Want to Run Your Own UK Radio Station?

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Ofcom is inviting applications for new community radio licences for areas within, or those that overlap with, the coverage area of existing community radio services.
 
These applications will be for services operating on FM only. 
 
The closing date for applications is Tuesday 24 October 2017 at 3pm.
 
More information - http://ofcom.cmail19.com/t/i-l-ocjhjd-ptjlljdj-h/

RepeaterBook App for Finding Repeaters

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The RepeaterBook app using the community populated database of RepeaterBook.com  enables Amateur/Ham Radio Operators to easily find repeaters across the World - Europe, USA, Canada, Mexico and over 70 other countries, for free and without a network connection.

An update has been released, providing offline search by Town, Frequency, CallSign or Locator/Grid.

Other RepeaterBook Features include

  • Use RepeaterBook Offline Search, GPS or network to find Repeaters.  (iPhone soon)
  • Displays your locator/grid and selection distance.
  • Comprehensive selection, sorting and display options.
  • Displays distance, heading and full repeater details.
  • Fast and flexible, designed to help you use the repeater network.
  • Supports 20 languages (Android)
  • Easily submit updates and additions from within the app.
  • Support for BlueCAT - FT-857, FT-817, FT897, FT100 and ICOM 7000, 7100, 9100 Bluetooth CAT interfaces. Touch a  repeater to instantly set your radio, no more fiddling with CTCSS, frequency and offsets. 

Repeaterbook - http://www.repeaterbook .com

International Youth Meeting at Friedrichshafen

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The meeting ended with a discussion where many youngsters and youth coordinators shared their experiences on youth activities in several IARU Region One member societies.

IARU Youth Meeting Highlights

  • HamCamp had this year more than 100 participants, mostly youth
  • A youth team activated for a weekend PA6YOTA and PD6YOTA from club station PI4CC
  • Many Italian youngsters attended the meeting and shared several activities, such as taking part in a contest from IY4FGM, the location where Marconi transmitted the first radio signals
  • OeVSV shared their positive experiences of hosting YOTA 2016 in Austria
  • Radio amateurs from Japan and the USA joined the meeting, with interest of bringing Youngsters On The Air to IARU Region 2 and 3

More information - http://www.iaru-r1.org/index.php/94-youth/1690-international-youth-meeting-and-yota-flag-hand-over-at-ham-radio