eHam.net News for Tuesday 29 March 2016
 

eHam.net News

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10 MHz for Internet of Things:

Posted: 28 Mar 2016 05:01 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/36455


Ofcom has announced measures to help ensure adequate spectrum is available
for the so-called Internet of Things, and to encourage investment and
innovation in this developing technology. The Internet of Things is set to
enable large numbers of previously unconnected devices to communicate and
share data with one another, a process known as machine-to-machine
communications. Ofcom is allocating a total of 10MHz of VHF spectrum
including 70.5-71.5MHz that, in 2015, Ofcom agreed could be used by radio
amateurs for digital experimentation using a Special Research Permit.


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ARRL Tells FCC to Restore Balance of Modes on 80 and 75 Meters:

Posted: 28 Mar 2016 09:40 AM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/36454


In comments filed on March 23 on its Petition for Rule Making (RM
11759) seeking changes to 80 and 75 meters, the ARRL has told the
FCC that its primary objective is to "rebalance" the bands by
correcting a 10-year old FCC error.


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DXCC Deletion of Kingman Reef:

Posted: 28 Mar 2016 09:41 AM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/36453


The ARRL Awards Committee has voted to delete Kingman Reef (KH5K)
from the DXCC List, effective 29 March, 2016. Kingman Reef will be
added to the Deleted Entities List on 29 March, 2016. The total
number of entities on the List will drop from 340 to 339.


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Propagation Forecast Bulletin #13 de K7RA:

Posted: 28 Mar 2016 09:40 AM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/36452


All of the indicators we track were lower over the past week (March
17-23), compared to the previous seven days. Average daily sunspot
numbers declined from 51.7 to 28.4, and average daily solar flux was
88.8, compared to 98.6 during the prior seven days. Planetary A
index was lower by 3.8 points to 11.9, and average mid-latitude A
index (measured in Wallops Island, Virginia) was down from 12 to
8.6. Lower geomagnetic indices are generally considered a good thing
for HF propagation.