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RBN adds FT8 spots
The Reverse Beacon Network is beta-testing a separate Telnet feed for FT8 spots. You can find it at telnet.reversebeacon.net port 7001. This is in addition to the existing feed on port 7000, which has been re-purposed as CW-only. Also, Aggregator version five has been developed as a beta that can handle FT8 spots received from WSJT-X. […]
WRC-19 preparations underway
Preparations for the next World Radiocommunication Conference 2019 (WRC-19) have continued over the past few weeks with meetings at ITU in Geneva and CEPT Project Team D in Estonia. Volunteers from IARU and member societies have been engaged on two key agenda items of interest to amateur radio; regarding a potential 50MHz allocation for Region […]
Upcoming satellite launches
The Chinese amateur satellite organisation, CAMSAT, has released more details about their satellites planned for launch later this year. CAS-5A will carry two HF and two VHF-UHF transponders. CAS-6 will include a CW telemetry beacon on VHF, a 20kHz wide UHF-VHF linear transponder and AX.25 4.8k baud GMSK telemetry. Meanwhile, two Russian CubeSats will be […]
South Africans get 100kHz on 60m
The South African regulator, ICASA, recently published their 2018 National Radio Frequency Plan. In this, amateur radio was allocated 100kHz on a shared basis in the 60 metre band. 5.350 to 5.450MHz is now available to all licensed radio amateurs on a shared, non-interference basis, with a power limit of 15W EIRP. The South African […]
UK prepares for WRC-19
As the next World Radio Conference approaches in 2019, Ofcom has launched a consultation regarding its positions and priorities on a range of agenda items. These include next generation 5G wireless broadband and Wi-Fi, small satellites, amateur radio at 50MHz and wireless power transfer. The Society’s response will be coordinated by the RSGB Spectrum Forum, […]
New HEMA Activity Day award
A new, and some might say oddly named, SOTA-like awards programme has been launched to encourage chasing and activating a subtly different kind of summit. HEMA—HuMPs Excluding Marilyns Award—is for summits or hilltops that have a prominence between 100 and 150 metres. The HEMA Activity Day is Saturday, 16 June 2018. Most activity will take […]
