Following the lead of the amateur bandplan in place in Australia, the New Zealand Association of Radio Transmitters is recommending the establishment of a new 10 kHz-wide sub-band for SSB on 30 metres. This change would divide the CW-only band in half, giving it 20 kHz at the bottom of the band.

Digital mode operators would get 20kHz of spectrum -- double their current allocation - at the top of the band. Sideband's proposed 10 kHz would be found between 10.120 and 10.130 MHz.

With SSB operation already legal in New Zealand, the association notes that only the approval of this revised bandplan stands in the way of the change taking place. The proposal is for this to occur on a 12-month trial basis, with a review to take place in the final months.