Costa Rica and its great VHF National Channel

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Costa Rica is a small country but it has an exceptional repeater system, which helps to save the broken topography of this Central American country of 51,100 km², thanks to the work of the main radio clubs and individual radio amateurs who actively participate.

In addition to this, due to the joint collaboration of the Radio Club of Costa Rica, the group Ecos del Norte and the Radio Club de Pérez Zeledón, the country has what they have called the National VHF Channel, which is made up of six repeaters in the band of 2 meters linked.

This facilitates communication between radio amateurs from all over the country and outside its borders since it can be activated by radio amateurs from Nicaragua and Panama adjacent to their borders.

Undoubtedly a great tool that can be used for regular communication exercises or in times of emergency.

More information about the Costa Rica National VHF Channel - https://ti0rc.org/repetidoras

Speedily Respond to Report of Interference to Licence-Exempt Devices

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Speedily Respond to Report of Interference to Licence-Exempt Devices

Car key fobs, like lots of other everyday technology, use radio spectrum to operate. On rare occasions, faulty or unauthorised equipment can interfere with nearby technology and prevent it from working properly – such as in the case of these customers’ fobs.

Ofcom’s Spectrum Management Centre, based in Baldock, Hertfordshire, provides a 24-hour service to industry and to members of the public, by monitoring the radio spectrum. This service also allows people to report radio interference.

On Friday 26 February, an officer from Hertfordshire Police contacted us to make us aware of the problems at the supermarket car park.

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RTÉ to Cease Radio Transmission on DAB Network

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RTÉ to Cease Radio Transmission on DAB Network

RTÉ is to cease transmission of its radio services on the Digital Audio Broadcast (DAB) network on 31 March.

However, its digital radio services, RTÉ Gold, RTÉ 2XM, RTÉ Radio 1 Extra, RTÉ Pulse, and RTÉjr Radio, will remain available on other platforms.

In a statement, the broadcaster said the move to cease DAB transmission was driven by three main factors - the fact that DAB was the least utilised platform in Ireland; that RTÉ is the only Irish broadcaster on the DAB system, and cost avoidance.

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