$9.3m grant for HAARP HF research

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$9.3m grant for HAARP HF research

University of Alaska Fairbanks’ Geophysical Institute received a five-year, $9.3 million grant to expand activities at the High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program in Gakona

The U.S. military built HAARP in the 1990s for $290 million to conduct ionospheric research related to communications, navigation, surveillance and more. But in 2015 the Air Force ended the program and turned HAARP over to the University of Alaska Fairbanks.

UAF has operated it sporadically since for government and independent clients.

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Updated Radio Frequency Exposure Rules from 3rd May 2021

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Updated Radio Frequency Exposure Rules from 3rd May 2021

The FCC has announced that rule changes detailed in a lengthy 2019 Report and Order governing RF exposure standards go into effect on 3rd May 2021.

The new rules do not change existing RF exposure (RFE) limits but do require that stations in all services, including amateur radio, be evaluated against existing limits, unless they are exempted. For stations already in place, that evaluation must be completed by May 3, 2023. After May 3 of this year, any new station, or any existing station modified in a way that’s likely to change its RFE profile — such as different antenna or placement or greater power — will need to conduct an evaluation by the date of activation or change.

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Cyprus Radio Hams Remove Discriminatory Language

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At their AGM held on 21st March 2021, the Cyprus Amateur Radio Society (CARS) made changes to their Constitution to make it gender-neutral as part of an effort to make the Society more welcoming to female members

The 2021 AGM was held online using the Microsoft Teams platform. Read the report - https://www.cyhams.org/wp/?p=6476

As part of their efforts to help newly licensed amateurs, the topic of the Society's recent online Skills Night was "Licensed. Now What?"