Germany plays host to the world
In this spirit HAM RADIO from 01 – 03 June, 2018 will be welcoming international radio amateurs with open arms.
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RSGB CONVENTION 2017
The Convention programme of lectures for all interests will be available on the website. Principal sponsor Martin Lynch & Sons.
PENCOED ARC TABLE TOP SALE
Doors open at 8.30am for sellers.
Tables are £10 each (first come, first served).
Refreshments will be available along with hot food in the morning and at lunch time.
D-Star QSO Party 2017
Talk to the world through the D-Star Repeaters across the Globe.
11 prizes to be won.
EURAO Announces “DMR Meeting on the Air” Event
The European Radio Amateurs’ Organization (EURAO) has announces a new on-the-air QSO party September 23-24 with the theme, “DMR meeting on the air.” This is not a contest, but a radio meeting with a few simple recommendations. DMR (Digital Mobile Radio) is an open standard widely used by radio amateurs in the last few years, and a lot of repeaters around the world are networked.
The most popula…
Original ArticleAMSAT 2017 Annual Meeting and Space Symposium Issues Second Call for Papers
The AMSAT 2017 Annual Meeting and Space Symposium has issued a second call for papers. The event takes place the weekend of October 27-29 in Reno, Nevada.
AMSAT invites proposals for papers, symposium presentations, and poster presentations are invited on any topic of interest to the Amateur Satellite community. Tentative presentation titles are requested as soon as possible, with final copy du…
Original ArticleJOTA 2017 Organizers Urge Scout Stations to Register Now
Scouting’s Jamboree on the Air/Jamboree on the Internet (JOTA/JOTI) event takes place over the October 20 – 22 weekend, and organizers are urging Scout stations planning to participate to register now. The world JOTA-JOTI Team has activated its online sign-up system. This year’s event will be the 60th Jamboree on the Air.
“Our number one message at this time is to register their station and get ready for JOTA,” JOTA Coordinator Jim Wilson, K5ND, told ARRL. “It’s time for Scout groups to bring together their open action items — ordering patches, printing handouts, gathering equipment, reminding staff members, verifying location, and getting the word out to the Scouts to be prepared for a fabulous experience talking with other Scouts across the country and hopefully around the world.”
Original Article2017 AMSAT-NA Space Symposium preliminary schedule announced
The 2017 AMSAT Space Symposium will be held Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, Oct 27-29 in Reno
IARU Administrative Council Considers New Radio Spectrum Pollution Threat
The Administrative Council (AC) of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) believes high-power wireless power transfer (WPT) for electric vehicles has significant potential for interference with radio communication. That assessment came as the AC met on September 15 and 16 in Landshut, Germany, immediately prior to the IARU Region 1 Conference, to review its priorities and positions with r…
Future of amateur radio video released
A video created by the RSGB was used by Don Beattie, President of IARU Region 1, at the IARU conference in Landshut to spark discussion about the future of amateur radio. Five young radio amateurs from different countries (filmed at YOTA 2017) explain what they think the future of amateur radio should look like. They […]
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IARU Region 1 Conference opens
The 24th triennial Conference of IARU Region 1 opened Sunday 17th September 2017 in Landshut, Germany.
Speakers at the opening ceremony included Robert Mader, representing the city of Landshut, Tim Ellam, President of IARU, Thomas Weilacher, Chairman of CEPT WGFM and Mario Maniewicz, Deputy Director of the ITU Radicommunication Bureau. The opening ceremony was chaired by the President of IARU Region 1, Don Beattie, G3BJ.
The rest of the day was devoted to working groups concerned with a number of areas of amateur radio. The main work of the Conference starts Monday with the main committees meeting to consider the
143 papers that have been submitted to the Conference, mainly by Member Societies of IARU.
The Conference continues until Thursday evening, 21 September and a full report will be available shortly afterwards.
15th Annual CubeSat Developer’s Workshop announcement
We are happy to announce that the 15th Annual CubeSat Developer’s Workshop will take place from April 30th to May 2nd, 2018 at the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Performing Arts Center