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Ham Radio News
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This Week In Amateur Radio News
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2008-05-11 |
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Ronald A. Parise, PhD, WA4SIR, passed away Friday May 9, 2008 after a very long and courageous battle with cancer. He was 57. Parise flew as a payload specialist on two space shuttle missions: STS-35 on Columbia in December 1990 and STS-67 on the Endeavour in March 1995. These two missions, ASTRO-1 and ASTRO-2 respectively, carried out ultraviolet and x-ray astronomical observations, logging more than 614 hours and 10.6 million miles in space. Parise was one of the first astronomers to operate a telescope from space, making hundreds of observations during the mission. Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Chairman Frank H. Bauer, KA3HDO, said Parise's personal contributions to these two missions provided scientists with "an unprecedented view of our universe, expanding our understanding of the birth, life and death of stars and galaxies." |
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ARRL News
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2008-05-11 |
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Ronald A. Parise, PhD, WA4SIR, passed away Friday May 9, 2008 after a very long and courageous battle with cancer. He was 57. Parise flew as a payload specialist on two space shuttle missions: STS-35 on Columbia in December 1990 and STS-67 on the Endeavour in March 1995. These two missions, ASTRO-1 and ASTRO-2 respectively, carried out ultraviolet and x-ray astronomical observations, logging more than 614 hours and 10.6 million miles in space. Parise was one of the first astronomers to operate a telescope from space, making hundreds of observations during the mission. Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Chairman Frank H. Bauer, KA3HDO, said Parise's personal contributions to these two missions provided scientists with "an unprecedented view of our universe, expanding our understanding of the birth, life and death of stars and galaxies." |
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QRP Canada
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2008-05-10 |
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Two QRP kits sources makes you may not be aware of.
The first is the JUMA kits including the TRX1 and TRX2 transceivers from Juha Niinikoski OH2NLT and Matti Hohtola OH7SV.
The second is the German QRP-project run by Peter, DL2FI and Nikolai, DL7NIK and includes kits designed by German QRP Club DL-QRP-AG include the Cool Blue Radio a 5-band CW transceiver and 5-20 MHz general coverage receiver (CW, AM, SSB), the 8 band QRP CW transceiver, Tramp, and more.
JUMA TRX1
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This Week In Amateur Radio News
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2008-05-10 |
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"As the song says, 'All our bags are packed and we're ready to go' -- well, almost," said ARRL Hamvention Coordinator Katie Breen, W1KRB. "The ARRL EXPO area is packed up into seven shipping skids and they are in a truck on their way to Dayton. We here at headquarters are not only breathing a huge sigh of relief, but many of us are still wrapping up our individual final details." The Dayton Hamvention will run from May 16-18 at Hara Arena, just outside Dayton, Ohio. |
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This Week In Amateur Radio News
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2008-05-10 |
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There is no question Dan Novak was way ahead of all the other half-marathon runners at Saturday's St. Clare Health Mission Half Marathon and 5K Run/Walk and it is equally clear Peter Schaettle finished dead last in the event. Yet both Onalaska men received no medal and no recognition for their efforts. |
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This Week In Amateur Radio News
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2008-05-10 |
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The prevailing view among investors throughout the duration of the post-Bear Stearns recovery rally has been that the U.S. and global economy might continue to weaken, but economic performance would merely be lackluster, not terrible. |
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This Week In Amateur Radio News
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2008-05-10 |
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Goodbye, broadband over power lines. We hardly knew you.
