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-Bill W2CQ
Attention All Amateurs...
Radio History is Made at WRC-03 with 7-MHz Realignment Compromise (Jul 3, 2003) -- There's good news from World Radiocommunication
Conference 2003 (WRC-03) for 40-meter enthusiasts. In an 11th-hour compromise, delegates to WRC-03, which wraps up officially July
4, agreed to move broadcasters out of 7100 to 7200 kHz in Regions 1 and 3 to make room for the Amateur Service. The agreement
eventually will mean a 200-kHz worldwide allocation at 40 meters. Although the change does not go into effect until 2009, that's
considered speedy in International Telecommunication Union (ITU) terms. Some of the timelines proposed during discussions on the 7
MHz agenda item would have held off the changes until 2033! The WRC-03 action on 7 MHz makes no change in the exclusive US 40-meter
allocation. US amateurs will continue to enjoy the full 7000 to 7300 kHz band they now have.