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Changes in Bulgarian Amateur Radio General
Licence
(IARU-R1) September 2004
The
Bulgarian regulatory body, Communications Regulation Commission,
announced in the State Gazette No 75 on 27 August 2004 some changes in
Bulgarian Amateur Radio General Licence. They became effective
immediately.
The main points are:
- No more Morse code requirement.
- The number of classes of amateur licence has been decreased to two:
Class 2 (national class) - VHF only, Modes: AM, FM, SSB, Packet, power up to 5 W - Class 1 (CEPT class) – All bands, All modes, power up to 350 W HF, 100 W VHF, 10 W UHF. Power up to 1000 W allowed only during HF contests, only to Radio Amateurs with at least 5 years experience