VHF/UHF/SHF Records
The New Zealand VHF/UHF/SHF Records are listed in the link below. They are reproduced here from the official NZART website. The purpose of the records is to promote and celebrate the hard work that amateurs have put in over the years to extend the records to distances reported.
NOTE: some years are missing as either no new record was claimed or the document wasn't published.
Also at the end of this page is the New Zealand 2 m/70 cm Bandplans and the IARU Region 3 Bandplan.
2024 NZ Records
2023 NZ Records
2022 NZ Records
2021 NZ Records
2020 NZ Records
The entire ZL VHF/UHF/SHF Records can be accessed from the year links below.
Changes to UHF bands since 1979
| Year | Band cm | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 70 | Reduced from 420-450 MHz to 430-450 MHz[1] |
| 1983 | 50 | Introduced 610-620 MHz |
| 1987 | 50 | Extended from 610-620 MHz to 610-622 MHz |
| 1990 | 50 | Reduced from 610-622 MHz to 614-622 MHz |
| 1990 | 32 | Introduced 922-927 MHz |
| 2002 | 70 | Reduced from 430-450 MHz to 430-440 MHz |
| 2002 | 13 | Reduced from 2300-2450 MHz to 2396-2450 MHz |
| 2013 | 50 | ATV Channel 39 (614 MHz To 622 MHz) is closed to amateurs for use by digital broadcast TV |
[1]Amateurs were allowed to use 420-430 MHz for ATV until 1983, when an alternative band, 610-620 MHz was introduced
New Zealand 2 m and 70 cm Bandplans
Listed in the link below are latest bandplans for the 2m and 70 com bands in New Zealand. These were correct as at April 2024 (with 2022 date in the PDF).
IARU Region 3 Bandplan
Listed for completeness is the IARU Region 3 Bandplan.