Once touted as a possible third option for home broadband that could compete with phone and cable companies, the idea of providing Internet service over power lines now looks like it has died in infancy. |
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This Week In Amateur Radio News
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2008-05-10 |
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ABOUT every third night Trevor Barry, a retired Broken Hill mine worker, turns his attention to the sky. What he has been seeing has delighted scientists around the world. |
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This Week In Amateur Radio News
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2008-05-10 |
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Student Nick Ksepka flipped a switch here and turned a knob there and then handed a microphone to J.F. Drake State Technical College President Dr. Helen McAlpine. She was about to use Drake's new amateur radio station - N4DTC - to talk with administrators at Bishop State Community College in Mobile, who were also in their campus radio "shack." |
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This Week In Amateur Radio News
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2008-05-10 |
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One of the reasons this country became great was because of its commercial production facilities and the uniformity of its output. Customers the world over could place an order for commercially produced merchandise with the assurance they would know what they would receive. Standardization was a method by which waste could be eliminated, benefiting every homemaker in America and customers abroad. |
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This Week In Amateur Radio News
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2008-05-10 |
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In a widespread emergency, a local organization called the Eastern Shore Amateur Radio Club is prepared to render communications. These dedicated men and women are the Shore's behind-the-scenes heroes. They devote myriad hours of public service communication to keep residents informed and safe. |
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This Week In Amateur Radio News
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2008-05-10 |
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Around 1,000 tornadoes blow through the United States each year, many of them in a region shaped like an upside-down boot that stretches from northern Texas to southern Minnesota. Its nickname is Tornado Alley. |
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This Week In Amateur Radio News
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2008-05-10 |
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The prevailing view among investors throughout the duration of the post-Bear Stearns recovery rally has been that the U.S. and global economy might continue to weaken, but economic performance would merely be lackluster, not terrible. |
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ARRL News
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2008-05-09 |
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ARRL Audio News--OPEN--In this edition . . .; Leaving on a Jet Plane to Dayton Hamvention; Look for the June Issue of QST in Your Mailbox; ARRL Audio News ID--Satellite Update--BREAK; FCC Denies Two Amateur Radio Petitions for Rulemaking; Veteran Wireless Operators Association Honors Two Hams; New NASA Tool Allows Exploration of Ionosphere from Inside; ARRL Audio News--News Briefs--CLOSE |
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ARRL News
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2008-05-09 |
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"As the song says, 'All our bags are packed and we're ready to go' -- well, almost," said ARRL Hamvention Coordinator Katie Breen, W1KRB. "The ARRL EXPO area is packed up into seven shipping skids and they are in a truck on their way to Dayton. We here at headquarters are not only breathing a huge sigh of relief, but many of us are still wrapping up our individual final details." The Dayton Hamvention® will run from May 16-18 at Hara Arena, just outside Dayton, Ohio. |
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ARRL News
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2008-05-09 |
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This week, discover how you can attend the Dayton Hamvention without trekking to the Gem City. |
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New England QRP Club News
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2008-05-09 |
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I decided that as I put together the WM-2 QRP Wattmeter Kit from Oak Hills Research, it might be fun to photo-document the entire process ... so I did, step-by-step.
Anyone who has never built a kit will find this of interest, as will anyone who is considering this QRP Wattmeter kit. You will see the process described in about 10 large, clear photos on my website. Go to:
http://members.cox.net/jrehak/
and click on "The Joy of Kit Building"
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ARRL News
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2008-05-08 |
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The FCC released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Order (NPRM) on May 8 seeking to raise fees for Amateur Radio vanity call signs. Currently, a vanity call sign costs $11.70 and is good for 10 years; the new fee, if the FCC plan goes through, will go up to $12.30 for 10 years, an increase of $.60. The FCC is authorized by the Communications Act of 1934 (as amended) to collect vanity call sign fees to recover the costs associated with that program. The vanity call sign regulatory fee is payable not only when applying for a new vanity call sign, but also upon renewing a vanity call sign for a new term. Instructions on how to comment on this NPRM are available on the FCC Web site. |
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ARRL News
