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11 January 2016
9 January 2016
Jason Takes A Look at the Albrecht AE6110
Video: YouTube/V8CSW
Jason (CTX965) joins the Albrecht AE6110 owners club!!!
First Radios Appear on President USA Website
So after a bit of a wait the first radios have made an appearance on the President USA website.
Nothing exciting, just 2 x AM only Radios. They are obviously playing it very safe at the moment. We have the Johnson 2 USA and the Johnny 3 USA.
JOHNSON 2 USA: CLICK
JOHNNY 3 USA: CLICK
So what will be the first SSB radio? Whatever it is, I'm pretty sure it will have to be much better than the offerings we have over here in Europe unless they want to kill off their US business before it even gets going!
7 January 2016
Tim Peake Space Station LIVE Stream
Sandringham School will be streaming their contact with Tim Peake on board the International Space Station on Friday morning (8th Jan 2016) from 08:00 hours.
The live stream can be heard HERE
Alternatively those of you in the UK/Europe can tune to 145.800MHZ from approx. 08:47 and you may here the transmissions direct.
6 January 2016
Broadband Over Powerlines - Users Face £5000 Fine!
Using Powerline Equipment For Your Broadband?
You could end up in court or even in jail!!!!
I have long campaigned to get rid of Broadband Over Powerline devices due to the high levels of interference they cause. Now, at long last, it would appear that OFCOM are taking this threat to the radio spectrum seriously....!
Mainly due to pressure from GCHQ by the sound of it....
If you use Powerline Equipment and it causes interference to radio users (That would be everyones powerline equipment due to the very nature of the devices and the way they work) you could face a fine of up to £5000 or a 3 month jail sentence.
I personally feel that many people using this equipment have no idea of the possible harm they are causing to radio users and a better solution would be to ban the sale of these items in the first place or at least shift the responsibility to the retailers. If your local Argos, Maplin or your telecoms supplier were to be made liable they may well think twice before supplying these dreadful devices....!
Read full article on the Telegraph website here: LINK
5 January 2016
First School HAM Radio Contact With Tim Peake On Board The International Space Station
It has been announced that the first UK School HAM Radio contact with astronaut Tim Peake will take place on Friday 8th January 2016 at 08:47 GMT with students at Sandringham School, St Albans. The School will use the callsign GB1SAN.
Anyone with a VHF receiver/scanner/transceiver should be able to hear the Space Station transmissions on 145.800 MHz (+/- 3.5KHz due to the Doppler shift).
Read the full article on the Southgate Amateur Radio News website: LINK
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