More Countries Authorize 5 MHz Bands; Comments Due on ARRL 5 MHz Petition by March 20

03/04/2017 Uruguay and Hong Kong are among the latest countries to establish new bands in the vicinity of 5 MHz. The Final Acts of World Radiocommunication Conference 2015 (WRC-15) provided for a secondary international allocation of 5,351.5 to 5,366.5 kHz to the Amateur Service. In Uruguay, new Amateur Radio regulations Read More …

Polish Radio Amateur Traveling to North Korea in Advance of Proposed Operation

DXpeditioner Dom Grzyb, 3Z9DX, plans to travel to North Korea later this month to discuss his proposed Amateur Radio operation from that country. North Korea (P5), the most-wanted DXCC entity, has not been activated since Ed Giorgadze, 4L4FN, operated for about a year from the capital city of Pyongyang in Read More …