New Directions Radio: Two Amateur Ham Radio Conferences You Don’t Want to Miss

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There are several communications-oriented projects bidding for the time and energy of amateur ham radio operatives. Perhaps you'll consider making one of them
There are several communications-oriented projects bidding for the time and energy of amateur ham radio operatives. Perhaps you'll consider making one of them "your thing" in 1979. 
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Copthorne Macdonald is the inventor of slow-scan television — a method of amateur radio transmission that allows ham operators to both hear and see each other during shortwave broadcasts.
Copthorne Macdonald is the inventor of slow-scan television — a method of amateur radio transmission that allows ham operators to both hear and see each other during shortwave broadcasts.

Here Comes 1979!

It’s sobering to know that 9/10s of our present decade has already passed into history. Especially when — upon looking back — we have to realize that the few faltering steps forward taken by humanity in the 70’s were accompanied by a far greater number of possibilities that slipped by without ever being brought to fruition. The fact is that both committed time and focused energies are necessary to convert any worthwhile potential into actuality, and because these necessities are all too rare there are limits to what can be accomplished.

But – in this final year of the decade – there are several communications-oriented projects that will be bidding for our time and energy. Perhaps you’ll consider making one of them “your thing” in 1979.

Two International Conferences

The first of these calls for commitment involves two international conferences that are scheduled to be held in Europe this year: The U.N. Conference of Science and Technology for Development (UNCSTD) — which will meet in Vienna between August 21 and 30 — and the World Administrative Radio Conference (WARC) that’s scheduled to begin next September in Geneva. At UNCSTD, world governments will present their views upon how science and technology can (and should) be used to promote the development of poorer countries. And, at WARC, these same governments will review frequency allocations in the radio spectrum and revise the ground rules that discipline international radio communication.

  • Published on Jan 1, 1979
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