Inspired by material presented/published by KE4PT and PA3DJS about the low
take off angles achievable with a vertical antenna operated at zero
elevation near an expanse of sea water, Paul PE7B (aka G7KVE) reports that
he has been operating /P on 10m recently from various near-shoreline
locations in the UK, France and Holland
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Special Event Station - GB0IDD UN International Day of Persons with
Disabilities
Wakefield District Radio Society (David Evans G0EVA and others) will be
operating the Special Event Station GB0IDD (International Disability Day)
over the weekend of 1st, 2nd and 3rd of December 2012 in celebration of
the 'UN International Day of Persons with Disabilities'
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Sunita Williams sends warm wishes to kids on Children's Day
On The Register Bill Ray reports on EN50561-1, the standard for polluting
PLT devices. He says "Part of the problem with PLT interference is that no
one knows how widespread it is"
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IOTA news from the Deutscher Amateur Radio Club