HFCC - Archive of Earlier News Items

Archive of Earlier What's New Items:

[20-Feb-2023] - Reference tables updated (new station RAC)

[10-Jan-2023] - A23 initial tentative data snapshot

[15-Dec-2022] - A23 upload opened. Please review and confirm your contact details prior to uploading the initial version of your A23 data.

[17-Oct-2022] - FMO code FPU changing to JRC

[12-Oct-2022] - A23 Tunis and B23 Australia registration opened

[11-Oct-2022] - B22 operational data snapshot

[31-Jul-2022] - HFCC Announces the Passing of Dr. Jerry Plummer

[27-Jun-2022] - B22 upload opened. Please register for B22 coordination prior to uploading the initial version of your B22 data. This applies to all FMOs, including those already registered for B22 conference.

[18-May-2022] - B22 registration and hotel booking opened

[8-Mar-2022] - MBR will act as FMO for DWL from April 1st onwards. Migration of A22 schedule will proceed on March 9th

[24-Jan-2022] - RFP - Radio For Peace International have applied for membership. ITU Reference Tables updated

[17-Jan-2022] - A22 Coordination starts today with the Opening Plenary Meeting. An invitation link has been sent to participants registered.

[13-Dec-2021] - A22 Upload opened

[13-Dec-2021] - Please register for A22 coordination here

[8-Dec-2021] - You will be asked to register for A22 coordination prior to uploading the initial version of your A22 data. This will apply both to those coming to A22 conference and to those coordinating on-line. A simple registration form as well as the A22 upload itself will be opened on 13 December.

[15-Nov-2021] - A22 registration and hotel booking opened

[9-Sep-2021] - B21 data snapshot

[6-Sep-2021] - GoE Report B21

[29-Aug-2021] - B21 data snapshot

[16-Aug-2021] - Basic practical information to manage data for the HFCC Conference document available on the Basic Technical Reference webpage

[27-Jul-2021] - B21 and A21 data snapshots

[24-Jun-2021] - EUR Radio Europe Netherlands, Offshore Music Radio and ICON BV have applied for membership. ITU Reference Tables updated

[21-Jun-2021] - HFCC Report on Shortwave International Broadcasting 2020

[10-Jun-2021] - B21 upload opened

[8-Jun-2021] - B21 upload will be opened on Thursday, 10 June

[26-Apr-2021] - Please register for B21 coordination on the B21 webpage in the Members' area

[8-Mar-2021] - A21 operational data snapshot

[24-Feb-2021] - A21 plenary minutes and A21 GoE report

[18-Feb-2021] - A21 coordinated data snapshot. Deadline for A21 Operational Data: 8 March

[25-Jan-2021] - A21 tentative data snapshot. Old converted A20/B20 data removed from main combined schedule

[21-Jan-2021] - A21 webpage in the Members' area has been updated

[8-Jan-2021] - A21 tentative data snapshot. A20/B20 data uploaded for some FMOs.

[15-Dec-2020] - Please register for A21 coordination on the A21 webpage in the Members' area

[14-Dec-2020] - A21 upload opened

[10-Sep-2020] - Report on the B20 Coordination

[4-Sep-2020] - B20 GoE report

[9-Aug-2020] - New version of WPLOT is available for download. It allows the update of RDR-data from the loaded data

[21-Jul-2020] - Mike Radio applying for membership - update of Reference Tables

[10-Jul-2020] - Please register for B20 coordination on the B20 webpage in the Members' area

[30-Jun-2020] - June 2020 SB Meeting Minutes

[11-Jun-2020] - B20 upload opened

[11-Jun-2020] - B20 Meeting cancelled

[11-Jun-2020] - ITU Reference Tables updated

[20-May-2020] - DRM Benefits in Times of Crisis - Slides from a DRM webinar organized for ABU and ASBU on 30 April 2020

[30-Apr-2020] - Radio Piepzender applying for membership - update of Reference Tables

[6-Mar-2020] - A20 plenary minutes and A20 GoE report

[4-Feb-2020] - A20 hotel booking form available now

[3-Feb-2020] - A20 KL registration opened

[3-Feb-2020] - Conference Guidelines (reference document for hosts)

[17-Jan-2020] - A20 tentative data snapshot. A19/B19 data uploaded for some FMOs.

[17-Dec-2019] - A20 upload opened

[15-Nov-2019] - A20 Conference registration opened

[9-Oct-2019] - B19 GoE report

[30-Sep-2019] - B19 plenary minutes

[26-Sep-2019] - Deadlines for data upload: B19 Operational: Monday, 14th October 2019, A20 Tentative: Thursday, 16th January, 2020

[7-Aug-2019] - ITU workshop is planned during the Buenos Aires meeting. Please see the agenda of the B19 conference and indicate your participation via the updated registration form.

[9-Jul-2019] - Link to the ITU HFBC Schedule added to Public Data

[5-Jul-2019] - FMO and Broadcaster codes IBB change to AGM (US Agency for Global Media)

[26-Jun-2019] - B19 upload opened

[17-May-2019] - The ITU-R Circular Letter relevant to the application of Article 12 of the Radio Regulations for B19 season was published on the ITU website

[26-Feb-2019] - B19 registration opened

[18-Feb-2019] - A19 plenary minutes

[1-Feb-2019] - A19 GoE minutes added to the Technical Reference page

[31-Jan-2019] - A19 coordinated data snapshot. Next snapshot: 19/20 February. A19 Operational: 11 March

[9-Jan-2019] - A19 tentative data snapshot. A18 data uploaded for some FMOs.

