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January 2006
   
 
31 January
  ARISS Event - Timber Creek HS
      NA1SS list of worked DXCC entities - Jan 30
      ISS school qso on Echolink
      Dutch satellite Internet company goes into liquidation
      Amateur Radio rule changes ordered by FCC
      Ireland - Limerick Rally
      The legacy of ARRL President Jim Haynie, W5JBP
       
 
30 January
  SuitSat to be launched Friday February 3
      More SuitSat information at amsat.org
      Iridium to supply communications for amateur radio Antarctic 'Dxpedition'
      New Irish TV station decides not to go on Sky platform
      SuitSat receives media attention
      Amateur Radio Hurricane Conference set
      South African school picture to fly on SuitSat
      New Technician class question pool released to the public
       
 
 29 January
  SuitSat gets its final 'wash and brush-up' ready for amateur radio space debut
      Entries invited for Tinus Lange 7 066 Technical Excellence Award
      On-board fires and safe grounding questions for astronaut
      Synchonised DRM radio trial during morning hours in Europe
      Homeowner fined over unlicensed FM station
       
 
28 January
  ISS Packet turned 'OFF' for duration of SuitSat
      Historic callsigns under threat
      International Space Station status report
      2006 Australia Day Citizen Award
      Propagation de Tad Cook K7RA
      The Bad Bentheim Golden Antenna award
       
 
27 January
  NASA Day of Remembrance
      DX from the Southern Ocean
      Covert spy listening device secretly records, doubles as MP3 player
      The 'Howard Stern factor' is overrated - survey
      Expedition 12 prepares for second spacewalk
      Two Islamic TV stations banned in the Netherlands
      The American Radio Relay League's weekly round-up of DX news
      First President's Net and Intecnet of 2006 on-air this Sunday
       
 
26 January
  3Y0X Dxpedition team ready
      Feb. 3 Spacewalk to be an Eye-Opener
      Portable Aerials by Tom Robinson, G0SBW
      Russia Delays Launch of Next ISS Crew
      Ofcom extends coverage of Bright FM
      AX for Australia Day
       
 
25 January
  New Radio Listeners' Magazine Arrives!
      SolderSmoke #14 - A Show for QRP Homebrewers
      SuitSat in 9 Days!
      Ofcom assesses UK wholesale international roaming market
      ARISS Event - West Point Military Academy
      The AM Signalling System, AMSS - does your radio know what it is listening to?
      OSCAR-11 Report
      Now Showing - The ARS Sojourner
      RAC Election Committee ­ January, 2006
      NA1SS list of worked DXCC entities - Jan 23
      Amateur Radio Club gets $150,000 grant for tower
       
 
24 January
  Satellite DX is still happening
      HARC Special Event Station for A1 Grand Prix
      Afghan TV channel fined US$1,000 for 'un-Islamic' broadcasts
      AO-7 control electronics still functioning after 30+ years in space
      Intruder Watch success
      Project Diana remembered
       
 
23 January
  D-Star takes Amateur Radio into the future
      New draft Australian band plan
      SARL Youth Net slow to take-off
      WIA wants ACMA to adhere to proposed power limits
      Get a taste of The SARL at half price
      APRS and Winlink 2000 join forces
      NA1SS calling CQ Belize
      Radio hams in aid to mine disaster victim
       
 
22 January
  Bill completes 'WAS from Space'
      New edition of Radio Stations in the United Kingdom
      OSCARLocator Photo Gallery Invites Contributions
      NASA prepares for February 3 spacewalk
      Special Event News from the RSGB
      DX News from the RSGB
      Contest News from the RSGB
       
 
21 January
  Expedition 12 crew prepare for second spacewalk
      ARMAD starts new Yahoo group
      ARISS Event - Aquebogue School
      US firm backs RSGB UWB stance
      Propagation de Tad Cook K7RA
      Joel Harrison, W5ZN becomes new ARRL President
       
 
20 January
  Ofcom examines prospects for local digital content services
      Headed for Pluto!
      UK's Channel 4 signals move into digital radio
      DX news from the ARRL
      Summits on the Air (SOTA)
      Aussies launch the 'Waffle Award'
       
 
19 January
  This is SUITSAT-1, Amateur Radio Station RS0RS!!
      Irish company buys two radio stations in Ukraine
      Special Event News
      Wireless offences consultation
      PLC pilot to switch-on this month in Rooiwal
      2006 Winter SWL Fest
       
 
18 January
  Ofcom Amateur Radio Licensing Consultation - Statement Mid-Feb
      Ham Watch
      RSGB Regional Manager Vacancy
 
  ARISS Event - Georgia Tech
      Itaki School ISS contact for Jan 19 cancelled
       
 
17 January
  International Space Station ARISS SuitSat project status
      UK: Digital radio sound 'is worse than old FM'
      100th Anniversary of crystal diode detector
      Are you entering the construction competition?
      ARRL announces new policy for deployed members of the US military
      Young Contesters get funding boost
      Radio New Zealand International DRM test on Thursday
      G4RGA's Rally Guide - updated
       
