Radio Amateurs in Turkey Gain Access to Two Bands

Turkey’s telecom regulator has released two new allocations to Amateur Radio. They are a new 60-meter secondary allocation of 5,351.5 – 5,366.5 kHz with a power limit of 15 W EIRP, all modes permitted, and a 6-meter allocation of 50 – 52 MHz, all modes allowed, with a power limit of 75 W. — Thanks to Paul Gaskell, G4MWO, Editor, The 5 MHz Newsletter

Source:ARRL

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