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 The Committee on Radio Astronomy Frequencies (CRAF) is an Expert Committee of the European Science Foundation (ESF).

Status of interference problems in the Netherlands:

Radio observatory operating in the Netherlands:

  • 13.36 - 13.41 MHz

    This band is used by the Borger-Odoorn/LOFAR Radio Observatory:

    Radio astronomical quality of the band:

  • reasonable: often severe degradation by harmful interference.

    Reason:

  • Aeronautical Mobile Service applications.
  • Fixed Service applications.

  • 25.55 - 25.67 MHz

    This band is used by the Borger-Odoorn/LOFAR Radio Observatory:

    Radio astronomical quality of the band:

  • reasonable: often severe degradation by harmful interference.

    Reason:

  • Broadcasting Service applications.
  • Fixed Service applications.
  • Mobile Service applications.

  • 37.5 - 38.25 MHz

    This band is used by the Borger-Odoorn/LOFAR Radio Observatory:

    Radio astronomical quality of the band:

  • reasonable: often severe degradation by harmful interference.

    Reason:

  • Fixed Service applications.
  • Mobile Service applications.

  • 73.0 - 74.6 MHz

    This band is used by the Borger-Odoorn/LOFAR Radio Observatory:

    Radio astronomical quality of the band:

  • reasonable: often severe degradation by harmful interference.

    Reason:

  • Fixed Service applications.
  • Mobile Service applications.

  • 79.25 - 80.25 MHz

    This band is used by the Borger-Odoorn/LOFAR Radio Observatory:

    Radio astronomical quality of the band:

  • reasonable: often severe degradation by harmful interference.

    Reason:

  • Fixed Service applications.
  • Mobile Service applications.

  • 150.05 - 153 MHz

    This band is used by the Borger-Odoorn/LOFAR Radio Observatory:

    Radio astronomical quality of the band:

  • reasonable: often severe degradation by harmful interference.

    Reason:

  • Fixed Service applications.
  • Land Mobile-Satellite Service applications.
  • Mobile Service applications.
  • Radionavigation-Satellite Service applications.

  • 322.0 - 328.6 MHz

    This band is used by the Westerbork Radio Observatory:

    Radio astronomical quality of the band:

  • reasonable: often severe degradation by harmful interference.

    Reason:

  • Aeronautical Radionavigation Service applications.
  • Fixed Service applications.
  • Mobile Service applications.

  • 406.1 - 410.0 MHz

    This band is used by the Westerbork Radio Observatory:

    Radio astronomical quality of the band:

  • reasonable: often severe degradation by harmful interference.

    Reason:

  • Fixed Service applications.
  • Mobile Service applications.

  • 608.0 - 614.0 MHz

    This band is used by the Westerbork Radio Observatory:

    Radio astronomical quality of the band:

  • reasonable: often severe degradation by harmful interference.

    Reason:

  • Broadcasting Service applications.

  • 1330.0 - 1400.0 MHz

    This band is used by the Dwingeloo Radio Observatory and the Westerbork Radio Observatory :

    Radio astronomical quality of the band:

  • reasonable: often severe degradation by harmful interference.

    Reason:

  • Aeronautical Radionavigation Service applications.
  • Fixed Service applications.
  • Mobile Service applications.
  • Radiolocation Service applications.

  • reasonable: often severe degradation by harmful interference.

    Reason:

  • Aeronautical Radionavigation applications.
  • Fixed Service applications.
  • Mobile Service applications.
  • Radiolocation applications.

  • 1400.0 - 1427.0 MHz

    This band is used by the Dwingeloo Radio Observatory and the Westerbork Radio Observatory :

    Radio astronomical quality of the band:

  • good.

  • good.

  • 1610.6 - 1613.8 MHz

    This band is used by the Westerbork Radio Observatory:

    Radio astronomical quality of the band:

  • reasonable: often severe degradation by harmful interference.

    Reason:

  • Aeronautical Radionavigation Service applications.
  • Mobile-Satellite Service applications.

  • 1660.0 - 1670.0 MHz

    This band is used by the Westerbork Radio Observatory:

    Radio astronomical quality of the band:

  • reasonable: often severe degradation by harmful interference.

    Reason:

  • Fixed Service applications.
  • Land Mobile-Satellite Service applications.
  • Meteorological Aids Service applications.
  • Mobile Service applications.

  • 1718.8 - 1722.2 MHz

    This band is used by the Westerbork Radio Observatory:

    Radio astronomical quality of the band:

  • reasonable: often severe degradation by harmful interference.

    Reason:

  • Fixed Service applications.
  • Mobile Service applications.

  • 4800.0 - 4990.0 MHz

    This band is used by the Westerbork Radio Observatory:

    Radio astronomical quality of the band:

  • reasonable: often severe degradation by harmful interference.

    Reason:

  • Fixed Service applications.
  • Fixed-Satellite Service applications.
  • Mobile Service applications.

  • 4990.0 - 5000.0 MHz

    This band is used by the Westerbork Radio Observatory:

    Radio astronomical quality of the band:

  • reasonable: often severe degradation by harmful interference.

    Reason:

  • Fixed Service applications.
  • Mobile Service applications.

  • 6650 - 6675.2 MHz

    This band is used by the Westerbork Radio Observatory:

    Radio astronomical quality of the band:

  • not set

    Other frequency bands used by the Westerbork Radio Observatory:

  • 250 - 460 MHz

  • 700 - 1200 MHz

  • 1200 - 1750 MHz

  • 2215 - 2375 MHz

  • 8150 - 8650 MHz

    Other frequency bands used by the Borger-Odoorn/LOFAR Radio Observatory:

  • 10 - 250 MHz

    Last modified: March 24, 2009