WIA papers delivered at the IARU RIII Conference
Report on the Expansion of the Australian 80 metre DX window As has been discussed in previous WIA submissions, the Australian 80 metre DX window allocation is presently limited to a 4 KHz segment around 3798 KHz. Adjacent commercial allocations effectively limit operation to one frequency - in Australia, the band 3700 - 3800 KHz is allocated to the commercial land mobile service. The WIA approached the Australian Communications Authority (ACA) with a view to expansion of the window through the creation of a sharing arrangement with present commercial users. After considerable dialog between commercial users, the WIA and the ACA, the ACA has decided to proceed with a change in the allocation of the band 3776-3800 KHz. The ACA's intention is to reallocate this band to the amateur service on a primary basis from 1 January 2004. Commercial incumbents will be moved to existing land mobile spectrum adjacent to the new amateur band by the end of December 2003. The WIA is cooperating closely with commercial users and the ACA with a view to expediting the clearing of the band. Several WIA members who are professionals in the HF land mobile industry have offered to assist in the re-allocation of commercial equipment to adjacent land mobile channels. >From the WIA VK3 web site http://www.wiavic.org.au 73 David VK3EW ------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems, etc DX-NEWS http://njdxa.org/dx-news DX-CHAT: http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX NEWS items only, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives http://www.mail-archive.com/dx-news%40pro-usa.net/
