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From: "John W Gould" <jwgould@iee.org.uk>
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Date: Sat, 12 May 2007 11:09:43 +0100
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Subject: LF: RE: 500 kHz license refused in  the Netherlands
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Dick, sorry to hear that, but in a way it's understandable.

Can I suggest that you contact Sioerd, PA0SHY, VERON HF Manager, and =
bring
his attention to the posting by Ulrich, DK4VW, DARC HF Manager, on the =
IARU
Region 1 HF Manager's reflector asking for support for the proposal by
BNetzA (The German Administration) to have the matter of an Amateur band =
at
600m put on the agenda for WRC2011. The BNetzA paper can be downloaded =
from
the HF Manager's reflector's files folder.=20

BNetZA are looking for other national administrations to support their
proposal at the final WRC07 preparatory meeting later this month.  =
Ulrich,
DK4VW, DARC HF Manager has done much of the work on encouraging the =
BNetzA
to put forward this proposal and is looking for the support of other
national society HF Managers to contact their licensing administration =
and
give BNetzA their support.  It's my understanding that Ofcom (UK) and =
the
Greek PTT have so far pledged to support this proposal.

The workings of WRC are quite complex and seem slow. Before one can get
anything agreed one has to get the issue put on the agenda and normally =
to
have completed some studies.  Whilst the agenda for the WRC2011 was set =
in
outline a few years ago, there is a formal agenda item at WRC07 to =
consider
any last minute additions to the agenda.  To get the matter of a 600m
Amateur Band onto the agenda for WRC2011 has been the main focus of =
activity
by the IARU Region 1 500kHz Working Group and is supported by
representatives from Regions 2 and 3.  The work of the three beacons, =
the US
and more recently UK experimental access all contributes knowledge that
might be seen as "studies"; certainly we will be drawing together =
findings
on propagation and harmonisation with other co- and adjacent-band users.

Others reading this e-mail might consider trying to get their national
administration to support the call for this being an agenda item at =
WRC2011.
If so the best action is to contact your national society (HF Manager) =
and
see if they are taking the appropriate action.  I will be happy to =
provide
contact details if these are not know; please send me a direct e-mail if
this is required (g3wkl@btinternet.com).

73 John, G3WKL

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org
[mailto:owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org] On Behalf Of Dick Rollema
Sent: 10 May 2007 09:45
To: LF-Group
Subject: LF: 500 kHz license refused in the Netherlands


To All from PA0SE,

Our radio agency just has informed me that my application for=20
permission to use the 500 kHz band has been refused.
The arguments are:
1. The band has not internationally been allocated as an amateurband=20
and also not in The Netherlands
2. The band is still being used for emergency, urgent and safety =
traffic.

It has therefore been decided that for the time being the band will=20
not be available for experiments by amateurs.

A disappointing decision, but I had more or less expected this=20
knowing how our agency operates.

73, Dick, PA0SE=20