Boeing and Airbus Warn US over 5G Safety Concerns

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Boeing and Airbus Warn US over 5G Safety Concerns

Bosses from the world's two biggest plane makers have called on the US government to delay the rollout of new 5G phone services.

In a letter, top executives at Boeing and Airbus warned that the technology could have "an enormous negative impact on the aviation industry."

Concerns have previously been raised that C-Band spectrum (3.7 to 4.2GHz) 5G wireless initially using 3.7 to 3.98GHz in the US could interfere with aircraft electronics.

US telecoms giants AT&T and Verizon are due to deploy 5G services on 5 January.

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Finland's Radio Hams Send Gift to Icelandic Amateur Radio Operators

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The national amateur radio society of Finland, SRAL, has presented Iceland's IRA with an engraved KBX-380 Morse paddle to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the IRA's foundation

Erik Finskas OH2LAK (TF3EY) brought Jónas Bjarnason TF3JB chair ÍRA a gift from our sister organisation in Finland SRAL on the occasion of the organisation's 75th anniversary. The gift was received in Skeljanes on 16 December.

The gift is engraved KBX-380 Morse paddle made by a well-known Finnish radio amateur, Tapio Hirvioski, OH1KB. The gift was accompanied by a letter from Markka Tuhkanen, OH4UI Secretary General of SRAL with the following text:

Sincere congratulations on the 75th anniversary of Icelandic radio amateurs!

IRA - https://tinyurl.com/IARU-Iceland

World RadioSport Team Championship Rescheduled

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The World RadioSport Team Championship (WRTC), initially scheduled for 2022, has been postponed to 2023.

To support preparations and make the event known, the following special callsigns will be active between 1st January and 10th July 2022:

II0WRTC, II1WRTC, II2WRTC, II3WRTC, II4WRTC, II5WRTC, II6WRTC, II7WRTC, II8WRTC, and II9WRTC.

QRV on HF on CW, SSB, RTTY, and FT8.

An award is also available - https://www.wrtc2022.it/