Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Recent activity on the Blog

Recent activity on "iomars.blogspot" show that the USA and Russian amateurs are our largest audience; we do hope that you continue to find our posts of interest and we thank you for accessing this Blog.


Operating abroad (take great care)

If you are thinking of taking a radio on your holidays, please note the following advice from the RSGB:


Tuesday, March 26, 2013

5 MHz gets busy around the World

If you are a full UK licence holder you may apply for an NOV via RSGB or OFCOM websites; it's a simple process, the only thing you may need to look up is your licence registration number.
Once the information is typed in an instant reply will land in your email inbox and you can then print out your NOV and get on the air.
The new NOV last for 5 years and gives you the chance to contact a growing number of stations around the World.

Click on the chart for a better view.

Sunday, March 17, 2013

UK to abandon AM Broadcasts for Emergency Communications

UK Government reports indicate an intention to abandon AM broadcast radio for emergency communications and to phase-out AM broadcasting from 2016.

Emergency Communications


Monday, March 11, 2013

Microsoft blocks ARRL email addresses

(ARRL News)