Director Sven Sverre, speaking from Oslo, said that, while hams are concerned with the ionosphere, we need to take note of what radio operators are doing in the name of DXpeditions and various 'OTA's.
"There is a troposphere, a stratosphere, a magnetosphere - there are spheres besides the ionosphere," said a very severe Sven Sverre.
WHO's proposal for ham radio includes:
- Only 3 'OTA activations per year, per ham
- DXpeditions must be solar- or nuclear-powered
- Local citizens of rare-DX countries must be trained by the DXpedition and licensed so that they may activate their own country themselves. Failure to become licensed within 6 months will result in retroactive cancellation of any QSL's obtained by those who worked the initial DXpedition
At least one DX organization has begun the process of raising funds necessary to purchase a NuScale SMR for use on Bouvet, Peter I and other isolated DX entities.
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ReplyDeleteI wonder if I could sell my unused POTA credits?
ReplyDeleteYes, all contacts (regardless of program) are valid as crypto-currency.
DeleteI know you're joking, but the third point actually touches on something I've often thought myself: hams should try to get locals licensed in rare DX countries. Not because of climate change, but just to do something helpful instead of just grabbing QSOs and then leaving.
ReplyDeleteI think Zorro JH1AJT (SK) did that in a few places, maybe others as well, which helped a few local guys in Liberia become hams. It is a good idea, but time-consuming except for DXers there long-term for other reasons.
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I wonder if changing the electrons in the spheres by HAMs will have an impact on the environment. Ah well, this post was most interesting on this special day of the year :-). 73, Bas
ReplyDeleteI've read that some of the ionosphere is now permanently ionized due to many decades of bombardment by RF. This will contribute to a new "global cooling" trend, possibly as soon as 1 April 2026.
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