1994 Six Metre Policy Statement

The New Zealand Association of Radio Transmitters Incorporated November 1994

Recognising that

1. access to all of the international six metre band is of crucial importance to New Zealand amateurs;
2. television channel 1 is likely to be used for some years yet to come, as a historical consequence of New Zealand's footnote access by broadcasters;
3. television channel 1 will likely be cleared for amateur use when a better technical, economic, or political solution becomes available;
4. long term access to the six metre band requires new and sustained activity by amateurs;
5. the history of amateur use of the international six metre band in New Zealand has seen a confusing variety of policies available for access;

NZART resolves, that

1. access to part of the international six metre band currently available to New Zealand amateurs shall not be lessened by way of trade or negotiation by NZART with the administration in New Zealand;
2. improvements in access to the international six metre band, by way of frequency range, geographical limits or times of use, will be vigorously sought by NZART whenever such improvements are possible;
3. information on the terms, conditions, rights and obligations of amateurs for access to the international six metre amateur band available in New Zealand will be available to all amateurs and promoted by NZART;
4. NZART shall promote, publicise and at every opportunity develop those technologies that improve the advancement of existing television channel 1 services to alternate delivery methods and which, as a consequence, free all or part of the international six metre band for amateur use in this country;
5. an ongoing dialogue with the New Zealand administration, users of television channel 1 services, television funding providers and other international amateur bodies will be maintained, in order that every opportunity for advancement of access to the international six metre band is gained.