Archive for October, 2016
News for England South-West – 30 October 2016
We start with advance notice that Saltash and District Amateur Radio Club will be holding a junk sale on Thursday 17th November. Contact Mark Chanter, M0WMB, on 01752 215 546. North Bristol Amateur Radio Club has an open net from 7pm on GB3BS tonight and next Sunday. On Friday there’s a talk on construction and […]
News for Wales – 30 October 2016
Newport Amateur Radio Society has its club net on 3.705MHz from 10am today and next Sunday. Tuesday sees a club net on 145.425MHz from 8pm and on Friday there’s a talk on power distribution in the National Grid. Details from Margaret, GW4SUE, on 01633 665 289. On Monday Llanelli Amateur Radio Society has a junk […]
UK 47 GHz Amateur Radio
This briefing paper was created in response to questions from Ofcom as part of the preparations for WRC-19 Agenda Item 1.13 for identifying bands in the 24.25-86 GHz range for IMT-2020 (5G Mobile Broadband) RSGB 47 GHz Brief, August 2016
RadCom November 2016, Vol. 92, No. 11
THIS EDITION IS TEMPORARILY UNAVAILABLE ONLINE We apologise for any disappointment This edition is currently being converted to our HTML5 online viewer, which will bring enhanced readability, download speed and picture quality News from the National Hamfest, the UK’s premier rally. News and Reports Around Your Region – Club events calendar 82 Around Your Region […]
60m for Luxembourg
Since 10 October 2016, the new WRC15 60m band has been released for amateur radio use in Luxembourg. The update to the national frequency plan allows the use from 5351.5 to 5366.5kHz on a secondary basis with an effective radiated power of 15W. The Luxembourg LX0HF CW beacon presently operates on 5205.25kHz.
Fire at SAQ, Grimeton
A fire in early October at the SAQ Alexanderson alternator long wave antenna is under investigation by the Grimeton World Heritage Foundation, which owns and manages the station in Grimeton, Sweden. The fire—attributed to arcing—was quickly extinguished. Fortunately, no injuries occurred. The Foundation said that it could take a while to determine the extent of […]
