A German Welcome to the World for HAMRadio 2017

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Europe's leading Amateur/Ham Radio exhibition, HamRadio located at the Fairgrounds in Friedrichshafen, Germany will take place over the weekend of 14-16 July 2017.

This year's motto is "Germany welcomes the world" providing a platform for amateur/ham radio enthusiasts to meet and share their radio experiences. This year is HamRadio's forty-second event.

This year's event will be attended by over 200 exhibitors from 30 countries, including 70 National Associations. The German Amateur Radio Club (DARC) will be celebrating their 45th anniversary, and plan to have activities and presentations to mark the event.

Details of this year's event can be found at http://www.hamradio-friedrichshafen.de

 

Attendance Up at Hamvention

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This year’s Hamvention Rally saw visitor numbers increase to 29.296, making the 2017 show the most success ever.

Overcoming the challenges of relocation to the Greene County Expo Centre and Fairgrounds, the feedback from attendees has been overall positive. Helping to make the transition a success were 657 volunteers from around the world.

“Whilst there were some teething problems with the new venue, with traffic, weather and parking issues, we were able to resolve most issues before the end of the event”
— Ron Cramer, Hamvention General Chair

There appears to be good will between Greene County, Xenia Township, City of Xenia officials and the Greene County Fairgrounds and Exposition Centre Advisory Board to build upon the successful show to make following events better including possible new attractions.
 

CB Pest Punished with Unprecedented Sentence

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A court in Adelaide has sentenced local man John Alexander Kiss to nine months imprisonment after being found guilty of unlawfully operating and possessing radio communications devices.

Following an investigation by the Australian Communications and Media Authority into allegations of abuse and harassment, Kiss was found to be operation unlawfully within the Citizen Band.

Kiss pleaded guilty to the offence, dating back to 2015. His guilty plea included one count of unlicensed operation and two counts of unlawful possession of radiocommunications devices under sections 46 and 47 of the Radiocommunications Act 1992.

Whilst passing a custodial sentence, Kiss’s imprisonment has been suspended in favour of a two-year good-behaviour bond; all equipment used in the commission of the offence has been forfeited to the Court.

ACMA Story - http://www.acma.gov.au/Industry/Suppliers/Regulatory-arrangements/Radiocommunications-devices/serial-cb-radio-pest-receives-unprecedented-sentence