Yes Malcolm
I am not disputing ACMA's governing authority over the spectrum frequency usage
I am aware of what the ACMA document says - being an advanced license ham operator myself for the last 25 years or so - refer to page 13 of the document I referred to (the band 420-450MHz is allocated to Radiolocation/Fixed/Mobile as a
PRIMARY band and therefore it is exclusive for amateur radio use; however I believe we share this with the military that originally are permitted to use it) and I can assure you that if you do NOT have that licence to operate within any ham frequency and DO so then it is a federal offence that you have committed and it is covered under the Federal Communications Act
There is a situation that one can use LIPDs - Low Interference Potential Device (which is what I believe that electronic kit is) that falls even within the amateur band because it is a class licence use device - and as long as it is an LIPD! See here at ACMA:
http://www.acma.gov.au/WEB/STANDARD/pc=PC_1278
But if anyone that uses such a device with greater output power than it was originally class-licenced and as a consequence does cause interference to an operating ham frequency then probably the matter can be investigated by ACMA upon lodgement of a complaint process by hams
HTH
Cheers
Bill
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Originally Posted by mswhin63
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