4-meter Band - Countries in Which Operation Is Permitted

Countries in Which Operation Is Permitted

Countries with a known band allocation:

  • Bahrain (69.900 - 70.400 MHz)
  • Belgium (69.950 MHz center frequency, 70.200 - 70.400)
  • Croatia (70.000-70.450 MHz)
  • Czech Republic (70.100-70.300 MHz)
  • Denmark (69.9875-70.0625, 70.0875-70.1125, 70.1875-70.2875, 70.3125-70.3875 and 70.4125-70.5125 MHz)
  • Estonia (70.140-70.300 MHz)
  • Faroe Islands (69.950-70.500 MHz)
  • Finland (70.000-70.175 and 70.225-70.300 MHz)
    • Åland Islands
  • Germany (69.950 MHz center frequency)
  • Greece (70.200-70.250 MHz)
  • Greenland (70.000-70.500 MHz)
  • Ireland (Republic of) (70.125-70.450 MHz)
  • Italy (70.0875-70.1125, 70.1875-70.2125 and 70.2875-70.3125 MHz)
  • Luxembourg (70.150-70.250 MHz)
  • Monaco (70.000-70.500 MHz)
  • Namibia (70.000-70.300 MHz)
  • Netherlands (70.000 - 70.500 MHz)
  • Norway (70.0625-70.0875, 70.1375-70.1875, 70.2625-70.3125, 70.3625-70.3875 and 70.4125-70.4625 MHz)
  • Poland (70.1 - 70.3 MHz)
  • Portugal (70.1570-70.2125 and 70.2375-70.2875 MHz)
    • Azores
    • Madeira
  • Romania (70.000-70.300 MHz)
  • Slovakia (70.250-70.350 MHz)
  • Slovenia (70.000-70.450 MHz)
  • Somalia (70.000-70.500 MHz)
  • South Africa (70.000-70.300 MHz)
  • Spain (70.150 and 70.200 MHz)
  • UAE (70.000-70.500 MHz)
  • United Kingdom (70.000-70.500 MHz)
    • Gibraltar
    • Guernsey
    • Isle of Man
    • Jersey
    • St. Helena

Countries with past or current experimental operation

In "experimental" countries, authorities authorized amateur radio experiments on the band for a limited period of time.

  • Hungary (70.000-70.500 MHz)
  • Sovereign UK bases in Cyprus (70.000-70.500 MHz)
  • An automatic beacon has also been authorized in Austria, Cyprus and Hungary

Other

  • United States has one experimental transmitter in Virginia transmitting CW on 70.005 MHz. Call sign is WE9XFT.
  • Glen Zook, K9STH, the Head Moderator of QRZ.com and a longtime magazine writer on VHF related topics, filed a petition with the U.S. Federal Communications Commission on 27 January 2010 to create a new U.S. 4-Meter amateur radio allocation at 70 MHz to parallel those in Europe and other parts of the world.

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