Amateur Radio
See also: 600-meter amateur radio bandWith maritime traffic largely displaced from 500 kHz band, some countries have taken steps to allocate frequencies at or near 500 kHz to amateur radio use. In Belgium, amateurs are allocated a 501 to 504 kHz on a secondary basis on January 15, 2008. Only CW may be used with a maximum ERP of 5 W. In Norway, the band 493–510 kHz was allocated to radio amateurs on November 6, 2009. Only radiotelegraphy is permitted. In New Zealand, the band of 505 to 515 kHz was allocated temporarily, pending an international frequency allocation. In the Netherlands Amateur radio operators have allocated the band from 501 - 505 kHz with a maximum of 100 watts PEP on January 1, 2012.
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