South Lakeland Repeater Group 
         Supports 2 analogue  (GB3LD 2m & GB3LF 70cm) and its NEW D-STAR digital GB7LF. 
        
                
		
		
		European 135.7 - 137.8 kHz Band Plan 
         This is not an officially recognized band plan for the European LF allocation between 135.7 and 137.800 kHz. This plan just contains my own observations and shall help the newcomer to get some orientation on where to find what. 
        
                
		
		
		RF Exposure Evaluating Your Station 
         Technical Reference/RF Safety How do you practically conduct an RF exposure evaluation of your station? What information do you need and what values must you compute? What are the tools and techniques readily available to the casual operator to ensure compliance with the FCC regulations about RF exposure 
        
                
		
		
		Coronavirus: Southdown ARS postpones all future meetings due to COVID-19 
         After careful consideration and in light of the fact that a significant proportion of our membership is particularly vulnerable to COVID-19, the Southdown Amateur Radio Society Committee has taken the decision to indefinitely postpone all future monthly meetings 
        
                
		
		
		BT fined £245,000 for overcharging EE customers for 118 calls 
         Ofcom has fined BT £245,000 after an investigation found that the company overcharged EE’s mobile customers for making calls to 118 directory enquiries services  
        
                
		
		
		Coronavirus: ITU to conduct meetings remotely 
         In response to the Coronavirus outbreak the ITU has announced that from Monday, March 16 it will conduct meetings remotely  
        
                
		
		
		Switzerland: Ham radio Taskforce processes consultation response 
         The Swiss Telecommunications Act (FMG, 784.10) has been comprehensively revised. The revised law will enter into force on January 1, 2021 
        
                
		
		
		Coronavirus: RSGB National Radio Centre to close temporarily 
         The RSGB website has announced that the National Radio Centre (NRC) at Bletchley Park is to close temporarily due to Coronavirus 
        
                
		
		
		British Amateur Radio Teledata Group anniversary award 
         BARTG was established 60 years ago and to celebrate this anniversary the group is running a special award.  The callsign GB60ATG is being activated week by week from one of the seven UK countries and the logs uploaded to Hamlogs.net 
        
                
		
		
		W4AVA Arlington Radio Public Service Club 
         Arlington county races 
        
                
		
		
		Ham Radio and Heartquake in italy 
         Amateur radio operations during heartquake in italy 
        
                
		
		
		ARI Albino 
         ARI Sezione Albino BG 
        
                
		
		
		W6AJF  Valley of the Moon Amateur Radio Club 
         Vomarc is an organization dedicated to the advancement and service of amateur radio in the sonoma valley 
        
                
		
		
		Lakeway Amateur Radio Club  W2IQ 
         Lakeway Amateur Radio Club VE Testing @ monthly meetings 
        
                
		
		
		ARI Settimo Milanese 
         ARI sezione Settimo Milanese 
        
                
		
		
		WR7HLN DMR Montana 
         DMR in Helena, Montana. Experiments in Digital Amateur Radio Communications 
        
                
		
		
		Baofeng UV5R vs UV82 Series 
         Radio Equipment/VHF-UHF Handhelds/Baofeng UV-5R What are the Differences between UV5R and UV82 Series 
        
                
		
		
		Nigel in Mauritius for Commonwealth Contest 
         Nigel, G3TXF, will once again be active as 3B8XF from Mauritius (AF-049) during the 2020 Commonwealth Contest (BERU) [March 14-15th]  
        
                
		
		
		Coronavirus: 2020 International DX Convention cancelled 
         The International DX Convention planned for April 12-14 in Visalia, California, has been cancelled due to Coronavirus 
        
                
		
		
		What Hams Do podacast - The Future of Amateur Radio 
         Are young people involved in Amateur Radio? That’s an existential question because if they’re not, there’s no future in ham radio 
        
                
		
		
		Coronavirus: Ham radio events cancelled in Norway 
         Among events affected is the annual general meeting of Norway's national amateur radio society NRRL that have been planned for Sunday April 19 
        
                
		
		
		IARUMS February newsletter now available 
         The latest IARU-R1 Monitoring System newsletter notes the Russian Over The Horizon Radar (OTHR) "Contayner 29B6" affects radio amateurs often and very badly  
        
                
		
		
		Coronavirus: FUNK.TAG ham radio event cancelled 
         The amateur radio event FUNK.TAG planned to take place in Kassel, Germany on April 18 has been cancelled due to coronavirus 
        
                
		
		
		Visalia International DX Convention, Other Events Cancelled Due to Coronavirus Worries 
          
        
                
		
		
		JSatTrak - Satellite tracking program 
         Software/Satellite tracking JSatTrak is a Satellite tracking program written in Java. It allows you to predict the position of any satellite in real time or in the past or future. It uses advanced SGP4/SDP4 algorithms developed by NASA/NORAD or customizable high precision solvers to propagate satellite orbits. 
        
                
		
		
		SADARC at Radio Australia site 
         Members of the Shepparton and District Amateur Radio Club (SADARC, VK3SOL) will activate the Shepparton location of Radio Australia on March 14 and 15th 
        
                
		
		
		Climate change: New rules could spell end of 'throwaway culture' 
         BBC News report: New rules could spell the death of a "throwaway" culture in which products are bought, used briefly, then binned 
        
                
		
		
		Hamvention names 2020 Award winners 
         Dayton Hamvention has named five radio amateurs and one ham radio club as the recipients of its 2020 awards  
        
                
		
		
		CQ Magazine Awards Editor Eddie De Young, KS4AA, is silent key 
         Just a few weeks after stepping down due to health issues, CQ Amateur Radio magazine Awards Editor Eddie De Young, KS4AA, became a Silent Key on February 25 
        
                
		
		
		RAC office phone service has resumed 
         Service to the Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC) phone system has been successfully restored and individuals who left messages yesterday will be contacted during the work day  
        
                
		
		
		Ham radio operators made communication easy 
         The Times of India reports members of the Radio Amateur Society of Ananthapuri (RASA) assisted the district administration and police with communications  
        
                
		
		
		GMDX Convention postponed 
         It is with much regret and great reluctance that The GMDX Committee has decided to postpone the GMDX Convention which was due to be held on 4th April 
        
                
		
		
		ARISS Celebrating Successful Launch Carrying Interoperable Radio System to ISS 
         Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is celebrating the successful launch and docking of the SpaceX-20 commercial resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS). One payload on the flight is the ARISS Interoperable Radio System (IORS), which ARISS calls “the foundational element of the ARISS next-generation radio system” on the space station. Amateur radio has bee...  
        
                
		
		
		Correction to Frequency Measuring Test Website URL  
         An incorrect website address for the April 24 Frequency Measuring Test (FMT) appeared in QST. The correct URL is fmt.arrl.org. The old website is still active and has a hyperlink to the new site.   
        
                
		
		
		Ham Radio University Founder Phil Lewis, N2MUN, SK 
         The founder of the annual Ham Radio University in New York, Phil Lewis, N2MUN, of Lindenhurst, New York, died on March 5. An ARRL member, he was 72. Lewis grew up on Long Island, attended RCA Institute, and worked for Hazeltine and, later, BAE Systems in the aerospace industry. Licensed in 1991, he was a member of Great South Bay Amateur Radio Club (GSBARC), serving as a volunteer examiner and ...  
        
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