eHam.net News for Monday 2 October 2017
 

eHam.net News

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IARU Region 1 Looks to the Futu

Posted: 01 Oct 2017 05:15 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/40173


The five-day IARU Region 1 General Conference which closed last Thursday
had discussions on the realities needed to protect our spectrum, as well as
addressing the declining numbers of active radio amateurs. Delegates from
Europe, Africa, Middle East and Northern Asia gathered in Landshut,
Germany, to review strategy, finances and membership. Also in attendance
were representatives of Region 2 and Region 3, and the IARU Administrative
Committee. It considered about 50 papers. Attention focussed on spectrum
development and protection via the International Telecommunications Union,
meetings with the CEPT (European Conference of Postal and
Telecommunications Administrations) and the World Radiocommunication
Conferences - the next held WRC in late 2019. It reviewed policy in the key
spectrum areas of LF/HF and VHF/UHF/Microwave. Talks covered a range of
related areas, including band planning, contests, remote working and
innovative developments in the areas of satellites and digital TV.


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Belgium Remembers Australian Soldiers:

Posted: 01 Oct 2017 05:15 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/40172


The contributions made by the ANZAC's during World War I in Belgium 100
years ago is being commemorated by a special remembrance of the battle of
Polygon Wood. Philippe ON8PV reports that a lot from Australia have been
busy on site in preparation, to remember the fallen 5,770 Australian
casualties.


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MFJ 45 Anniversary Live Broadcast:

Posted: 01 Oct 2017 12:15 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/40169


Tuesday night (Oct 3) 8 PM central on W5KUB.COM
is a special show on MFJ. Join us as we go
through every MFJ company. See the process,
meet the people. If you did not make it to
the MFJ 45th anniversary, you will see it
here. Martin F.Jue will be our special guest.


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QSO Today 164 Burt Weiner, K6OQK:

Posted: 01 Oct 2017 12:15 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/40167


Burt Weiner, K6OQK, Los Angeles repeater pioneer and creator of the second
repeater to serve Los Angeles in the late 50's through the late 1970s is my
QSO Today. Burt's proximity to Los Angeles area broadcast radio stations
and station engineers who served as his mentors, created for Burt a
lifetime amateur radio and professional path that he is still on today.