Over a decade ago, HAM radio operators set up base in Sabarimala to help prevent disasters like the one at Pullumedu that claimed the lives of over a 100 devotees on makaravilakku day, last year. Now the HAM Emergency Communication and Disaster Management Society (HECDMS) has set up control rooms at Sannidhanam, Pampa and the…
On January 10, the US District Court for Maine issued a ruling in the FCC’s lawsuit to collect monetary forfeitures issued to Glenn Baxter, K1MAN, of Belgrade Lakes, Maine. The FCC had assessed forfeitures in the amount of $21,000 against Baxter on three asserted violations of the Communications Act of 1934 and its regulations: Failure…
Introduction The “Beacon Robot” is a new project born after the experience achieved on the realisation of the previous “Beacon IY4M”, operating on the same frequency since 1985.In the last version, we have added many new features, upgrading the controlling software and hardware, according to the most modern digital techniques. Now the user can have…
Computer hackers plan to take the internet beyond the reach of censors by putting their own communication satellites into orbit. The scheme was outlined at the Chaos Communication Congress in Berlin. The project’s organisers said the Hackerspace Global Grid will also involve developing a grid of ground stations to track and communicate with the satellites.…
Amateur Radio Balloon crosses the Atlantic but but potentially dangerous for international flights. Yesterday evening an amateur radio APRS balloon, call sign K6RPT-11, succeeded in its crossing of the United States and the Atlantic ocean. Launched from California, the balloon transmitted on the APRS frequency of 144.390 MHz FM that is used in the Americas.…