Questions tagged [europe]
Questions specific to rules, regulations, and practices in European countries.
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Versatile unlicensed use hand-held units
I'm doing a bit of research, as a newbie interested in a versatile walkie/HT to be used in Spain, mainly for mountaineering purposes. As far as I've read, it's possible to receive and emit in PMR446 (...
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Take The HAREC exam in spain in english [duplicate]
I am looking to take the HAREC exam but I have a dilema, I currently live in Spain and my Spanish language skills are not that great... I was wondering if I can take the HAREC exam online with a ...
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Statistics on ham operators age, internationally
Are there statistics that cover more than the USA regarding how the age of
licensed amateurs
members of national ham organizations
is distributed? All I get are questionable sources on the internet ...
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License problem in Spain
I am from the UK and live in the Canary Islands. I am told I have to take my ham radio license test in Spanish, but I don't speak Spanish. Is there a way around this somehow? Maybe take the UK one (...
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Published Ship radio communaction by broadcasting company [closed]
I am unsure if I am in the right department here because it is not amateur radio, but maybe nevertheless somebody can clarify.
Surely everybody has heard about the burning car freighter Freementle ...
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How do i configure fldigi for a UK QTH?
Location configuration in fldigi for Ubuntu only offers 'state' and 'county'. How do i enable it to accept non-US QTH?
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Can an American General licensee operate in Portugal during a visit?
I am an American and I have an American General License (k8axf), and I tried to make sense of all the legal documents to see if I can operate while visiting Portugal and I think I can under a CEPT CAT ...
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communicating with France from Oregon
Newbie ham here. My stepdaughter in France is interested in off-grid communication with us in Oregon, and so I am looking into what that would take. If I knew what frequency bands would be best I ...
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What band did walkie-talkies use in Europe before PMR446 was allocated?
The PMR446 band, now used for walkie talkies in Europe, was only allocated after 1997. I'm sure walkie talkies existed before that. What radio bands did those use?
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36ft pole from the ground then adding 7.80 meters antenna on top is this legal
If I use a 36ft pole and a 7.80 meters antenna on top of the pole, is this going to break the law in Scotland?
My antenna that I'm planning to install is a siro 827.
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Romanian amateur radio license
Romanian amateur radio license
Hello. I am wondering how to get a amateur license in Romania, and whether there is any material on this. I am licensed in the US, am a Romanian citizen, and can speak ...
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If I upgrade my USA license before moving to Spain, will it transfer?
KK4UOT... I'm moving from Nashville, to Barcelona area Spain.
My current license is for a technician, which I know is not enough to obtain an EU transmit operators, but I am curious, if I upgrade my ...
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Is it possible to convert a euro Yaesu 991a to US band plan?
I bought a euro Yaesu 991a . The vhf/uhf band plan is severely limited for use in the US . I have tried the button presses as shown for the earlier 991 and the service mode works to open the frequency ...
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Ham Radio Exam in English in West Europe
Is the Ham Radio License exam conducted in English in any of the western European Countries?
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Limit of transmission in GSM 1800 band
What is the limit of a transmitter in the GSM1800 band (~1830 MHz)?
The ETSI GSM specification states a limit of -47dBm between 1GHz and 12.75GHz (https://www.etsi.org/deliver/etsi_gts/05/0505/05.00....
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