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WRC-19 latest news
The World Radiocommunication Conference 2019 (WRC-19) opened in Egypt on 28 October 2019. Daily reports of proceedings can be found on the RSGB’s social media and special focus page at rsgb.org/wrc-19. These reports are prepared by the RSGB volunteers attending the Conference. WRC-19 has a wide-ranging agenda, of which the amateur issues are but a […]
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We’re still in need of readers to join the GB2RS News 5MHz team rota. The 5MHz GB2RS broadcast takes place on Sunday afternoons at 1500UTC on 5398.5kHz USB. A Full licence is necessary for 5MHz operation and you must be a Member of the RSGB. If you are interested in joining the team, please email […]
WRC-19 Day-4: Consensus, or Not
WRC-19 takes decisions based on consensus rather than votes. Day 4, Thursday October 31st provided a few examples of the extremes, of when views converge, or not. Wireless Power for electric vehicles (WPT-EV) managed to reach consensus on one of its core regulatory aspects. Subject to finalisation, ‘No Change’ will be made to the ITU […]
WRC-19 Day-3: kHz, MHz and GHz
Amateur radio interests at WRC-19 span an amazing range of frequencies and applications from kHz to GHz. Day-3 saw the start of the Wireless Power Transmission topic. Agenda Item 9.1.6, specifically considers its high power use for charging electric vehicles, termed WPT-EV. Whilst it operates at relatively low frequencies such as 19-21 or 79-90 kHz, […]
RadCom Plus, Vol. 4, No. 1
To read this edition, tap or click cover image Contents 3 VnArduino An Arduino VNA: vector network analyzer 11 The pros and cons of multiband inverted-V antennas Investigates the radiation performance of multiband antennas when deployed in horizontal or inverted-V configurations 16 A single frequency repeater Simultaneous FM Tx + Rx at VHF, as first […]
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 […]
