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Amateur Radio Gets Temporary Use of 2400 MHz in Spain

Spain’s national amateur radio society URE reports that amateurs will
be allowed to use 2,400.050 to 2,409.500 MHz for QO-100 (Es’hail-2)
geostationary satellite contacts until Dec 26, 2020.

A translation of the URE post says:

At the request of the Spanish Amateur Radio Union (URE), last March
the Secretary of State for Digital Advance authorized until
September 26, 2019 under certain conditions and on a temporary and
experimental basis the realization of emissions from the amateur
service in the frequency band 2400,050 to 2409,500 MHz.

The URE has again requested the Secretary of State for Digital
Advance the extension of the aforementioned administrative
authorization for a period of one year.

On September 26, the Resolution of the Secretary of State for Digital
Advance is approved by the resolution Authorize until
December 26, 2020 to the holders of amateur radio authorizations, the
realization of emissions from the amateur service in the frequency
band 2,400,050 to 2,409,500 MHz., With a maximum eirp of 1500 watts
and using directive antennas with a gain not less than 22.5 dBi, from
authorized amateur radio stations located anywhere in the national
territory to the QO-100 satellite located in the 25.9ºE orbital
position of the geostationary orbit.

See the resolution of the Secretary of State for Digital Advance at
https://tinyurl.com/ANS-279-Spain

By SM0TGU

Webmaster and member of the AMSAT-SM steering group.

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