D-STAR added to the ICQPODCAST Digital Bridge

The ICQPODCAST is pleased to announce that we have just added D-Star to the ICQPODCAST Digital Bridge. You can have conversations between D-STAR XLX948 A, Brandmeister TG:9480, YAESU Fusion 09480 and NXDN 9480.

By adding this popular digital radio mode, D-STAR users will be able to participate in conversations within our talk group.

NXDN, the protocol used by Icon radios is iDAS, while Kenwood radios use Nexedge.

Whichever way you access our Digital Voice System, you will be able to communicate with everyone who is connected.

Please leave a gap of around three seconds between overs to allow others to join in.

ICQPodcast DMR Network - https://www.icqpodcast.com/icqpodcast-digital-voice-talk-group

New IARU-R1 HF band plan released

IARU Region 1 have released an HF band plan and annex incorporation changes agreed at the General Conference in October

Download the band plan comprises 2 pages, as does the explanatory annex - https://www.iaru-r1.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/hf_r1_bandplan.pdf

Kyrgyzstan Joins 60 m/5 MHz

The Union of Radio Amateurs of Kyrgyz Republic (ARUKR) announced that on 4th June 2021, the Kyrgyzstan Telecommunications Regulator made the new WRC-15 Amateur Secondary Allocation of 5351.5 – 5366.5 kHz available to Kyrgyz hams at a maximum power of 100W.

Other Secondary allocations made available at the same time were 472 – 479 kHz at 1W, 122.25 – 123 GHz and 134 – 141 GHz both at 100W.

The Union of Radio Amateurs of Kyrgyz Republic (ARUKR) - http://qrzex.com/