Januari, 2020

• 17 Januari

  USKA preparing response to Article 37a on ham radio antennas

  Switzerland’s national amateur radio society USKA is preparing its response to OFCOM’s consultation regarding the new Article 37a on ham radio antennas in the FMG Telecommunications Act The revised FMG Telecommunications Act, which was passed by the Swiss Parliament on March 22, 2019, now contains Article 37a “Amateur Radio”. It …

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• 17 Januari

  ITU highlights role of amateur radio in emergency comms

  Amateur radio features in the ITU Guidelines for national emergency telecommunication plans, published by the Telecommunication Development Sector (ITU-D) The ITU Guidelines for national emergency telecommunication plan’s pages 80-81 note:   Radio amateurs have supported communications in emergency situations on a voluntary basis since the beginning of radio communications. They …

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• 17 Januari

  9Q1C – Democratic Republic of Congo

  

  First reported on DX-World twitter page (January 11) about Paolo, IK7UXW being in DR.Congo, he is now active from Gombe, Kinshasa as 9Q1C. Activity so far on 20m slow CW. QSL via H/c. 9Q1C – D.R Congo https://t.co/FeN7LyOMLt pic.twitter.com/AFKsv93v9W — DX World.net (@DX_World) January 11, 2020

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• 17 Januari

  Radio hams rescue teenage girl from kidnappers

  The Millennium Post reports that a 14-year-old girl was rescued from the clutches of kidnappers, after her grandparents alerted Gangasagar Mela authorities on Tuesday. Suparna Mondal, a resident of Ghola, Khana in South 24-Parganas, was on her way to Gangasagar Mela along with her grandparents. When they reached Kachuberia Ghat …

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• 17 Januari

  Grow lights cause interference to ham radio

  The Lansing State Journal reports amateur radio operators have been complaining of interference from marijuana grow lights The newspaper says: The rumbling and buzzing would start like clockwork. Gregg Mulder WB8LZG noticed the static each evening when he finished dinner and turned on his ham radio. The noise made it …

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