New HF Band Plan

The new IARU Region 1 HF Band Plan, which came into effect from Wednesday 1st June 2016, and the HF Managers Handbook version 8.2 are available for download

Download the HF Band Plan - 
http://www.iaru-r1.org/index.php/downloads/Documents/HF/IARU-Region-1-HF-Band-Plan-2016/

HF Handbook - http://iaru-r1.org/

Online Australian Ham Licence Lookup Service

The ACMA have provided a new website service, allowing access to an online database for amateur radio licences.

The online database provides basic information about current licences such as Call Sign, Class of licence, Issue date and Expiry date.

Statistics from the database taken in early May 2016 show there were 2611 Foundation, 2146 Standard and 10,265 Advanced amateur licences. Additionally there are 38 Beacons and 466 Repeaters listed.

ACMA Radio Communication Licence Categories - http://web.acma.gov.au/pls/radcom/browse_licences.cat_listing

Register Search - http://web.acma.gov.au/pls/radcom/register_search.main_page

Live Audio on DMR Brandmeister

Hose line is a developing online streaming platform for the HAM radio Digital Mobile Radio (DMR) Brandmeister network. 

All Brandmeister Talk Groups are streamed on-demand and active participants will show up on the dashboard automatically. The Talk Groups are created on the fly, due to the decentralised nature of the Brandmeister network.

In order to use Hoseline, you need at least:
A supported browser (Chrome, Safari, Firefox) or, a supported phone or tablet (iPhone 5/6, iPad, Android 5)
A fast internet connection (at least 100 kbit/s)

Terms and condition apply to using the service, however check out the website below for more information.

HoseLine - http://hose.brandmeister.network/