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<h1 style="box-sizing:border-box;font-size:16pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">Nigeria: Amateur radio draft authorisation framework</h1><p style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">The Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) has made announcements on opening up 60 GHz and an Amateur Radio Services draft authorisation framework<br style="box-sizing:border-box"><br style="box-sizing:border-box">The Vangard newspaper reports the Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) says it in the process of opening up a 60 GHz Band, also known as the V-band, for the deployment of Amateur Radio Services. They say:<br style="box-sizing:border-box"><br style="box-sizing:border-box"><em style="box-sizing:border-box">"The NCC Executive Vice-Chairman, Prof. Umar Danbatta, made this known on Tuesday at a stakeholders’ consultative forum in Lagos."<br style="box-sizing:border-box"><br style="box-sizing:border-box">"He said that the commission sought active participation of stakeholders toward the framework being put in place to regulate the 60 GHz V-band for the development of Amateur Radio Services."<br style="box-sizing:border-box"><br style="box-sizing:border-box">"He said that the commission was also using the seminar as an opportunity to present draft authorisation framework for the use of Amateur Radio Services in Nigeria."<br style="box-sizing:border-box"><br style="box-sizing:border-box">"The framework, according to him, was intended to provide a clear and comprehensive outline for amateur radio operations in Nigeria. He said: “Like-minded users of amateur radio build a community of amateur users to exchange personal, cultural and technical information. “It is good for technical investigations and wireless experimentation.’’"<br style="box-sizing:border-box"><br style="box-sizing:border-box">"Also at the forum, Mr Austin Nwaulune, the Director, Spectrum Administration in NCC, said that amateur radio was a popular hobby."</em><br style="box-sizing:border-box"><br style="box-sizing:border-box">It appears that 60 GHz and amateur radio framework announcements may have inadvertently become combined in the report.<br style="box-sizing:border-box"><br style="box-sizing:border-box">The draft document is available on the NCC website, it says holders must be at least 18 years old, a surprising restriction since there are no age limits in other countries such as UK and USA.There will be three license classes:<span> </span><br style="box-sizing:border-box">- Novice, with access to one HF band and one VHF/UHF band (bands not specified)<br style="box-sizing:border-box">- General <span> </span><br style="box-sizing:border-box">- Advanced<span> </span><br style="box-sizing:border-box"><br style="box-sizing:border-box">Download the NCC amateur radio draft authorisation framework document<br style="box-sizing:border-box"><a href="https://www.ncc.gov.ng/documents/738-spectrum-draft-authorization-framework-amateur-radio-services-in-nigeria" target="_blank" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,51,102);text-decoration:none;word-wrap:break-word">https://www.ncc.gov.ng/documents/738-spectrum-draft-authorization-framework-amateur-radio-services-in-nigeria</a><br style="box-sizing:border-box"><br style="box-sizing:border-box">The draft references ITU-R M.1544-1, which covers the basic skills required of an Amateur Radio Operator, it can be downloaded from<span> </span><br style="box-sizing:border-box"><a href="https://www.itu.int/dms_pubrec/itu-r/rec/m/R-REC-M.1544-1-201509-I!!PDF-E.pdf" target="_blank" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,51,102);text-decoration:none;word-wrap:break-word">https://www.itu.int/<br style="box-sizing:border-box">dms_pubrec/itu-r/rec/m/R-REC-M.1544-1-201509-I!!PDF-E.pdf</a><br style="box-sizing:border-box"><br style="box-sizing:border-box">Read the full Vanguard newspaper story at<br style="box-sizing:border-box"><a href="https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/02/947672/" target="_blank" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,51,102);text-decoration:none;word-wrap:break-word">https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/02/947672/</a><br style="box-sizing:border-box"><br style="box-sizing:border-box">The Nigeria Amateur Radio Society<br style="box-sizing:border-box"><a href="https://www.iaru-r1.org/index.php/hf/hf-managers/175-member-societies/59-nigeria-amateur-radio-society" target="_blank" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,51,102);text-decoration:none;word-wrap:break-word">https://www.iaru-r1.org/index.php/<br style="box-sizing:border-box">hf/hf-managers/175-member-societies/59-nigeria-amateur-radio-society</a><br style="box-sizing:border-box"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheNigeriaAmateurRadioSocietyIncorporatedd/" target="_blank" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,51,102);text-decoration:none;word-wrap:break-word">https://www.facebook.com/<br style="box-sizing:border-box">TheNigeriaAmateurRadioSociety<br style="box-sizing:border-box">Incorporatedd/</a><span> </span></p>
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