by Peter Goodhall | Jun 23, 2019 | Daily Updates
RSGB volunteers continue to be engaged with IARU and Ofcom on WRC matters including the 144 MHz and 1240 MHz bands as well as WRC-19 Agenda Items in CEPT-PTD (50 MHz, WPT, 5GHz) and CEPT-PT1 (24/47 GHz). At UK level, RSGB are members of the Ofcom IFPG groups that...
by Peter Goodhall | Jun 22, 2019 | Daily Updates
16-year-old radio amateur Julián Fernández EA4HCD was interviewed by the newspaper El Mundo Chronicle about his FossaSat-1 PocketQube satellite. A Google translation of an extract of the article says: …at the age of seven someone told him about the International...
by Peter Goodhall | Jun 21, 2019 | Daily Updates
IARU was represented at the meeting of CEPT Project Team A (responsible for some aspects of the CEPT position for WRC-19), held in Prague from June 17-21. The IARU Region 1 website reports: Of particular interest were discussions on two proposed Agenda items for...
by Peter Goodhall | Jun 17, 2019 | Daily Updates
To strengthen the relationship between Thai and Japanese amateur radio operators representatives of the JAMSAT group of Japan have travelled to Thailand to visit the satellite ground station HS0AJ. They will operate from the Ground Station of the Radio Amateur Society...
by Peter Goodhall | Jun 11, 2019 | Daily Updates
An International Space Station school contact has been planned for astronaut Nick Hague KG5TMV with participants at Rowan Preparatory School, Claygate, Surrey, United Kingdom. The direct contact between NA1SS and GB4RPS is planned for 1:48:55 PM BST (12:48:55 GMT) on...
by Peter Goodhall | Jun 11, 2019 | Daily Updates
IARU Region 1 notes that there are two proposals under discussion in Europe as possible future Agenda Items at WRC 2023, which potentially could impact important amateur radio frequencies. IARU Region 1 has posted: The following sets out the current IARU position on...
