[SOC] British 5 MHz Experimentation

[Chris Redding]

No Jan. It was me talking about 5MHz on the G-QRP site, but I have since
unsubscribed from it, because it was a humour-free zone and was boring me
shitless. (English Vernacular).
Thank God for the SOC.
I have put my application into our Radiocomms Agency for a permit, so
fingers crossed.
We Brits will be on 5MHz real soon, (over here it is 'owned' by our Ministry
of Defence - who have been very 'open' about hams sneaking onto their band)
and (judging by the reflector chat on other groups) we look forward to
getting in touch with you'ze in the wee small hours at weekends.
Maybe not in morse, but perhaps we can have a try with PSK31, which works
just fine over the pond, and I suppose is still 'telegraphy' when all is
said and done.

Toodle-pip from jolly old blighty,

Chris G4PDJ



----- Original Message -----
From: Jan <kf0z@n0rxd.ampr.org>
To: <soc@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, July 27, 2002 3:33 AM
Subject: [SOC] British 5 MHz Experimentation


> Was it this reflector where you guys were talking about 5 MHz? I still
> haven't found out who the 6-8 American experimenters were nor how they
> were approved. Was this the British SOC effort or another that got this
> going?
>
> }
>
>
> ==>UK TO AUTHORIZE 5-MHZ EXPERIMENTAL OPERATION
>
> Amateur Radio experimental operation on 5 MHz in the United Kingdom could
> begin as soon as early August. The Radio Society of Great Britain has
> announced that the Radiocommunications Agency (RA) and the UK's Ministry
> of Defence have granted permission to allocate five frequencies in the
> range 5250 kHz to 5450 kHz. The announcement opens up the possibility of
> the first Amateur Radio transatlantic contacts on 60 meters.
>
> Earlier this year, the FCC, responding to an ARRL petition, proposed
> allocating 5250 to 5400 kHz to US amateurs on a secondary basis.
> ARRL-sponsored experimental operation under the call sign WA2XSY
> continues.
>
> The RSGB said the purpose of what it's calling "The Fivemegs Experiment"
> is to carry out propagation and antenna investigations aimed at improving
> the understanding of near zenithal radiation or near-vertical incidence
> skywave (NVIS) propagation. Frequencies to become available are 5260,
> 5280, 5290, 5400 and 5405 kHz. "These will be made available in the form
> of 3-kHz bandwidth channels by way of a Notice of Variation (NoV) to
> individual Amateur Radio licence holders," the RSGB announcement said.
> Applications will be accepted starting July 29.
>
> According to the RSGB, NoVs will only be issued to Full Class-A license
> holders. As a "controlled experiment," UK amateurs authorized to operate
> on 5 MHz will be required to report their findings and results to the
> RSGB.
>
> The Radiocommunications Agency is expected to issue the first NoVs on or
> around August 1, with experimental operation getting under way a day or
> two later. The RSGB anticipates that the experiment will run for up to
> four years, terminating around August 2006.
>
> An application form for UK amateurs and further details are available via
> the RSGB RSGB Web site <http://www.rsgb.org> or via e-mail
> ar.dept@rsgb.org.uk.
>
> An amateur allocation in the vicinity of 5 MHz has long been an objective
> of the International Amateur Radio Union. The IARU's Administrative
> Council has approved a long-term goal of "a narrow allocation, even on a
> shared basis in the vicinity of 5 MHz."
>
>
>
> From the ARRL Letter, current week. 73 Jan KF0Z #389
>
>
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