GB3WES is back on as of today's 17-Jan-15 at 11:46 transmission

GB3WES is back on as of today's 17-Jan-15 at 11:46 transmission

Once the WX improves enough to consider non-essential work, I intend to move the beacon antenna to the 160m/80m dipole mast about 20m away from the tower. This tends to have to come down for maintenance far less frequently and is a better place for it really. This mast is nearly 20m high but I'll probably just put the beacon antenna at the first guy point, about 7m, which is its current height.

73 John, G3WGV

May thanks to John for his effort in order to maintain the beacon for us.


73 - Petr, OK1RP
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More 5 MHz Channels for Czech Amateurs for 2015

Hello all,

first of all I would like to wish healthy and peaceful New Year 2015! I hope that You will meet more friends on the air and You will enjoy the 60m band.

I am happy to say that I got the permit for 60m band operation for 2015!

Following my comprehensive document on last year’s 5 MHz amateur operation in the Czech Republic and evidence of 5 MHz amateur operating frequencies elsewhere in Europe and several suggestions with bandplan proposals the Czech telecommunications regulator CTU together with the Czech Ministry of Defence (MoD) accepted it and have agreed to changes in 5 MHz permits for Czech (OK) radio amateurs following the conclusion of the present permit in Autumn 2014.

The number of 5 MHz channels available under the new 2015 permit has been increased from 6 to 12 and a substantial number of these have been aligned according to harmonization primarily with the UK and also the US allocations.

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) except that there is now no limit to the number of permits available which is also great success in my opinion for 2015.

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

Segments of frequencies at 5MHz allocated for the UK Full Amateur licences can be found FYI here:
http://rsgb.org/main/operating/band-plans/hf/5mhz/

I would like to thanks to CTU as same as MoD for their effort and ability to co-operate on new bandplan and permits conditions.

Good luck,

73 - Petr, OK1RP

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GB3WES beacon off air due to maintenance by John, G3WGV

Hello all

first of all I would like to wish the healthy Happy New Year 2015 to all!

 

I am posting there the actual news from John, G3WGV regarding the status of the GB3WES beacon on 5MHz...

 

"Following last night's storm, I have decided to luff over my tower for some remedial work. As the WX is pretty grim for the next few days, it is likely that it will be next week before I can complete this work and in the meantime the GB3WES antenna is on the ground and the TX is switched off.

I will advise when it is back on and in the meantime, my apologies for the outage.

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73
John, G3WGV

73 - Petr, OK1RP
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60 meters now opened up to all full licences in the UK

Hello,

good news is coming from UK...(tnx to Dave EI0DB)

"Hi, thought you might like to know. The UK regulator OfCom announced that with immediate effect 60 meters is opened up to all full licenses (along with 475 Kcs). Dropping the requirements for a special permit (NOV). So the push is on now to make this a "normal" ITU Ham band at WAC15."

Mni congrats to all friends in UK and hope to meet with lot of them on 60m soon.


73 - Petr, OK1RP
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5W - Samoa on 60m by Hans, DF2UU

Hallo,

thanks to Joe, W8GEX and Atsu, 5W1SA I can share the flash news regarding the activity of Hans, DF2UU from 5W on 60m band this weekend...

"5W0UU (DF2UU) Hans will active on 60m this coming Saturday and Sunday on 5405.0 CW.

Possibly SSB by request but depends on the propagation. His antenna is Inverted L that vertical part is share with 40/80/160m so 60m is available on these 2 days only. He was not expected QRV 60m but I showed him on his license, you are permitted!

I have advised him, try SR at North America instead of earlier time that people are sleeping.

73 Atsu 5W1SA"

I hope he will consider getting on at Europe’s sunrise as well. I am sure that Atsu will keep me posted on any changes.

Joe W8GEX

Many thanks again to both friends as same as to Hans, DF2UU for his effort.

