[South Florida DX Association] Industry Canada authorizes commercial activity on two amateur radio bands

[Bill]

 From Tony N2MFT

*Industry Canada authorizes commercial activity on two amateur radio bands*

*Industry Canada* advised both RAC and RAQI on Friday, September 10, 
2010 that their Montreal office had authorized a number of 430 to 450 
MHz frequencies and a single VHF frequency on 145.555 mHz. According to 
IC, frequencies were chosen to avoid known amateur repeater channels.

These frequencies in the 70 cm and 2m amateur bands were temporarily 
authorized to support communications for many European entrants of a 
cycling event to be held on Quebec City and Montreal on Sept 10 and Sept 
12 respectively.

This type of authorized intrusion by Industry Canada of non-amateur 
communications in amateur spectrum is highly unusual and is a matter of 
great concern to Radio Amateurs of Canada. RAC will be taking the matter 
up with Industry Canada officials.

RAC will be interested in knowing if actual interference has been caused 
to amateur communications; please report any observations to 
regulatory at rac.ca <mailto:regulatory at rac.ca>


*/Norm Rashleigh, VE3LC/*

Vice President, Industrial Liaison