FCC to Consider Radio Receiver NOI in April

FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel has announced plans for the agency to launch a proceeding in April that would explore rules regarding Radio Receivers—not just transmitters, as is currently done

The proposal for a Notice of Inquiry (NOI) is in response to use of sub-standard altimeters in US aircraft. Apparently, some altimeter receivers can be affected by other radio signals several hundred MHz away.

Aircraft altimeters use 4.2 to 4.4 GHz, while new 5G services use completely different frequencies 3.7 to 3.98 GHz, but aviation interests and the FAA have said aircraft at 50 U.S. airports would be vulnerable to the new 5G communications - https://news.northeastern.edu/2022/01/20/5g-rollout-airplane-danger/

UrgentComm - https://urgentcomm.com/2022/03/02/rosenworcel-says-fcc-will-consider-receiver-noi-in-april/

RSGB Stance on Russian Federation and Belarus

The RSGB has made the following statement in relation to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine

The normal stance of amateur radio is that it is apolitical. However, it is clear that recent actions by the Russian Federation and their military have crossed a line and the RSGB cannot in this instance remain neutral.

The policy of the RSGB is that we will follow the actions of the mainstream sporting bodies with regard to all activities of a competitive nature such as contests and ARDF. Russian and Belarusian radio amateurs are therefore currently ineligible to participate in any event that is organised/sponsored by the RSGB.

The policy of the RSGB in commercial activities is that we will refrain from trade with Russia and Belarus until further notice.

For RSGB Contests, until further notice, all logs received from stations in the Russian Federation or Belarus will be treated as check logs.