New FCC Part 95 Personal Radio Services Rules Published
New FCC Part 95 Personal Radio Services Rules Published in The Federal Register Reorganized and updated FCC Personal Radio Services (PRS) Part 95 rules have …
Amateur Radio
Amateur Radio related items.
NIST FY 2019 Budget Would Eliminate WWV and WWVH
UPDATED: White House petition setup. See below. ARRL – The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) FY 2019 budget request includes shutting down “NIST …
4U1UN UN Amateur Radio Operation Could Resume
4U1UN UN Amateur Radio Club Operation Could Resume Later this Year ARRL – Outside of beacon signals, 4U1UN, the Amateur Radio club station at United Nations …
Indonesia – Lombok Earthquake
IARU – As Radio Amateurs in Indonesia respond for the second time to an Earthquake in the Lombok area, please take care to avoid causing …
ARISS Packet Radio System Expected to be Back Late this Year
ARRL – The currently silent packet radio system on the International Space Station could be back on the air by year’s end. Amateur Radio on …
FCC Cites Baofeng Importer
FCC Cites Baofeng Importer for Illegally Marketing Unauthorized RF Devices The FCC has issued a Citation and Order (Citation) to Amcrest Industries, LLC(formerly Foscam Digital Technologies, LLC), an …
Slow-Scan TV Transmissions from ISS
Slow-Scan TV Transmissions from International Space Station: July 30-31 RAC/ARISS – ARISS Russia is planning another of their popular MAI Slow Scan Television (SSTV) experiment …
HAARP to Use WSPR on 80 Meters
ARRL – Alaska’s super-power High-Frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP) transmitters in Gakona, Alaska, will take advantage of the WSPR digital protocol and the Weak …
FCC Proposes $18,000 Fine in Louisiana
FCC Proposes $18,000 Fine in Louisiana Amateur Radio Interference Case ARRL – The FCC has issued a Notice of Apparent Liability (NAL) proposing to fine Jerry W. Materne, …
World JOTA-JOTI Registration Now Open
ARRL – Registration is open worldwide for Scouting’s Jamboree on the Air (JOTA) and Jamboree on the Internet. JOTA-JOTI take place October 19 – 21 …
Receive SSTV from Space June 29-July 1
RAC – ARISS Russia is planning a special Slow Scan Television (SSTV) event from the International Space Station Station around 09:00 GMT on Friday, June …
Field Day 2018: June 23-24
ARRL – ARRL Field Day is the single most popular on-the-air event held annually in the US and Canada. On the fourth weekend of June …
VE3OBI DMR is back online!
[UPDATED] The VE3OBI DMR is back online on 442.1375 (CC1) and my DMR page has been updated. Based on conversations so far, it seems OBI …
CANWARN Spring 2018 Training
[UPDATE] Folks, this spring’s training is now winding down. As a reminder, due to a staff crunch this summer, we won’t be travelling to the …
Digital Amateur Radio
The following are the different digital modes being used the the Durham Region area. Some of the repeaters are in multi-mode, where different modes are …