[30-Dec-2018] - Frequency requirement of Radio Onda ASBL has been entered under the FMO code "NEW". A new FMO and Broadcaster code "RON" will be added to reference tables soon

[10-Dec-2018] - A19 upload opened

[17-Oct-2018] - A19 Conference registration opened

[1-Oct-2018] - Babcock Communications Ltd (BAB) have changed their company name to Encompass Digital Media Services Ltd (ENC). Please see the Contact List for further details

[3-Aug-2018] - HFCC Announces the Passing of its Founder Oldrich Cip

[5-Jul-2018] - B18 upload opened

[14-Jun-2018] - Invitation to Shortwave Radio Co-ordination Traning Course organized by ASBU in Tunis and Programme of the course

[22-May-2018] - Passwords to Members' Area will be changed tomorrow, 23 May 2018. FMOs not attending A18 KL receive new password by e-mail

[6-Mar-2018] - A18 operational data snapshot

[24-Jan-2018] - Please fill out the ITU questionnaire on HFBC by 28 February

[27-Oct-2017] - A18 Conference registration opened

[10-Oct-2017] - B17 operational data snapshot

[24-Sep-2017] - SITE.TXT reference table updated

[18-Sep-2017] - B17 plenary minutes, B17 GoE report

[31-Aug-2017] - B17 coordinated data snapshot; Deadline for B17 operational data: 9 October

[1-Aug-2017] - B17 tentative data snapshot. Old data uploaded for some FMOs. More info in the restricted area

[1-Aug-2017] - SITE.TXT reference table updated

[29-Jun-2017] - B17 upload opened

[10-Apr-2017] - A17 snapshot

[16-Mar-2017] - A17 operational data snapshot; A17 public data

[13-Mar-2017] - B17 conference webpage in the restricted area

[2-Mar-2017] - A17 Plenary Minutes; A17 coordinated data snapshot; Deadline for A17 operational data: 15 March

[12-Feb-2017] - 16 February, 12:00 UTC - deadline for "co-ordinated data" (results of the A17 conference)

[13-Jan-2017] - A17 tentative data snapshot. Old data uploaded for some FMOs. More info in the restricted area

[9-Dec-2016] - A17 upload opened

[22-Nov-2016] - Wednesday, 23 November, 11:55-13:00 UTC - planned outage of this website

[16-Nov-2016] - Radio World article on Titus II receiver

[2-Nov-2016] - A17 conference webpage including registration and hotel booking forms

[31-Oct-2016] - B16 snapshot

[14-Oct-2016] - B16 operational data snapshot

[4-Oct-2016] - Results and summary of DRM questionnaire on the DRM page

[19-Sep-2016] - B16 plenary, SB-ITU & GoE minutes

[13-Sep-2016] - Titus II pre-orders open

[13-Sep-2016] - B16 snapshot, Next deadline: 26 September, Operational: 13 October

[7-Sep-2016] - Reference Tables updated: Broadcas, Fmorg, Site

[6-Sep-2016] - Contact List update

[2-Sep-2016] - Presentations and other documents added to the top of the B16 conference page

[1-Sep-2016] - B16 snapshot, Next deadline: 12 September, Operational: 13 October

[17-Aug-2016] - Two new codes in Broadcas.txt reference table (ITU expected to register the update soon)

[3-Aug-2016] - B16 tentative data snapshot. Old data uploaded for some FMOs. Read more in the restricted area

[8-Jul-2016] - B16 upload opened. Deadline for B16 initial tentative data: 2 August

[24-Jun-2016] - Global Digital Radio Developments - new e-book from Radio World International magazine editors - contains interesting chapters on DRM. Free, registration required.

[7-Jun-2016] - Most of frequently visited pages on this HFCC website have been modified to meet the Responsive Web Design requirements. Please report pages that still cause troubles on mobile devices.

[15-Apr-2016] - A16 snapshot

[27-Mar-2016] - Public interactive schedule: switching from B15 to A16 season, improved rendering on mobile devices

[15-Mar-2016] - A16 Operational Data

[7-Mar-2016] - Update of reference table Broadcas

[22-Feb-2016] - A16 snapshot

[16-Feb-2016] - HFCC contribution to World Radio Day 2016

[15-Feb-2016] - Update of reference table Site

[13-Feb-2016] - Minutes of the A16 plenary, GoE report

[4-Feb-2016] - A16 and B15 data snapshots. Deadline for A16 operational data: 15 March, 1200 UTC

[2-Feb-2016] - 4 February, 1200 UTC - deadline for data of A16 conference

[22-Jan-2016] - A16 bus schedule on the A16 webpage in the restricted area

[15-Jan-2016] - A16 webpage update in the restricted area

[1-Jan-2016] - A16 tentative data snapshot. Old data uploaded for some FMOs. Read more in the restricted area

[15-Dec-2015] - A16 upload opened

[3-Nov-2015] - Minutes of the October 2015 SB meeting

[24-Oct-2015] - Public interactive schedule: switching from A15 to B15 season

[17-Oct-2015] - A16 and B16 conference webpages

[13-Oct-2015] - B15 Operational Data, B15 Public Data

[29-Sep-2015] - B15 GoE Report on the Technical Reference page

[22-Sep-2015] - B15 and A15 snapshots

[15-Sep-2015] - B15 Plenary Minutes

[11-Sep-2015] - List of IRDR frequencies added to the Members Home page

[4-Sep-2015] - Presentations and other documents added to the top of the B15 conference page

[3-Sep-2015] - B15 coordinated data snapshot. Upcoming deadlines: 22 September, 1200 UTC (update of coordinated data), 12 October (operational data)

[31-Jul-2015] - B15 tentative data snapshot. Old data uploaded for some FMOs. Read more in the restricted area

[26-Jun-2015] - B15 upload opened

[17-Mar-2015] - A15 Public Data

[17-Mar-2015] - A15 Operational Data

[24-Feb-2015] - A15 Muscat Minutes; A15 snapshot; deadline for A15 Operational Data: 16 March

