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FCC guidance on obtaining licenses for small satellites

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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released a Public Notice to provide guidance concerning FCC licensing of spectrum for use by small satellites, including satellites that fall within the categories of pico-satellites, nano-satellites and cubesats

Amateur radiocommunication service - it is not only a hobby

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On March 12, 2013, a conference titled 'Amateur radiocommunication service - it is not only a hobby' took place in the Column Hall of the Lower Chamber of the Parliament of the Republic of Poland

Interview with 5 Year Old Radio Ham

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In this episode of HamRadioNow Gary Pearce KN4AQ talks to 5 year-old radio amateur Ethan Kemp KK4ORG

Ham Radio EME 'Go Work Yourself'

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In this episode of HamRadioNow Gary Pearce KN4AQ talks to Pete Rimmel N8PR about Earth-Moon-Earth (EME) communications

Electromagnetic Wave Canary Wharf May 5

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The one-day Electromagnetic Wave event takes places on Sunday, May 5 on an East German fishing boat in Canary Wharf

90 year old company keeps up with the times

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The Telegram reports on a 90 year-old company, Gavitt Wire and Cable Co which was founded by a radio ham

DXCC Country/Entity Report

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According to the Amateur Radio Cluster Network for the week of Sunday, 10th-March, through Sunday, 17th-March there were 241 countries active

April 432 and Above EME Newsletter

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The April issue of the free amateur radio 432 MHz and Above EME Newsletter is now available for download

North Cork Radio Group operational from Ballynamona beach

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The North Cork Radio Group are operational from Ballynamona Beach, near Ballycotton, on bank holiday Monday, 18th March from 11.30am - 4pm approx

CME impact sparks auroras over US states

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Skies over North America turned green for St. Patrick's Day. A CME impact during the early hours of March 17th sparked auroras in the United States at least as far south as Colorado

LOHAN hooks up with radio ham and top-flight rocketeer G7ALW

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The Register reports that the Low Orbit Helium Assisted Navigator (LOHAN) team will be working with radio amateur Paul Shackleton G7ALW

IOTA news from OPDX

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Weekly IOTA (Islands On The Air) News - compiled by Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW, editor of the Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin

New venue for London Hackers

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A sign of the boom taking place in DIY home construction is that London Hackspace are moving to a new venue occupying more than 6500 sq ft

Ham Radio users prep for severe weather season

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The severe weather season is right around the corner and that means amateur radio users are gearing up for the coming storms

Ham Radio Promotional Video

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The VE2CWQ amateur radio club have released a HD video promoting ham radio

History This Week

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A look back at events that made history this week - compiled by the Summerland Amateur Radio Club of Lismore, NSW
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Nominations sought for 2013 Amateur Radio Newsline 'Young Ham Of The Year Award'

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The nominating period for 2013 Amateur Radio Newsline 'Young Ham of the Year Award' is now open. This award program, now in its third decade, is presented annually to a United States or Canadian licensed Radio Amateur (Ham) who is 18 years of age or younger and who has provided outstanding service to the nation, his/her community or the betterment of the state of the art in communications through the Amateur Radio hobby/service

Essex Hams win podcast award

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FrequencyCast the popular UK TV and Technology podcast presented by radio amateurs Kelly Atkins M6KFA and Pete Sipple M0PSL won first place in the European Podcast Awards 'non-profit' category

Upcoming ARISS contact with Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders, Austin, TX

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An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders, Austin, TX on 20 March

Ham Radio Digital Voice - FreeDV robustness

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In his blog, David Rowe VK5DGR describes improvements to the robustness of the amateur radio digital voice software FreeDV

BBC: ESA seeks help to control robot spacecraft

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BBC News report that the European Space Agency is turning to owners of terrestrial robot aircraft to aid those that journey into space

PAøøKING, special call on the 30 April

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PAøøKING is the special call on the 30th April 2013, the Coronation of our new King, ”Willem Alexander”

