Just to pointed out this peculiar rules section:
- Frequency Bands and Qualifications
An operator of an amateur station may operate within the frequency bands set out in the attached Schedules I, II and III in accordance with the operatorĀ“s qualifications identified for the specified band.
This is the way Australia has headed. The bands are listed with the allowed bandwidth for each band/licence class. There's no legal requirement to stick to specific modes, except in the case of Foundation licensees.
For example, with an Advanced licence I can basically use (subject to restrictions in some areas, where interference to non amateur services is an issue - e.g. 6m in most of the country is limited by the presence of channel 0 TV).
Bandwidth is defined as "necessary bandwidth"
160-12m - Any mode with bandwidth up to 8 kHz 10m - anymode up to 16kHz bandwidth 6m, 2m any mode up to 100 kHz bandwidth higher bands - any mode (within band limits)
Mode segmentation is not legally enforced, but like Canada, they are maintained by the WIA in the form of band plans, which are essentially gentlemens agreements, which the vast majority stick to.
On 18 Oct 2006 at 12:10, Tony Langdon (ATC) wrote:
Bandwidth is defined as "necessary bandwidth"
A difference here we have to use specific maximum bandwidth.
Here is some link and sub links
http://www.ic.gc.ca/cmb/welcomeic.nsf/ICPages/SubjectSpectrum http://www.ic.gc.ca/cmb/welcomeic.nsf/ICPages/SubjectSpectrum#amateur
A lot of reading there but this one could be interesting it is an exam generator software package called icp.exe. To download it just click on the blue text icp.exe. Here is the link
http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/epic/internet/insmt-gst.nsf/en/h_sf05378e.html
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At 12:54 PM 10/18/2006, Luc Leblanc VE2DWE wrote:
On 18 Oct 2006 at 12:10, Tony Langdon (ATC) wrote:
Bandwidth is defined as "necessary bandwidth"
A difference here we have to use specific maximum bandwidth.
Think it probably means much the same, though the term "necessary bandwidth" implies that the signal should be clean. Haven't yet found the exact definition... But the wording for our regs does refer to "The transmission remains entirely within a frequency band mentioned in the item" (which refers to the band tables later in the document)...
Sounds like much the same thing in essence.
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Tony Langdon (ATC)