[12-Feb-2015] - A15 snapshot

[20-Jan-2015] - Updated List of participants, schedule of WPLOT seminars on A15 webpage

[5-Jan-2015] - List of A15 participants; Tomorrow, 6 January: A15 tentative data deadline

[4-Dec-2014] - Users of WPLOT2000ex: please update WPLOTLINKS.TXT in the program directory

[1-Dec-2014] - A15 upload opened

[20-Nov-2014] - A15 Muscat - important information on visa

[7-Nov-2014] - B14 data snapshot

[12-Sep-2014] - B14 Sofia plenary and GOE minutes

[11-Sep-2014] - DRM Presentation by Calvin Carter of Continental Electronics plus DRM xHE-AAC Demo video

[4-Sep-2014] - B14 co-ordinated data snapshot

[19-Aug-2014] - B14 ITU data

[7-Aug-2014] - B14 tentative data snapshot. Old data uploaded for some FMOs. Read more in the restricted area

[14-Jul-2014] - B14 upload opened

[18-Jun-2014] - The first batch of IRDR QSL cards is about to be air-mailed

[4-Jun-2014] - The Jakarta Trial of International Radio for Disaster Relief (IRDR)

[23-May-2014] - Upload application upgrade, A14 snapshot, B13 closed

[1-Apr-2014] - A14 data snapshot

[10-Mar-2014] - Comment on SW usage - reply to BBG

[28-Feb-2014] - A14 data snapshot

[18-Feb-2014] - A14 GoE Minutes and Target Areas Definition proposal on the newly created Technical Reference page

[5-Feb-2014] - A14 Plenary Minutes

[3-Feb-2014] - B14 Sofia webpage

[30-Jan-2014] - A14 Co-ordinated Data snapshot

[9-Jan-2014] - A14 List of Participants

[8-Jan-2014] - A14 Snapshot as of 7 January. Converted A13/B13 data temporarily entered for missing schedules - will be removed again

[15-Dec-2013] - A14 upload opened, new version of upload application - pls report any problems

[9-Dec-2013] - A14 upload will be opened at the end of this week. Please note that standard Language codes become mandatory

[3-Dec-2013] - Just received: delayed Letter of Invitation - A14 Conference

[1-Nov-2013] - SB (A14 preparatory) meeting minutes

[28-Oct-2013] - B13 Public Data

[7-Oct-2013] - B13 Operational Data snapshot

[19-Sep-2013] - B13 Bratislava GOE Minutes

[17-Sep-2013] - B13 Bratislava plenary Minutes; B13 data snapshot

[16-Sep-2013] - B13 data snapshot will be processed tomorrow, 17 September. Deadline for B13 Operational Data: 3 October

[16-Sep-2013] - Thanks to all who supplied photos from B13 Bratislava

[3-Sep-2013] - Contact List update. Wednesday, 4 September, 1200 UTC - deadline for B13 Co-ordinated Schedule

[27-Aug-2013] - Four presentations added to the B13 Bratislava webpage

[3-Aug-2013] - B13 Snapshot as of 2 August. Converted B12/A13 data temporarily entered for missing schedules - will be removed again.

[25-Jul-2013] - Deadline for B13 Tentative Data upload: 1 August

[18-Jul-2013] - B13 Bratislava: note on hotel accommodation

[12-Jul-2013] - B13 Bratislava: updated registration list & agenda

[2-Jul-2013] - Planned outage of collision detection server: 2 July 1900 UTC - 3 July 1100 UTC. Website incl. requirements upload remains operational

[19-Jun-2013] - SB (B13 preparatory) meeting minutes

[14-Jun-2013] - B13 Upload opened; new FMO code OIV replacing HRT

[11-Jun-2013] - A13 snapshot as of 6 June

[9-Apr-2013] - A13 snapshot; B12 upload will be closed soon

[20-Mar-2013] - A13 data become public

[19-Mar-2013] - B13 Invitation Letter

[13-Mar-2013] - A13 Operational Data snapshot

[14-Feb-2013] - A13 Tunis Plenary Minutes

[7-Feb-2013] - Presentations added to the Page of the A13 Tunis Meeting

[7-Feb-2013] - A13 Co-ordinated Data snapshot

[5-Feb-2013] - Contact List update

[28-Jan-2013] - New FMO and Broadcaster code "LNC"

[24-Jan-2013] - A13 snapshot as of 23 January

[14-Jan-2013] - Correct antenna details are needed both for effective use of Wplot2000EX and for the automated collision detection. See more on the page of the Tunis A13 meeting

[11-Jan-2013] - A13 Tentative Data Snapshot. Old data of season A12 (or B12) uploaded for FMOs who did not submit A13 requirements yet. These old data will be deleted again unless the responsible FMOs re-upload or update their entries before 28 January 2013

[10-Jan-2013] - B13 Bratislava webpage

[8-Jan-2013] - List of confirmed registrations and hotel bookings on the A13 Tunis webpage

[7-Jan-2013] - This Thursday, 10 January, is the deadline for A13 Tentative Data

[21-Dec-2012] - Wplot2000ex course will be held during the Tunis A13 meeting

[21-Dec-2012] - Urgent call for correction of requirement files

[14-Dec-2012] - A13 upload opened

[29-Nov-2012] - B12 snapshot, A13 Invitation Letter and Registration Form

[29-Oct-2012] - B12 snapshot as of 27 October

[16-Oct-2012] - B12 data become public

[5-Oct-2012] - B12 Operational Data snapshot

[24-Sep-2012] - B12 Conference Minutes, another update of the Contact List

[24-Sep-2012] - Most of presentations from the B12 Paris Conference have been made public now

[19-Sep-2012] - B12 snapshot

[17-Sep-2012] - B12 GOE report. Processing of next B12 co-ordinated data snapshot planned for Wednesday, 19 September (afternoon CET). Deadline for B12 Operational data: 4 October.

