As reported on November 20th, the ITU‑R Radio Assembly (RA) met during the week before the World Radio Conference in Dubai. The IARU participated in the meeting and contributed to the development of the draft ITU‑R Recommendation for 23cm band …
We are pleased to announce the November 2023 edition of RadCom Basics is now available on the RSGB website In this edition, Fraser Wenseth, MM0EFI provides a beginner’s introduction to Summits on the Air (SOTA) and provides very useful guidance on SOTA radio equipment choices such as antennas, mobile and shack software, plus an important […]
VER20231121, Version entity is Azores, CU Download: [ CTY-3338 | CT8 | Win-Test | WriteLog | XML ] Added/changed Entities/Prefixes/Callsigns: GS2MP and GS7V are both Shetland Islands, *GM/s IP9 is Sicily, *IT9 7O73T is Yemen, 7O in CQ zone 37, …
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Version entity is Thailand, HS ADIFCnt.txt has 340 DXCC entities and 62 deleted DXCC entities. arrlpre3.txt has 24820 prefix+callsign mappings. cqwwpre3.txt has 24974 prefix+callsign mappings. [download] Added Prefixes/Callsigns: 7O2WX and 7O73T are both Yemen, 7O EA6XQ/P is Balearic Is., EA6 …
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Version entity is Thailand, HS [download] Added/changed Entities/Prefixes/Callsigns: GS2MP is Shetland Islands, *GM/s IP9 is Sicily, *IT9 7O2WX and 7O73T are both Yemen, 7O in CQ zone 37, ITU zone 48 EA1RCI/P is Spain, EA EA6XQ/P is Balearic Islands, EA6 …
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Version entity is Mozambique, C9 Entities: 402 Prefixes: 4,714 Callsigns: 32,053 Managers: 100,003 Addresses: 13,714 [download] DX4WIN 8.05 and earlier [download] DX4WIN 9.01 and later [Entities] [Prefixes] [Callsigns] [Managers] [IOTA] Entities Prefixes IP9 starting 15 November 1945 is Italy, I Callsigns 7O2WX from 25 January …
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Programming your handheld using CHIRP A very useful guide by James, M0JCQ providing step-by-step first-time instructions on how to install CHIRP, setting up repeaters and advice on choosing aspects such as programming cables In this edition… 4 Using a PC in your shack Lee, G4EJB explains how he installed a PC in his external shack, […]
In the latest RSGB 2023 Convention presentation to be released, RSGB Spectrum Forum Chair Murray Niman, G6JYB provides another informative session on the Ofcom consultation. He also looks ahead to other changes in prospect across HF to microwaves from the IARU and the ITU World Radio Conference (WRC-23) this autumn. Murray outlines the RSGB’s response […]
WRC23 Day-2 saw the conference structure launch working groups and subgroups, as individual agenda items got underway and documents introduced. Amateur related topics being followed were wideband 40-50MHz satellite-borne radar sounders (AI-1.12), new 240GHz space sensors for climate monitoring (AI-1.14) – and a raft of future agenda proposals for WRC-2027/2031 (AI-10). Whilst just introducing documents […]
Monday November 20 saw a hugely well attended opening ceremony, speeches and initial plenaries as WRC-23 got underway. Around 3500+ delegates were present; and on the sidelines some 23cm news emerged from IARU. The afternoon saw the initial top level committee structure confirmed, with the finer detail at individual agenda items to come on […]
