8 Feb 2012

472-479kHz secondary allocation

From the RSGB's website today comes the latest news from WRC-2012 about an amateur secondary allocation to replace 500kHz with something more permanent. It needs ratifying but it does now look very likely indeed to happen.

Agenda Item 1.23 – 500kHz
Progress through Committee 4 (COM4) was a little easier than expected and the frequency band 472-479kHz will be allocated to the amateur service, on a Secondary basis. This is subject to no further objections being received during the two final readings through the plenary meetings, of which the first ‘blue’ reading is expected to be during the plenary this coming Friday, late afternoon.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

This is good news. Maybe the removal of an NoV for this spectrum will encourage more stations on the air.

73, David, G8JGO.

Anonymous said...

Fantastic news! Fingers crossed it all goes through on the nod from now on!