Showing posts with label Norway. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Norway. Show all posts

Monday, November 24, 2025

Norway proposes new restrictions to remote operation from places like Bouvet Island


The regulator for amateur radio activity in Norway is the Norwegian Communications Authority (NKOM) and on the 24th of November 2025, they announced restrictions on remote control of amateur radio stations.

They write... "Remote control of amateur radio station

Nkom has registered a growing interest in the use of remote control of amateur radio stations via the internet. This use is increasing in scope and users are constantly finding new "applications" for remote control of amateur radio stations. Nkom therefore sees the need to regulate this type of use.

To prevent abuse, it is proposed to ban remote control of amateur radio stations if the amateur radio operator is not physically located on the same land area, which is e.g. mainland Norway, Svalbard, Bjørnøya, Jan Mayen, Bouvet Island, Peter Is Øy or Norwegian land areas in Antarctica. This measure will help ensure fairness and integrity in amateur radio activities, and prevent anyone from exploiting the system for personal gain." (Via Google Translate)

There is a growing trend for expeditions to use remote operation where an operator can be anywhere in the world and then control a remote radio over the internet via something like Starlink.

This new proposal would seem to stop this type of operation for Norwegian territories. 

Link... 

1) NKOM Press release

Thursday, November 20, 2025

Norway 145 Alive event gets off to a flying start - 1st Nov 2025


A new 145 Alive activity period on the 2m band has started in Norway and the first one got off to a flying start on Saturday 1st November 2025 with the stations active making 124 contacts.

The net stations were located in the areas shown above on the map and they were...

LB0FI Halden 18 check-in
LB5JJ Horten 42 check-in
LB9EH Oslo 31 check-ins
LA1PLA Molde 10 check-in
LA2USA Finnoy 7 check-in
LB1XH Sykylven 3 check-ins
LA4PGA Romerike 13 check-ins

The format is modelled on the same successful 145 Alive event in the UK where stations get active on 145 MHz FM for a specific period every few months. It's not a contest but the aim is to generate some activity on this VHF band which can often be very quiet. 

The number of people with FM only equipment vastly outnumbers those with SSB equipment and a lot of people like trying to make simplex contacts rather than through a repeater.

It would be nice to see other countries start up their own 145 Alive events.

The next 145 Alive event in Norway is planned for the 7th of February 2026.

A report on the first 145 Alive event in Norway can be found HERE

Morton, LB0FI has a video about the event below...