ARLA/CLUSTER: Radioamadores filipinos já podem operar entre 7200-7300 kHz

[João Costa > CT1FBF]

Philippine Radio Hams get 7200-7300 kHz

The Philippines Amateur Radio Association (PARA) has announced new
frequencies for Philippine radio hams

They report that after countless meetings of the Amateur Radio
Consultative Panel (ARCP) and the National Telecommunications
Commission (NTC), the following changes came into effect on August 30,
2012:

- Recognition of only one national amateur radio organization:
Philippine Amateur Radio Association.
- Person who passes the exam but does not own a radio will be given an
operator certificate with his own call sign.
- New license class: Foundation License class (must pass element II,
VHF only privilege). [Class D]
- Vanity call sign.
- NTC to maintain a database of licensees and made available to the
public domain.
- Additional frequencies: 135.7 kHz to 137.8 kHz; 472 kHz to 479 kHz;
7.201 MHz to 7.300 MHz
- Class B and C allowed to operate mobile HF.
- Minimum age for Class D is 9 years old.
- Convergence with internet now explicitly allowed (echo link, voip, etc).
- Question pool committee, oversight committee officially organized.

Fonte: http://www.para.org.ph/news.htm