Zen and The Art Of Radiotelegraphy

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The book Zen and The Art Of Radiotelegraphy by Carlos Consoli IK0YGJ is now available for the Kindle

Ofcom update: Future availability of mobile broadband spectrum

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The UK regulator Ofcom has announced a public consultation on potential candidate bands for mobile broadband, such as 2300-2400 MHz and 3400-3600 MHz

Two Entities DXpedition - Solomon 2013 update

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The 'Two Entities DXpedition - Solomon 2013' continues with both operations on the air as this was being written

ARISS contacts on Echolink and IRLP

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Please join us in listening to two ISS contacts on Wednesday 20 March

SWODXA DX Dinner announcement

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The SouthWest Ohio DX Association (SWODXA) has announced that David Patton, NN1N, will be the featured speaker for their 28th annual DX dinner
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Upcoming ARISS contact with UA Huntsville Space Hardware Club, Huntsville, Alabama

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An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at UA Huntsville Space Hardware Club, Huntsville, Alabama, on 21 March

VK National Field Day

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The Australian annual WIA National Field Day takes place on the weekend of the 13th and 14th of April

Ofcom Clarification of 472 kHz and 5 MHz NoV's

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Clarifications have been added regarding Full Club and Reciprocal licences to the 472 kHz and 5 MHz NoV page on the Ofcom website

Nauryz DX Contest on final approach

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The Association of Amateur Radio Services of Kazakhstan (AARSK) is organizing its' first Central Asian DX Contest on the HF bands this upcoming Saturday, March 23

QSL sub-manager wanted

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The RSGB QSL Bureau is looking for an active G3 L, M or N callsign holder to take over responsibility for the G3 L to N QSL sub group

Mid-Ulster Ham Radio Foundation Course

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The Mid-Ulster Amateur Radio Club will be holding the next Foundation Amateur Radio Licence course on Friday/ Saturday April 12-13

RAC completes first phase of review of Amateur Radio exam questions

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Radio Amateurs of Canada have delivered a comprehensive and detailed set of recommendations to improve and modernize the question banks used for examinations to qualify radio amateurs in Canada

IOTA news from the Deutscher Amateur Radio Club

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Weekly IOTA News - compiled by Klaus, DL7UXG of the Deutscher Amateur Radio Club

NAB Show Tradition: Amateur Radio Operator's Reception

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Radio Magazine reports on the annual Amateur Radio Operator's Reception, more affectionately known as the Ham Reception, which is a free event at the NAB Show open to all attendees

Wake Atoll Commemorative DXpedition

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We are pleased to announce the callsign for the Commemoration anticipated taking place at the beginning of October, 2013. K9W has been assigned to this event!
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Tony's 10 Metre Band Report

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Quite a rewarding week and weekend for DX hunters though strangely Saturday drooped a little. 9M4SLL (Malaysia) was top in the early part of the week followed by H44G (Solomon Is) and CE2AWW (Chile) and appropriately on Sunday, HV0A (Vatican). I wonder if the new Pope was on the mic?

The 2013 demonstration at ARiC 2013

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Tim Walford G3PCJ invites entries for an informal construction demonstration to be held at Amateur Radio in the Country 2013 on July 21st at Upton Bridge Farm, near Langport, Somerset

UK Budget to impact Ham Radio ?

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UK radio amateurs share spectrum in the UHF and Microwave bands with public sector bodies, the 2013 budget statement looks to using financial incentives to release 500 MHz of spectrum

Raspberry Pi as WSPR transmitter up to 250 MHz

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Guido PE1NNZ has released code that he says enables the Raspberry Pi to operate as a WSPR transmitter at HF and VHF

Houston based WebSDR for 2m Ham Band

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Thomas Krahn KT5TK has made available a Houston-based Web Software Defined Radio for the 144-146 MHz amateur radio band

EI8GQB/EI1A activation between 23rd March and 3rd April

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Olivier ON4EI is back to Ireland to operate EI8GQB/EI1A from a caravan with green energy

