Archive for 2019

WRC-19 Day-2: The real work begins, inc 50 MHz

| October 29, 2019
WRC-19 Day-2: The real work begins, inc 50 MHz

Following Monday’s opening, the second day saw most committees and sub-working groups stood up and many agenda items having their documents introduced. First thing of particular interest to amateur radio, was the release of two documents:- The official information document on IARU WRC-19 Positions across various current agenda items and views on future proposals that […]

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WRC-19 Day-1: A Grand Opening

| October 29, 2019
WRC-19 Day-1:  A Grand Opening

Monday morning October 28, saw WRC-19 start in the Sharm el-Sheikh International Conference Centre (SHICC) with an opening ceremony that ITU and the Egyptian hosts could be rightly proud of. Most of the 3500 registered delegates had managed to get hold of a prized secondary pass for the enhanced security precautions and were comfortably seated […]

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WRC-19 Day-0: Being Prepared

| October 28, 2019
WRC-19 Day-0:  Being Prepared

After four years of preparation, studies and proposals, the start of the 2019 World Radiocommunication Conference is at hand. Opening on Monday Oct-28, and running for four weeks. The recent pattern of WRCs has been every three to four years (WRC-12, WRC-15 and now WRC-19). Most recent events have been held at ITU HQ in […]

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Check you’re back on UTC

| October 25, 2019

In the UK, the clocks go back one hour at 2am on 27 October 2019. This means that the UK is now on UTC timing, sometimes also still referred to as GMT.

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Latest news on WRC-19

| October 25, 2019

The World Radiocommunication Conference 2019 (WRC-19) is due to open in Egypt on the 28 October 2019. The meeting, which lasts four weeks, will be attended by 3,000 delegates from most of the countries around the world, and will discuss and agree changes to the ITU Radio Regulations. The IARU and its member societies will […]

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Contest Committee seeks views on rules

| October 25, 2019

Once again, the RSGB VHF Contest Committee would appreciate your views on a number of topics to help it set the contest rules for 2020. The survey is quite short because the Committee is not considering major alterations to the rules for next year, but all your views are read and appreciated. The survey will […]

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