New Technician Question Pool Released, Effective 1 July 2022.

The National Conference of Volunteer Examiner Coordinators (NCVEC) Question Pool Committee (QPC) has released the 2022 – 2026 Technician Class FCC Element 2 NCVEC Question Pool Syllabus & Question Pool into the public domain. It’s available as a Word document or PDF. The three graphics required for the new Technician question pool are available within the documents, or separately as PDF or JPG files.

The new pool incorporates some significant changes compared to the 2018 – 2022 pool. Its 257 questions were modified slightly to improve wording or to replace distractors; 51 new questions were generated, and 62 questions were eliminated. This resulted in a reduction of 11 questions, bringing the total number of questions in the pool from 423 to 412. The difficulty level of the questions is now more balanced, and the techniques and practices addressed have been updated.

The new 2022 – 2026 question pool is effective 1st July 2022 – 30th June 2026 and must be used for Technician-class license exams administered on or after 1st July 2022

2022 – 2026 Technician Class FCC Element 2 NCVEC Question Pool Syllabus & Question Pool - http://www.ncvec.org/page.php?id=373

RSGB Board and Regional Volunteers Wanted

The RSGB is calling for volunteers to fill roles in its Board and Regional Team.

There are Elected Director vacancies, as well as eight Regional Representative roles to be filled.

The online nomination process is open and completed papers, with supporting nominations, must be received by 2359UTC on 31 January 2022.

You can find out about applying for the roles, or nominating someone, at rsgb.org/election.

Czech Radio Switches off MW and LW

Radio reception on medium wave (MW) and long wave (LW) has been history in many parts of Europe for years.

Now, in the Czech Republic, at least the public broadcaster will stop transmitting on MW and LW as the new year starts on Saturday.

The powerful transmitters on the frequencies 270, 639 and 954 kilohertz could also be received in large parts of Germany.

The reason given for the move was the widespread availability of terrestrial digital radio DAB+ and the high costs of broadcasting.

Those still listening using medium waves were to be persuaded to switch with a campaign. The radio station Cesky Rozhlas set up a telephone hotline to answer questions.

It was not known at first whether the transmitters would be retained or used for other purposes.

The antenna of the medium-wave transmitter Liblice B east of Prague is considered the highest structure in the Czech Republic, with a height of 355 metres.

Impuls, the most-listened to private radio station, wants to remain faithful to medium wave for the time being. It broadcasts its second programme, with pop and country music, on analogue transmission.

More Information - https://www.dpa-international.com/topic/czech-radio-switches-medium-wave-2022-starts-urn%3Anewsml%3Adpa.com%3A20090101%3A220101-99-556702