Author: Tom, DF5JL

After careful deliberation, the SP DX Contest Committee, together with Polish Amateur Radio Union (PZK) and the SP DX Club, has decided to cancel the 2022 SP DX Contest. Since the start of the war in Ukraine, Poland has so …

Any radio amateur currently transmitting from Ukraine is risking his or her life. If you hear a Ukrainian station, do not broadcast its callsign, location or frequency — whether on the band, in a cluster or on social media. You may be putting lives at …

Edited by Paul Gaskell, G4MWO, the newsletter provides info on new allocations in the 60m band worldwide. The first issue of the 5 MHz Newsletter was published in autumn 2011 and heralded the growth of the new 60-metre band. Thus, …

Due to the current events, the UBA has decided to cancel the UBA DX CW 2022 contest which was scheduled to take place this weekend (26 and 27 FEB). This is reported by UBA HF Manager Egbert Hertsen, ON4CAS. …

Even before the publication of Official Gazette 2021–24 scheduled for Dec. 22, the German Federal Network Agency BNetzA informs that the toleration regulations for 160 meters valid for the current year will be extended until Dec. 31, 2022. Otherwise, these …

Iceland’s Amateur Radio Association (IRA) reports that the Telecommunications Authority (Fjarskiptastofa) has approved an application to renew its permit for amateur radio use from 1850–1900 kHz in 2022. The permit also covers contests such as the ARRL International DX Competition …

From Joe, K1JT, we received the sad news that Bill Somerville, G4WJS, died suddenly and unexpectedly a few days ago. He was only about 65 years old. Bill was the first to join Joe in in 2013 forming a core …

According to a report by Alpha Defense India, the Defence Research and Development Organisation’s premier radar development laboratory is working on an “over-the-horizon” OTH radar system to keep a close eye on Chinese movements in the Indian Ocean region. The …