Portugal has granted its ham community limited access to the European 70 MHz band.
The nations telecommunications regulator has announced that two sub bands from 70.167 to 70.212.5 MHz and 70.237.5 to 70.287.5 MHz are available for a limited time to the amateur community at 100 watts effective radiated power. Portuguese hams will operate 70 Mhz on a secondary, non- interference basis with other services. Also, they are not guaranteed protection against interference from other licensed stations operating on the band. The 70 MHz band is an ITU Region One only allocation.
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