50 MHz Contest allowed in DL

With an update of the original 2006 decree the contest ban has been temporalily lifted within the frequency band 50.08-51 MHz, so German amateurs may participate in 6m contests in the time periode May – September.

All other provisions, which later modified the original 2006 decree, are still valid until the end of 2019.

This is reported by Ulrich Müller, DK4VW, DARC Frequency Manager.

Source:IARU

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