[5-Sep-2012] - B12 and A12 snapshots, final version of the B12 List of participants

[3-Sep-2012] - Contact List update

[19-Aug-2012] - FMO code TDP will change to BRB due to the change of the organisation name to "Broadcast Belgium"

[16-Aug-2012] - B12 snapshot

[07-Aug-2012] - A number of transmitter sites have been added in the SITE.TXT table. The ITU-BR have not processed the submission yet (as of 7 August). Please, kindly download the updated SITE.TXT reference table from our website.

[02-Aug-2012] - B12 initial Tentative Schedule snapshot

[21-Jun-2012] - B12 upload opened; A12 snapshot

[28-May-2012] - The deadline for making hotel bookings for the Paris conference is 15th June. After this date, accommodation at the conference hotel cannot be guaranteed. Read more on the B12 Conference Webpage

[16-May-2012] - The website has been back to normal operation on a dedicated server since yesterday

[30-Apr-2012] - B12 Conference Webpage updated

[24-Apr-2012] - Contact List update

[09-Apr-2012] - Advance information about the B12 conference venue

[27-Mar-2012] - A12 snapshot

[09-Mar-2012] - Antenna Design Frequency Document by Geoff Spells and members of the GOE

[01-Mar-2012] - A12 operational data and B11 updated operational data snapshot

[23-Feb-2012] - Additional information on the extension of HFCC activities added to "About HFCC" page

[15-Feb-2012] - A12 snapshot. Deadline for A12 Operational Data: 1st March 2012

[26-Jan-2012] - A12 and B11 snapshots

[26-Jan-2012] - A12KL GOE Report

[26-Jan-2012] - Major update of the Contact List

[25-Jan-2012] - A12 Plenary Minutes

[23-Jan-2012] - Two new documents on the Page of the A12 Meeting

[22-Jan-2012] - Work on Contact List in progress, updated List should be available in the middle of the week.

[20-Jan-2012] - A12 Co-ordinated Data (results of the A12 Conference) snapshot

[12-Jan-2012] - New documents and presentations on the Page of the A12 Meeting (more will follow)

[2-Jan-2012] - A12 and B11 snapshots

[30-Dec-2011] - Updated registration list on the Page of the A12 Meeting

[27-Dec-2011] - Two new items on the Page of the A12 Meeting

[15-Dec-2011] - Snapshot of A12 Tentative Data. Old data of season A11 (or B11) have been uploaded for FMOs that did not submit A12 requirements yet. These old data will be deleted from the database again unless the responsible FMOs re-upload or update their entries before 8 January 2012.

[30-Nov-2011] - A12 upload opened; B11 snapshot

[21-Nov-2011] - A12 KL Hotel Booking Form

[16-Nov-2011] - A12 KL Invitation Letter and Registration Form

[14-Nov-2011] - Report of the GoE Meeting in the Members Area

[11-Nov-2011] - A12 KL, 9-13 JANUARY 2012: Minutes of the preparatory meeting in the Members Area. Deadline for tentative data: 14 December. A11 upload will be closed soon and A12 upload will be opened by the end of the month

[11-Nov-2011] - WPLOT2000EX Video Course in the Software section of the Members Area

[1-Nov-2011] - B11 and A11 snapshots; requirements of Spaceline Ltd. now under FMO code "SPC"

[17-Oct-2011] - More news items on the newly created Content Delivery Debate page

[12-Oct-2011] - B11 Plenary Minutes

[8-Oct-2011] - B11 Operational Data snapshot as of 7 October

[3-Oct-2011] - Contact List Update

[3-Oct-2011] - A number of presentations, remarks and reports were added to the page of the B11 Conference last week

[22-Sep-2011] - B11 Co-ordinated Data snapshot

[15-Sep-2011] - Thursday, 22 September, 1200 UTC - deadline for any updates to be included in B11 "co-ordinated data" (result of the Dallas conference). 7 October 2011: deadline for the B11 Operational Schedule

[14-Sep-2011] - Requirements of Spaceline LTD entered under provisional FMO code "NEW"

[3-Sep-2011] - B11 Collisions experimentally recalculated for SSN values from updated ITU table, the automated system continues with the original values.

[2-Sep-2011] - B11 and A11 snapshots; re-calculation with updated SSN values is in progress

[1-Sep-2011] - New version of the collision detection system: speeds up the calculation and resolves delays in upload of collision files that appeared recently due to problems with FTP transfers.

[26-Aug-2011] - Another snapshot of B11 data planned for the second half of the next week (Thursday). Collisions will be possibly re-calculated for updated SSN prediction.

[18-Aug-2011] - Snapshot of B11 Tentative Data. Old data of season B10 (or A11) have been uploaded for FMOs that did not submit B11 requirements yet. These old data will be deleted from the database again unless the responsible FMOs re-upload or update their entries before 11 September 2011.

[10-Aug-2011] - Updated conference registration list, info on transportation from the airport - see the page of the B11 Conference

[28-Jul-2011] - Updated reference tables Site and Antenna may need to be loaded in your software (e.g. Wplot2000ex) from the ITU site

[14-Jul-2011] - List of registered participants on the page of the B11 Conference

[7-Jul-2011] - Contact List update

[1-Jul-2011] - B11 upload opened, A11 snapshot

[29-Jun-2011] - B11 visa reminder on the B11 conference webpage

[24-Jun-2011] - GOE report and documents by Norbert Schall in members' area. B11 upload will be opened at the end of the next week.

