Some new initiatives are listed on the COVID-19 page further down in this News section. RSGB has made available the May copy of its monthly publication RadCom. If your society has something to add, please let us know.
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Category: Spectrum
An interview with Tim Ellam, VE6SH, IARU President on World Amateur Radio Day 2020 has been published by ITU news. The Director of the ITU Radio Bureau has also sent a tweet to promote the interview on social media.
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The IARUMS Region 1 Newsletter March 2020 is now available.
Click on the link to read it!
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IARU Member Societies ARA (Algeria) and ARAT (Tunisia) have started this week a series of online knowledge sharing sessions for their members and the public. The sessions last for an hour each. Topics are presented by volunteering members from both associations.
Following the Covid-19 outbreak, both ARA and ARAT, like most member societies around the globe, were obliged to suspend their activities in Algeria and Tunisia respectively. So it was suggested to benefit from the fact that people are locked down at home to initiate knowledge sharing sessions and thus maintain interest among members.
The first online session was conducted on April 5th, open to members and the public. It was chaired by Mohamed 7X2TL who took participants through electronics principles.
The sessions will continue to be planned and conducted 2 to 3 times a week. The plan for the future is to extend the range of contributions by inviting hams from other countries to give interactive lectures if a particular (advanced) topic is requested by members. For more information contact Ash, KF5EYY / 3V8SF at:
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URE (Spain Amateur Radio Society) has obtained permission for unlicensed people to use amateur stations during the Coronavirus lockdown.
The Secretary of State for Telecommunications and Digital Infrastructures has issued a Resolution granting temporary authorization for the use, under certain conditions, of radio amateur stations by people who do not have the required administrative authorization, under the supervision of authorized radio amateurs, during the validity of the state of alarm and its corresponding mandatory measures of confinement.
This is a good way to give the first exposure of radio amateur activities to possible newcomers.
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