Ofcom Investigation Helps to Convict a Man of Causing Interference to Amateur Radio

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Ofcom Investigation Helps to Convict a Man of Causing Interference to Amateur Radio

Investigations carried out by Ofcom’s spectrum experts have helped to secure the conviction of a man who was deliberately causing harmful interference to amateur radio users in and around Hull.

In February 2021 we received complaints from radio amateurs in the area, who told us they had been subjected to deliberate interference of their transmissions, as well as receiving abusive messages. The culprit had been using radio bands illegally to do this, as he didn’t have a licence to do so.

We were required to intervene in this case because the illegal activity was significant and targeted, and it was suspected that the culprit was somebody who had previously been convicted of similar activity.

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POTA, SOTA and JOTA; Skywarn in Knox County, TN

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Amateur radio, aka ham radio, has been around for more than 100 years. While it started as a way regular citizens could experiment with Morse Code communication, it soon became wireless voice communication. With modern technologies like cellphones and the internet, it would seem there is no need for radio communication. But, ask any one of the almost 2,000 Federal Communications Commission-licensed ham radio operators in Delaware, and they will tell you it’s more than a hobby. For many, it is a part of everyday life.

October was especially busy for local ham radio operators. A group of hams from the Nanticoke Amateur Radio Club set up their equipment 7th October 2023 at Redden State Forest just south of Georgetown. The purpose of the event was to give the operators experience in setting up an operational field station completely off the grid. They spent several hours in Parks on the Air conversations with other hams, many of whom were located in a variety of parks and public lands around the globe.

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Fire Sweeps Through Nikola Tesla's Last Remaining Lab

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In New York, a raging fire swept through the last remaining laboratory of Nikola Tesla, where a massive redevelopment began three years ago to create a science centre and a hub of amateur radio activity and education. Marc Alessi, the nonprofit centre’s executive director, said at a press conference on November 28th that authorities have ruled out arson and are still investigating the cause.

The historically significant laboratory building itself, set on a 15-acre site on Long Island, sustained damages of at least $3-million from the November 21st fire. A worldwide fundraising effort has begun to restore the lab, which the Serbian-born scientist used in the early 1900s. These funds are separate from the already $20-million being used for the renovation, which is still $6-million short of its goal.

Amateur radio club N2TSC will be housed in the visitors centre - a building that is separate from the devastated lab. Ed Wilson, N2XDD, the club’s president, told Newsline that the visitors centre was not damaged by the blaze, which drew the response of more than 100 volunteer firefighters from the surrounding community. Plans continue to go forward for the site’s redevelopment as an educational and community resource, but it is not clear how far back the original opening date of late 2025 will be delayed.