[23-Jun-2011] - Draft Minutes of SB meeting (B11 preparatory) in members' area

[7-Apr-2011] - A11 snapshot; B10 upload will be closed in about a week

[14-Mar-2011] - A11 snapshot

[10-Mar-2011] - Contact List update

[3-Mar-2011] - Draft Minutes of A11 Plenary

[23-Feb-2011] - A11 and B10 snapshots

[17-Feb-2011] - Documnent on ITU Forum on PLT Technical Compatibility in the Projects/Links page

[15-Feb-2011] - Page of the B11 Conference

[4-Feb-2011] - Info on airport-hotel transportation added to the A11 Prague Conference webpage (will be updated further)

[31-Jan-2011] - List of A11 Hotel Bookings and some info on money exchange added to the A11 Prague Conference webpage

[28-Jan-2011] - A11 initial tentative data snapshot

[27-Jan-2011] - Update of the A11 Prague Conference webpage

[26-Jan-2011] - A11 PRAGUE CONFERENCE - HOTEL CONTRACT SIGNED, REGISTRATION OPEN

[18-Jan-2011] - Due to the situation in Tunisia it has been decided to move the conference venue from Tunis to Prague

[23-Dec-2010] - Letter of invitation to the A11 Conference has been received.

[22-Dec-2010] - A11 upload opened; upgrade of the uplad application; B10 snapshot

[22-Dec-2010] - EBU document on PLT in the Projects/Links page

[20-Dec-2010] - Minutes of December 2010 SB meeting

[14-Dec-2010] - Contact List update

[09-Dec-2010] - B10 data snapshot

[22-Nov-2010] - A11 dates and venue have been confirmed: February 14th to 18th 2011, Tunisia (Tunis or Hammamet, Tunis is confirmed to be the flight destination in both cases.)

[02-Nov-2010] - B10 snapshot; B10 Public Data

[07-Oct-2010] - B10 Operational Data and A10 Updated Operational Data snapshots. Next B10 snapshot planned for 2 November.

[29-Sep-2010] - Report RGOE (Group of Experts) B10 Switzerland

[15-Sep-2010] - B10 snapshot. Deadline for B10 Operational Data snapshot: Wednesday, 6 October 2010.

[2-Sep-2010] - B10 and A10 snapshots. Next B10 snapshot preliminarily planned for 15 September.

[17-Aug-2010] - B10 Plenary draft minutes

[11-Aug-2010] - B10 Co-ordinated schedule snapshot

[6-Aug-2010] - Update of the B10 Conference page: presentation of Ludo Maes & Mireya Martinez, final list of participants

[3-Aug-2010] - Requirements with newly added Broadcaster and Site codes will be uploaded tomorrow morning. Please update reference tables in your software

[27-Jul-2010] - B10 snapshot

[16-Jul-2010] - Snapshot of initial B10 tentative data

[14-Jul-2010] - Updated list of B10 Conference participants

[14-Jul-2010] - Media Broadcast GmbH change their FMO code from DTK to MBR starting form B10

[8-Jul-2010] - New FAQ item on transportation in Zurich area at the end of the B10 Conference page

[7-Jul-2010, 13hrs UTC] - The on-line collision detection system is back in operation after a network connection problem

[6-Jul-2010] - Reminder of deadline for B10 tentative data: 15 July 2010

[26-Jun-2010] - Updated list of B10 Conference participants

[23-Jun-2010] - Upload application opened for B10 data

[18-Jun-2010] - Minutes of the June 2010 (B10 preparatory) SB meeting in the Members' area

[17-Jun-2010] - Updated FAQ on B10 Conference page

[30-May-2010] - B10 Conference Page updated with photos taken by Horst Scholz during his visit to Zuerich and more FAQ items

[14-May-2010] - Contact list updated with photos kindly collected by Hector

[14-May-2010] - FAQ added on the B10 Conference Webpage

[27-Apr-2010] - B10 Conference Webpage updated

[15-Apr-2010] - B10 Conference Page

[7-Apr-2010] - A10 Public Data

[31-Mar-2010] - Updating of collision lists will be interrupted for up to one week due to relocation of the HFCC office. The HFCC website, including on-line updating of requirements continues normal operation.

[16-Mar-2010] - A10 Operational Schedule (and B09 Updated Operational Schedule) snapshots

[3-Mar-2010] - A10 KL Minutes. Snapshot of A10 updated co-ordinated data. Deadline for A10 Operational Data: Monday, 15 March.

[23-Feb-2010] - Major update of the Contact List (data only, photos made by Hector in KL have not been received yet)

[19-Feb-2010] - Snapshot of A10 updated co-ordinated data.

[10-Feb-2010] - Snapshot of A10 co-ordinated data (results of the KL conference) and snapshot of B09 data. Next A10 snapshot preliminarily planned for Friday, 19 February.

[30-Jan-2010] - Updated List of registered participants of the A10 Conference

[29-Jan-2010]: The upload application will be closed in early morning UTC on Saturday due to the processing of the initial A10 conference data.

[29-Jan-2010]: A new LANGUAGE.TXT reference table based on ISO 639-3 has been available. You are invited to update your requirement files in keeping with this table. Don't worry - the updated requirements will not be re-numbered upon upload and will not show any changes in collisions as Language does not influence the technical specification of the transmission.

[29-Jan-2010]: Volunteers welcome: Help is needed in

• assisting participants who are new to the S/I collision lists (pls contact Gary)
• collecting updates and photos for the Contact List (pls contact Vladislav)

[26-Jan-2010] - Updated List of registered participants of the A10 Conference

[22-Jan-2010] - Updated List of registered participants of the A10 Conference

[20-Jan-2010] - Updated List of registered participants

[17-Jan-2010] - A re-designed version of this website has been started. Please report any problems.

[15-Jan-2010] - A10 Tentative Data and B09 Updated Operational Data snapshots

[14-Jan-2010] - List of registered participants of the A10 Conference

[15-Dec-2009] - A10 upload opened. 14 January 2010 - deadline for initial tentative data.