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2008-05-08 |
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The Colorado Council of Amateur Radio Clubs (CCARC) recently teamed up with Ham Radio Outlet (HRO) in Denver to donate a 2 meter, 70 cm and 23 cm D-STAR system stack. According to ARRL Colorado Section Manager and CCARC Board Member Jeff Ryan, K0RM, the two groups hit upon the idea of issuing a Request for Proposal (RFP) to Colorado radio amateurs. "The RFP required the D-STAR systems to be installed and maintained on-the-air for five years, after which the winning group would retain ownership of the equipment," Ryan said. "We received three excellent proposals, and on March 21, CCARC and HRO awarded the D-STAR system to the Colorado D-STAR Association, a consortium of Denver area individuals, clubs and ARES groups." |
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ARRL News
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2008-05-07 |
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In two separate decisions released today, the Federal Communications Commission denied two Petitions for Rulemaking (PRM) having to do with Amateur Radio. These two PRMs, one filed by Mark Miller, N5RFX, of Arlington, Texas, concerning digital spectrum issues, and the other filed jointly by Ken Chafin, W6CPA, of La Crescenta, California, and Leon Brown, KC6JAR, of Los Angeles, California, concerning additional spectrum for more repeaters, including digital systems. Miller's PRM was assigned RM-11392, while the Chafin and Brown petition was not afforded an RM number by the FCC. According to ARRL General Counsel Chris Imlay, W3KD, the ARRL filed no comments on either petition in accordance with the League's standard policy on bare petitions for rule making that do not deal with spectrum allocations. |
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ARRL News
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2008-05-07 |
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The Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard are co-sponsoring the annual Military/Amateur Radio Crossband Communications Test in celebration of the 58th anniversary of Armed Forces Day (AFD). Although the actual Armed Forces Day is celebrated on the third Saturday in May -- May 17 in 2008 -- the AFD Military/Amateur Crossband Communications Test will be conducted on May 10 to prevent conflict with the Dayton Hamvention®, scheduled for May 16-18. |
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ARRL News
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2008-05-07 |
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Modern Marvels, a series on The History Channel, will feature electricity pioneer Nikola Tesla in an episode scheduled to air May 14. Helping out with the program was Bob "Loby" Lobenstein, WA2AXZ; Lobenstein is General Superintendent, Power Operations for New York City's subway system. "We did 8 hours of taping interviews at my 1904 power substation," Lobenstein said. "In addition to the action scenes of me throwing the 100 year old switches and demonstrating the use of power, I did a 'Mr Wizard' talk, showing the various things that 'Mr T' envisioned and invented. Of course, radio had a part and I just had to put the D-104 mic with our club's K2IRT shield into view!" According to The History Channel, Tesla's "...bizarre vision of the future brought him failure, but his genius electrified the world. Travel to Niagara Falls, where in 1893, Tesla installed his new system of Alternating Electrical Current known as AC -- the same power we use today. Uncover the forgotten ruins of Tesla's dream experiment -- a huge tower on Long Island Sound he hoped would wirelessly power the world. Radar, death rays, invisibility devices and earthquake machines: Tesla claimed to have created them all. More than 100 years ago Tesla foresaw the need for alternative energies like geothermal and solar." Check the The History Channel Web site for show times. |
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ARRL News
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2008-05-06 |
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Last week at the Space Weather Workshop in Boulder, Colorado, NASA released a 4D live model of the Earth's ionosphere. Without leaving home, anyone can fly through the layer of ionized gas that encircles Earth at the edge of space itself. All that is required is an Internet connection and a free copy of Google Earth. NASA calls the ionosphere the "last wisp of Earth's atmosphere that astronauts leave behind when they enter space. The realm of the ionosphere stretches from 50 to 500 miles above Earth's surface where the atmosphere thins to near-vacuum and exposes itself to the fury of the sun. Solar ultraviolet radiation breaks apart molecules and atoms creating a globe-straddling haze of electrons and ions." |
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This Week In Amateur Radio News
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2008-05-04 |
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In a potential setback for fans of broadband over power lines, a federal appeals court has sided in part with amateur radio operators who challenged rules designed to speed the nascent Internet service's rollout. |
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Senast uppdaterad ( 2008-05-06 )
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This Week In Amateur Radio News
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2008-05-04 |
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In a potential setback for fans of broadband over power lines, a federal appeals court has sided in part with amateur radio operators who challenged rules designed to speed the nascent Internet service's rollout. |
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AMSAT UK
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2007-01-05 |
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This is the first call for speakers for the 23rd Amsat-UK Colloquium which will be held at Surrey University, Guildford, Surrey, U.K., from Friday 25 July to Sunday 27 July 2008. |
