UK: TV series invites amateur radio enthusiasts

RSGB News reports that the producers of a forthcoming TV series are inviting amateur radio enthusiasts and others to take part.

The show revolves around a souped-up double decker bus which is touring cities around Britain.

Wicked weather watcher (Manitoba)

Dark skies, strong winds and heavy rains are usually a clue to take cover, but for Bill Simm of Portage la Prairie, they are a signal to get to work.

Simm is an amateur radio operator – ham – and one of Environment Canada’s many volunteer severe weather watchers with the CanWarn system.

Independent radio operators trade gadgets (California)

More than 120 ham radio enthusiasts gathered in Burson Saturday to browse through rare equipment, talk radio and share smoked chicken in the barrel.

Aircraft ‘black box’ inventor dies in Australia

A pioneering Australian inventor whose “black box” flight data recorder revolutionised the safety of air travel and aided countless crash investigations has died aged 85, officials said Wednesday.

David Warren, whose own father died in a plane crash, hit upon the “black box” idea while probing a 1953 disaster involving the world’s first commercial jetliner. Building radios soon became his schoolboy hobby, but a World War II ban on amateur radio led Warren to dump his nascent ambitions as a “radio ham” in favour of chemistry, his ultimate career path.

ARRL Argues that Oklahoma Town?s RFI Ordinance is “Null and Void”

Saying that only the Federal Communications Commission is empowered to regulate radio frequency interference (RFI), the ARRL has notified Midwest City, Oklahoma, that its local ordinance 27-3(9), seeking to regulate radio transmissions and RFI, is “null and void.” Midwest City is in the Oklahoma City metropolitan area.

Amateur radio club ready to be called on in case of emergency (Florida)

The Lake Monroe Amateur Radio Society does more than just help plan Christmas parades and hold community education meetings.

A new system has been developed by Seminole County’s ham radio enthusiasts that could mean quicker responses from the authorities – as well as knowing if your loved one is safe – after a disaster.

FCC: Vanity Call Sign Fees to Decrease August 17

On July 19, the FCC announced via the Federal Register that the cost of an Amateur Radio vanity call sign will decrease 10 cents, from to $13.40 to $13.30. The new fees take effect 30 days after publication, making August 17, 2010, the first day the new fee is in effect. In FY2010, the FCC expects to grant 14,800 vanity call signs, bringing in $196,840 from the vanity call sign program. Earlier this year, the FCC released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Order (NPRM), seeking to lower the fee for Amateur Radio vanity call signs.

Skyview Radio Society celebrates 50 years of community service (Pennsylvania)

When Bob King and Bill Bell became rebels in 1959, they never dreamed of creating a 50-year community service legacy in the Alle-Kiski Valley.

Bell, 80, of Springdale and King, 79, of Washington Township, are ham radio operators and two of the three surviving charter members of the Skyview Radio Society. The club marked its 50th anniversary Saturday with its 85 members contacting other ham operators around the world and a picnic on the club’s property along Turkey Ridge Road.

BDARA Holds Fun Outing At Tanjong Pelumpong (Brunei)

Some 80 Brunei Darussalam Amateur Radio Association (BDARA) members and their families conducted an outing trip to Pulau Tanjong Pelumpong on July 9 and 10.

Among them were the Adviser of BDARA, V85BAHaji Abu Bakar bin Haji Ahmad and the President of BDARA, V85DX Pg Haji Salleh Ab Rahaman bin Pg Haji Damit.

Two New Indonesian Satellites to Launch Next Year

Having launched its first locally made satellite in 2007, Indonesia is now looking to launch another two next year for both communications and remote-sensing applications.

The Lapan-A2 and Lapan-Orari are categorized as microsatellites, weighing 68 and 70 kilograms, respectively, and have been developed in-house by the National Aeronautics and Space Agency (Lapan). Both are scheduled to be put into orbit in September 2011 by an Indian rocket.

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