[15-Dec-2009] - B09 snapshot and collision detection system update: "self-collisions" of the same FMO are no longer displayed in keeping with the decision of the GOE.

[7-Dec-2009] - DRM Service ID list updated.

[26-Nov-2009] - B09 snapshot as of 25 November

[26-Nov-2009] - The latest DRM Service ID list. Please check the list - a few IDs still need to be adjusted. If needed, James Briggs can help with setting the service ID's up on DRM exciters, or providing suggestions for service ID's.

[10-Nov-2009] - Invitation to the EBU DRM conference. Minutes of the October 2009 SB meeting

[4-Nov-2009] - Non-technical Guide to the new S/I collision lists by Gary Stanley and Jan Peter Werkman linked from the B09 Data sections of the restricted areas.

[1-Nov-2009] - Invitation, Hotel Booking and Conference Registration on the Page of the A10 KL Global Meeting.

[27-Oct-2009] - B09 snapshot and B09 Public Data. Next B09 snapshot preliminarily planned for 26 November. A09 season has finished - please upload any remaining changes as the upload application will be closed for A09 uploads soon.

[6-Oct-2009] - Snapshots of B09 (operational schedule) and A09.

[30-Sep-2009] - Minutes of the B09 Punta Cana plenary in HFCC/ASBU Private Area

[23-Sep-2009] - B09 snapshot. Deadline for B09 operational data: 5 October.

[8-Sep-2009] - B09 snapshot. Next B09 snapshot planned for 23 September.

[31-Aug-2009] - Major update of the Contact List

[26-Aug-2009] - B09 and A09 snapshots. Next B09 snapshot planned for 8 September.

[15-Aug-2009] - The upload application will be closed later today due to preparations for B09 meeting.

[7-Aug-2009] - New Broadcaster and Site added in reference tables

[5-Aug-2009] - Updated registration list
- Warning: some additions will be made to BROADCAS.TXT and SITE.TXT tables in the next couple of days. An update of your systems may be needed to load the combined schedule.

[21-Jul-2009] - B09 tentative data snapshot

[18-Jul-2009] - Updated B09 conference registration list

[16-Jul-2009] - The hfccitu.int e-mail reflector is out of service. We have contacted the ITU helpdesk to resolve the problem.

[15-Jul-2009] - Please complete your hotel booking including exact arrival/departure details by this Friday - see a message highligted in red on the page of the B09 meeting

[9-Jul-2009] - Sad news from RRT

[3-Jul-2009] - B09 upload opened, deadline for tentative data is 20 July

[2-Jul-2009] - Updated Contact List

[24-Jun-2009] - Updated list of B09 registrations, draft schedule of the B09 meeting

[24-Jun-2009] - More photos added to the Contact List

[12-Jun-2009] - New Contact List with photos in the restricted area

[03-Jun-2009] - Minutes of May 2009 HFCC/ASBU SB Meeting in the HFCC/ASBU Private Area

[26-May-2009] - Updated list of registrations for B09 meeting

[25-May-2009] - Format of the S/I Collision lists slightly changed in keeping with the decisions of the GOE. The S/I collision database is now also available in Ascii comma delimited format (CSV) - see the A09 Data section of the Private Area.

[27-Apr-2009] - Page of the B09 Meeting incl. List of Registered Participants

[21-Apr-2009] - Invitation, Information and Registration Form for the B09 Punta Cana meeting in the Private Area

[9-Apr-2009] - A09 public data, B08 upload will be closed next week

[16-Mar-2009] - Snapshot processed - A09 Operational Data

[9-Mar-2009] - Deadline for A09 Operational Data: 15 March

[18-Feb-2009] - Minutes of A09 Plenary and GOE meetings

[11-Feb-2009] - Snapshot of A09 Data

[10-Feb-2009] - Updated Contact List - thanks to Milan Prezelj for collecting all the changes in Hammamet!

[6-Feb-2009] - A09 Conference in Tunisia is closing today, automated processing of collisions will resume here on the www.hfcc.org site on Monday 9 February. Wednesday 11 February 2009, 1200 UTC - deadline for any frequency changes to be included in the final snapshot of the Tunisia meeting.

[29-Jan-2009] - Updated travel information, draft Meeting Programme and updated List of participants of the A09 HFCC/ASBU Conference

[28-Jan-2009] - The S/I collision detection will be running locally at the Tunisia meeting. Due to the need of producing the 55/65dBu lists in parallel the S/I lists on the www.hfcc.org website will be updated in an off-line mode approx. once a day only.

[23-Jan-2009] - A09 snapshot processed

[16-Jan-2009] - Updated List of registered participants for A09 HFCC/ASBU Conference

[15-Jan-2009] - A09 and B08 data snapshots processed

[12-Jan-2009] - Quick Start Guide on the S/I calculated collisions

[9-Jan-2009] - 7 MHz spectrum changes starting from A09 - Important summary and explanations

[5-Jan-2009] - The upload application has been opened for A09 data

[26-Dec-2008] - Updated list of A09 conference registrations

[18-Dec-2008] - B08 data snapshot as of 17 December 2008

[15-Dec-2008] - List of registered participants for A09 HFCC/ASBU Conference

[12-Dec-2008] - Minutes of November 2008 HFCC/ASBU SB Meeting and information on B09 Conference in the HFCC/ASBU Private Area

[3-Dec-2008] - Invitation and booking form for A09 HFCC/ASBU Conference

[1-Dec-2008] - The ASBU have confirmed the hosting of the A09 HFCC/ASBU Conference in Hammamet near Tunis, Tunisia from 2 to 6 February 2009.

