In response to a Freedom of Information Act, the United Kingdom amateur radio license regulator, Ofcom, has released counts of ham licenses by age group (see here). The ICQ Podcast covered this story in this week’s episode. They are simple counts but I’ve taken them and added UK population data for comparison. Using a graph from my recent NCJ article on aging in American radiosport, I also make general comparisons to the US ham population. How does the UK compare to the US in terms of the age distribution relative to the overall population? Are hams becoming more elderly? Is there an influx of younger people into amateur radio in these two countries? The results are concerning to anyone interested in the long term viability of amateur radio in either country.
Read MoreDigital HamConvention from 18-26 April 2021
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Norway's national amateur radio society the NRRL is hosting a digital HamConvention. There will be interesting and exciting digital lectures over the eight days
In connection with this year's digital general meeting, NRRL is arranging a digital HamConvention.
We will browse. get product presentations from several of the Norwegian suppliers of radio amateur equipment, where we get to demonstrate exciting news on the equipment front.
Of course, there will also be radio amateur lectures where we will get mental replenishment from Norwegian speakers with cutting-edge expertise from various fields within the radio amateur hobby.
Read MoreOfcom Awards Second Wave of Small-Scale DAB Multiplex Licences
/Ofcom has today awarded small-scale DAB radio multiplex licences for four more areas in England and Scotland.
Small-scale DAB is an innovative technology that provides a low-cost way for local commercial, community and specialist music services to take to the digital airwaves.
Following a competitive process, where each applicant was judged against specific criteria, multiplex licences have been awarded for the following areas:
Cambridge: licence awarded to Cambridge Digital Radio Limited
Inverclyde: licence awarded to UK DAB Networks Limited
Sheffield & Rotherham: licence awarded to Shefcast Digital Limited
Winchester: licence awarded to UKDAB Networks Limited
Further licence awards for the remaining 16 areas that were advertised in Round One will be announced over the coming weeks. Round Two licence areas in the North West of England and North East Wales will be advertised on 1 June 2021.