 
16 January
  Chelmsford Amateur in BBC Essex Interview
      Aussie HamSat launch 2006?
      The Irish Radio Transmitters Society AGM 2006
      Trans-Atlantic co-operation gives Chelmsford amateur an ISS contact
      Youth Net to be on-the-air this Thursday
      LEFARS Special Event Stations for 2006
      Jack Wylie Trophy award
       
 
15 January
  ISS Astronaut Active on 70cm
      Save Our Set-top: TV receiver sparks £20,000 helicopter rescue
      Offshore Radio TV Programme BBC 1 East
      Contract for in-orbit validation of Galileo system
      Spectrum Management and Registration Technology (SMART)
      McArthur completes WAC on 2 bands (UHF/VHF)
       
 
14 January
  SuitSat Readies for Operation on 145.990 MHz - Updated
      FCC activates Regulation by Bandwidth rule-making proceedure
      YI9DXX Internet Remote Base on the air from Iraq
      Radio pirates relaying Howard Stern's satellite show on FM
      The Radio Caroline Story
      RSGB responds to UWB
       
 
13 January
  HAMFEST (VU4) INDIA - 2006 Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands
      Weekend best time to work ISS
      First Galileo signals transmitted by GIOVE-A
      DX news from the ARRL
      PEARS National VHF/UHF Contest
      Propagation de Tad Cook K7RA
       
 
12 January
  USA company backs joint Ultra Wide Band response
      BAA Radio Astronomy Group Circular volume 1 number 2 available
      Stardust Capsule Re-entry
      UK's Freeview boxes could soon be obsolete
      Legendary shortwave station Radiofax is back - as a website!
      Pakistan shuts down 41 illegal radio stations
      CARS Intermediate Amateur Radio Course
      IRTS 4 and 6 metre Shields
      New e-mail group for internet linking project
       
 
11 January
  Expedition 13 crew named
      3YØX DXpedition gets substantial grant
      NASA Honours Distinguished Astronomer With Medal
      SOTA milestone
      Dutch military abroad receive shortwave radios for Christmas
      IARUMS chalks-up some success with China
      Irish Morse Proficiency Assessments
      Swedish government issues fact sheet on digital radio distribution
       
 
10 January
  List of US states needed by NA1SS
      KC8VKZ sole survivor in coal mine disaster
      GB1CPB - One Century of Portland Bill Lighthouse
      ARISS Event - Albert the Great School
      UHF weekend Jan 14-15 on ISS
       
 
09 January
  HF Youth Net on the air soon
      WIA calls for comment on single letter suffix callsigns
      AMSAT 51 on 51 Award time period expires
      EI DXpedition to Southern Africa 2007
      Irish 80 Metre Counties Contest
      QSO with William McArthur operating NA1SS on board the ISS
      Help with Ever Ready K30g valve
       
 
08 January
  Notices of Variations
      AMSAT 2006 Space Symposium
      2006 AMSAT Kid's Day on AO-51
      NRK fine described as 'an attempt at censorship'
      FREE 2006 Daily Skywatching Guide available
      EchoLink saves British ham's life
       
 
07 January
  Radio ham survives coal mine explosion
      NASA Administrator honours Katrina heroes
      AX for Australia Day
      ARRL DX news
      Oldham ARC Rally Cancellation Notice
      New Ham Radio News Blog
       
 
06 January
  NASA announces next International Space Station crew
      Global Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Conference
      Howard Stern driving Canadians to grey market Sirius subscriptions
      ARISS Event - Peterson Elementary
      Icom IC-V82 competition winner announced
       
 
 05 January
  The Monitoring Monthly team strengthens!
      Special Event Station 8J8NST
      Battle of Verdun Special Event Station
      AMSATCON 2006 - Early bird registration
      SA-AWA event at Rand Airport
      G4RGA's Rally Guide
      Answer to the Icom IC-V82 competition question
       
 
 04 January
  Club Callsign G3SWM, possible un-authorised use
      Record breaking attendance for CARS Radio Caroline talk
      Maplins - WT-417 PMR-446 to 70cm
      W1AW 2006 Winter Operating Schedule
      Radio Technology in Action Roadshow to visit Durban, Port Elizabeth and Cape Town
       
 
03 January
  SNP wants Ofcom to issue talk radio licence for Scotland
      From QRP-Canada and The Phantom Benefactor
      AO-51 News and AMSAT Kid's Day on AO-51
      Official Atlantic 252 tribute site now online
      Lough Erne Amateur Radio Show
      SARL urges amateur radio societies to lobby Cenelec
       
 
 02 January
  ATV From Space? – Try CD-ATV by Miles Mann WF1F
      Bill KC5ACR active New Year's eve on ISS
      Please listen for UX-5 Balloon telemetry at 14.325 MHz
      James Gaffney EI8W – Silent Key
       
 
  01 January
  Fessenden Special Event Station - GB1FVT
      Bedworth Lions Club - GB4BLC
      Nominations sought for annual DARA Awards
      SARL dedicates 2006 as Year of the Youth
      New Year Message from Michael Owen VK3KI WIA President
      New Year Honour for ex-pirate radio broadcaster

 
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