Washington Conference 1927          Q
HAM NOTES
RADIO  November 15th 1928
Page 61.
HOW THE INTERNATIONAL REGULATIONS WILL AFFECT AMATEURS.
By F.R.Leppard.
The International Conference held at Washington last year laid down the laws that are to be observed by all countries using wireless. Amongst other things, the amateur situation was discussed, and for the first time the amateurs gained
International recognition.
. . . . . .  all classes of wireless services are dealt with, from the International fixed services like the Australian-British Beam Service, to radio beacon working. But there are several regulations that directly concern experimental and amateur working, and it behoves all amateurs to be familiar with the new laws.
All the various classes of stations are defined, and the amateur station comes under the title "private experimental station" which is defined as
 (1) a private station intended for experiments with a view to the development of
     radio-electric practice or science :
 (2) a station used by an "amateur", that is to say, a duly authorised person
     interested in radio-electric practice with a purely personal aim, and without
     pecuniary interest.
The types and classes of wavelengths to be used for the different services are indicated, including a band of waves from 200 to 545 meters for Broadcasting, and the following specifically for amateurs :
5-5.35, 10-10.7, 20.8-21.4, 41-42.8, 75-85 and 150-175 meters.
    There seems to be a prospect of more waves being allotted to
amateurs, as there is a regulation which says that the administrations, although agreeing to abide by the regulation allocation of wavelengths to the various services, may allocate any frequency (as the correct expression, rather than wavelength), chosen
by the Administration, so long as there is no risk of interference with the services of other countries. . . .
A whole section of the regulations is devoted to "the service of private experimental services"
Amateur stations are required to transmit their callsigns at short intervals. Those callsigns will consist of the letter or letters indicating the nationality and a single figure, followed by a group of not more than three letters.
 The Australian letters are VHA-VMZ, so we can expect to have a callsign like VK2AX for an amateur station in New South Wales. Presumably the authorities will soon decide on this matter, as the new regulations come into force in January next. 
(1929)
it is requested that no action be
taken with respect to the various aerials being erected.
Please note, and arrange accordingly: reports to be forwarded to the Senior Naval Officer in your state.
Secretary.
So Permits had already been issued before all states were notified
( Temporary Permits HAVE BEEN ISSUED!)
- This would help explain why, despite those early applications, on a list of Temporary Permits (Dated 17th February 1920) the first 60 were from Victoria, the next 75 (except 1!) were from NSW., followed by more Vict o r i a n s   &   N e w   S o u t h   W e l s h m e n .
 O f   t h e   6 6 6   P e r m i t s   l i s t e d   u p   t o   t h a t   t i m e ,   t h e   f i r s t   f r o m   W e s t e r n   A u s t r a l i a   w e r e : -
   N o .   1 8 0  
   U n i v e r s i t y   o f   W . A
                 N o .   1 8 1
   P r o f e s s o r   R o s s
                 N o .   1 8 2
   P r o f e s s o r   G r a y  
                    
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