[TheList] TV shutdown, are we likely to get 6m back?

Sat Sep 18 20:13:43 AEST 2010

This will probably be of interest then :-)

--- On Thu, 16/9/10, Vaughan Henderson <vaughanh at vodafone.co.nz> wrote:

From: Vaughan Henderson <vaughanh at vodafone.co.nz>
Subject: RE: [ZLHAMS] Bring on 6 Mtrs
To: ZLHAMS at yahoogroups.com
Date: Thursday, 16, September, 2010, 6:42 PM

Hi Philip,

With the completion of the digital switchover, we get the whole of the 6m
band back.  The MED has already agreed to this.  At that time, a 6m permit
to allow operation on the bottom end of 6m will no longer be required.

73 Vaughan ZL1TGC 

Cheers,

Rick.

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[mailto:thelist-bounces at radiowiki.org.nz] On Behalf Of Mike Trump
Sent: Saturday, 18 September 2010 21:14
To: thelist at radiowiki.org.nz
Subject: [TheList] TV shutdown, are we likely to get 6m back?

Guys,
There has been an announcement that the analouge TV service will be turned
off in 2013.
As a Ham radio operator, I'm watching this with some trepidation.
We have been restricted by RSM in using the 6 metre band because of TV One
needing to translate or transmit in this part of the spectrum.
I find this rather strange, when you consider that TV One is sent to
AshVegas here on two different frequencies, 62.2500 MHz and (the better
signal) 175.250 MHz.
Ask yourself, is this efficient use of our spectrum?

There has been talk in the media about these "spare" frequencies, being used
for "ultra-fast broadband", Umm OK, I'm not sure that we're all on the same
page here.
Since when would a frequency like 62 MHz be used for broadband?

We've never been allowed to use 6 metres down here without a "special
permit" (one of these I have) and you are not allowed to operate on this
band within the "Prime time"
veiwing time of television users.

Your thoughts?

Cheers,
Mike T.

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