Re:When everything else fails, amateur radio will still be t...
by johnchristopher on Sunday June 19, 2016 @04:50PM
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I have the impression it's less developed in Europe. Am I wrong ?
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Re:When everything else fails, amateur radio will still be t...
by tlrobinson on Sunday June 19, 2016 @05:03PM
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It's just one part of amateur radio, but Europe's HAMNET (mentioned in the article https://www.tapr.org/pdf/DCC2014-TheEuropeanHAMNET-DG8NGN.pd... ) is a lot more developed than what we have in the US.
Re:When everything else fails, amateur radio will still be t...
by kbaker on Sunday June 19, 2016 @07:03PM
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I think Field Day is more of a US thing. It is really setup around an official contest put on by the ARRL, which gives extra points for operating off-grid, or portable. There are no extra points for international (DX) contacts during Field Day operation though, as opposed to some other contests.
But for Amateur Radio in general, it is a very international organization, with widely different areas of interest.
Re:When everything else fails, amateur radio will still be t...
by grandalf on Monday June 20, 2016 @09:31AM
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Radiosport and High Speed Telegraphy competitions are very big in Europe, and the demographic in EU is a bit younger than in the US:
Some links:
http://www.rufzxp.net/toplist.htm
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