BBC asks: Is Amateur Ham Radio Still Relevant?

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The BBC World Service show Click interviewed the Chair of the London BBC Radio Group Jim Lee G4AEH  

For over half a century, the BBC has had its own amateur radio group. Now, after several years of planning, the group’s latest home has just opened in BBC Broadcasting House in London, UK.

BBC Broadcaster Jim Lee explains why, despite instant messaging like FaceTime and Skype, there is still a place for ham radio.

Listen to Click: Is amateur radio still relevant? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p05lmbhy

London BBC Radio Group G8BBC - http://www.g8bbc.com/news.html

Park Radioactive Special Event

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For seasoned operators of amateur/ham radio hobbyists who want to try something new, over the weekend of 25th-26th November 2016, operators in Australia have the chance to activate a park.

The opportunity is part of the 2017 VKFF Activation Weekend for the World Wide Flora and Fauna (WWFF) program, with the purpose of ‘drawing attention to the importance of protecting nature, flora and fauna, and to encourage the development of radio skills, especially in portable operations’.

The WWFF program encourages amateur radio operators to operate portable from designated parks and/or protected nature areas around the world, and in turn generate attention for these areas, whilst providing the amateur radio community an interesting and rewarding activity.

24 Locations across Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia and South Australia will be activated by 14 operators.

WWFF - http://www.wwffaustralia.com/

More Access for Colombian Amateur Radio Operators

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Amateur/Ham Radio Operators in Columbia have been granted access to the 2200m, 630m and 60m bands

The Liga Colombiana de Radioaficionados (LCRA) , IARU Member Society, with support from its strategic partner, Liga Radio Bogotá (LRB), have published notification that Colombian ham radio amateurs have now been granted new allocations to the Amateur Radio Service on the 2200m, 630m and 60 m bands.

The new allocations are the end result of efforts made by LCRA and LRB and will be effective when the Colombian Communications Ministry grants the aforementioned privileges by administrative act.

New Amateur/Ham Radio Allocations for Colombia

  • 2200m - 135,7 - 137,8 kHz
  • 630m - 472 -479 kHz
  • 60m -  5351,5 - 5366,5 kHz

IARU Region 2 - http://iaru-r2.org/