Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (C
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From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Aug 17 2018 11:34 am
NO PERMANENT 4M AMATEUR USE IN GERMANY
STEPHEN/ANCHOR: In Germany, the temporary allocation of 70.150 to 70.180
MHz in the 4 metre band comes to an end at the end of this month. In
response to an email BNetzA, the government regulator, has told AR
Newsline correspondent Ed Durrant, DD5LP, that no permanent allocations
of frequencies in the 4 metre band to radio amateurs are currently being
considered. So amateurs in Germany can only hope for another test period
during next year's sporadic-E season.
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in Idaho Falls, Idaho, on Tuesday nights at 9, following the Eagle Rock
Emergency Practice Net.
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2 METERS CAN LIGHT UP THE NIGHT
STEPHEN/ANCHOR: If you keep your 2-meter rig handy, this low-key special
event is for you. Jim Damron, N8TMW, explains.
JIM DAMRON: At 7 p.m. local time Sunday, on the 26th of August, turn on
your radio, and listen to the sound of 2 meter FM simplex. Then -- key
the mic. It's that simple - and that's what Joseph Durnal, NE3R, is
hoping hams will do, to mark an event he's calling "Light Up Two Meters
Night." It's an activity that he's reviving after years of dormancy. He
told Amateur Radio Newsline he'd discovered the event 14 or so years ago
when it was promoted by a now-defunct yahoo group. Joseph told us [quote]
"There are no points or awards, just the satisfaction that the QSO was
something you made happen on your own." [endquote] Weather permitting,
he'll be out there, operating mobile on a hilltop, with a small yagi on
a mast outside his car. But whether you use a handheld to have some
ragchews, or you go portable, and try it in combination with Summits On
the Air, Joseph says "light up the night."
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jim Damron, N8TMW.
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AUSTRIANS OBJECT TO PROPOSED CHANGES IN RADIO LAWS
STEPHEN/ANCHOR: Hams in Austria are raising serious concerns about what
might happen to amateur radio services, if a set of proposed changes
becomes law. Ed Durrant, DD5LP, has been following this story.
ED: More than 500 amateurs in Austria have registered their objections
to the unexpected announcement that the Austrian Government plans to
remove the current Amateur Radio-specific laws, and reallocate Amateur
Radio under the TKG, or (Telecommunications Act). Officials report that
as of the end of July, 572 objections were filed, including the continued
objection from the national society the OVSV. The radio society has been
fighting this, and similar suggested changes since 2014.
Many of those objecting have cited the following consequences from the
proposed removal of the existing Amateur Radio laws and regulations:
Amateur radio will lose its status as a service, and be relegated simply
to be a hobby, which will impact its ability to cooperate with rescue
organizations during disasters. Information transferred by radio amateurs d
uring emergencies will also be restricted.
The amateur bands will lose protection they now have from interference
from unauthorised sources, and the use of remote stations will become
even more difficult legally than it is today.
The process of amateur radio exams and licensing will no longer be defined
and will require additional red-tape to be able to happen.
There will also be no more reminders of expiry of licences every five
years, which will lead to call signs being reallocated to other amateurs.
Licence extensions after five years will no longer be automatic, or could
be refused or delayed.
Hearing these and other complaints, the Ministry of Infrastructure has
agreed to talk with the OVSV, and it is hoped a clearer picture will be
available in around 4 weeks, as to whether these changes can be avoided
or not.
From across the border in Germany, For Amateur Radio Newsline, this is
Ed Durrant, DD5LP.
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