ARLA/CLUSTER: Canada autoriza o uso de 5 canais na banda dos 60m

[João Costa > CT1FBF]

Canada fully authorises 5 MHz Channels

On Wednesday 22nd January, the Canadian regulator, Industry Canada
(IC) released a decision to allow amateur radio operators to use the
5332 kHz, 5348 kHz, 5358.5 kHz, 5373 kHz and 5405 kHz frequencies on a
no-interference, no-protection basis, 2.8 kHz bandwidth, same modes as
U.S., 100W PEP maximum power.

These are the same channels, modes and criteria as those available to
US operators on 5 MHz and are as the result of an official IC
consultation held earlier in Summer 2012

Prior to this, Canadian amateurs have had access to these frequencies
since 2012, provided they applied to IC for a special interim 5
MHz/60m developmental licence, utilising a VX9 series callsign.

The Industry Canada 5 MHz Decision document can be found at
http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/smt-gst.nsf/eng/sf10623.html

(Thanks IC, VE3QN, PB2T, G3PSM)

Paul G4MWO