Tag: rules

In May 2021, new FCC rules regarding exposure to RF energy went into effect. The limits haven’t changed, but the ways that some amateur operators…

– Click here to announce your participation in this contest – Organized by: Unión de Radioaficionados Españoles (URE); delegated in EB4Z. To participate in this contest,…

ARRL Field Day After taking a few detours over the past couple of years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, ARRL Field Day rules are being updated on…

IARU R1 PRC responded recently to a European Commission Roadmap on the environmental impact of photovoltaics. The radio spectrum is an important finite natural resource…

Sponsored by: Unión de Radioaficionados Españoles (URE). To participate in this contest, the specific bases of the competition must be complied with, as well as the General…

New FCC RF safety rules for ham radio #hamradio​ – May 2021 Antenna 5 element TRI-BANDER – HB35c – Tet Emtron August 03, 2016 No…

The FCC has announced that rule changes detailed in a lengthy 2019 Report and Order governing RF exposure standards go into effect on May 3, 2021. The…

The FCC has granted ARRL’s request for a temporary waiver to permit amateur data transmissions at a higher symbol rate than currently permitted by section…

Effective with the 2020 contest, there have been some modifications to the CQ WW rules that have been developed and approved by the WW contest…

(2020-05-13) The Deutscher Amateur Radio Club (DARC) invites radio amateurs world wide to participate in the annual WAE DX Contest. Effective of May 2014 are…

As we’re all aware, the changes to COVID-19 restrictions have been coming thick and fast recently, but they have also remained inconsistent across the different…

WWSA GACW I – Dates Second weekend of June of every year. From Saturday 15.00 UTC until Sunday 15.00 UTC. 24 hours period. II –…

ARRL has filed a Petition for Clarification addressing two issues arising from amended FCC RF safety rules that go into effect on June 1 for the Amateur…

The FCC’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau is soliciting comments on a Petition for Declaratory Ruling filed on behalf of New York University (NYU) seeking to clarify that Section…

The FCC has denied a Petition for Rule Making to amend Part 97 station identification rules to better accommodate and simplify station identification during emergency nets, drills,…

Following the direction of the ARRL Board of Directors, ARRL has incorporated changes to the rules for all ARRL-sponsored contests and DXCC, prohibiting automated contacts….

 Equipment Ailunce HS1 HF SDR HAM Transceiver March 18, 2019 No comments Ailunce HS1 Description: Spectrum Dynamic Waterfall Display Multiple Working Modes：Receive Mode, Transmit…

Long-pending Amateur Radio antenna litigation that ARRL helped to fund has finally borne fruit. The Supreme Court of the State of New York, Appellate Division:…

The World Radiosport Team Championship 2022 (WRTC 2022) Organizing Committee has debuted its official website as well as the Initial Qualification Rules — already under debate — to be selected…

The ARRL has filed a Petition for Rulemaking (PRM) asking the FCC to amend its Part 97 Amateur Service rules to incorporate the provisions of the Amateur…

The FCC Enforcement Bureau has called on on marketers of light-emitting diode (LED) signs to ensure that these lights comply with FCC rules. Since March of this…

FT8 Roundup 1. Objective: Amateurs worldwide contact and exchange QSO information with other amateurs using FT8 on 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 meter bands. Any…

Reorganized and updated FCC Personal Radio Services (PRS) Part 95 rules have been published in The Federal Register. Among other things, the PRS covers the Family Radio Service…

CQ has announced that, effective with 2018 contests, some modifications to the CQ World Wide Contest rules have been developed and approved by the contest committee. The “busted call/NIL”…

Effective with the 2018 contest, there have been some modifications to the CQ WW rules developed and approved by the contest committee. In summary: Busted…