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Southgate Amateur Radio Club News
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1970-01-01 |
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On Saturday May 10, 2008, the Wheaton Community Radio Amateurs of Wheaton, Illinois U.S.A. will be hosting a special event amateur radio station for scouts and visitors attending the Scout-O-Rama (SOR) of the Three Fires Council of the Boy Scouts of America |
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Southgate Amateur Radio Club News
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1970-01-01 |
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The April 28, 2008 launch of 10 satellites aboard the Indian Space Research Organization's (ISRO) Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle-9 (PSLV-9) rocket included 7 amateur radio cubesat, and 3 commercial / scientific satellites |
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Southgate Amateur Radio Club News
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1970-01-01 |
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The annual SARL Radio Technology in Action Symposium will be held in Durban this week Saturday 10 May and in Port Elizabeth on 31 May. Here is an opportunity to get in tune with the new technologies and interesting activities that will take amateur radio to greater heights than ever before |
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Southgate Amateur Radio Club News
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1970-01-01 |
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In its Notice of Apparent Liability the FCC had claimed that the Antique Radio Collector had violated the FCC's rules regarding the marketing of uncertified A-M radio transmitters as far back as 2006. Specifically the S S TRAN model AMT3000 |
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Southgate Amateur Radio Club News
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1970-01-01 |
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Mark Hooper, N5WEB is the new owner of Force 12, Inc. antennas and towers. He will be manufacturing the product line in Bridgeport, Texas which is located near the Dallas Fort Worth area |
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ADXO listed DX announcements
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1970-01-01 |
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May 16-23, 2008 --
Cayman Is --
ZF2KD --
QSL: N6KD --
Source: N6KD (May 4, 2008) --
By N6KD fm Grand Cayman I; 160-6m; CW SSB, focus on WARC; holiday style operation; QSL OK via Buro or direct
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Southgate Amateur Radio Club News
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1970-01-01 |
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Members of the Algarve DX Group (ADXG) will activate 7 lighthouses simultaneously between May 31st and June 1st. 28 operators will be distributed between the 7 lighthouses |
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Southgate Amateur Radio Club News
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1970-01-01 |
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Members of the Hong Kong Amateur Radio DX Association (HARDXA) are pleased to announce that they have received official permission to use the special event callsign VR2008O to celebrate the 2008 Beijing Olympics |
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Southgate Amateur Radio Club News
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1970-01-01 |
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Due to the closure of the Blarney Park Hotel the club has had to move the Rally to a new location. The Hotel that CRC has selected offers the same facilities as Blarney giving even more space to accommodate more traders and amateurs |
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ADXO listed DX announcements
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1970-01-01 |
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May 4-5, 2008 --
Peru --
OA4 --
QSL: DL2JRM --
Source: VA3RJ (May 5, 2008) --
By DL5YWM DL2JRM DL3ALF OA4BHY as OA4BHY/3 fm Isla Blanca (SA-074); 40 20m; CW SSB
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1970-01-01 |
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May 5-30, 2008 --
Bhutan --
A52TL --
QSL: LotW --
Source: OZ1TL (Aug 28, 2007) --
By OZ1TL; most bands w/ focus on 160 80 40m; CW, almost exclusively; QSL also OK via home call
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Southgate Amateur Radio Club News
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1970-01-01 |
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A Canadian Radio Amateur aboard a damaged sailboat is nursing concussion after being rolled over in the turbulent South Atlantic Ocean but says he has no intention of giving up an unusual solo voyage around the world |
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1970-01-01 |
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May 22-Jun 7, 2008 --
St Bathelemy --
FJ --
QSL: LotW --
Source: AC8G (May 6, 2008) --
By AC8G as FJ/AC8G; 160-6m; SSB; pse avoid requesting band changes; US QSLs also OK via AC8G direct w/ SASE only, others OK via Buro
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1970-01-01 |
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May 22-27, 2008 --
St Bathelemy --
FJ --
QSL: LotW --
Source: AC8G (May 6, 2008) --
By AC8G as FJ/AC8G; 160-6m; SSB; pse avoid requesting band changes; US QSLs also OK via AC8G direct w/ SASE only, others OK via Buro
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Southgate Amateur Radio Club News
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1970-01-01 |
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These two new repeaters will operate only at the 70 cm Amateur Radio band, within the Digital Repeater Communications sub-band, according to the IARU recommendation channels |
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Southgate Amateur Radio Club News
