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Written by Xavier
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Saturday, 20 October 2007 |
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 Effective 12 October, Intermediate and Advanced class amateur radio operators in Thailand have gained access to 12, 17, 30, 80 and 160 meters on a permanent basis They are now allowed to operate on the ollowing frequencies:
12m 24.890-24.990 MHz
17m 18.068-18.168 MHz
30m 10.100-10.150 MHz
80m 3.500- 3.540 MHz
160m 1.800- 1.825 MHz
The authorisation, granted in a new Act governing amateur radio in Thailand by the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC), follows years of lobbying by the Radio Amateur Society of Thailand (RAST).
No changes were made to the VHF bands, where 6 metres (50-54 MHz) and 1,240MHz are still off-limits and 430 MHz (70 cm) is authorised for monitoring only, such as to listen to satellite downlinks. Two metres (144 MHz) is channelised and minor amendments were made to repeater allocations.
An unofficial translation of the NTC's Amateur Radio Act will be available soon at www.qsl.net/rast [OPDX] |
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 31 October 2007 )
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