Duo on-the-air from the Radio House

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Operators Steven W1SRD and Dean N6DE will be active as PJ4/homecall from the 'Radio House' on Bonaire (SA-006, WLOTA LH-1279) between March 26th and April 1st

Solomon Islands IOTA operation

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Operators Ralph 5W0W/H44RK, Dom SQ9KWW, Tom WL7HP and Maggie H44MK (the only local YL Ham from Sikiana) are planning an upcoming IOTA tour which will start during the first week of June. The callsign will be H44IOTA

Ham Radio satellites in the Independent

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The Newfoundland and Labrador Independent reports on two amateur radio satellite projects
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The Art and Skill of Radio-Telegraphy - 5th Revised Edition

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The K9YA Telegraph staff is very pleased to announce the long-anticipated fifth revised edition of The Art and Skill of Radio-Telegraphy: A Manual For Learning, Using, Mastering And Enjoying The International Morse Code As A Means Of Communication by William G. Pierpont, NØHFF (SK) is now available

National Science and Engineering Week

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National Science and Engineering Week (NSEW) is an annual themed ten day celebration of science, engineering and technology which runs until March 24

ARRL announces a Campaign for its Second Century

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The ARRL, which celebrates its Centennial in 2014, has launched an unprecedented $10 million fundraising initiative to build the ARRL Endowment and strengthen the organization’s financial future

Dave Raycroft's ICPO Bulletin

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ICPO - Islands, Castles and Portable Operations. Probably the most comprehesive ham radio activity listings available anywhere on the internet

Amateur Radio World Castles Award

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In honour of celebrating the 50th anniversary of ARA foundation (1963-2013) members of ARA will activate from 20th till 30th of March 2013 from Palais des Rais (Bastion 23) in Algier City, WCA: 7X-00012

Apache at Lough Erne Rally this Sunday

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The usual strong attendance of radio amateurs and experimenters is expected at the Lough Erne Rally in the big Arena of the SHARE Centre near Lisnaskea this Sunday, March 24, 2013

DX News from the ARRL

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The American Radio Relay League's round-up of the forthcoming week's DX activity on the amateur radio bands

Essex Foundation course starts soon

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Members of the Colchester Radio Amateurs will be running a Foundation amateur radio licence course on Sunday, April 14, from 9am to 5pm

Sheffield Wireless Worlds - GB5SWW

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From 9am Friday 12th April to 5pm Saturday 13th April 2013, Sheffield Amateur Radio Club will be operating as GB5SWW (Sheffield Wireless Worlds) from the Sheffield Hallam University Cantor Building in the centre of Sheffield

104 year-old Radio Ham celebrates birthday

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Radio amateur Louise Evans KE7LSF celebrates her 104th birthday today, Friday, March 22

VOA Radiogram

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VOA Radiogram officially launches this weekend

Manga Radio Ham in Japan Times

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Japan Times reports on radio amateur and manga artist Mitsuru Sugaya JI1MFT
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CubeBug-1 satellite has amateur radio digipeater

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CubeBug-1 is the first technology demonstration mission for a new CubeSat platform design (mechanics, hardware and software) intended to be released as Open Source and Open Hardware for its use in Amateur projects, University projects and research labs

RAC Section Managers reaffirm support of NTS

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Section Managers representing all RAC Sections coast to coast concluded discussions recently regarding NTS (National Traffic System), and confirmed their ongoing support of NTS

I8YGZ talks about ham radio on TV

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The ARI Vice President Pino Zamboli I8YGZ talked on live television about amateur radio stressing the importance of its strategic role in emergency communications

PA150BA - 150 years of Bronbeek

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Fred PA0FAW will be running PA150BA from April 1 to 28, to celebrate 150 years of Bronbeek, a military old peoples home and a Museum, concentrating on the Dutch East Indies

Propagation de K7RA

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Average daily sunspot numbers over the past week (March 14-20) were up 16.2 points to 101.1, while average daily solar flux remained about the same, rising from 118.5 to 119