[30-Oct-2008] - B08 Public Schedule has been available

[30-Oct-2008] - A08 uploading will be closed soon. Please upload the last version of your schedule if you haven't done so yet.

[7-Oct-2008] - Snapshots of the B08 operational data and A08 updated operational data as of 6 October

[3-Oct-2008] - Information relating to DRM on the Moscow conference agenda has been updated >>

[30-Sep-2008] - Monday, 6 October 2008 - deadline for B08 Operational Data

[22-Sep-2008] - Updated Contact List (changes collected by Milan Prezelj in Moscow)

[15-Sep-2008] - Draft Minutes of Moscow Plenary in the HFCC/ASBU Private Area

[9-Sep-2008] - Minutes of Moscow GOE meeting in the restricted areas. (Minutes of the Moscow Plenary coming soon.)

[3-Sep-2008] - The new S/I collision lists tested in Moscow have now been introduced in the automated system on this server. A snapshot of the B08 co-ordinated data have been processed.

[2-Sep-2008] - Call for taking part in a digital radio survey >>

[2-Sep-2008] - Moscow Conference: Opening Remarks of HFCC chairman on the Page of the Conference; Photos from the meeting linked from the restricted areas.

[1-Sep-2008] - Wednesday, 3 September 2008, 12:00 UTC - deadline for any updates to be included in B08 co-ordinated schedule

[28-Aug-2008] The B08 HFCC/ASBU conference in Moscow is in progress. A new version of collision lists is being tested on the local intranet in Moscow.

[4-Aug-2008] - Updated Contact List

[31-Jul-2008] - Important announcement of B08 Moscow Conference Team on registrations on the B08 Conference webpage.

[18-Jul-2008] - Snapshot of B08 Tentative Data (restricted areas only)

[15-Jul-2008] - Updated Contact List

[14-Jul-2008] - The EBU has asked us to circulate information about the Digital Radio Conference 2008, Cagliari, 18-19 September 2008

[9-Jul-2008] - Reminder: 17 July is the deadline for submission of B08 tentative data.

[4-Jul-2008] - Updated Contact List

[17-Jun-2008] - B08 upload opened, A08 snapshot processed.

[10-Jun-2008] - Updated Contact List

[5-Jun-2008] - Info on Russian Visa on the B08 Conference webpage.

[30-May-2008] - Important documents have been uploaded to the B08 Moscow Conference webpage. Minutes of the Conference preparatory SB Meeting are available in the private area.

[23-Apr-2008] - ITU Circular Letter about implementation of the changes to the frequency allocations around 7MHz from 29th March 2009 agreed at WRC-03 has been uploaded to the WRC-07 page in the restricted area.

[21-Apr-2008] - New version of the upload application. It produces a testing file in extended text format that should facilitate the use of Wplotf software and possible other features in the future.

[19-Apr-2008] - B08 Conference host (GFC) have confirmed that the event will be held in Moscow from 25 to 29 August 2008

[18-Apr-2008] - The upload application will be unavailable during this weekend due to software upgrade

[7-Apr-2008] - Contact List - ALR update

[2-Apr-2008] - A08 public data, B07 upload closed

[20-Mar-2008] - Further update of Contact List

[17-Mar-2008] - Snapshot of A08 Operational Data, another update of Contact List

[6-Mar-2008] - Update of Contact List

[27-Feb-2008] - Minutes of the A08 KL Plenary Meeting, Minutes of the KL GOE Meeting

[25-Feb-2008] - Update of the Contact List including changes collected in KL.

[23-Feb-2008] - The HFCC server time has been changed from CET to UTC.

[22-Feb-2008] - Snapshot of B07 data. Please upload any changes of B07 requirements before the end of the season as the B07 database will be closed soon afterwards.

[13-Feb-2008] - Snapshot of A08 co-ordinated schedule (results of the conference) has been processed.

[8-Feb-2008] - The A08 KL Conference has finished today. Wednesday, 13 February, 1200 UTC has been agreed as deadline for any updates to be included in the A08 co-ordinated schedule (results of the conference).

[25-Jan-2008] - Update of the List of registered participants for the A08 KL Conference

[15-Jan-2008] Snapshots of A08 and B07 data have been processed

[7-Jan-2008] - Reminder: 14 January - deadline for A08 tentative data.

[21-Dec-2007] - Press release and List of registered participants for the A08 KL Conference

[10-Dec-2007] - Full report of Geoff Spells on the outcome of WRC-07. Read further >>
Minutes of a recent HFCC/ASBU Board Meeting are available in the restricted area of the website.

[12-Nov-2007] - Snapshot of B07 operational data plus public version.

[8-Nov-2007] - News is just in from WRC-07 in Geneva: No additional shortwave spectrum will be allocated to international broadcasting. Full report will follow later.

[1-Nov-2007] - Invitation letter and registration form for A08 Conference in Kuala Lumpur. Read more >>

[29-Oct-2007] - The HFCC Information Paper has been issued as Doc 132 of World Radio Conference 2007 (restricted access)

[29-Oct-2007] - BBC (Cath Westcott) produced a leaflet for the WRC-07 supporting the position of shortwave broadcasting

[25-Oct-2007] - The transfer of the hfcc website has been completed.

[19-Oct-2007] - The final stage of the transfer of the hfcc website to a new hardware is scheduled for Thursday, 25 October. The upload application and automated collision detection will be interrupted starting from 8:00 UTC.

[16-Oct-2007] - The next global shortwave co-ordination conference for the A08 season will be held in Kuala Lumpur between 4th and 8th February 2008. Read more >>

[16-Oct-2007] - Photos from Birmingham (linked from the restricted areas)

[15-Oct-2007] - The HFCC website will be transferred to a new hardware. Some of the services may be temporarily disrupted due to the preparatory phase in the next couple of days.

