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Despite the band 7.1 to 7.2MHz being made exclusive for the Amateur Service from 29 March 2009 in the ITU Radio Regulations, there are dozens of countries in IARU Regions 1 and 3 are yet to adopt this

A continuing improvement is being observed in relation to shortwave broadcasters no longer using the now world-wide amateur radio exclusive band of 7.1 to 7.2 MHz.

The International Amateur Radio Union has thanked the shortwave broadcaster community for achieving a high degree of migration by 29 March from the now worldwide amateur exclusive band of 7100 to 7200

In a truly historic occasion, Sunday 29 March sees international shortwave broadcasters leave the segment 7100 – 7200 kHz as it returns to the Amateur Service as a primary allocation.

With four weeks to go before broadcast stations are due to have migrated from the band 7100-7200kHz as that band is restored to the Amateur Service, a scan watch has begun to identify stations still c

Timed for the departure of shortwave broadcasters from 7.1 to 7.2MHz comes news from both Korea and Japan of radio amateurs in those countries getting an expanded 40-metre band.

The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) strongly opposed non-amateur high Power digital signal experiments on 40-metres, and won the battle.