Januari, 2020

• 19 Januari

  Full-fibre broadband in the UK

  The briefing paper Full-fibre broadband in the UK is now available for download from the House of Commons library BT Openreach’s high-speed broadband Fibre-To-The-Cabinet (FTTC) service uses VDSL+ technology on the existing copper network to connect the cabinet to the home. A major drawback of VDSL+ is the severe pollution …

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• 19 Januari

  QSO Today Amateur Radio Podcast George Byrkit – K9TRV

  

  George Byrkit, K9TRV, was first licensed in 1966, in Madison, Wisconsin. He returned to amateur radio as a licensee many years after letting that Novice license expire. George has since jumped back into amateur radio with both feet that include a board position in TAPR, projects in TAPR, including software …

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• 19 Januari

  Sweden: New rules for ham radio permit applications

  The SSA reports applications for amateur radio permits will now take 2-3 weeks longer due to National Security considerations A translation of the SSA post reads: PTS [communications regulator] will prepare permit cases with the Security Police and the Swedish Armed Forces from the turn of the year due to …

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• 19 Januari

  BNetzA takes action against non-compliant devices

  In 2019, BNetA, the German Federal Network Agency, blocked 4.5 million unsafe products that can cause radio interference or electromagnetic incompatibilities A translation of a DARC post reads: The Federal Network Agency has banned the sale of around 3.5 million products in online market surveillance. These devices can cause radio …

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• 19 Januari

  OX80HM – Greenland

  

  All people in the Danish Kingdom are going to celebrate the 80th birthday of H.M. The Queen on April 16, 2020 and so will the Danish amateur radio association EDR. In collaboration with the Greenlandic radio amateurs, we are organizing an event where many stations in the two entities will …

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