August 23, 2010
Prasad, VU2PTT (also W2PTT), Contest Manager for the Amateur Radio Society of India (ARSI), reports that the 6 meter band has finally been allocated for Amateur Radio use.
The new allocation says:
50-54 MHz on F1B, F2B, F3E, F3C modes using 25 watts.
The other interesting development is that 400 watts DC input power has been allowed on all HF bands for the General class license. Earlier the limit was 150 watts input with 400 watts being allowed in very small sub-bands for the old Advanced class license holders.
The full details of the new allocations and license structure is available at:
http://wpc.dot.gov.in/DocFiles/amateur_new_guidelines.pdf
Wonder who will be next to make the news on the increasingly popular 6m band?
July 8, 2010
D-STAR SIMPLEX EXPERIMENT
Saturday the 10th of July 2010 I shall be running tests on the DV VHF simplex frequency 144.6125Mz from 10:00 through till 18.00 hrs GMT
The aims of the tests are simple. I would like to establish some statistics on D-Star VHF simplex for comparison with standard FM.
I have already tested it over a short distance and found the audio and signal quality was 100% better. Tests indicate that the simplex mode of DV compared to analogue simplex modes is superior, but I would like to gain more facts. This will require more users to make contact on the day with reports on their location, power and antenna used and if possible a comparison on analogue using the same setup?
To do this I need people who can be on the radio at the same time as me, this could be a very interesting experiment and I am willing to publish those statistics on the South Yorkshire repeater group and my own rotherhamamatuerradio websites for all to make use of.
What we need is;
- for you to register your interest
- to be available on the 10/07/10 form 10:00 till 18.00
- to be able to keep a log
- send your log in (via email)
Anyone wishing to participate please contact Ian M6DER to register your interest.
Later this year I shall be doing some tests using D-Star TV also, anyone wishing to take part in this should contact me as well stating dvtv in the email.
Thanks for your time.
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