<s>
The	O
8-meter	B-Algorithm
band	I-Algorithm
(	O
40MHz	O
)	O
is	O
the	O
lowest	O
portion	O
of	O
the	O
very	B-Algorithm
high	I-Algorithm
frequency	I-Algorithm
(	O
VHF	B-Algorithm
)	O
radio	O
spectrum	O
allocated	O
to	O
amateur	O
radio	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
8-meter	B-Algorithm
band	I-Algorithm
shares	O
many	O
characteristics	O
with	O
the	O
neighboring	O
6-meter	B-Algorithm
band	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
is	O
somewhat	O
lower	O
in	O
frequency	O
it	O
does	O
display	O
the	O
better	O
propagation	O
mechanisms	O
via	O
the	O
F2	O
ionospheric	O
layer	O
normally	O
seen	O
at	O
high	B-Algorithm
frequency	I-Algorithm
(	O
HF	O
)	O
which	O
occasionally	O
appear	O
in	O
6	B-Algorithm
meters	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
8-meter	B-Algorithm
band	I-Algorithm
was	O
made	O
available	O
1925-1928	O
to	O
amateur	O
experimenters	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
and	O
Irish	O
Free	O
State	O
,	O
also	O
a	O
much	O
wider	O
8-10	O
meter	O
band	O
has	O
been	O
allocated	O
to	O
Australia	O
and	O
Germany	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
World	O
War	O
II	O
,	O
for	O
several	O
years	O
(	O
1955-1959	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
8-meter	B-Algorithm
band	I-Algorithm
(	O
38	O
to	O
40MHz	O
)	O
was	O
allocated	O
for	O
ex-USSR	O
amateurs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
April	O
2018	O
:	O
Ireland	O
(	O
EI	O
)	O
allocated	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
low	O
VHF	B-Algorithm
spectrum	O
to	O
Irish	O
radio	O
amateurs	O
including	O
40MHz	O
.	O
</s>
