Regulations change Challenges Amateurs in Cambodia

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Government regulations passed two years ago may prevent amateurs from being able to renew their operating certificates because in order to do so, their equipment must be approved by the Cambodian Ministry of Post and Telecommunications. That means they have to meet government-set standards for operating, safety and health. But - they can’t. This has the effect of banning amateur radio equipment because no such mechanism *exists for these kinds of tests in Cambodia. Further, there is no nationwide amateur radio advocacy group to step in and attempt to lobby for action. Testing efforts on the equipment are said to be costly.

So for now, no hams can renew their certificates and no hams visiting Cambodia can get certified to operate there.!!

2nd ICQPodcast Digital Activity Day

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The ICQ Amateur / Ham Radio Podcast is pleased to announce the 2nd ICQPodcast Digital Activity Day.

The day is an opportunity to chat with either your favourite ICQPodcast presenter, or to engage with other like minded listeners.

For more information on how to join the network, visit digitalgroup.icqpodcast.com

Simultaneous APRS and Voice Repeater on the International Space Station

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Simultaneous APRS and Voice Repeater on the International Space Station

ARISS, Amateur Radio on the International Space Station, announced that simultaneous operations of the ARISS Voice Repeater and digital APRS communications on the Space Station is now a reality. Current ARISS operations include voice repeater transmissions with the JVC Kenwood D710GA in the Columbus module and APRS packet operation from an identical radio in the Service Module (Zvezda). Packet operations are on 145.825 MHz.

The ARISS Russia and USA teams have been working for several weeks to prepare the Service Module radio for APRS operations. ARISS Russia team member Sergey Samburov, RV3DR, led the effort, working with Russian mission controllers and the onboard ISS cosmonauts to configure the Service Module radio for APRS ops. On 11th August 2022, final checkouts were completed and the APRS packet mode was switched on for amateur radio use.

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