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1970-01-01 |
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NASA invites people of all ages to join the lunar exploration journey with an opportunity to send their names to the moon aboard the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO spacecraft |
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Southgate Amateur Radio Club News
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1970-01-01 |
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The new British film The Bank Job is expected to do great things at the box office. However, the £500,000 heist - equivalent to £5million today - would not have caught the nation's imagination, let alone made the cinema, were it not for the key role of amateur radio ham Robert Rowlands |
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Southgate Amateur Radio Club News
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1970-01-01 |
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Look for special event station LZ08KM to be active until May 31st. Activity is to commemorate St. Cyril (Kiril) and Methodius, the creators of the cyrillic alphabet |
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1970-01-01 |
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Jun 15-19, 2008 --
Balearic Is --
EA6 --
QSL: unknown --
Source: DD9HK (May 8, 2008) --
By DD9HK as EA6/DD9HK fm Mallorca I; 160-6m; SSB; 100w; dipole; holiday style operation
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1970-01-01 |
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Apr 27-May 8, 2008 --
Panama --
HP --
QSL: JA6REX --
Source: F5NQL (Apr 25, 2008) --
By JA6REX; May 6-8 as HP2/JA6REX fm NA-170; May 3-4 as HP4/JA6REX fm NA-088; Apr 27-May 3 as HP8/JA6REX fm Penonome
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1970-01-01 |
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May 14-17, 2008 --
Market Reef --
OJ0 --
QSL: OH3WS --
Source: OG3A (May 8, 2008) --
By OH3WS (OG3A) as OJ0/OG3A; 40-20m; spare time operation
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1970-01-01 |
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May 8-11, 2008 --
Guam --
KH2 --
QSL: JA7LU --
Source: JA7LU (Apr 6, 2008) --
By JA7LU JH1AWN as KH2/JH1AWN fm OC-026; HF + 6m; SSB; QSL OK via JARL Buro or direct (see qrz.com)
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1970-01-01 |
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May 10-16, 2008 --
Hawaii --
KH6 --
QSL: KJ5XX Direct --
Source: VA3RJ (May 8, 2008) --
By KJ5XX as KJ5XX/KH6 fm Kauai I (OC-109, HI-003S, LH-1761); mainly 20m, perhaps 17 15 10m
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1970-01-01 |
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May 10-20, 2008 --
Jersey --
GJ4ICD --
QSL: G4ICD --
Source: VA3RJ (May 8, 2008) --
By G4ICD fm EU-013 (LH-0818); HF, but focus on 6m; beacon on 50.140 MHz; end date uncertain (7-10 days)
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1970-01-01 |
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May 25-Jun 1, 2008 --
Svalbard --
JW5LJA --
QSL: LA5LJA Buro --
Source: VA3RJ (May 8, 2008) --
By LA5LJA fm EU-026 (LH-0125); HF; CW SSB + digital; also using JW7FJA; direct QSLs also OK, but Buro preferred
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1970-01-01 |
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May 25-Jun 15, 2008 --
St Kitts and Nevis --
V4 --
QSL: DL2AAZ --
Source: VA3RJ (May 8, 2008) --
By DL2AAZ fm Nevis I (NA-104) as V4/9H3TI; 80-10m; CW SSB; 100w; ground plane + dipoles; QSL OK via DARC Buro or direct
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1970-01-01 |
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Jun 9-19, 2008 --
Iceland --
TF --
QSL: DL2VFR Buro --
Source: OPDX (Feb 25, 2008) --
By DL2VFR as TF1/DL2VFR TF5/DL2VFR and TF6/DL2VFR fm various EU-021 locations; 80-10m; CW SSB RTTY
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Southgate Amateur Radio Club News
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1970-01-01 |
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Amateur Radio recently got some good publicity when Tony Hutchison VK5ZAI appeared in an interview on the Australian Channel 7 todaytonight show. View the video clip of this excellent item on the WIA website |
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Southgate Amateur Radio Club News
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1970-01-01 |
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Members of the Hong Kong Amateur Radio DX Association (HARDXA) are pleased to announce that they have received official permission to use the special event callsign VR2008O for the period between July 15th and August 31st, to celebrate the 2008 Beijing Olympics |
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Southgate Amateur Radio Club News
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1970-01-01 |
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The blue display in a FT-726 can become unreadable after long-term use. One radio club has solved the display problem by replacing the original display in the FT-726 with a backlit LCD |
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Southgate Amateur Radio Club News
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1970-01-01 |
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Starting on May 15th in the afternoon until May 23rd, a team of French radio amateurs led by Tony, F8ATS, will go to St Mary's, Isles of Scilly (EU-011, WW Loc. IN69UV) |
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1970-01-01 |
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Mar 17-May 22, 2008 --
Minami Torishima --
JD1BMM --
QSL: Buro --
Source: 425DXN (Mar 15, 2008) --
By JA6GXK; 80-6m; CW SSB + digital fm OC-073
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1970-01-01 |
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May 15-Jun 5, 2008 --
Rwanda --
9X0A --
QSL: KA1CRP --
Source: 425DXN (May 10, 2008) --
By WA3FPK; mainly 20m, SSB; spare time operation; most of activity may be during final week
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