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From: Steinar Aanesland <saanes@broadpark.no>
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Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2016 17:30:00 +0100
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Subject: LF: Re: [rsgb_lf_group] bandplan proposal at the next IARU Regon I Interim
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" I wonder if NRRL consulted the few Norwegian hams that are active on 
630 m and if other in societies the band users were asked for advice? "

The simplest answer is no, and this is one of the reasons that I am not 
a member of NRRL anymore.

LA5VNA S


On 21-Mar-16 10:48, Rik Strobbe rik.strobbe@fys.kuleuven.be 
[rsgb_lf_group] wrote:
> Dear all,
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> at the next IARU Regon I Interim Meeting (Vienna, 16-17 April 2016) there is a proposal that concerns the 630 m band:
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> It is recommended that beacons will be accepted in the plan of usage of the 472 - 479 kHz band (630 m) in addition to the Recommendation VA14_C4_REC_02:  476 - 477 kHz beacons – maximum bandwidth 200 Hz.  Maximum power output 1 W EIRP.  Beacon proposals should adhere to beacon recommendations in the IARU Region 1 HF Managers' Handbook, and should be approved by the IARU Region 1 Beacon Coordinator (introduced by NRRL)
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> Besides the fact that I am not a fan of the urge to put everything into strict rules and I have doubts about the usefulness of beacons (there are dozens of NDB's in and near the 630 m band), I do fear that an "official" beacon band might attract people or clubs to put up a nice "tech project" and leave us with the QRM.
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> The targeted range (476-477 kHz) is de facto used for QRSS, a some "wideband" CW beacons can cause a lot of harm.
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> I wonder if NRRL consulted the few Norwegian hams that are active on 630 m and if other in societies the band users were asked for advice?
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> 73, Rik  ON7YD - OR7T
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