[HCRA] UK on 40m

[Daniel Sullivan]

FYI from ARRL.ORG

UK amateurs to get additional 100 kHz on 40 meters October 31 (Oct 28, 2004) 
-- Effective at 0100 UTC October 31, the 40 meter band in the British Isles 
will effectively double in size when radio amateurs there gain access to 
7100 to 7200 kHz. Ofcom, the UK telecommunications regulatory authority, 
announced the Notice of Variation October 26. The change is a result of 
actions taken during World Radiocommunication Conference 2003, where 
conferees agreed to move broadcasters out of 7100 to 7200 kHz in Regions 1 
and 3 to make room for the Amateur Service. Great Britain is the first 
country to authorize access to the additional spectrum, although the WRC-03 
change does not formally go into effect until 2009. Coincidentally, the band 
expansion will occur just about halfway through the CW World Wide Contest 
(SSB) this weekend. Contesters take note! The Ofcom NOV makes the segment 
available on a secondary basis, and amateur stations in Great Britain may 
not cause interference to stations operating in other radio services inside 
or outside the UK.--thanks to Lawrence Woolf, GJ3RAX; RSGB