Archive for August, 2016
Belarus gets 60m band
Amateurs in Belarus now have access to the new WRC15 60m allocation. Their band is from 5351.5 to 5366.5kHz with a maximum power of 50 watts. Class A, the top level licence holders, may use SSB, CW and digital modes.
Dayton Hamvention moves venue
Hara Arena, home of the Dayton Hamvention, is due to close shortly. Hamvention managers have announced that the event will be moving to the Greene County Fairgrounds and Event Center in Xenia, Ohio. It’s about 16 miles east of central Dayton. More details at www.hamvention.org.
Also in GB2RS this week…
Since the first Sunday in June there has been an addition to the GB2RS broadcast schedule. Reg, G8VHI, in Nuneaton, now reads the news at 2030UTC on 145.525MHz. He has a very good VHF location and should be audible over a large part of the West and East Midlands. His best report to date is […]
New Ofcom licensing portal update
Ofcom System Maintenance Updates The online licensing system is used for Business Radio and Maritime licences in addition to amateur radio. Occasional updates for these functions and other issues may require the system to be offline (typically at weekends) for maintenance/updates. Update (GB2RS): 3 -Feb-2017 Ofcom updated its licensing system for radio amateurs on 30 […]
Ofcom 5GHz consultation
Ofcom is holding a consultation Improving Spectrum Access for Consumers in the 5GHz Band. This proposes an expansion of 5GHz wi-fi bands that would, amongst other things, affect weak signal reception for 5760MHz narrowband and EME users and 5840MHz satellites, whilst still inhibiting innovation of amateur mesh and other innovative data systems. The RSGB response […]
Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend
So far more than 375 registrations have been received from 40 countries for this year’s International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend. Organisers expect around 500 marine structures to be listed when the event goes on air on the weekend of 20 and 21 August. Leading this fun event so far is Germany with 60, USA and […]
