German Radio Ham Map

Ulrich Thiel DK1UT/VK2UTL has produced a Google map of amateur radio stations in Germany based on the based on information published by the Federal Network Agency (BNetzA) 
 
Thiel has processed the data using Python, adding a visualisation a map of the location of the stations, overlaying the information on top of GoogleMaps.
 
There can be several amateur radio stations at one coordinate. Click on the mark for more information. A red mark stands for class A, one purple for class E and one blue for class A and E in the same place. 
 
Germany currently has two license classes:
Class A = CEPT Class 1 = UK Full
Class E = CEPT Novice = UK Intermediate
 
German Radio Map - https://fusiontables.googleusercontent.com/embedviz?q=select+col8+
from+1lGAOwlSUK7nCUsA0FlRRG9buB1QV51zNzJFUr7yj&viz=MAP&h=false&lat=51.2482144526009&lng=10.020759216308534&t=1&z=6&l=col8&y=2&tmplt=2

BNetzA German Amateur Radio Callbook May 2017 PDF -  https://www.bundesnetzagentur.de/SharedDocs/Downloads/DE/Sachgebiete/Telekommunikation/Unternehmen_Institutionen/Frequenzen/Amateurfunk/Rufzeichenliste/Rufzeichenliste_AFU.pdf?__blob=publicationFile&v=28
 

UK Mobile Services on Aircraft

Ofcom has set out new regulations enabling airline passengers to use mobile devices, with 2G, 3G and 4G technologies, on-board aircraft, without the need for a wireless telegraphy licence, if certain standards and requirements are met
 
Under these regulations, passengers can use their devices without causing interference to land mobile networks. Passengers would connect to an aircraft base transceiver station, and the network control unit would ensure that Universal Mobile Telecommunications Service networks in the 900 MHz and 2100 MHz frequency bands would not be interfered with.
 
The system effectively replicates, on an aircraft, the operation of a land base station. 
 
It is intended to implement a recent decision by the European Commission - http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32016D2317&from=EN
 
These regulations will replace similar exemption regulations we made in 2014.
 
Download the Decision From (PDF) - https://www.ofcom.org.uk/consultations-and-statements/category-3/notice-of-proposal-to-make-the-wireless-telegraphy-mobile-communication-services-on-aircraft-exemption-regulations-2017
 

EURAO Spring 2017 Party - Watching SSTV

The European Radio Amateurs' Organisation is having a spring party on the air, promoting the motto: "Watching SSTV". The event (not a contest) is a radio meeting with a few simple recommendations.

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The event will take place over the weekend of 17-18th June 2017, using bands for SSTV - 3.730, 7.058, 10.132, 14.230, 21.340, 28.680, 50.510 and 144.500 MHz.

To the promotional nature of the event, participants are encouraged to send/watch whatever interests, in any language

QSL cards can be exchanged via the EuroBureauQSL

EUROA would be grateful for any recorded logs to be submitted to them in ADIF format to the following email address - party@eurao.org

Award of a Certificate of Participation is available for log senders who have 10% of there contacts confirmed.