Topband: WRC-12 Approves the New 472-479 kHz Amateur Radio Allocation

[donovanf at starpower.net]

Bert,

Thats correct.  A few hundred watts output power through an antenna tuner into a good 160 or 80 meter vertical should achieve easily achieve 5 watts eirp.

Note the following caution from the ARRL news story:

http://www.arrl.org/news/amateur-radio-gets-secondary-mf-allocation-at-wrc-12

"While the Final Acts will be signed on Friday, February 17 at the close of the Conference, the new allocation will not take effect until it is entered into the Radio Regulations. No date has been set for this, but it is unlikely to be earlier than January 1, 2013. In any case, no amateur can use the band until his or her national regulations are revised to implement the allocation."

73
Frank
W3LPL

---- Original message ----
>Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 10:26:13 -0500
>From: Bert Barry <bertbarry at xplornet.ca>  
>Subject: Re: Topband: WRC-12 Approves the New 472-479 kHz Amateur Radio Allocation  
>To: topband at contesting.com
>
>I understand the EIRP limit for Canada (and presumably the U.S.) is 5 watts.
>
>On 14/02/2012 10:02 AM, donovanf at starpower.net wrote:
>> http://www.arrl.org/news/amateur-radio-gets-secondary-mf-allocation-at-wrc-12
>>
>> ---- Original message ----
>>> Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 09:11:04 -0500 (EST)
>>> From:<donovanf at starpower.net>
>>> Subject: Topband: WRC-12 Approves the New 472-479 kHz Amateur Radio Allocation
>>> To: topband at contesting.com
>>>
>>> According to a WRC-12 attendee, AI 1.23 just passed first and second reading. We now have a secondary amateur allocation at 472-479 kHz!
>>>
>>> 73
>>> Frank
>>> W3LPL
>>>
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