Changes to 41 meter band (7.1mhz)

[k9rzz]

Beginning March 29, 2008 (typo -> 2009) shortwave broadcasting will be removed from the band 7,100 – 7,200 kHz in regions 1 and 3:



WRC-03 Decisions on HF broadcasting

and

40-meter band - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

For many years the portion of the band from 7100-7300 kilohertz has been allocated to short wave broadcasters outside the Americas and not available to radio amateurs outside ITU Region 2. At the World Radio Conference WRC-03 in 2003 it was agreed that the broadcast stations would move out of the section 7100–7200 kilohertz on 29 March 2009 and that portion would become a worldwide exclusive amateur allocation afterwards. Discussions on releasing the remaining 100 kHz of the band to amateurs at a later date will continue in future conferences. Many European countries allow amateur communication in the 7100–7200 kilohertz section on a shared non-interference basis as an interim measure.

There are already no shortwave broadcasts originating from region 2.

This is of course great news for hams since the broadcasters have been generating lots of interference during the night time here in region 2. This is your chance to experience world radio history! Tune around between 7100 and 7200khz, there are still many stations on those frequencies, but they won't be for long.

I've been tuning around that range this week and have logged many different stations. What have I heard? You'll have to wait for my next YouTube video to find out.

[ka3jjz]

Of course, that date was last year...

While that looks good on paper, the ITU has no real regulatory powers. It depends on the 'good will' of the various broadcasters to comply with their directives, whether given at a WARC or other conference. I wouldn't at all be surprised if there were still broadcasters in that band, particularly from Eastern Euro nations. Nice to hope for (eventually) but I wouldn't hold my breath 73 Mike

[k9rzz]

Originally Posted by ka3jjz

Of course, that date was last year...

While that looks good on paper, the ITU has no real regulatory powers. It depends on the 'good will' of the various broadcasters to comply with their directives, whether given at a WARC or other conference. I wouldn't at all be surprised if there were still broadcasters in that band, particularly from Eastern Euro nations. Nice to hope for (eventually) but I wouldn't hold my breath 73 Mike

Boy, I should have caught that typo, and it was from the ITU site itself, but it is 2009 though.

Shortwave Central: 7100-7200 kHz shortwave broadcasts to cease

[barefootdipole]

i have been pleasantly SHOCKED at the high rate of compliance to the band change amongst SWBC stations ! i fully expected far more foot draggers and some ever-present non movers ! but they almost completely cleared out of the band--and on exact day ! amazing....i would have bet against it being so completely a success...

now the fun will be to track down where they all moved to !!!!

FYI: for those of you who enjoy arabic music, Radio Tunis TUNESIA (x-7.190) has moved to 7.335....

ahhhhhhhhhh........now i can enjoy the music without some lid calling CQ on top of them...i used to be tempted to grab the mic and reply: "yes OM , the freq IS in use...by Radio Tunis !' :-)

73
Barefootdipole

[ridgescan]

I caught this one, as well as broadcasts on 7105 and 7185 at 1618z. All seem to be Japanese?

[k9rzz]

Originally Posted by barefootdipole

i have been pleasantly SHOCKED at the high rate of compliance to the band change amongst SWBC stations ! i fully expected far more foot draggers and some ever-present non movers ! but they almost completely cleared out of the band--and on exact day ! amazing....i would have bet against it being so completely a success...

now the fun will be to track down where they all moved to !!!!

FYI: for those of you who enjoy arabic music, Radio Tunis TUNESIA (x-7.190) has moved to 7.335....

ahhhhhhhhhh........now i can enjoy the music without some lid calling CQ on top of them...i used to be tempted to grab the mic and reply: "yes OM , the freq IS in use...by Radio Tunis !' :-)

73
Barefootdipole

Yes, it is quiet without the hets and there is more ham activity than ever before. I did notice someone on 7110khz before sunset tonight, will have to check that one out. Before the switch, I video taped as much as I could between 7100 and 7200 ... hopefully I'll get that up on YouTube soon.

Still some slow morse code to be found just above 7100khz, remnants of the old Novice Class band I guess. I used to LIVE on 7113khz where one of my few crystals was parked back in '76 and '77. Ahhh, the good 'ol days. LOL!

[ridgescan]

...hey it looks like we have some "sqatters" here where K9rzz clearly proved those freqs were to be vacated! Looks like Mike's suspicions came true. All 4 broadcasters between this video and the previous one are ASIAN. Meh-it figures. This was at 1335z.
Sorry about the audio but I was worried about my neighbor-tried to enhance it but couldn't.

[k9rzz]

Might be a good time to log some rarer Chinese stations? I'll check those freqs in the Passport book.

[ka3jjz]

I've seen reports that Ethiopia is still heard on its old 7110 freq in Aramahic (sp?) on the NASWA list, and a listener in Europe confirmed that All India Radio Port Blair 7185 is still there (via DXLD). You can expect that third world countries will be slow to move out of this band - some may never move it all. It is better than it was, but it expect the Third World folks to be there for some time. The money may simply not be there to retune antennas, ect. regardless of HFCC or WARC agreements. It's equally likely that at least some of these stations have never even heard of the agreements, much less the HFCC or WARC 73 Mike