HAM News

Januari, 2020

• 8 Januari

  Essex Ham’s Review of 2019

  Essex Ham has released a video montage of the group’s many amateur radio activities during 2019 2019 saw the group participating in a commemoration of the Apollo 11 Moon landing, giving a demonstration of the hobby to a local MP and holding a number of successful amateur radio events at …
• 8 Januari

  Ofcom Consultation: Work Plan 2020-21

  Ofcom aim to clear Digital TV Services (Freeview) out of the 700 MHz band by May 2020 They say: “We will continue to work to clear digital television services from the 700 MHz band in order to release this spectrum for mobile data. We will continue to administer a grant …
• 8 Januari

  China Telecoms Regulator Proposing to Delete Some Current Amateur Allocations

  01/08/2020 China’s telecommunications regulator has proposed amending the Measures for the Administration of Amateur Radio Stations, and some amateur bands are in danger of being eliminated. Lide Zhang, BI8CKU, told ARRL that the proposal would prohibit amateur operation on the 2200-meter band as well as on 144 – 146 MHz, …
• 8 Januari

  Radio ham submits obituary in advance

  The Herald-Tribune reports that on the off chance it would be of interest, 91-year-old radio amateur Bill Sexton N1IN submitted his three-page obituary in advance On receipt of the advance obituary Herald-Tribune reporter Billy Cox wrote a story about Bill Sexton: His favorite uncle Hale was a ham operator in …
• 8 Januari

  Going Ham at GBEMS

  The Pocahontas Times reports some students at Green Bank Elementary-Middle School are learning a new form of communication – amateur radio The newspaper says: Members of the Eight Rivers Amateur Club and employees at the Green Bank Observatory have volunteered to help science teacher Stacy Landis teach the students the …
• 8 Januari

  A ‘Ground Current Event’ in Norway

  On Monday, Jan. 6th, strong electrical currents abruptly surged through the ground in northern Norway, kicking off an hours-long episode of bright auroras and magnetic unrest. Usually, this kind of event happens in the aftermath of a strong solar flare or a CME impact, but the sun was totally quiet. …
• 8 Januari

  DARC 70 Years

  The German national club DARC celebrates its 70th anniversary in 2020 and offers the award 70 Jahre DARC for contacts with the special event stations DP70DARC and DF70DARC. For the rules see www.70darc.club. Later during the year, DK70DARC (special DOK 70DARC for all of them) will also be active. The …
• 8 Januari

  Tunisia issues personal licenses to operate

  The first three Authorizations to Operate have been issued to 3 Tunisian radio amateurs. These are the first issued since 1956   The IARU Region 1 site reports: 3V8HB, 3V8MN and 3V1MB will soon be on the air from their homes rather than being restricted to operating from a club …
• 8 Januari

  ARRL’s New On the Air Magazine on its Way to Members!

  01/07/2020 The premiere issue of ARRL’s On the Air magazine has left the printer’s on its way to member subscribers! The magazine should be in mailboxes within the next 10 days. On the Air is the newest ARRL member benefit to help new licensees and beginner-to-intermediate radio communicators navigate the …
• 8 Januari

  CAMSAT Says CAS-6 Activation for Amateur Use has been Delayed

  01/07/2020 Chinese Amateur Satellite Group (CAMSAT) CEO Alan Kung, BA1DU, tells ARRL that some problems with the precise attitude determination of the newly launched CAS-6 amateur radio satellite have delayed deployment of the antennas. The satellite was to have been put into service within 3 days. “If the V/UHF antennas …