The Day of the YLs

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For the 3rd time in the world, 'The Day of the YLs' will be held on 18 and 19 May 2013
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Amateur Radio at the National Hurricane Conference in New Orleans

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All hams are invited, at no cost, to attend the Amateur Radio sessions of the Conference on Monday, March 25 at the National Hurricane Conference

World Amateur Radio Day 2013

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On April 18, 2013 radio amateurs will celebrate the World Amateur Radio Day (WARD) on the 88th Anniversary of the founding of the International Amateur Radio Union, IARU

3B7C - The Book

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In the middle of April, Pete SM5GMZ, will release another photo book. This time it’s about the DXpedition to Saint Brandon in 2007, where Pete was one of the 20 operators who together managed to work 137, 500 QSOs during an absolute sunspot minimum

Radio Ham wins AF Harvey Engineering Research Prize

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The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) reports that Prof. Hugh Griffiths FREng, G4CNV, has been awarded the AF Harvey Engineering Research Prize

W4HM Daily MF/HF/6M Radio Wave Propagation Forecast

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Thomas W4HM is making his Daily MF/HF/6M Radio Wave Propagation Forecast available free of charge to all fellow amateur radio operators and SWL's around the world

World Amateur Radio Day celebration at the NARC

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The South African Radio League will celebrate Amateur Radio's century of involvement in disaster communication on World Amateur Radio on 18 April 2013 at the National Amateur Radio Centre

Propagation Report from Hannes Coetzee, ZS6BZP

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Hannes Coetzee, ZS6BZP, reports that the solar activity is expected to continue at low levels. There remains a chance for M-class Solar flares

Radio hams rush to defend antenna

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The Nelson Mail reports that radio hams from around New Zealand and the world, have rallied in support of Nelson amateur radio enthusiast Rick Kiessig ZL2HAM

FreeDV Software updated to v 0.96

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FreeDV is a GUI application for Windows and Linux (MacOS and BSD are in testing) that allows any SSB radio to be used for low bit rate digital voice

Radio hams need new trailer

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The Victoria Advocate reports the Coleto Creek Amateur Radio Club needs a new emergency operations trailer

Writing new firmware for ham radio handheld

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DIY site Hack A Day reports on how you can write new firmware for the Baofeng UV-3R amateur radio transceiver
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Upcoming ARISS contact with Thornton Middle School, Katy, TX

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An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Thornton Middle School, Katy, TX on 25 March

Upcoming ARISS contact with Des Cardinaux School, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Quebec, Canada

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An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Des Cardinaux School, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Quebec, Canada on 26 March

Antenna guru receives RSGB award

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An internationally-known antenna designer has just received another accolade - this time from the UK's national amateur radio society

Port Hills aerial is part of the big picture

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A further article from New Zealand's Nelson Mail, regarding an attempt to ban amateur radio antennas, has been published on the web

Radio Ham to speak at NAB Show

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U.S. Representative and radio amateur Greg Walden W7EQI will be speaking on April 8 in the opening session of the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) show

Cork Radio Club

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At the March meeting of Cork Radio Club, Dave Deane EI9FBB will give an illustrated talk on his recent trip to Uganda as part of the 5X8C DXpedition team

How to Make a Foxhole Radio

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This Make Magazine video shows how to build a simple radio using everyday parts such as a pencil and a razor blade

Selkirk radio ham ran top secret station

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The Southern Reporter newspaper recalls the role played by radio amateur John Blair GM5FT during World War 2

Tune-In To The World - Amateur Radio Gets People Talking

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The Wireless Institute of Australia (WIA) remind us their National Field Day (NFD) takes place April 13-14

History This Week

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A look back at events that made history this week - compiled by the Summerland Amateur Radio Club of Lismore, NSW
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Amateur Radio at the National Association of Broadcasters Convention

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The ARRL will be promoting Amateur Radio at the annual convention of the National Association of Broadcasters NAB Show scheduled for April 6-11 in at the Las Vegas Convention Center

