Register Now for Free Foundation Online Amateur Radio Training Course

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The next free amateur radio Foundation Online training course run by volunteers from Essex Ham starts on 2nd January 2022.

The RSGB's introduction of online exams that can be taken at home has led to a surge in demand for free online amateur radio training courses such as that run by Essex Ham.

You can find out more about online training and register to join a course - https://www.essexham.co.uk/train/foundation-online/

Radio Amateurs Plan WiFi for Disaster Areas

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The German radio amateurs who have joined forces in the non-profit German Amateur Radio Club (DARC) have developed a new emergency radio concept. During the flood disaster in the Ahr valley, they hardly got a chance, because the rescue workers have a powerful communication infrastructure with the new digital radio for authorities and the radio bridges that amateurs could build can hardly be integrated.

According to its own information, the Emergency and Disaster Radio Department at DARC has been analyzing for a long time how the requirements for emergency radio have changed as a result of technical change. The association has now presented a completely new concept in which external helpers from aid organizations, politics, business and the armed forces have contributed.

In the future, German radio amateurs in disaster areas will no longer just record and forward messages as before, but rather set up high-performance WiFi networks that allow those affected to access the Internet and send messages and retrieve information themselves via smartphone or notebook.

Media Story - https://marketresearchtelecast.com/radio-amateurs-plan-wifi-for-disaster-areas/233625/

Opposition to Forest Service Administrative Fees for Amateur Facilities

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Opposition to Forest Service Administrative Fees for Amateur Facilities

The US Forest Service is proposing to implement a statutorily required annual fee for new and existing communications use authorizations to cover the costs of administering its authorization program. ARRL plans to vigorously oppose the imposition of the proposed fees on Amateur Radio.

The Forest Service proposal results from requirements set forth in the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (aka “the Farm Bill”). Specifically, section 8705(c)(3)(b) of the Farm Bill directs the Forest Service to issue regulations that require fees for issuing communications use authorizations based on the cost to the Agency for maintenance or other activities to be performed by the Agency “as a result of the location or modification of a communications facility.”

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