OPDX Special Bulletin 1538.1 October 31. 2021
The Ohio/Penn Dx PacketCluster
DX Special Bulletin No. 1538.1
BID: $OPDX.1538.1
Octobeer 31, 2021
Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW
Provided by BARF80.ORG (Cleveland, Ohio)
Written/Sent from Strongsville, Ohio
Thanks to the Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society, Northern Ohio DX Association, Ohio/Penn PacketCluster Network, the AB5K's AR Clusters Network, and VK6CQ for the following DX information. "Celebrating 30+ years (March 1991) of FREE DX News" "Could this be the final year???" ..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick ..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick VP0 NEW PREFIX (Antarctica, South Shetlands, South Orkneys) UPDATE [Comments Wanted By November 10th]. Alan, VK6CQ (VK0LD, VP8PJ), from Perth, provided the following information: Further to the recent announce- ment of the new VP0 prefix for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, the government of British Antarctic Territory has now published similar draft legislation that will affect amateur radio licences for the British claimed sector of the Antarctic (which includes the South Shetlands & South Orkneys). This can be viewed at: https://britishantarcticterritory.org.uk/consultation-amateur-radio-licensing/ Members of the amateur radio community have until 10th November to forward comments on the draft legislation to: polarregions@fcdo.gov.uk How new licences will be issued and how existing VP8 South Georgia & Antarctic licences will be rolled over into new VP0 licences has not yet been finalized.
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