[5-Oct-2007] - Snapshot of B07 operational data

[5-Oct-2007] - The HFCC has registered for the incoming World Radio Conference 2007 Read more >>

[1-Oct-2007] - Friday, 5 October - deadline for upload of B07 operational data

[7-Sep-2007] - Birmingham Conference: Opening Remarks of HFCC chairman on the Page of the Conference; Plenary Minutes in the Private Area

[7-Sep-2007] - Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union position on the WRC-07 agenda items on the projects/links page

[4-Sep-2007] - Snapshot of B07 co-ordinated data (results of the Birmingham Conference)

[24-Aug-2007, 30-Aug-2007] - Updated list of hotel bookings and conference registrations.

[21-Aug-2007] - Page of the B07 Birmingham Conference updated with additional travel information.

[15-Aug-2007] - Please check on an updated list of hotel bookings and conference registrations on the page of the B07 Birmingham Conference

[6-Aug-2007] - Vista-compatible version of the HFEDIT software.

[3-Aug-2007] - Contact List updated.

[25-Jul-2007] - Another snapshot of the tentative B07 data has been processed after the extended deadline.

[19-Jul-2007] - A snapshot of the tentative B07 data has been processed.

[12-Jul-2007] - At the CEPT CPG meeting in Gothenburg, Sweden, 10-13th July, the European Common Proposal (ECP) relating to Resolution 544 and Issue E parts of WRC-07 Agenda Item 1.13 was approved. Read more >>

[28-Jun-2007] - The upload application has been opened for B07 data.

[27-Jun-2007] - Upgrade of the collision detection software (improved presentation of deleted collisions). The upload application will be open for B07 data on 28 or 29 June.

[26-Jun-2007] - Update of the Page of the B07 Birmingham Conference

[11-Jun-2007] - Minutes of the May SB meeting in the HFCC/ASBU Private Area

[9-Jun-2007] - Major update of the Page of the B07 Birmingham Conference

[1-Jun-2007] - B06 database will be closed soon. Please update your schedule if needed. ---
- Updated contact list.

[11-May-2007] Updated reference tables (WARC-92 bands changed to inband)

[10-May-2007] A Steering Board Meeting of the HFCC asociation will be held in Prague on 18 May 2007

[10-May-2007] New documents are now available in the WRC-07 section of the projects/links page

[2-May-2007] Page of the B07 Birmingham meeting has been opened. It will be updated.

[19-Mar-2007] Snapshot of A07 operational data has been processed

[ 1-Mar-2007] Brief update on the outcome of CPM07 held in Geneva 19th February to 2nd March 2007 is now available on the WRC-07 page >> (passworded)

[22-Feb-2007] Updated Contact List with changes collected in Abu Dhabi (passworded)

[20-Feb-2007] Update on preparations for WRC-07 in ITU-R and CEPT as presented by Geoff Spells at the A07 conference in Abu Dhabi is now available here >> (passworded)

[14-Feb-2007] Snapshots of A07 and B06 data have been processed

[13-Feb-2007] Shortwave co-ordination conference ended in Abu Dhabi on 9 Februray 2007. Press release >>

[28-Jan-2007] The EBU is holding a one day International Broadcasting Technical Specialised Meeting on 25th April 2007. The activity of HFCC is also on its agenda. Read more in the EBU section of the Project/Links page >>

[ 3-Jan-2007] Shortwave co-ordination group in the Asia-Pacific region invites HFCC/ASBU members to take part in a meeting in Kuala Lumpur between 22 and 26 January 2007. More info on the Abu Dhabi page and "Global" homepage..

[21-Dec-2006] The upload application has been open for A07 data. (See the restricted areas.)

[20-Dec-2006] Final version of the A06 data has been processed.

[20-Nov-2006] Public version of the HFCC/ASBU B06 frequency database was uploaded to the HFCC website last week.

[10-Oct-2006] Confirmation has just been received from our EMI colleagues: The next A07 HFCC/ASBU conference (5 to 9 Feb. 2007) will be held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

[3-Oct-2006] Jeff White, President of NASB has published a very readable report on the Athens conference in their Newsletter. You can access the NASB Newsletter at this link >>

[25-Sep-2006] A06 data included in the automated system

[23-Sep-2006] Photos from Athens linked from the Private and Global restricted areas.

[22-Sep-2006] The HFCC is active in the preparation of the next year's World Radio Conference (WRC-07) specifically to an agenda item that will review the future frequency spectrum needs of broadcasting and other services between 4 and 10 MHz. Read more about it in the opening remarks of the HFCC Chairman to the recent conference in Athens >>

[14-Sep-2006] Final text for WRC-07 Agenda Item 1.13 prepared by ITU-R is now available on the WRC-07 page >>

[7-Sep-2006] Updated List of Participants on the Page of the Athens Meeting. Updated Contact List with changes collected in Athens.

[6-Sep-2006] B06 snapshot & upgrade of the automated collision detection system - s/i lists now available on the Prague server too. See the data in the B06 Data section of the Private and Global restricted areas.

[17-Aug-2006] The automatic collision detection system has been upgraded with new format of the collision files and improved tracking of changes. See B06 Data Page >>

[12-Jul-2006] A test run of a system for automated processing of collision lists has been started.

B06 Conference in Greece
[13-Jun-2006]: Page of the meeting >>

International Co-ordination of DRM and AM Transmissions
The amount of DRM frequency requirements in the international broadcast bands is growing. It is not surprising therefore that the HFCC has received several complaints in regard to the DRM interference to AM transmissions. The HFCC/ASBU association has taken up the subject in its past Plenary and Steering Board Meetings. Read more >>

A06 Seasonal Conference in Sanya
The last seasonal Joint HFCC/ASBU and ABU-HFC Conference was held in Sanya, Hainan province of China from 13 to 17 February 2006.