73 - Petr, OK1RP

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Dominica, J7 on 60m band news by Paul, G4MWO

Hi,

this news just arrived from Paul, G4MWO:

Hi All,

The Dominica National Telecommunications Regulator has permitted Amateur operation on five 3 kHz-wide channels on 5 Mhz. These are - 5330.5, 5346.5, 5355.5, 5371.5 and 5403.5 kHz at 50W pep SSB.
This allocation is applicable to General and Advanced licensees only.

http://www.ectel.int/images/Amateur-Radio-39-2012.pdf

Please note that the Dominica (J7) 5 MHz allocation should not be confused with the Dominican Republic (HI), which also has a 5 MHz allocation.
 

(Tnx: ECTEL, Dominica NTRC)

 

Cheers, 73,

Paul Gaskell, G4MWO

Editor The 5 MHz Newsletter

 

Thank You to Paul, G4MWO for his always up to date news and great support. It will be nice to hear some of the lowbands enthusiasts guys from J7 on 60m band also. The condx will be good for sure in coming season so why not to work also Dominica over there.

 

73 - Petr, OK1RP

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Brazil will support 5275-5450 kHz at CITEL news by Flavio, PY2ZX

Hello all,

this good news arrived from Flavio, PY2ZX and it is already published in several bulletines and web servers...

Dears,

Following news from Brazil and CITEL about 5 MHz. The article with photo is located at:
http://www.radioamadores.org/news/news-2014/news-2014-25.htm http://www.radioamadores.org/news/news-2014/news-2014-25.htm

73!

Flavio PY2ZX
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Brazil proposes 5275 kHz to 5450 kHz international
allocation for Amateur Service

The National Telecommunications Agency of Brazil (http://www.anatel.gov.br http://www.anatel.gov.br in Portuguese) will propose new Amateur Service allocation from 5275 to 5450 kHz in the next meeting of the PCC.II (Permanent Consultative Committee II: Radiocommunications) of CITEL https://www.citel.oas.org/en (Inter-American Telecommunication Commission), from September 29 to October 4, 2014 at Mérida City, Mexico. 

 The new allocation in secondary status for Amateur Service around 5300 kHz has been discussed since 2012 as agenda item 1.4 of the World Radiocommunication Conference 2015 (WRC-15 by International Telecommunications Union - ITU http://www.itu.int), while since 2002 the band is subject of various authorized experimental transmissions did by amateurs around the world.

 The decision occurred last September 11, 2014 at the Brazilian Communications Commissions (CBC in Portuguese), a consultative committee for WRC-15 subjects lead by Anatel and formed by government, industry and representatives of the society.

 LABRE http://www.labre.org.br, the Brazilian Amateur Radio Association, is one of the very active members of CBC through your ad-hoc working group devoted to Spectrum Defense and Management (GDE http://www.radioamadores.org in Portuguese). The LABRE suggestions were approved at CBC and will constitute a Preliminary Proposal for CITEL.

 The 5275-5450 kHz contiguous secondary allocation is the widest segment recently suggested by compatibility and sharing studies at ITU, but the Preliminary Proposal will also consider national adaptations since it will include a footnote where is described that each national administration can provide additional constrains to provide further compatibility with existed services, considering their national and local spectrum realities, for example taking effective by their national regulations lower power outputs levels, selections of specific modes, adoptions of restricted frequency segments or channels, etc.

 Despite Canada http://wp.rac.ca/radioamateur-of-canada-proposal-on-international-60m-allocation-accepted-by-industry-canada/ and Brazil being the first countries in Region 2 to officially support Amateur Service around 5300 MHz, several others already have authorized domestic allocations considering past successful experiments. LABRE is working with Anatel to provide experimental licensees and also join the international activities and keep studying the spectrum.
The LABRE/GDE presentation at Anatel/CBC is available at GDE´s library weblink http://www.radioamadores.org/biblio/apres/archangelo-cbc-anatel2014.pdf.

 The GDE working group of LABRE not only involves spectrum management field, but also radio monitoring and national EMC rulemaking process. LABRE Sao Paulo and voluntaries are regularly supporters for keep the institutional activities. For more informations visit: http://www.radioamadores.org http://www.radioamadores.org

GDE/LABRE, September 13, 2014.
Updated at 22h57 UTC

Many thanks Flavio for Your co-operation and hope to hear PY's on 60m soon.


73 - Petr, OK1RP
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