[VHFcontesting] EA and 70 Mhz

[Crownhaven]

The Union de Radioaficionados Espanoles (URE <http://www.ure.es/>) -- 
Spain's IARU <http://www.iaru.org/> Member-Society -- announced that the 
Secretaría de Estado de Telecomunicaciones y para la Sociedad de la 
Información (SETSI 
<http://www.mityc.es/telecomunicaciones/es-ES/Paginas/index.aspx>) 
(Spain's equivalent to the USA's FCC) has extended temporary privileges 
on the 70 MHz band 
<http://www.mityc.es/telecomunicaciones/Espectro/radioaficionados/Documents/Resolucion70MHz.pdf> 
(4 meters) to hams in that country. In 2008, hams in Spain were granted 
70 MHz privileges for six months 
<http://www.arrl.org/news/spanish-hams-receive-new-frequency-privileges>. Spanish 
amateurs may now use 70.150-70.200 MHz, with a maximum of 10 W; the 
average power of emission outside the authorized band should not exceed 
25 µW.

SETSI cited that reasons behind extending the temporary privileges 
include the fact that other European countries have privileges in this 
band, as well as that the amateurs' earlier use of the 70 MHz band did 
not result in any harmful interference to other authorized radio 
communications services. SETSI did say that if these temporary privilege 
cause "detrimental interference" to other radio services, they will be 
"suspended immediately." These privileges are good for one year and will 
expire on July 1, 2011.