[amsat-bb] Re: New Zealand 2.3 GHz Radio Frequency Auction

[Tony Langdon <vk3jed@xxxxxxxxx>]

At 02:58 AM 4/12/2007, Trevor wrote:
>It illustrates the problems that will be encountered it getting a 
>common global
>allocation for the Amateur and Amateur Satellite services below 2.4 GHz.
>
>What is happening in New Zealand is happening elsewhere, prime segments of the
>Microwaves bands being sold off to the highest bidder.
>
>It is fortunate that New Zealand Amateurs have at least got the top four MHz,
>2396-2400 and NZART are to be congratulated on managing to hang onto it at a
>time of great pressure on the microwave bands.

The same happened here over a decade ago :(  Unfortunately, we only 
got to keep 2300-2302 in the cities.

73 de VK3JED
http://vkradio.com

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