5U - Niger on 60m band by Antonio, EA5RM

Hello,

thanks to Paul, G4MWO I am able to share this news as follows:

Whilst in a meeting with officials of the Niger telecoms regulator, ARTP (Autorité de Regulation des Telecommunications et de La Poste du Niger), to discuss his March  5U5R  DX-pedition, Antonio, EA5RM was informed that 60m access in the country to all Niger amateurs was now possible under the WRC-15 allocation of 5351.5 – 5366.5 kHz and its subsequent footnote.

 

The 5U5R Sixty Meter activity is expected to be around 5360 kHz using CW and SSB. Unfortunately access to Six Meter is not possible for the 5U5R DX-pedition which takes place from 8 -21 March using all bands and modes.

E-Mail from Antonio yesterday Wednesday to Paul, G4MWO:

"Hello Paul, first QSO on 60 meters from Niger were done yesterday. Today I plan to do a few more, I am testing some things in this location so I am going to do only few demonstration QSO. Real operation will start on March 9th. 73! EA5RM"


73 - Petr, OK1RP
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S5 - Slovenia on 60m band

Hi all,

Let me introduce that Slovenian telecoms regulator, AKOS, has given permission for use of the 60m band in Slovenia.

First of all a temporary three-month license (Jan. 11 – Apr.11 2017) is being issued to all Slovenian amateurs who apply for it.

The allocation is the WRC-15  one from 5351.5 to 5366.5 kHz with 15W EIRP.

It is hoped that in three months the administration will adopt the regulation fully which will be valid for all. Use of the IARU Region 1 60m band plan is recommended.

Geography

Slovenia occupies an area about the size of the state of Massachusetts. It is largely a mountainous republic and almost half of the land is forested, with hilly plains spread across the central and eastern regions. Mount Triglav, the highest peak, rises to 9,393 ft (2,864 m).

Government

Parliamentary democratic republic.

History

Slovenia was originally settled by Illyrian and Celtic peoples. It became part of the Roman Empire in the first century B.C.
The Slovenes were a south Slavic group that settled in the region in the 6th century A.D. During the 7th century, the Slavs established the state of Samu, which owed its allegiance to the Avars, who dominated the Hungarian plain until Charlemagne defeated them in the late 8th century.

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When the Hungarians were defeated by the Turks in 1526, Hungary accepted Austrian Hapsburg rule in order to escape Turkish domination; the Hapsburg monarchy was the first to include all of the Slovene regions. Thus, Slovenia and Croatia became part of the Austro-Hungarian kingdom when the dual monarchy was established in 1867. Like Croatia and unlike the other Balkan states, it is primarily Roman Catholic.
 
Following the defeat and collapse of Austria-Hungary in World War I, Slovenia declared its independence. It formally joined with Montenegro, Serbia, and Croatia on Dec. 4, 1918, to form the new nation called the Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes. The name was later changed to Yugoslavia in 1929.

During World War II, Germany occupied Yugoslavia, and Slovenia was divided among Germany, Italy, and Hungary. For the duration of the war many Slovenes fought a guerrilla war against the Nazis under the leadership of the Croatian-born Communist resistance leader, Marshal Tito. After the final defeat of the Axis powers in 1945, Slovenia was again made into a republic of the newly established Communist nation of Yugoslavia.

Slovenia Peacefully Gains Independence From Yugoslavia

In the 1980s, Slovenia agitated for greater autonomy and occasionally threatened to secede. It introduced a multiparty system and in 1990 elected a non-Communist government. Slovenia declared its independence from Yugoslavia on June 25, 1991. The Serbian-dominated Yugoslavian army tried to keep Slovenia in line and some brief fighting took place, but the army then withdrew its forces. Unlike Croatia and Bosnia, Slovenia was able to sever itself from Yugoslavia with relatively little violence. With recognition of its independence granted by the European Community in 1992, the country began realigning its economy and society toward western Europe. Slovenia joined the EU and NATO in 2004.


In a surprise upset, the center-right Slovenian Democrats (SDS) leader Janez Jansa won in Oct. 2004 elections. Prime Minister Anton Rop, of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDS), conceded defeat. LDS had been in power for most of the previous 12 years. Slovenia changed its currency to the euro on Jan. 1, 2007, becoming the first former Communist country to do so.

In the second round of 2007's presidential elections in November, Danilo Türk, a leftist former diplomat who spent much of his career abroad, took 68.3% of the vote, well ahead of former prime minister Lojze Peterle's 31.7%. Türk's breeze to victory suggested that Slovenians have grown weary of Jansa's conservative administration. The post of president in Slovenia is largely ceremonial.
In January 2008, Slovenia became the first former communist nation to assume the EU presidency.

Miss Universe Slovenije 2015 Ana Haložan

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In November 2008, Borut Pahor was named prime minister, ending four years in government of a centre-right coalition under Janez Jansa. The parliament approved the nomination on November 7 (59-24). On November 11, Pahor announced his cabinet (subject to approval by parliament) with Samuel Zbogar as foreign minister, Ljubica Jelusic as defense minister, Franci Krizanic as finance minister, and Katarina Kresal as interior minister.


(Thank you for information to Iztok S52D, Tine S50A and Paul G4MWO)


73 - Petr, OK1RP
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UN - Kazakhstan on 60m band

Hello,

following a request from the Association of Amateur Radio Services in Kazakhstan (AARSK), the Republic of Kazakhstan state telecoms regulator, MIC (Ministry of Information, Communications & The Media) issued an official letter Number 16-1/1824-1 dated 22 December 2016 authorizing use by Kazakhstan radio amateurs of the new WRC-15 60m.

Allocation of 5351.5 – 5366.5 kHz on a Secondary basis.

At this time no maximum power limit has been indicated and this will be further clarified with the Ministry by discussions with AARSK, who are also advocating use of the IARU Region 1 60m Provisional Band plan.

AARSK webpage with copy of official document (in Cyrillic text)http://www.aarsk.kz/index.php/33-60

Religion: The Republic of Kazakhstan is a multinational state, inhabited by more than 120 nationalities. The main religion is Islam, but the Kazakhs manifest tolerance towards other religions of the peoples living in their territory, such as Christianity, Judaism, etc. The country has built many mosques and churches in recent years.

Miss Kazakhstan 2013 nominated for Miss Universe 2013

Geography: The Kazakh territory is fed by 8,500 rivers. The length of seven of them (the longest ones) exceeds 1000 km, including the Ural and Emba flowing into the Caspian Sea, the Syr Darya, flowing into the Aral Sea and the Irtysh, Ishim and Tobol, carrying their water to the Arctic Ocean. Kazakhstan has 48,000 lakes. The largest of them are Balkhash, Zaisan, Alakol, Tengiz and Seletengiz.

Kazakhstan occupies the northern part and half of the eastern coast of the Caspian Sea. The Kazakh part of the Caspian Sea coastline is 2340 km. The major part of Kazakhstan is occupied by deserts and steppes. The rest of the area is covered by semi-deserts and forests. The flora and fauna consist of 155 species of mammals, 480 species of birds, 150 species of fishes and about 250 species of medicinal plants, with very rare ones among them.


73 - Petr, OK1RP
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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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