THREE BANDS OK'D FOR ITALIAN AMATEUR EXPERIMENTATION

Hams in Italy have been granted permission for experimental activity on three radio bands for the remainder of the year. The Italian regulator ARI made the announcement on the 18th of April that it was giving an eight-month extension to the previous period which ran from late August 2024 until the end of this past December.
Italian amateurs may operate with a maximum of 10 watts on 40.660 MHz to 40.700 MHz, 8 metres, the same range used for industrial, scientific and medical purposes. This permission coincides with the peak of the Sporadic E season.
Similar use was also granted for 70 to 70.400 MHz, 4 metres, and 1.810 to 1.830 MHz. The 8m band is expected to be the busiest of the three.