Italian HAM in 70 MHZ!

[IW2CXJ]

Italian amateur radio in 70 MHz! Italy allocated experimental licence for 70 MHz!

www.ari.it

[N2RJ]

Good for you guys. Unfortunately no 70MHz band in the USA... yet.

Doubtful if there ever will be, but after analog TV gets shut off, we'll see.

[KG4RUL]

Actually, there are a lot of really tasty recipes that use "Italian Ham"!

[k4avl]

Italian Ham, that's Amore, especially with eggs, bell peppers, onions & garlic and a dash of tabasco on a Sunday morning... !

[BG6IGG]

good for you guys.don't know used.

[KC2ESD]

What are the 4M frequincies? We don't have that band here in the USA but could possibly get that band after 2/18/2009, the day Analog TV dies and HDTV fully take over.

[VE7NOT]

Quote[/b] (KC2ESD @ Aug. 09 2007,20:12)]What are the 4M frequincies? We don't have that band here in the USA but could possibly get that band after 2/18/2009, the day Analog TV dies and HDTV fully take over.
Hmm.. Well channel 4 ends at 72MHz and channel 5 starts at 76MHz. That's 4 MHz of band that is used for wireless PA systems and R/C channels. A ham band there should be possible.

[VE1IDX]

I believe the UK 4m band is 70.0-70.5 MHz on a secondary basis. I believe they have no TV channels on VHF Lo band anymore. I may be wrong however.I was once before so they say. http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif

[GI7OMY]

A bit late - but this is the 4 metre bandplan here

70.000-70.050 MHz 500 Hz Beacons
70.030 MHz Personal beacons.
70.050-70.250 2.7 kHz Narrow Band modes
70.085 MHz PSK31 centre of activity
70.150 MHz MS calling
70.185 MHz Cross-band activity centre
70.200 MHz SSB/CW calling
70.250-70.294 12 kHz All Modes
70.260 MHz AM/FM calling
70.294-70.500 12 kHz All modes channelised operations using 12.5 kHz spacing.
70.3000 MHz RTTY/fax calling/working
70.3125 MHz Digital modes
70.3250 MHz Digital modes
70.3375 MHz Digital modes
70.3500 MHz Digital modes (Note 1)
70.3625 MHz Digital modes
70.3750 MHz (Note 1)
70.3875 MHz Internet voice gateway
70.4000 MHz (Note 1)
70.4125 MHz Internet voice gateway
70.4250 MHz FM simplex - used by GB2RS news broadcast
70.4375 MHz Digital modes (special projects)
70.4500 MHz FM calling
70.4625 MHz Digital modes
70.4750 MHz
70.4875 MHz Digital modes

Note 1. These frequencies may be used by emergency communication groups.
LICENCE NOTES: Amateur Service 70.0-70.5 MHz Secondary User: 22dBW permitted
Available on the basis of non-interference to other services (inside or outside the UK).

[KB3PXR]

It is unlikely that the US will get a 4 meter allocation, but I do hope that after the DTV transition is complete we get an allocation on 40 centimeters (750 MHz). This band supposedly penitrates buildings very well.