ARRL Offers Assistance to Hams for RF Compliance

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The ARRL has reminded amateurs in the United States that it is making its resources available to help licensees comply with FCC rules on RF exposure limits. Those limits went into effect in 2021 and a two-year transition period was granted to permit hams to conduct evaluations and make necessary changes for stations that do not conform to the exposure rules.

The ARRL issued its reminder to hams just as the transition period ended on May 3rd. Hams are not exempt from conducting such evaluations even if they transmit at very low power.

The league's resources include a video about RF exposure and evaluation; an RF exposure calculator and an RF safety section excerpted from the ARRL Handbook.

Perhaps most importantly, the league is encouraging all hams to make use of these resources whether or not they belong to the ARRL or have established a website account.

RSGB supports International Women in Engineering Day

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With amateur radio a great foundation for STEM careers, the RSGB are celebrating International Women in Engineering Day this June.

The Society would love to share your stories of women in engineering roles to inspire future generations. If you, or a girl or woman you know, aspire to work in engineering, are currently working as an engineer, or are retired from the profession, do get in touch with the RSGB comms team. Please send a photo and a brief story to comms@rsgb.org.uk by Monday 22 May 2023.

International Women in Engineering Day - https://www.inwed.org.uk/about/

International Women in Engineering Day - https://rsgb.org/main/blog/news/gb2rs/headlines/2023/05/12/international-women-in-engineering-day/

Celebrating the Power of QRP

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With such a big emphasis in some parts of the amateur world on bigger antennas, bigger towers and of course bigger amplifiers, in IARU Region 3, members have been putting QRP operation in the spotlight. This is particularly true on 17th June 2023. They’re preparing now for a day of intensitified involvement in such QRP activities as QRP field days, QRP contests, instructions for QRP kit-building and publication of articles about QRP operating.

“....offers advantages concerning, among others, the reduction of QRM on the amateur bands.”
— Yuki JH1NBN, Region 3 Secretary