Which is why I haven't bothered with 500kHz for ages, not being a 
digital mode man...

I understand the new post WRC allocation will not become effective 
until January 2013. Under the circumstances I do not expect to see 
Ofcom extending the existing NOVs and it is unlikely they will give us 
the new band until the ITU decision is ratified. You will have seen in 
the latest RadCom that 500kHz was discussed at the latest RSGB/Ofcom 
meeting (and probably what the emails people have had resulted from 
this discussion), the next such meeting is October.

Hopefully John G3WKL may come in and give us the official line.

73 Dave G3YMC

On 25 Feb 2012 at 14:31, mal hamilton wrote:

> MF
> The RSGB es OFCOM slow off the mark this time. Except there is a news
> flash,  29th Feb is the last day. I am not in a hurry since there is
> virtually no CW acty anyway at present and 160 metres is going strong
> with plenty of CW DX 136 Khz is not much better if one is looking for a
> CW QSO. The only acty is BEACON mode QRSS or DATA This band has gone
> completely to the DOGS compared to what it was like some years ago with
> 35 countries active almost daily and all on CW
> 
> 
> 


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