The new version of the IARU Region 1 VHF Handbook 7.50 covering VHF, UHF and Microwaves is now available for download.
The handbook has chapters on Band Planning, Contests, Propagation Research, Operating Procedures and the key Amateur Satellite section on pages 123-131. Page 116 specifies a standard for the use of circular polarization defining which way helical beam antennas should be threaded.
Recommendations proposed in the Vienna meeting 2016 and approved by the Executive Committee meeting in Brussels as well as all relevant decisions of the IARU R1 Conference 2014 in Varna Bulgaria are included in this version.
The handbook is available at
http://www.iaru-r1.org/index.php/documents/Documents/VHF/Handbook-7.50.pdf/
Source:AMSAT UK
More
Heil Sound Celebrates 50 Years
Heil Sound is marking 2016 as “50 Years of Maximum Rock & Roll.” The yearlong celebration will kick off at the Winter NAMM show in January. A comm... Read more
ZL7E – Chatham Islands
John ZL1BYZ, David ZL1DK and John ZL1ALZ will be active from Kaingaroa, Chatam Island OC038 3 April to 15 April 2015. 40-10m CW SSB RTTY. Internet acc... Read more
3D Print – 3 element 2m (145 MHz) Ultra Portable yagi
3D Print – 3 element 2m (145 MHz) Ultra Portable yagi by OK1CDJ Description Tape measurement yagi. Weight only 170 g. The longest part is 530 mm... Read more
Certificate City of São Paulo – Special Ham Event by LABRE SP
The League Amateur Radio Emission Brazilians – LABRE-SP offers all Brazilian or foreign ham the Certificate City of São Paulo, the city a... Read more
CQ World Wide Contest Rules Updated for 2018 Contest Season
CQ has announced that, effective with 2018 contests, some modifications to the CQ World Wide Contest rules have been developed and approved by the con... Read more
World Amateur Radio Day
Every April 18th, radio amateurs worldwide take to the airwaves in celebration of World Amateur Radio Day. It was on this day in 1925 that the Interna... Read more
Amateur Radio Volunteers Activate Following California Flooding
Amateur Radio volunteers with the Sonoma County, California, Auxiliary Communications Service (ACS) rallied to assist in February after heavy rain led... Read more
Islands on the Air (IOTA) Officially Launching New Website in September
The new Islands on the Air (IOTA) program website is targeted to launch officially in early September, when the current Radio Society of Great Britain... Read more
VHF
Yaesu DR-2XE Repeater – C4FM/FM VHF/UHF Digital
Yaesu DR-2XE Repeater – Modulation Modes: Conventional FM, C4FM Digital – Automatic Mode Select (FM/C4FM) – 3.5″ Full Color T... Read more
Icom ID-880H
Icom ID-880H Switchable VHF/UHF dual band The ID-880H provides VHF/UHF dual band capabilities (one band at a time) via a simple band switching system.... Read more
YAESU FT-60R
YAESU FT-60R Yaesu’s newest 144/430 MHz 5-Watt FM Hand-held was introduced at Dayton 2004. The FT-60R includes wide receiver coverage, outstandi... Read more
New Video, D-STAR and the Icom RS-MS1A Android App
Icom UK together with TX Films have produced a video providing an introduction to D-STAR and the Icom RS-MS1A Android D-STAR application softwa... Read more
50W Full Duty Cycle Digital Repeater – FR5200H / FR6200H IDAS VHF/UHF Digital Repeaters
FR5200H / FR6200H IDAS VHF/UHF Digital Repeaters 50W 100% Duty cycle operation Employing a high performance power amplifier, together with the solid h... Read more
Wouxun KG-B55 Dual Band 2m/440 Base Station
The Wouxun KG-B55 Dual Band UHF/VHF base station combines the ever popular KG-UV920P-A dual band mobile radio with dedicated a power supply int... Read more
VOXTER UV-W8 VHF and UHF
VOXTER UV-W8 Technical Parameter Model/ General VOXTER UV-W8 Frequency range VHF 136-174MHz UHF 400-480MHz Channel Capacity 2X128 Channe... Read more
VHF Handbook Available for Download
The new version of the IARU Region 1 VHF Handbook 7.50 covering VHF, UHF and Microwaves is now available for download. The handbook has chapters on Ba... Read more
