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April 2005
   
 
30 April
  Deregulation Seminar
 
30 April
  RNZ makes waves with new technology
 
30 April
  Texas Senate to vote on bill promoting use of broadband over power lines
 
30 April
  Managing interference from Broadband over Power Line
 
30 April
  Propagation News
       
 
29 April
  New Technologies in Emergency Communications 
 
29 April
  Indian VUSAT (HAMSAT) satellite news
 
29 April
  International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend 20-21 August
 
29 April
  CQ revives the CQ DX marathon
 
29 April
  First European long-duration mission on the International Space Station
       
 
28 April
  Funeral of Ron Broadbent G3AAJ
 
28 April
  Advanced Examination passes at LEFARS
 
28 April
  Two new IOTA reference numbers
 
28 April
  World Radiosport Team Championship 2006
 
28 April
  Magalies Radioamateurklub does it again
 
28 April
  Special station ZS6HOT
 
28 April
  Intel releases Wimax chip
 
   
 
27 April
  California hams demand action in Jack Gerritsen case
 
27 April
  ADSL contest hots up
 
27 April
  Brecon Beacons repeater tests
 
27 April
  OFCOM seek to by-pass RSGB
 
27 April
  FM Ops on Linear Transponder
 
   
 
26 April
  Potential interference to Galileo from 23cm band operations
 
26 April
  Ron Broadbent G3AAJ MBE - SK
 
26 April
  Guinness World Records recognises radio amateur
 
26 April
  Soyuz TMA-5 landing marks completion of European Eneide mission
 
26 April
  Radio Theory Examinations in Ireland
       
 
25 April
  AMSAT's External Relations Team update
 
25 April
  RSGB shows continuing commitment to morse as means of communication
 
25 April
  WIA's first face-to-face meeting of the year
 
25 April
  'Paddle for Life' - Lismore to Ballina
 
25 April
  Meet astronaut Tony England, W0ORE during Hamvention 2005
 
25 April
  The Andy Thomas Medal
 
25 April
  RSGB Propagation News
       
 
24 April
  Amateur Radio Licensing Consultation
 
24 April
  Sentech to sponsor AMSATCON 2005
 
24 April
  New, two-ham team takes over aboard ISS
 
24 April
  Five indicted for murdering ham radio couple
       
 
23 April
  Sandford Mill Radio Museum - Saturday 23rd April
 
23 April
  Braintree Club - 30th Anniversary Contest
 
23 April
  CNN International features ham radio
 
23 April
  K6KPH to be on the air for International Marconi Day
       
 
22 April
  24GHz radar follow-on 'consulation' started
 
22 April
  Packet in Southern Tasmania
 
22 April
  Report exonerates radios in 911 deaths
 
   
 
21 April
  The Story of Bletchley Park by Hugh Davies
 
21 April
  HV0A QRV
 
21 April
  International Space Station 'Voice activity'
 
21 April
  VK Repeater contest
 
21 April
  WA5KUB's Hamvention 2005 streaming video
 
21 April
  The first ever IOTA activity from Egypt using the callsign SU8IOTA
       
 
20 April
  New all Radio Amateur crew now safely aboard International Space Station 
 
20 April
  International Marconi Day - 23rd April 2005
 
20 April
  Icom launch next generation of avionics handhelds
 
20 April
  Homeland security grant funds ARES trailer
 
20 April
  Congratulations to amateur radio operator Kathie Cross, VA7KTH
 
   
 
19 April
  Consultation on Amateur Radio Licensing
 
19 April
  WIA Board to establish a club grants scheme
 
19 April
  ARISS chairman presentation at Dayton
 
19 April
  First QSOs via the moon on 47 GHz
 
19 April
  Catch £10,000 with Icom UK at the Herne Bay Bass Festival
 
19 April
  3B9C DXpedition By Don Field G3XXT
       
 
18 April
  ARRL executive committee readies bandwidth recommendations
 
18 April
  WIA QSL Operations
 
18 April
  PCSAT2 one step closer to launch
 
18 April
  Turning the focus on Amateur Radio
 
18 April
  New Russian QSL Card
       
 
17 April
  Soyuz arrives at International Space Station
 
17 April
  Morse beats text
 
17 April
  Another arrest in the 'missing hams' case
 
17 April
  Public funding in limbo for New York BPL project
 
17 April
  Unexpected protector of the radio spectrum
 
17 April
  On-air standards for radio amateurs
       
 
16 April
  World Amateur Radio Day is Monday, April 18
 
16 April
  Murphy Radio exhibition
 
16 April
  More Special Call signs approved
 
16 April
  DRM at NAB
 
16 April
  ESA astronaut Roberto Vittori on second Soyuz mission to ISS
 
   
 
