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IARU 90th birthday special events
To celebrate the 90th anniversary of IARU several countries have special event stations running to the end of the year. Contacts with these stations go towards a diploma celebrating this IARU milestone where you need to contact 10 special IARU call signs before the end of the year. The Radio Club of Haiti will be […]
WRC-15 – Days 8 and 9
Finally a little progress!… 5MHz: An allocation at 5351.5-5366.5 kHz was agreed with regional variations in power between 15 W eirp/20 W eirp and 25 W eirp. In Region 1 this equates to a power output of 60 W. This was passed up to the next stage to Committee 4B where it was approved with […]
WRC-15 – Day-7
Agenda Item 1.4 (5 MHz): Two steps forward and one step back might be a polite description of progress on Tuesday regarding 5 MHz and the consideration of permitted power. Some administrations are insisting on the use of tight eirp limits. We have already overrun the schedule allowed for the sub-working group discussions and the […]
Ofcom published licence guidance
Ofcom has published new guidance to help amateur radio licensees understand and comply with the terms and conditions of the UK amateur radio licence. This guidance should, therefore, be read in conjunction with the licence. Following the guidance should help licensees reduce the risk of breaching the terms and conditions of the licence. It does […]
Add your voice to amateur radio survey
Five years ago, the RSGB undertook a comprehensive online survey of amateur radio in the UK. The data was used in the development of a vision and strategy for the Society. A new survey was launched in September and all UK radio amateurs are invited to complete the online questionnaire. The survey will close at […]
Dutch 5MHz QSOs
Several Dutch stations have appeared on the 5MHz band in the erroneous assumption that 5MHz has become available in The Netherlands. It isn’t, and won’t be until the middle of November at the earliest. The confusion arose in the way the law is applied in The Netherlands. Following the announcement, the radio amateur frequency tables […]
