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Modest conditions on 28 MHz - 25th Nov 2021

Posted: 25 Nov 2021 11:00 PM PST https://ei7gl.blogspot.com/2021/11/modest-conditions-on-28-mhz-25th-nov.html




Thursday 25th November 2021: For the last week or so, I've left the radio listening for WSPR signals on 28 MHz and the number of stations that I am hearing has seemed to decrease.

For a change, I listened to the much more active FT8 frequency on 28 MHz
and and the map for the day is shown above. There are some DX signals in
there including Australia and Thailand but I wouldn't say conditions were particularly good.
I heard a few Sporadic-E signals from western Europe but most of the
stations heard were via F2 propagation. You can clearly see the first hop
F2 signals going from the south of Italy, though Greece and up to the
Ukraine and Russia.
The solar flux was 84 which is low enough as the sun seems to have lost a
bit of its recent sunspot activity.

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Baofeng UV5R is banned for sale by German authorities

Posted: 25 Nov 2021 06:26 AM PST https://ei7gl.blogspot.com/2021/11/baofeng-uv5r-is-banned-for-sale-by.html



The Baofeng UV-5R is a hugely popular handheld radio covering both the 144
and 432 MHz bands and is usually available for a very low price.
It is also well known for not being the cleanest of radios transmit wise
with many spurs which aren't that far below the fundamental signal which
can be a potential source of interference to other services.
On the 24th of November 2021, the German authorities announced a ban on
sale of this radio.
Will a EU wide ban follow??
From Google translate...Official Journal of the Federal Network Agency for electricity, gas, telecommunications, post and railways 22 2021 -
regulation, telecommunications - 1457
Ordinance No. 91/2021
Law on the provision of radio equipment on the Market (Radio Equipment Act -FuAG):
General decree regarding a sales ban for a machine
As part of the market surveillance according to the FuAG, the Federal
Network Agency pointed out that the below named device does not comply with
the requirements of the FuAG.
The Federal Network Agency issues on the basis of Section 23 Paragraph 2
No.4 i. V. m. § 30 Paragraph 3 FuAG the following
General decree:
1. The further provision, placing on the market and the passing on of the device listed below is prohibited.
Information about the device:
Product Type: Radio
Device type: radio telephone
Model: UV-5R 5W HT
Trademark: BAOFENG
Importer: Agnieszka Bastek Demo Bis, Warsaw


2. The general ruling is deemed to have been announced on the day after its publication.ReasonI. The Federal Network Agency was informed in accordance
with Section 30 (1) FuAG that a member state of the European Union has
taken a market-restricting measure in accordance with Article 40 of the
Radio Equipment Directive 2014/53 / EU.The responsible market surveillance authority Urząd KomunikacjiDuring a hearing, Elektronicznej in Poland asked the importer to send him the declaration of conformity and the technical documentation for the device. A corresponding receipt of a declaration of conformity was recorded will.During the administrative check by the
responsible market surveillance authority, it was found, among other
things, that the declaration of conformity was incorrect and did not meet
the requirements of the Radio Equipment Directive 2014/53 / EU.The device
was also a metrological oneSubject to examination. The metrological investigations of the Measurement laboratories show that both the
requirements of the EN62209-2: 2010 as well as EN 60950-1: 2006-1 not
complied with will. The parameters were also set according to the specifications ofEN 301 489-1 V 2.2.0: 2017-03, EN 30I 783 V2 I.I and EN
301 489-15 V 2.2.0: 2017-03 not complied with.The Federal Network Agency
has checked in accordance with Section 30 (1) FuAG,that the measure is justified because the Polish market surveillance authority has not been presented with a proper declaration of conformity or technical
documentation, as well as other labeling deficiencies, such as the lack of
it the declaration of the importer.II.After the adoption of this measure,
the other European Market surveillance authorities and the relevant
European Commission according to Article 40 of the Radio Equipment
Directive 2014/53 / EU informed about this on August 2nd, 2021.With the official gazette no. 239/2021 of 08.09.2021 the national economic actors according to § 30 paragraph 1 FuAG informed about this measure and were
able to do so within a Submit an opinion on this within four weeks. The
Federal Network Agency has not received any comments.As no objections were raised either by other European market surveillance authorities or by the European Commission this measure is deemed to be in accordance with Section
30 (3) FuAG justified.The measure taken is in accordance with Section 30
(3) FuAG im To publish the official journal of the Federal Network
Agency.Legal appeal: An objection can be raised against this ruling within
one month of its announcement. The contradiction is at the Federal Network Agency, Tulpenfeld 4, 53113 Bonn or at a to insert another agency of the Federal Network Agency.Objection and legal action against the decision made above have no suspensive effect according to § 36 FuAG. It is used to
process your objection quickly,if it is submitted to the Federal Network Agency, Referat 412, Canisiusstraße 21, 55122 Mainz.
Link...1) The original document in German can be downloaded HERE
(24-11-2021)

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