15 April
  Amateur radio responses on Ofcom website
 
15 April
  Repeaters on the move
 
15 April
  Intervention by RSGB Wins Reprieve in UK Deregulation Spat
 
15 April
  VUSAT hits the road
       
 
14 April
  Operating dates for historic Special Event Station
 
14 April
  New ITU Block for the Cook Islands
 
14 April
  GB6EHL active this weekend
 
14 April
  Hamshack Hack released - complete Linux system for hams on a CD
 
14 April
  SCOPEX 2005
 
14 April
  Quebec radio man loses defamation suit
 
14 April
  Worms World Party for the N-Gage platform wriggles into stores
       
 
13 April
  40-metre band expanded for amateurs in Cyprus
 
13 April
  Ofcom publishes Annual Plan for 2005/6
 
13 April
  Texas youngsters log 170th ARISS school group QSO
 
13 April
  'Wireless Literacy' is ARRL's ETP goal
 
13 April
  Australia's first Child Abduction Alert system is now in place across VK4
 
13 April
  Radio City is first in Norway to take advantage of revolutionary MPEG-4 aacPlus
       
 
12 April
  RadCom editor announces resignation
 
12 April
  PCSAT2 ready to go on Shuttle's return-to-flight
 
12 April
  VUSAT update
 
12 April
  STAR-B-Q an outstanding success
 
12 April
  International examination grows in stature
 
12 April
  Commonwealth Games a huge job for the ACA
 
12 April
  Celebrate Marconi Day on AM
       
 
11 April
  Deputy Chairman Hooper to leave Ofcom
 
11 April
  Marconi - the Irish connection
 
11 April
  Europe goes back to Mars
 
11 April
  AOL introduces Internet Phone Service
 
11 April
  Special Callsign
 
11 April
  GMDX Convention
 
11 April
  VK2IMD Special Event Station
       
 
10 April
  High-speed internet access via the electricity grid
 
10 April
  The European Union and Power line Communications - Questions and Answers
 
10 April
  Amateur radio event gets high-level publicity
 
10 April
  2-metre QSO-party in Johannesburg and Pretoria
 
10 April
  Amateur radio earns kudos for TOPOFF 3 performance
 
10 April
  WIA Participation in Standards Australia
       
 
09 April
  Ofcom board set to approve licensing consultation
 
09 April
  VK amateurs echo RSGB's concerns
 
09 April
  RSGB invited to talks with Spectrum Review author
 
09 April
  SSETI Express testing
 
09 April
  Satellite Builder Wanted
 
09 April
  Experimenters Exams appear on hold
 
09 April
  Historic special event call sign to mark opening of Canadian War Museum
 
09 April
  Project OSCAR
       
 
08 April
  FCC approves recommendations for WARC-07
 
08 April
  Ye Olde Hurdy Gurdy Vintage Radio Museum
 
08 April
  Icom and Kenwood demo 'Very Narrowband Digital Communications Technology'
 
08 April
  BT Openzone and Broadreach announce roaming deal
 
08 April
  ACA executes search warrant on suspected major spammer
 
08 April
  Fourth European Conference on Space Debris to address key issues
 
08 April
  Special broadcast from Vatican Radio for Pope's funeral
 
08 April
  Ofcom awards new FM commercial radio licence for Durham
 
08 April
  Magalies Amateur Radio Club takes SARL-IARU fund over R4000
       
 
07 April
  New Satellite Logos
 
07 April
  GB3BH ATV Repeater Yes, its a proper repeater now!
 
07 April
  VUSAT Update
 
07 April
  AMSAT - DC Meeting and Space Seminar
 
07 April
  AMSAT at Dayton
       
 
06 April
  Dual-band J-Pole antenna An interesting 2m/70cms antenna
 
06 April
  ZoneTick world time zone clock
 
06 April
  ANS Editors Wanted
 
06 April
  ACA fines car company for breaching Spam Act
 
06 April
  Annual DXers' meeting
 
   
 
05 April
  Essex Windmill Award
 
05 April
  Yeovil QRP Convention
 
05 April
  N5IN DX Cluster Latest DX Spots - opens in a new window, so keep it in the background
 
05 April
  Special Event Station
 
   
 
04 April
  BT eclipses 5 million broadband target
 
04 April
  Si470x FM tuner
 
04 April
  Hans Christian Andersen Special Event
 
04 April
  DX News
 
04 April
  RSGB says 'No' to free lifetime license
 
04 April
  Indonesian amateurs in earthquake relief team
 
04 April
  Holographic data storage demonstration
 
04 April
  Hamnet vacancy
 
04 April
  WIA participation in Standards Australia
 
04 April
  'Rockall Ho! 2005' Expedition
 
04 April
  Deputy mayor to see Raynet presentation
 
04 April
  Australian novices not allowed SSTV
 
   
 
03 April
  FCC adopts rule changes for 'smart radios'
 
03 April
  5 MHz Activity days 2005 - April 8th to April 9th 2005
 
03 April
  Special prefixes to celebrate opening of the new Canadian War Museum and VE Day + 60
 
03 April
  Geeky jargon leaves UK Internet users more vulnerable to online scams and viruses
 
03 April
  Hamfair 2005 and the 9th Kerala VHF Foxhunt
 
03 April
  Via Licensing announces availability of Digital Radio Mondiale patent license
 
03 April
  Wireless viruses could have far-reaching impact
 
   
 
02 April
  Upping the ARISS ante
 
02 April
  USA-UK third-party agreement
 
02 April
  New IRLP node in Hobart
 
02 April
  BT raises business broadband speed
 
   
 
01 April
  Summary of Ofcom's UWB responses
 
01 April
  New Zealand Amateur Radio Licence and Callsign issues
 
01 April
  New Chairman for Amateur Radio Development Committee
 
01 April
  Deregulation still a threat
 
01 April
  Ofcom Tariff Tables
 
01 April
  Firefox Users - Critical security update
 
01 April
  Spectrum Framework Consultation

 
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