UK Mobile Services on Aircraft

Ofcom has set out new regulations enabling airline passengers to use mobile devices, with 2G, 3G and 4G technologies, on-board aircraft, without the need for a wireless telegraphy licence, if certain standards and requirements are met
 
Under these regulations, passengers can use their devices without causing interference to land mobile networks. Passengers would connect to an aircraft base transceiver station, and the network control unit would ensure that Universal Mobile Telecommunications Service networks in the 900 MHz and 2100 MHz frequency bands would not be interfered with.
 
The system effectively replicates, on an aircraft, the operation of a land base station. 
 
It is intended to implement a recent decision by the European Commission - http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32016D2317&from=EN
 
These regulations will replace similar exemption regulations we made in 2014.
 
Download the Decision From (PDF) - https://www.ofcom.org.uk/consultations-and-statements/category-3/notice-of-proposal-to-make-the-wireless-telegraphy-mobile-communication-services-on-aircraft-exemption-regulations-2017
 

EURAO Spring 2017 Party - Watching SSTV

The European Radio Amateurs' Organisation is having a spring party on the air, promoting the motto: "Watching SSTV". The event (not a contest) is a radio meeting with a few simple recommendations.

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The event will take place over the weekend of 17-18th June 2017, using bands for SSTV - 3.730, 7.058, 10.132, 14.230, 21.340, 28.680, 50.510 and 144.500 MHz.

To the promotional nature of the event, participants are encouraged to send/watch whatever interests, in any language

QSL cards can be exchanged via the EuroBureauQSL

EUROA would be grateful for any recorded logs to be submitted to them in ADIF format to the following email address - party@eurao.org

Award of a Certificate of Participation is available for log senders who have 10% of there contacts confirmed.

InnovAntennas Sponsors OE3XTR Beacon

InnovAntennas have supplied a 2 element 144MHz LFA-Q for the OE3XTR 2m beacon.
 
Due to the height, many standard Yagis have failed and it is hoped the rigid, twin-boom quad will increase life length and service of the antennas.

OE3XTR - https://www.qrz.com/db/OE3XTR

InnovAntennas - http://www.innovantennas.com