Winter 2018
providing voluntary safety communications for charitable events in West Norfolk for over 20 years
Updates for users of spectrum in the 700 MHz band: Work to clear the 700 MHz spectrum band remains on track, as Ofcom confirms additional funding for some spectrum users affected by the clearance programme dlvr.it/Qtb509 #hamradio #hamr #amateurradio
Half of homes could boost their broadband: Half of British households could switch to faster broadband today, Ofcom has found, as it announces a range of action to protect loyal broadband customers and help people get a… dlvr.it/Qtb4y9 #hamradio #hamr #amateurradio
Hackaday: Weaponizing the radio spectrum: Dan Maloney KC1DJT writes on Hackaday about the talk "Electronic Warfare; a Brief Overview of Weaponized RF Design" given by radio amateur Jeremy Hong KD8TUO to the Hackaday… dlvr.it/Qtb3yh #hamradio #hamr #amateurradio
IEEE Microwave Society awards radio hams: The ARRL reports the IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society (MTT-S) has announced its 2019 award recipients. The list includes several radio amateurs dlvr.it/Qtb3vC #hamradio #hamr #amateurradio
Foundations of Amateur Radio #184: Recently I managed to get some quality on-air time when I participated in a contest. This isn't about contesting. Although I suppose tangentially it is dlvr.it/Qtb2ps #hamradio #hamr #amateurradio
First FT8 Roundup is a huge hit: The ARRL report the first FT8 Roundup held December 1–2 attracted some 1,300 logs with about 131,200 contacts recorded dlvr.it/Qtb2nY #hamradio #hamr #amateurradio
DF13, German special event: Look for special event stations DF13DEJU, DF13BLN, DF13BUD, DF13MUC, DF13PAR and DF13STO to be active between January 1st and June 30th, 2019 dlvr.it/QtWDzq #hamradio #hamr #amateurradio
NZ 60m trial extended: New Zealand's national society NZART report that RSM have agreed to extend the one year 60m trial for a further six months to give more time for information gathering dlvr.it/QtWCTt #hamradio #hamr #amateurradio
Vonage fined for emergency call service failure: Ofcom has fined Vonage for failing to ensure its customers had uninterrupted access to the emergency services dlvr.it/QtWCT0 #hamradio #hamr #amateurradio
Comtech 23cm Amateur Television (ATV) LCD tuner using Arduino: Adrian has developed a rotary LCD tuner for his Comtech 23cm transmitter using an Arduino Uno as the micro-controller dlvr.it/QtWBTN #hamradio #hamr #amateurradio
EURAO Party - Winter Special 2018-2019: hunting beacons: The European Radio Amateurs' Organization announces a new party on the air, this time with the motto: 'hunting beacons' dlvr.it/QtWBXy #hamradio #hamr #amateurradio
French ham radio licence fee: REF reports the Finance committee of the Senate has tabled an amendment to the French Finance Act 2019 concerning the annual amateur radio license fee dlvr.it/QtW9NB #hamradio #hamr #amateurradio
Swiss Council of States - ham radio antennas: The national amateur radio society in Switzerland, the USKA, reports on legislation concerning amateur radio antennas dlvr.it/QtW9MW #hamradio #hamr #amateurradio
ARISS contact planned for students in Kenilworth, United Kingdom: An International Space Station school contact has been planned for Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT with Kenilworth School and Sixth Form, Kenilworth, United… dlvr.it/QtW8Mc #hamradio #hamr #amateurradio
Tony's 10m Band Report: Saturday and Sunday were monumental but the rest of the week really dragged. Top DXers this week OY1CT and OY1OF (Faroe Is) (look at their antennas on QRZ.COM!!), YY8HBO (Venezuela),… dlvr.it/QtW8L1 #hamradio #hamr #amateurradio
Tony's 10m Band Report Saturday and Sunday were monumental but the rest of the week really dragged southgatearc.org/bands/10metres… #hamradio #hamr #amateurradio #dx
IOTA news from the DARC: Compiled by Andreas, DK5ON of the Deutscher Amateur Radio Club dlvr.it/QtR3x9 #hamradio #hamr #amateurradio
Antarctica op: Felix DL5XL operates once more as DP1POL from the station Neumayer III (AN-016, WW Loc. IB59uh) dlvr.it/QtR2d5 #hamradio #hamr #amateurradio
Invitation of applications for new community radio licences: Ofcom is now inviting applications for new FM community radio licences in 43 areas across the UK dlvr.it/QtR2dD #hamradio #hamr #amateurradio
Santa Claus from Romania: Santa Claus and his Ham Radio elves are coming back to YO again in 2018 for the third consecutive time dlvr.it/QtR1HF #hamradio #hamr #amateurradio
