Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (C
To : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Dec 28 2018 11:14 am
FCC MAKING CHANGES TO REGISTRATION SYSTEM
JIM/ANCHOR: Change is coming to the FCC's registration system, as Paul
Braun, WD9GCO, explains.
PAUL: The FCC has announced changes being made to its Commission
Registration, or CORES System, that will affect applicants taking
amateur radio exams, or making changes to their licenses. CORES, which
maintains FCC Registration Numbers known as FRNs, is being updated as
of March 1, 2019.
As a result of the changes, applicants for an FRN will need to create a
CORES account first, before requesting an FRN. The creation of a CORES
account will require the applicant to respond to an email that confirms
the registration. This means that applicants who want to apply for, and
receive an FRN, while present at an exam session, will have greater
difficulty doing so.
At some point in the future, all applicants will be required to have an
FRN, because the FCC will no longer accept Social Security Numbers.
Meanwhile, with the partial government shutdown in the U.S., the FCC
announced on December 22nd that its offices will remain open through
Wednesday, January 2nd. Brian Hart, director of the FCC's office of
Media Relations said funding was available to keep the staff paid
through that date.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Paul Braun, WD9GCO.
(FCC)
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SILENT KEY: P.H. RAMA PRABHU VU2DEV
JIM/ANCHOR: In India, hams are shaken by the loss of a well-known
operator, an Elmer to many, as we hear from Jason Daniels, VK2LAW.
JASON: Amateur radio operators in India are grieving the loss of a
well-known ham, who was described as both an Elmer, and a benefactor
to India's amateur community. P.H. Rama Prabhu, VU2DEV, became a
Silent Key, on Friday, the 21st of December, according to news
accounts. Satayan Sarath, VU3MES, reported on DX News, that the
noted amateur was attending a programme at Ramanashree Academy,
when he went into cardiac arrest. Satayan wrote that Rama Prabhu
was a homebrewer, who always encouraged and cultivated new hams.
Members of the Bangalore Amateur Radio Club were particularly
affected by the loss of the Bengaluru resident, and considered him
an inspiration. Originally from Hyderabad, he was affectionately
known as Delta Echo Victor - or Dev - the suffix of his call sign.
A report in the Telangana News newspaper noted that Dev was a
frequent guest at amateur radio club meetings across the country,
and many relied on his expertise, when homebrewing transceivers
and building antennas.
Vale, VU2DEV.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jason Daniels, VK2LAW.
(TELANGANA TODAY)
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GOOD NEWS FOR GERMAN AMATEURS USING 4 METER BAND
JIM/ANCHOR: Hams in Germany received some good news recently
regarding their permission to use the 4m band, as Ed Durrant,
DD5LP, tells us.
ED: Hams in Germany who received access to part of the 4 metre band
between May until the end of August in 2018, have received an
extended section from 70.15MHz through 70.2MHz, effective from the
19th of December 2018, with authorisation through to the end of 2019.
Operation is permitted on all modes, with a bandwidth less than 12kHz
and a maximum of 25 watts ERP horizontally polarised signals from home
stations only. Hams have been permitted to use 4 metres for experimental
purposes in previous years. The German Federal Network Agency (BNetzA)
granted access most recently during the Sporadic E season of 2018, but
Hams in Germany first had access to 69.950 MHz in 2007 through 2010,
under a special experimental licence, and then full licensees have had
access to 70.15 through 70.18MHz, between May and August in 2014, 15,
17 and 18.
In a similar way to 6 metres, 4 metres will now require annual renewal
by BNetZa if it is to become a semi-permanent band allocation in Germany.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Ed Durrant, DD5LP.