Amateur Radio Association celebrates 50th anniversary

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The Algerian Amateur Radio Association (ARA) celebrated its fiftieth anniversary last Saturday in Algiers, in the presence of many historical personalities, including pioneers of the association, to whom honorary trophies and medals were awarded

BIS KickSat programming and planning day

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Members and non-members are invited to a British Interplanetary Society KickSat 437 MHz Sprite satellite programming and planning day

New version of the G6LBQ multiband transceiver

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Andy G6LBQ is releasing the MKII version of his multiband transceiver through a partnership with Adrian Lane 2E0SDR

Vintage Newsreel of Project Diana Earth-Moon-Earth

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This 1946 newsreel shows Fort Monmouth, New Jersey where army engineers sent radar to moon

BBC World Service reduces shortwave broadcasts

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A new schedule with reduced shortwave transmissions begins on the BBC World Service on April 1, 2013

ZL9HR DXpedition Financial Summary

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The HARAOA committee has conducted a review of all the financial transactions for the ZL9HR DXpedition

Ham Radio APRS Aeronautical Mobile

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Essex radio amateur Mike Josi M0HSX now KC2QPO operates APRS on 2m from his Rutan VariEze aircraft

Series Six Episode Six of the ICQ Podcast - Raspberry Pi DVAP Hotspot released

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Martin Rothwell (M0SGL) reviews using a Raspberry Pi DVAP Hotspot and Martin Butler (M1MRB and W9ICQ) discuses Capacitors

BBC World Service Over to You on Chinese jamming

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The BBC World Service show Over To You explores the way that the World Service's shortwave transmissions are being affected by jamming in parts of Asia

Ham Radio Menace

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Here's the latest humorous ham radio music video from Paul NA4ZI and June. It's the sad and funny tale of a Ham Radio Lid who annoys all he meets on the air, and how he gets his dues
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Linear Amp relaunching HF Amplifiers

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Linear Amp (now part of The DX Shop Limited) are reintroducing their HF amplifiers. Having completed transition of the business from the previous owner, they are now starting to re-manufacture the Pioneer and Challenger HF Amplifiers

Florence HamFest April 6

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The Florence HamFest is an International Ham Radio Convention and Flea Market dedicated to Amateur Radio enthusiasts including Antique Radio, Boat anchors, military and surplus

Ham Radio shops in Akihabara, Tokyo

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Marcin Kielce SQ7BCE has released this video showing the ham radio shops in Akihabara, Tokyo, Japan

Operating abroad

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The Radio Society of Great Britain reminds UK radio amateurs to exercise caution when operating abroad under CEPT Recommendation T/R 61-01

RSGB Centenary Dinner

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RSGB Centenary Dinner tickets are proving popular following the announcement in the April RadCom

Why are Zimbabwe police seizing radios?

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BBC News carries a report on seizure of shortwave radios by Zimbabwe police

DL7APV Lunar Weekend Calendar

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EME enthusiasts should note that DL7APV has posted a 2013 weekend Moon Calendar on the internet

New RSGB website to launch Thursday

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The Society is pleased to announce that its new website will be going live at midnight on Thursday, March 28

FCC grants temporary waiver for TDMA

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The FCC issued an Order (WT Docket No, 12-283) on March 25, granting a temporary waiver to transmit communications on amateur service channels above 30 MHz using single time-slot Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) systems

IOTA news from the Deutscher Amateur Radio Club

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Weekly IOTA News - compiled by Klaus, DL7UXG of the Deutscher Amateur Radio Club

National Traffic System Developer George Hart, W1NJM - SK

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George Hart, W1NJM - the chief developer of the National Traffic System (NTS) - passed away Sunday, March 24. He was 99

Former ARRL Northwestern Division Director Mary Lewis, W7QGP - SK

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Mary Lewis, W7QGP, of Seattle, Washington, passed away March 12. She was 85
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