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Subj: Re: Australia & 7 Mhz
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CONFIRMATION ?
Barry VK2AAB wrote;
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" I think I may know why Australia originally was opposed to a change
to 40
metres.
In the first notifications of proposals for 40 metres was a suggestion
that the band be made 6.9 Mhz to 7.1 Mhz. This if I remember
correctly was a proposal of the broadcasters.
However it was certain that Australia would oppose such an allocation
because it is widely used in Australia for School of the Air and the
Flying Doctor Service. There is a large number of outpost stations in the
band 6.9 to 7 Mhz.
The ACA probably thought there was no stopping the broadcasters if there
was to be a change so they opposed any change.
73 Barry VK2AAB
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Thanks very much Barry.
This is along the lines as I had suspected, however, I was not completely
sure enough of the full situation, and did not wish to complicate the
issue had I been too far off the mark.
Your comments certainly seem to support and justify the explanations that
I have made in several of my bulletins in trying to explain the situation
in reply to queries from Andy G0FTD.
Particular points are;
1. The Australian position was based on specific aspects with regard to
our own particular domestic needs.
2. The position taken by the Australian authorities prior to the WRC was
in no way intended to create problems for the Amateur Radio operators in
Region 1.
3. The actions of the Australian delegation would have obviously been
well within the normally accepted framework of procedures followed in
connection with such an ITU conference.
It has been such considerations as these that I have endeavoured to get
across in my previous bulletins.
I wonder whether other people, such as those in the U.K., would understand
and appreciate what is involved in providing communications for such
important services as the Flying Doctor and the School of the Air?
Needless to say, I would not expect them to believe that a romanticised TV
series would really represent a true picture of such services.
There may be some interest in someone compiling a brief description of how
these services operate.
Alternatively, there may be some specific and existing stories and/or
documentation that could be referred to as providing a suitable picture.
Incidentally, it was only within recent years that I was privileged to be
involved in the design, erection and unveiling of a memorial plaque to the
memory of Alf Traeger, the inventor of the "Pedal Wireless" system.
That invention helped bring to fruition some of the dreams of The Rev.
John Flynn regarding provision of emergency services for the isolated
people of the Australian "outback".
It so happens that Alf Traeger was an Amateur Radio operator and a member
of the WIA.
Regards,
Ian
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73 de Ian, VK5QX
@ VK5LZ.#ADL.#SA.AUS.OC
20 July 2003
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