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Switzerland’s national amateur radio society USKA is preparing its response to OFCOM’s consultation regarding the new Article 37a on ham radio antennas in the FMG Telecommunications Act
The revised FMG Telecommunications Act, which was passed by the Swiss Parliament on March 22, 2019, now contains Article 37a “Amateur Radio”. It regulates two main area:
• Paragraph 1 lays the foundation for the cantons and municipalities to be able to introduce simplified authorization procedures for simple antennas such as wire and rod antennas and light masts similar to flagpoles.
The word “can” can be interpreted as an invitation. It is now up to us to persuade politicians in the cantons to take appropriate measures.
• Paragraph 2 unequivocally states that the maintenance of an amateur radio antenna and the replacement by an equivalent antenna do not require a license.
On January 14, 2020 the USKA put out a call for Swiss amateurs with political connections to get in touch with them. A translation of their post reads:
The “Task Force Legal Framework for Amateur Radio” meets sporadically as needed. The next meeting will take place at the end of February or the beginning of March, as we have to submit our response to OFCOM’s consultation on the new FMG by March 25th [2020].
We would also like to take this opportunity to discuss how to implement FMG Art. 37a in the cantons and communes. It’s about how we can get them to adapt their future legislation on amateur radio antennas due to the new Art. 37a in the FMG.
We ask all politically committed radio amateurs who can influence the Canton or Municipality level to contact me for this conference.
I will send the details of the conference to those concerned by email.
Vy 73 de Bernard Wehrli, HB9ALH
Board member responsible for antennas and OFCOM
hb9alh<at>uska.ch
Source USKA https://tinyurl.com/SwitzerlandUSKA
March 2019 – Amateur radio receives its own legal article in the FMG
https://tinyurl.com/Swiss-FMG-37a
