ARLA/CLUSTER: Nova regulamentação radioamadoristica de Malta excluiu os segmentos para satelite

[João Costa > CT1FBF]

New amateur radio regulations proposed for Malta

The Malta Communications Authority (MCA) is planning to introduce new
amateur radio regulations but the proposal appears to ban use of
popular Amateur-Satellite Service allocations

A consultation on the proposed changes was held earlier this year but
the final outcome has not yet been announced.

The Malta Amateur Radio League (MARL) say "Most of the proposed
changes had been recommended by MARL over the last years."

The MARL response to the consultation is at
https://www.facebook.com/
download/564127457270853/
MARL%27s%20recommendations.pdf

The MARL have been successful in getting the regulator MCA to agree to
a Lifetime license and also HAREC compatibility. It is understood MARL
are trying to get an Entry Level License (ELL) at some point in the
future.

There are some apparent anomalies in the proposed regulations:

29.3-29.510 is being restricted to satellite downlink only. ITU
clearly state that 28 MHz band allocation is for both Uplinks and
Downlinks. This is confirmed in the 2016 IARU Region 1 bandplan.

435-438 MHz is one of the most popular amateur satellite allocations
but the regulations say satellite use in Malta is not permitted.

2400-2450 MHz is also an ITU satellite allocation but regulations
appear not to permit it.

The regulations give the wrong name for the IARU - the U stands for
Union not League and the IARU-R1 website URL is incorrect, missing a
hyphen.

As written the regulations give the impression the use of FT-8 and
other popular digital modes may not be permitted because they are not
defined on the IARU-Region 1 site. The proposed regulations state:
"a) Licensees shall use the preferred transmission mode established by
the International Amateur Radio League (IARU) for Region 1..."
Perhaps the word "should" was meant instead of shall?

Revision of the Amateur Radio Licensing Framework
https://meae.gov.mt/en/
Public_Consultations/OPM/
Pages/Consultations/
RevisionoftheAmateurRadio
LicensingFramework.aspx

Proposed Radiocommunications (Amateur Station Licence) Regulations, 2018
https://meae.gov.mt/en/
Public_Consultations/OPM/
Documents/Attachment%20to%20
consultation%20paper_Legal
%20Notice.pdf