[SFDXA] ARRL - Spain Grants Unlicensed Individuals Permission to Use Amateur Stations During Lockdown

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    Spain Grants Unlicensed Individuals Permission to Use Amateur
    Stations During Lockdown

04/02/2020

Spain’s International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) member-society URE has 
obtained *temporary permission* 
<https://avancedigital.gob.es/espectro/radioaficionados/autorizaciones/Documents/resolucion-autorizacion-radioficionados-estado-alarma.pdf> 
from the country’s telecommunications regulator for unlicensed people to 
use amateur stations during the coronavirus lockdown.

“The main objective of the request is to disseminate and promote amateur 
radio among schoolchildren who must be confined at home,” the 
announcement from the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Digital 
Infrastructure said. “This activity offers young people the opportunity 
to gain practical experience in telecommunications technology, promotes 
education in technological subjects, and is a socially enriching family 
activity.”

The temporary authorization would be in place while the state of alert 
and mandatory confinement measures are in effect in Spain. Non-licensed 
individuals could operate an amateur station only under the direct 
supervision of the licensee, under current amateur radio rules and 
regulations.

http://www.arrl.org/news/spain-grants-unlicensed-individuals-permission-to-use-amateur-stations-during-lockdown