I have posted the following on the RSGB's web site (www.rsgb.org)
today:
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At a meeting on Thursday 4 May, the Radiocommunications
Agency agreed to a request from the RSGB for continued use of
the 73kHz band.
This UK-only amateur band was first allocated early in 1998 for two
years whilst international negotiations for the pan-European
136kHz band were taking place. The band was due to be withdrawn
on 31 December 1999 but was later extended to 30 June 2000.
Amateur experiments at this frequency are ongoing so a request
was made for a continuation of the allocation. The RA has agreed
initially for a further year, to 30 June 2001, but has not ruled out
discussions on an extension beyond that date.
Operation on the 71.6 - 74.4kHz band is by special Notice of
Variation to the normal licence, and no new NoVs are envisaged.
Licence conditions restrict the ERP to 1W and any operation away
from the licensee's home address must be notified to the
authorities.
Experiments have resulted in several UK stations, running less
than 100mW ERP, being received in a number of European
countries at distances of over 1000km.
A lecture on the results of the 73kHz experiment to date is part of
the programme for the RSGB HF Convention this year.
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Mike Dennison, G3XDV
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