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<P><FONT face=Verdana>Despite the best efforts of the IARU, no progress was made
on a 5 MHz amateur allocation due to the determined position of administrations
outside of the CEPT block. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>All is not lost however as this question will again be
raised at the forthcoming CEPT WGFM (Working Group Frequency Management) meeting
scheduled in February. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>As the 5 MHz proposal was included within a European
</FONT><FONT face=Verdana>Common Proposal concerning the HF bands between 4 and
<BR>10 MHz it is hoped those administrations within CEPT will again support the
Amateur Service in a bid to find a segment between 5260 and 5410 kHz, even if it
is only within the CEPT group. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>An example of how this works can be seen by the fact that
the 136 kHz band has now been accepted as a worldwide Secondary allocation
within the Frequency Allocations of the Radio Regulations. It will be remembered
that this first became a Secondary allocation within CEPT early in the 1990s
following representations by IARU Region 1. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>Let's hope that 5 MHz will ultimately follow the same
path. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>Fonte: </FONT><A href="http://www.irts.ie/"
target=_blank><FONT face=Verdana>IRTS</FONT></A></P></BODY></HTML>