The 472 kHz and 122,25 GHz bands available in Poland

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Published: Wednesday, 05 February 2014 17:55

Written by Paweł Zakrzewski SP7TEV - PZK IARU Liaison Officer

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As the National Table of Frequency Allocations has been amended, there are two new bands available to the Polish radio amateurs: the 472-479 kHz band (up to 1W e.i.r.p.), and the 122,25-123,00 GHz band - both allocated to the Amateur Service on a secondary basis.

According to the Regulation of the Council of Ministers of 27^th December 2013 (Journal of Laws of the Republic of Poland of 3^rd February 2014, item 161), the relevant amendments will enter into force on 18^th February 2014.

Marconi Memorial Contest 2013 - Final Results

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Category: VHF/UHF/SHF

Published: Wednesday, 29 January 2014 22:31

Written by IV3KKW, Alex

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Here you will find final results for the last Marconi Memorial Contest 2013.

http://www.ari.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2516%3A41d-marconi-memorial-contest-144-mhz-cw-2013&catid=82%3Arisultaticontest&Itemid=90&lang=it

Congratulations to all the winners.

Update of ICNIRPcalc

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Published: Thursday, 23 January 2014 13:56

Written by Thilo, DL9KCE

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There is an update of ICNIRPcalc avalable here.

Website for the 2014 General Conference

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Published: Wednesday, 22 January 2014 08:30

Written by Dennis, ZS4BS

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The website for the 2014 IARU Region 1 General Conference is available at http://iaru.lz-live.com/

Landmark in South African VHF DXing

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Published: Tuesday, 21 January 2014 07:09

Written by Dennis, ZS4BS

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December saw a landmark in South African VHF DXing when Jan Pienaar, ZS6OB, applied for the DXCC award using only contacts made in the two metre band. Jan becomes the first amateur in Africa and the second in the southern hemisphere to achieve this feat. DXCC is issued by the American Radio Relay League for proven contact with at least 100 entities on a list. Most of these entities are countries, with a few additions that are regarded as separate, mostly for geographic reasons.

More than two thirds of two metre DXCC holders are in Europe, with their concentration of almost 70 countries in close proximity. North America features about a fifth of applicants, with about a tenth in Japan. Bob Mcquarrie, ZL3TY, was the first in Oceania and the southern hemisphere, with Jan, ZS6OB, being first in Africa. South America has yet to produce its first winner.

Jan used digital modes with a four-Yagi station. He has been working on his DXCC for a decade. His single-band award brings the number of bands on which South Africans have earned DXCC to eleven. Jan reports that several South Africans are working on repeating the feat on the 430 MHz band, but all are still a long way off. Only three stations have conquered this band, with all of them being in Europe.

5 MHz in Czech Republic

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Published: Friday, 03 January 2014 07:31

Written by OK1MP

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Following an earlier test in 2011, for 2014 ten Czech amateurs received perimission to use 5 MHz. The authorized SSB and CW frequencies are 5288.5, 5330.5, 5366.5, 5371.5, 5398.5 and 5403.5 kHz, with a maximum power of 100 watts ERP. 

Amateur Radio Kids Day in Poland - summary of the activities of the SP3POW Club

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Published: Thursday, 02 January 2014 19:20

Written by Magdalena Brodala SQ3TGZ - Member of the SP3POW Club

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The Amateur Radio Kids Day is an event initiated by the ARRL organization what unites radio amateurs in the USA. The concept of this event has been followed in the other countries as well. The Kids Day is always celebrated twice a year. During those days thousands of children are able to maintain radio contacts with the other children all around the world supervised by experienced radio amateurs.

In Poland, the Amateur Radio Kids Day was celebrated for the first time on 16th June 2012 thanks to the initiative of the SP3POW Amateur Radio Club and supported by the SP3KWA and SP3ZIR Amateur Radio Clubs. On that day every little man had an opportunity to come, observe, listen to and even to be able making his first amateur radio contact. We invited the students from the primary and junior high schools who were mostly members of the ARISS Ostrów Wielkopolski group and who are still preparing in this group for the school radio contact with an astronaut at the ISS Station.Depending on the circumstances we were working on the 3,7 or 7 MHz. Besides providing the radio station we have also organized for children an ARDF competition. Earlier this year some series of the amateur radio lessons was held in several schools so most of the students had a contact with the radio before. Thanks to that there were not many problems with next QSO’s and the whole event was successful.

5 MHz authorization in Spain

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Published: Thursday, 02 January 2014 11:27

Written by EA7SB

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The Spanish PTT has authorized the use of several frequencies in the 5 MHz (60 m) band from January 1st to June 30th, 2014. The authorized frequencies are 5268, 5295, 5313, 5382, 5430 and 5439 kHz, with a power of 100 W PEP.