Januari, 2020

• 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 …

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• 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, …

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• 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 …

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• 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 …

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• 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. …

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