We start with news from Loughton and Epping Forest Amateur Radio Society. Two places are still available on their one day Intermediate practical assessment course and optional Intermediate exam, which takes place on Saturday, 14 December in Chingford, London E4. All enquiries to David, M0VID on 0785 012 0180. Now for clubs that have more […]
North Bristol Amateur Radio Club has its net this Sunday and next Sunday from 8pm via GB3AC. Wednesday sees an open net from 8pm via GB3BS. On Friday there’s a video evening, then on Saturday there’s a DMR net from 7pm via the SW cluster TG950 slot 2. Details from Mat, G7FBD, via email to […]
On Thursday Aberystwyth and District Amateur Radio Society has a club net, beginning on 145.500MHz then moving to 145.550MHz. Contact Ray, GW7AGG, on 01970 611 853. On Thursday North Wales Radio Society is having a practical projects evening. Contact Liz, GW0ETU, on 0776 019 0355. Next Sunday, 1 December, Newport Amateur Radio Society has its […]
PSC Minutes 19 October 2019 FINAL
Friday 22nd November saw WRC-19 conclude its month long biggest ever conference. Many of the 3300 delegates had started to travel home even before the release of the ‘Provisional Final Acts’ and closing ceremony. The ITU website has released the provisional acts as a huge 567 page pdf document – a tribute to the the […]
PSC Minutes 19 October 2019 FINAL
WRC-19 has approved an allocation in the 50 MHz band for amateurs in Region 1 at its morning plenary in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, on Thursday 21 November 2019. The decision comes after more than three weeks of strenuous negotiations to reconcile widely disparate views of Region 1 administrations. The result is a dramatic improvement in […]
David (Dave) Simmonds, G3JKB, FOC 1950, passed away on November 7th 2019 after his health had deteriorated over the past year. He and Jacquie had recently moved from Woodhall Spa Lincolnshire to Chipping Sodbury (near Bristol) to be close to their family. The funeral will be held on Tuesday 3rd December from 1215 at Westerleigh […]
WRC-19 entered it final week with effort aimed at pinning down the remaining difficult items, including the future agenda for WRC-23 and WRC-27 and preparing for its final plenary sessions to approve the results of various agenda items including 50MHz. AI-1.7 Small Satellites: This surprisingly difficult issue was the first to reach a compromise. Ofcom […]
The slipping schedule saw slow progress on Friday and consequently full overtime on Saturday and Sunday for future agenda items (AI-10), small-satellites (AI-1.7), 5G mobile (AI-1.13) and 5GHz Wi-Fi (AI-1.16). Overtime started early, with a queue to get in before the 9am Saturday start. The 8:40m Saturday morning queue – AI-10 WRC-23/27 Agenda: Late on […]
