irish-radio-amateurs-gain-secondary.html

URL for ComReg Document  09/45R2 :

https://www.comreg.ie/publication/guidelines-amateur-station-licence-guidelines/

(scroll down and download)

 

(Tnx: EI7CS, EI7GL, ComReg, GB2RS)

(Special thanks to Paul, G4MWO for sharing this information)

Land & Geography

Ireland is a snake-free island. Due to its isolation from the European mainland, Ireland lacks several species common elsewhere in Europe, such as moles, weasels, polecats or roe deer.

At a height of 688 metres above the Atlantic Ocean, Croaghaun (on Achill Island) are the second highest cliffs in Europe - after Cape Enniberg in the Faroe Islands.

Phoenix Park in Dublin is the third largest walled city parks in Europe after La Mandria in Venaria Reale (Turin) and Richmond Park in London. It covers 707 hectares (1,750 acres).

The Irish National Stud's Japanese Gardens, laid between 1906 and 1910 by Japanese master horticulturist Tassa Eida, are considered the finest of their kind in Europe. They are located in Kildare.

The Tara Mine near Navan, County Meath, is the largest zinc mine in Europe, and the fifth largest in the world.

73 - Petr, OK1RP
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HB - Switzerland on 60m band

Hello,

Swiss got WRC-15 band preliminary allocation on January 1st 2017.
As usual the 15W EIRP only...

The list of active station is here:
HB9AMO, HB9DAX, HB9ODI, HB9OQ, HB9TPT, HB9FAX, HB9HFN, HB9CVQ, HB9DCO and many others.

Unfortunately most of them is running JT65 so making the CW QSO with HB9 is still not as easy as it sounds to be...


73 - Petr, OK1RP
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5 MHz GB2RS News Transmission Time Change

Hello,

Due to ongoing propagation changes, the team of  UK  5 MHz GB2RS Newsreaders have decided to revise the time of the Sunday afternoon GB2RS News bulletin in order to try and optimize reception conditions.

The new transmission time will be 1500 hrs UTC . Please that this is UTC and not local time, which is to cater for seasonal propagation and clock changes.

 

The transmission frequency remains unchanged at 5398.5 kHz USB.  It is hoped to commence the change from the 22^nd January transmission.

(Many thanks to paul, G4MWO for sharing this information)

73 - Petr, OK1RP

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The same 60m band allocation in OK land for 2017

Hi,

I am ready to say that I got the permit for 60m band operation for 2017!

The same frequency allocation as same as power limits and other details are remaining for 2017.

USB Dial (kHz)	CW Dial (kHz)	Notes
5276.0	5277.5	Added to harmonize with UK bandplan
5288.5	5290.0
5298.0	5299.5	Added to harmonize with UK bandplan
5313.0	5314.5	Added to harmonize with UK bandplan
5330.5	5332.0	US
5333.0	5334.5	Added to harmonize with UK bandplan
5362.0	5363.5	Added to harmonize with UK bandplan
5366.5	5368.0	(A Former US Frequency) - remains
5371.5	5373.0	US
5395.0	5396.5	Added to harmonize with UK bandplan
5398.5	5400.0
5403.5	5405.0

All other Czech 5 MHz permit criteria remain as before (Max. Power 100W e.r.p., 3 kHz max. bandwidth, CW/SSB modes), there is no limit for the number of permits available which is also good information for 2017.

So it is not necessary to occupy the international frequencies for local chats and keep them clear for real DXing!

The allowed frequency 5363.5kHz on CW in OK land can be used without cross-channel operation for working all of the new countries where the WRC-15 preliminary allocation has been issued.

I would like to thanks to CTU as same as MoD for their effort and ability to co-operate on the band-plan and permits conditions for 2017.


Good luck,

73 - Petr, OK1RP

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Hi All,

The German telecoms regulator, BNetzA, has enabled access to the new WRC-15 60m Amateur Allocation to all German Class ‘A’ licensees as of 20^th December 2016.

The allocation is from 5351.5 to 5366.5 kHz on a Secondary basis with a maximum power of 15W EIRP and a maximum bandwidth of 2.7 kHz.

All modes are permitted and the German national amateur radio society, DARC, recommends the use of USB and the IARU Region 1 provisional bandplan for 60m.

BNetzA Notification No. 1699/2016 : https://is.gd/Gunhb3

DARC 5 MHz News Item :

http://www.darc.de/der-club/referate/hf/aktuelles/

(Tnx:  BNetzA, DARC, DJ8NK, W8GEX, Paul, G4MWO)

Best regards,

73 - Petr, OK1RP

4O - Montenegro on 60m band by Ark, UA4CC

Hello all,

maybe you noticed or even worked 4O7CC on 60m band during last few days. This operation was done by Arkadiy, UA4CC from Montenegro where he got his license thanks to help from Ranko, 4O3A over there.


After the promulgation of the Declaration of Independence in the Parliament of the Republic of Montenegro on 3 June 2006, following the independence referendum held on 21 May, the Government of the Republic of Montenegro assumed the competences of defining and conducting the foreign policy of Montenegro as a subject of international law and a sovereign state. The implementation of this constitutional responsibility was vested in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which was given the task of defining the foreign policy priorities and activities needed for their implementation. These activities are pursued in close cooperation with other state administration authorities, the President, the Speaker of the Parliament, and other relevant stakeholders.^[32]

Integration into the European Union is Montenegro's strategic goal. This process will remain in the focus of Montenegrin foreign policy in the short term. The second strategic and equally important goal, but one attainable in a shorter time span, is joining NATO, which would guarantee stability and security for pursuing other strategic goals. Montenegro believes NATO integration would speed up EU integration.^[32]

Although it only borders Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Italy, Serbia and Croatia, Montenegro also counts former Yugoslav republics Macedonia and Slovenia as its neighbouring countries, for historical and regional reasons, as well as the neighbours of former Yugoslavia: Austria, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, and Greece.

If you are not sure that you are in log then check it here:
https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/4O7CC

As I was informed by Ark, UA4CC he will be in Montenegro again from 4th January 2017 and he will stay here for 10 days.

So make the note into your calendar if you missed him as same as me last days on 60m.

73 - Petr, OK1RP
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VP5 on 60m band by Dave, W5CW

Hi all,

"telegraph news" coming from Dave, W5CW...

"I have been listening and calling most every evening and have not worked many stations on 60 meters. I arrived here at VP5 on Nov 21 and return home to Oklahoma next Tuesday. I will continue to check and call CQ occasionally each night beginning tonight around 00:30UTC each evening until I take the station down on Monday evening. I will be on 5405 CW and/or 5373 CW. 

 

Thanks Dave, VP5/W5CW"

Many thanks to Joe, W8GEX for sharing the info with us.

73 - Petr, OK1RP

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