Germany, Spain Announce Changes in Amateur Regulations
Germany and Spain have recently announced changes in their Amateur Radio regulations. Some revisions
stem from the outcome of World Radiocommunication Conference 2003, which essentially left it up to
individual countries to decide if they wanted to continue to impose a Morse code requirement for HF access.
In Germany, the Deutscher Amateur Radio Club (DARC) reports that, effective February 19, there now are
only two classes of Amateur Radio license: Class A (formerly Class B and C) and Class E (formerly Class D).
The new Class A works in accordance with the Harmonized Amateur Radio Examination Certificate (HAREC),
T/R 61-02. It permits radio amateurs in participating European countries to go from one European nation to
another and obtain a full license. (Note: The US does not participate in HAREC.) Longtime visitors or foreign
residents with a CEPT license in Germany will be issued a German Class A license. The Class E license
remains limited to VHF/UHF frequencies only, with the addition of 10 GHz, output limited to 10 W EIRP.
There also have been some changes to the spectrum allocation at 1.8 MHz. The text of the new regulations,
in German, is available on the DARC Web site
http://www.darc.de/aktuell/afuv.pdf
In Spain, the Unión De Radioaficionados Españoles (URE) reports two significant changes in that country's
Amateur Radio regulations, effective March 3: Spain has deleted the Morse code requirement to obtain a
Class A (General) or Class C (Novice) license. Also, Class A (General) and Class B (Restricted) licensees
now are allowed to use the band 50.0 to 51.0 MHz "under special and particular authorization." There's
information on reciprocal licensing on the ARRL International Operating Web page,
http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/regulations/io/recip-country.html
Changes to German Amateur Radio Regulations
Hans, DF5UG, the DARC IARU liaison officer, reports that new German amateur radio regulations came into
force on 19 February. There have been quite a few changes, the most relevant being that now there are only
two classes of amateur radio licence in Germany. These are Class A (the former class B and C, or CEPT
Class 1 or 2 licences) and Class E (the former class 3 and class D licence). The HAREC certificate qualifies
holders for a class A licence and therefore long-term visitors or foreign residents with a CEPT licence will be
issued with a German A licence. The class E licence is limited to some VHF and UHF bands, but now includes
10GHz. The output is limited to 10 watts EIRP. There have also been some changes to the spectrum allocation
at 1.8MHz. The German-language text of the new regulations can be found on the DARC website. (GB2RS)
Norwegian club stations gaining access to 5 MHz frequencies
The Norwegian Post and Telecommunication Authority has granted permission to Norwegian Amateur
Radio club stations to operate on eight 60-meter spot frequencies from April 1, 2005, until December 31,
2007. Five of the channels are the same as those available to US radio amateurs. Permissible modes
are upper sideband and CW with a maximum transmitter power of 100 W. The channel center frequencies
5280, 5290, 5332, 5348, 5368, 5373, 5400 and 5405 kHz (the USB "dial frequency" would be 1.5 kHz
lower for each channel). The Norwegian authorization was granted on a non-interference-basis. Channels
that coincide with the US allocation are 5332, 5348, 5368, 5373 and 5405 kHz.--RSGB via NRRL HF
Traffic Manager Tom Segalstad, LA4LN
Reminder from AMSAT Concerning 2 Meters
Once again satellite operators would like to bring to the attention of the amateur community that operation in
the 145.800 to 146.000 MHz range is restricted to satellite operations only. This is because there are several
satellites that use this frequence range as their input to the satellite. Output comes in the 70 cm satellite
subband. This is called Mode J. Says John Hennessee, N1KB, of the ARRL's Regulatory Information Branch,
"The users of this subband usually don't know they are causing interference, because the downlink is in the
435 MHz range." If you happen to monitor local hams having FM simplex QSOs in the 145.800 to 146.000 MHz
segment, please ask them to QSY off the satellite subband. O-29's SSB transponders are rendered useless
when these strong FM signals hit the bird. Your help is greatly appreciated. -- Bruce Paige, KK5DO, AMSAT
Call for papers - 2005 AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual Meeting
This is the first call for papers for the 2005 AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual Meeting to be held
October 7 - 9, 2005 in Lafayette, Louisiana. Proposals for papers, symposium presentations, and poster
presentations are invited on any topic of interest to the amateur satellite program. We request a one-page
abstract by June 1, 2005. Camera ready copy on paper or in electronic form will be due by August 1, 2005
for should be sent to n8fgv@amsat.org. [ANS]
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