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IARU Special WRC Report No. 2
Rod Stafford W6ROD, Secretary International Amateur Radio Union, has released a further report on WRC-12 taking place in Geneva
K1JT addresses World Radiocommunication Conference
Professor Joe Taylor, amateur radio operator K1JT and 1993 Nobel laureate in physics, briefly addressed the plenary session of the 2012 ITU World Radiocommunication Conference in Geneva, Switzerland, on February 3, 2012 |
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Propagation de K7RA
Here are some yearly averages this bulletin neglected at the beginning of the year. These are the average daily sunspot numbers for whole calendar years, from 1994-2011: 48.1, 28.7, 13.2, 30.7, 88.7, 136.3, 173, 170.3, 176.7, 109.2, 68.6, 48.9, 26.1, 12.8, 4.7, 5.1, 25.5, and 29.9 |
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Wythall Radio Rally 11th March 2012
Wythall Radio Club will be holding their 27th Annual Radio Rally on Sunday 11th March at Woodrush Sports Centre, Shawhurst Lane, Hollywood, Birmingham, B47 5JW |
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ARISS contact planned with technical college in Poland Today!
On Saturday February 4, 2012 at approximately 12.41 UTC, which is 13.41 CEWT, an educational ARISS contact is planned with the Polytechnic school in Walbrzych, Poland. Amateur radio station W6SRJ, located in California, will operate the contact |
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Friday 03 February |
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Macclesfield Club DXpedition to Colonsay
The Macclesfield & District Radio Society is off on its 2012 DXpedition to Colonsay, off the west coast of Scotland, Islands On The Air (IOTA) reference EU-123
Left: The Colonsay DXpedition team |
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Digital SSTV Decoding
A YouTube video shows how Digital SSTV can be decoded with the free EasyPal software |
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Dave Raycroft's ICPO Bulletin
ICPO - Islands, Castles and Portable Operations |
| Probably the most comprehesive ham radio activity listings available anywhere on the internet |
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LABRE celebrates its 78th year
'Liga de Amadores Brasileiros de Radio Emissao' (LABRE) celebrated its 78th year on February 2nd. To celebrate, there will be activity by stations from all Brasilian districts |
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FISTS marks a milestone
The organisation that supports the use, preservation and education of Morse code is called FISTS and it has been doing its sterling job for 25 years.
FISTS the CW Club, also known as the International Morse Preservation Society, began in 1987 |
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Steady growth for the ILLW
Among the latest to join the International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend in August is South Africa, with entries at Great Fish Point and Doring Bays lighthouses |
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Canvey Radio Rally
One of the most popular rallies in the South-East, the Canvey Radio & Electronics Rally, takes place this Sunday, 5th February 2012 |
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Thursday 02 February |
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Tony's 10-metre band report
Conditions weren’t too bad all week, naturally better somehow at the weekend. Saturday even I managed 7Z1TT (Saudi Arabia), K3ZO (USA) and SV0XCC/9 (Crete aka ON6WP).
Good all week were TN2T (Congo), VP6T (Pitcairn Islands) and HK0NA (Malpelo Island) but there was lots of other DX.
Plus.. find out which lucky radio amateur owns the 10m beam on the left |
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FCC Spread Sectrum tests off to a good start
At 0052 z 1/2/2012 after a CQ call from WF9XJD, Jose Ros EA5HVK, inventor of the ROS data and Opera beacon mode’s, made the opening decode of the first FCC – SS authorised experimental Station, WF9XJD on 10.132 MHz at a rock bottom level of -22dB S/N |
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BATC Convention 2012
The British Amateur Television Club have just released details of the BATC convention and BiAGM to be held on October 6th and 7th.
Everyone is welcome, whether
BATC members or not, so put the date in your diary |
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WF9XJD Experimental Station Operating Schedule
The experimental station WF9XJD will be active Thursday, Feb 2 using HF Spread Spectrum and radio amateurs are requested to participate as monitoring stations using the free ROS soundcard software |
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Digital Radio 2012: a 'visionary' year
The next 12 months will confirm that radio has a digital hybrid future. The view is expressed in a collection of essays published on Tuesday by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) New Radio Group |
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Wallis and Futuna
Laci, HA0NAR, and his wife Susanne, HA0SR, will be active as FW0NAR from Uvea Island (aka Wallis, OC-054, DIFO FW-001, WLOTA 0389, WW Loc. AH16VS) between now and February 20th |
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French Nostradamus HF Radar
A number of countries have installed HF Over The Horizon Radar (OTHR), the French system is called Nostradamus and operates from 6-30 MHz |
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Wednesday 01 February |
RSGB PLA/PLT Devices Announcement
The RSGB have issued an important announcement concerning PLA/PLT devices and the applicable Harmonised EMC Standard from October 1, 2011 |
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Student High-Voltage Satellite Horyu-2
The student built amateur radio microsatellite, Horyu-2, featuring a High Voltage (300v) Solar Array experiment and an onboard camera is planned to launch in February
Left: Students study the Horyu-2 satellite |
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HamSatDroid App
Dave G4DPZ brings news of a new version of the free HamSatDroid app now available on the Android Market |
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Contest University 2012 Webinar
Tim Duffy, K3LR, will present a look at Contest University (CTU) 2012, including the course line up, list of professors, and the WWROF endorsed Contester's Code of Ethics, on Monday, February 6th, at 9:30 PM – 10:00 PM EST, during a Webinar |
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Announcing Frostfest 2012
Sponsored by the Richmond Amateur Telecommunications Society,
Frostfest is one of the Mid-Atlantic’s largest hamfests |
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5 February 27th Canvey Radio & Electronics Rally |
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5 February Radio Active Rally |
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12 February Wakefield & DARC's Northern Cross Rally |
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26 February Rainham Radio Rally |
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26 February 2012 Swansea ARS Rally |
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For more information on any of the events shown, please click here |
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Solar X-Rays |
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Geomagnetic Field |
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Southgate Amateur Radio News recognised
United Nations recommends IRESC for Special Status, one above the IARU status
IOTA news from the Deutscher Amateur Radio Club
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