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href="http://lin12.mojsite.com/~iarur1or/new/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=215:40-meter-extended&catid=53:spectrum&Itemid=161">40
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align=justify><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana,sans-serif"><FONT size=3>From 29
March 2009, the band 7 100 – 7 200 kHz is allocated to the amateur
service. This change took place during the WPX contest. It was good
to note that most broadcasting stations disappeared at the agreed hour and that
the contest stations were able to spread out over the band.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana,sans-serif"><FONT
size=3><STRONG>Many countries had access to this band before that date</STRONG>,
the so-called <STRONG>Early Access</STRONG> (<STRONG>EA in the
table</STRONG>). Other countries were waiting for the official date before
allowing their amateurs to operate in this new part of 40 meters.
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align=justify><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana,sans-serif"><FONT
size=3><STRONG>Unfortunately, we see that in several countries the <FONT
size=4><U>bureaucratic process</U></FONT> takes longer than the date we already
knew <FONT size=4><U>since WRC-2003</U></FONT>.</STRONG></FONT></SPAN></P>
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size=3><STRONG>Country
from</STRONG></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="MARGIN-TOP: 6px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6px; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"
align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana,sans-serif"><FONT
size=3>Austria
EA since
20060202</FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="MARGIN-TOP: 6px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6px; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"
align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana,sans-serif"><FONT
size=3>Belgium
EA
since 20050901</FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="MARGIN-TOP: 6px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6px; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"
align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana,sans-serif"><FONT
size=3>Croatia
EA
since 20031226</FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="MARGIN-TOP: 6px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6px; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"
align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana,sans-serif"><FONT
size=3>Cyprus
EA
since 20041101</FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="MARGIN-TOP: 6px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6px; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"
align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana,sans-serif"><FONT
size=3>Czech Rep
EA
since 20050501</FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="MARGIN-TOP: 6px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6px; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"
align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana,sans-serif"><FONT
size=3>Denmark
EA
since 20050101</FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="MARGIN-TOP: 6px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6px; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"
align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana,sans-serif"><FONT
size=3>France
admin process
ongoing</FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="MARGIN-TOP: 6px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6px; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"
align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana,sans-serif"><FONT
size=3>Germany
EA
since 20060901</FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="MARGIN-TOP: 6px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6px; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"
align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana,sans-serif"><FONT
size=3>Gibraltar
EA </FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="MARGIN-TOP: 6px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6px; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"
align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana,sans-serif"><FONT
size=3>Hungary
EA
since 20060525</FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="MARGIN-TOP: 6px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6px; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"
align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana,sans-serif"><FONT
size=3>Iceland
EA
since 20040419</FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="MARGIN-TOP: 6px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6px; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"
align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana,sans-serif"><FONT
size=3>Ireland
EA
since 20041020</FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="MARGIN-TOP: 6px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6px; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"
align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana,sans-serif"><FONT
size=3>Israel
EA since
20040518</FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="MARGIN-TOP: 6px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6px; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"
align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana,sans-serif"><FONT
size=3>Italy
EA
since 20080513</FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="MARGIN-TOP: 6px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6px; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"
align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana,sans-serif"><FONT
size=3>Liechtenstein
EA</FONT></SPAN></P>
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align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana,sans-serif"><FONT
size=3>Malta
EA
since 20050912</FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="MARGIN-TOP: 6px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6px; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"
align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana,sans-serif"><FONT
size=3>Monaco
EA since 20050608</FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="MARGIN-TOP: 6px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6px; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"
align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana,sans-serif"><FONT
size=3>Montenegro
EA</FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="MARGIN-TOP: 6px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6px; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"
align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana,sans-serif"><FONT
size=3>Namibia
EA
since 20040420 </FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="MARGIN-TOP: 6px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6px; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"
align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana,sans-serif"><FONT
size=3>Netherlands
EA
since 20060606</FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="MARGIN-TOP: 6px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6px; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"
align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana,sans-serif"><FONT
size=3>Norway
EA
since 20040401</FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="MARGIN-TOP: 6px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6px; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"
align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana,sans-serif"><FONT
size=3>Poland
EA
since 20050805</FONT></SPAN></P>
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align=left><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana,sans-serif"><STRONG><FONT
size=4><U>Portugal</U> <U>special
permit</U></FONT></STRONG></SPAN></P>
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align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana,sans-serif"><FONT
size=3>Russian Federation EA
since 20060427</FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="MARGIN-TOP: 6px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6px; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"
align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana,sans-serif"><FONT
size=3>San Marino
EA
since 20040225</FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="MARGIN-TOP: 6px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6px; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"
align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana,sans-serif"><FONT
size=3>Sao Tome
EA since
200509</FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="MARGIN-TOP: 6px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6px; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"
align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana,sans-serif"><FONT
size=3>Saudi Arabia
EA </FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="MARGIN-TOP: 6px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6px; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"
align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana,sans-serif"><FONT
size=3>Serbia
EA</FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="MARGIN-TOP: 6px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6px; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"
align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana,sans-serif"><FONT
size=3>Slovakia
EA
since 20050120</FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="MARGIN-TOP: 6px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6px; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"
align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana,sans-serif"><FONT
size=3>Slovenia
EA
since 200606</FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="MARGIN-TOP: 6px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6px; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"
align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana,sans-serif"><FONT
size=3>South Africa
admin process
ongoing </FONT></SPAN></P>
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align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana,sans-serif"><FONT
size=3>Spain
EA since
20071124</FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="MARGIN-TOP: 6px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6px; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"
align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana,sans-serif"><FONT
size=3>Switzerland
EA
since 20050101</FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="MARGIN-TOP: 6px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6px; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"
align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana,sans-serif"><FONT
size=3>Syria
EA</FONT></SPAN></P>
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align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana,sans-serif"><FONT
size=3>United
Kingdom EA
since 20041031</FONT></SPAN></P>
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align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana,sans-serif"><FONT
size=3>Fonte: </FONT><B><FONT face=Verdana color=#800000 size=3>International
Amateur Radio Union </FONT></B><B><FONT face=Verdana color=#800000 size=3>Region
1.</FONT></B></SPAN></P>
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