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June 2006
   
 
30 June
  Montenegro becomes newest DXCC entity
      Ofcom launch consultation on plan to sell-off Amateur Satellite 10 GHz allocation
      Ofcom announces release of spectrum suitable for new broadband services
      FCC Affirms Fine for Marketing Non-Certificated CBs as Ham Transceivers
      Big L confirms it plans to return to 1395 kHz
      Dutch Internet station to broadcast longest hit parade ever
      UK House of Commons discuss pirate radio stations - part two
       
 
29 June
  Frequencies for high-power Digital TV approved
      Jeff Williams talks with Scientific Centre in Kuwait
      ISS Cross Band Repeater – A Big Success
      UK House of Commons discuss pirate radio stations (part one)
       
 
28 June
  Hams assist at south-west fires
      FCC issues warning to alleged unlicensed station
      Battle of Delville Wood - Special Event Station
      Tips and Tonics for Healthier Radio Clubs
      It’s raining radio stations in the Cayman Islands
      Lightning protection
      Nokia initiates product design lawsuit
       
 
27 June
  Kuwaiti students to speak to International Space Station
      ARISS Event - Kuwait Scientific Center, Salmiyah, Kuwait (more information)
      Radio user hacked into security system
      Music download service set for UK digital radio
      Ireland’s ComReg launches licensing scheme for community and religious transmissions
      Progress 22 docks with the space station
      Contesting can be fun!
       
 
26 June
  Astronaut gets ham radio refresher course
      Meteoroid Hits the Moon: The Movie
      RAST to host 2007 Seanet Convention
      South Dublin Radio Club test IOTA antennas
      Radio club find $10,000 in antique radio
      New D-Star net takes to the air
      Progress 22 launches to resupply International Space Station
       
 
25 June
  Self-proclaimed independent state of Sealand in ruins after blaze
      President's Net and Intecnet today
      RFID at the World Cup
      Fuel cell-powered mobile phones may be on the cards
      Google Earth brings benefits to Radio Hams
      ISS contact for Kuwait
      The International Mumbai YL meet
       
 
24 June
  Discovery set for July 1 launch
      Duke of Edinburgh Awards 50th Anniversary
      RadCom columnist recognised
      Station crew prepares for docked operations with Shuttle
      World-wide interest grows for Marconi Centenary Celebrations
      Use 'Ham' instead
      Antarctica's KC4AAA on air for Field Day
      Propagation de K7RA
       
 
23 June
  How to access the Kenwood D700 on ISS in cross band repeater mode
      DX news from the ARRL
      Jack Gerritsen's Sentencing Date
      Sri Lanka to register satellite phone users and regulate satellite TV
      ISS crossband performance
      Nude World Cup worm spreads via email
       
 
22 June
  New Zealand regulator MED announces new regs For Radio Amateurs
      Palakad Repeater (VU2BCM) now operational
      Western fires keeping Amateur Radio volunteers on the move
      RTÉ to seek new DAB radio licence
      Pace quickens for NASA spacecraft orbiting Mars
      Nasa announces station cargo craft arrival and news conference
      Radio Polonia now offering 192 kbps audio stream
      Learn more about 'Whistlers' this Sunday
       
 
21 June
  The Case for a Global NEO Mitigation Strategy
      BAA Annual Exhibition Meeting
      Ofcom fines Kiss FM Radio Ltd
      GB5HQ active for IARU Contest
      All roads lead to Durban
       
 
20 June
  AMSAT-UK Satellite Beginners Workshop
      Pat Hawker G3VA awarded the MBE
      Special Event Station GB0BMS - Ballymoney Mayor's Show
      TRT denies it has banned Winnie the Pooh
      Emergency communications drill 'a remarkable success'
      Expedition 13 ready for visiting spacecraft and new crewmember
       
 
19 June
  Software Defined Radio – The Future is Digital !
      ISS visible to naked eye
      Turkey’s TRT bans Winnie the Pooh’s best friend from TV screens
      SolderSmoke #26
      PanAmSat successfully launches Galaxy 16
      First ESA long-duration mission onboard the ISS given 1 July start
      Oscar-11 report
       
 
18 June
  EaglePedia is now open
      SSETI Moon Orbiter - Call for Proposals
      Upgrading from ZR to ZS? - construction project clarification
      University of Illinois provides details of ION Cubesat
      Crew prepares for Progress and Shuttle dockings
      NASA gives green light for July 1 Discovery launch
      Club features in the RSGB Yearbook
      FCC Directs Manassas BPL System to Resolve Amateurs' Interference Complaints
       
 
17 June
  Second Global Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Conference GAREC 2006 set
      Serbian external service changes its name to International Radio Serbia
      Bulgaria to host big international Amateur Radio events
      CubeSat launch delayed a month
      NASA releases ISS north and south America pass times for Field Day
      Propagation de K7RA
       
 
16 June
  Radio Amateur Joe Walsh WB6ACU plays gig at Twickenham
      Amateur Radio Mars Mission P5-A featured in the New York Times
      DX news from the ARRL
      Astronaut Jeff Williams KD5TVQ talks with British students on Space Camp
      Bush signs law boosting TV, radio indecency fines
      Youth Net passes 100 mark
       
 
15 June
  Grimeton Radio/SAQ Transmission
      Frequencies for the 13 Amateur CubeSats due for launch June 28th
      Second Annual 'Take Your Handheld to Work Day' Set for June 20
      Big Brother's amateur radio star switches on new Sussex radio station
      Ukraine soccer star is radio amateur
       
 
14 June
  Pre-launch announcement llinois Observing Nanosatellite (ION)
      Nasa releases Genesis accident report
      BBC Radio York to remember Radio 270 on Friday
      UK media regulator warns BBC about swearing DJ’s
      Changes to Amateur Radio licensing in Spain
      Chicago Cubs get first wireless bullpen phone system
      Who says moon bounce is difficult
      Ham radios boost north county disaster readiness
      Ottawa zoning proposal targets amateur radio
       
 
13 June
  AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium attracts ESA support
      Radio Caroline is back
      Hurricane Watch Net Get Ready to Greet Alberto
      Technical trial of DAB-IP in Ireland
      Amateur radio club gets 24 firemen 'on-the-air'
      Danube River Day
      Bill McArthur, KC5ACR honoured
       
 
12 June
  Amsat UK - SSETI ESEO Update
      RTM Sabah DJ's broadcast while parasailing
      Public service broadcasting conference set for Hong Kong
      School Foundation licencees
      Montenegro poised to become newest DXCC entity
      Dayton Hamvention 2006 attendance nearly even with last year's
       
 
11 June
  Crew prepares for Progress and Shuttle arrivals
      21st Amsat-UK Colloquium - second call for speakers
      2006 ARRL/TAPR Digital Communications Conference - Call for Papers
      RSGB responds to 7/7 report
      Microwave for beginners
      Youth for Amateur Radio
       
 
10 June
  Full US house okays telecoms bill with BPL study language intact
      Special Event Station GB90SOM
      ARISS Event - Euro Space Center, Transinne, Belgium
      Propagation de K7RA
      Terrestrial DMB test launched in London
       
 
09 June
  Australian 40-metre band plan ready to go
      Hong Kong radio hosts suspended over 'assault-a-celebrity' poll
      TAPR and HPSDR team is making high performance SDR products available
      Descendant of Samuel Morse - Diana Morse now KB3NNP
      DX news from the ARRL
      FCC Cites Florida Utility for Interference to Radio Amateur
       
 
08 June
  Vermont Governor signs Amateur Radio Antenna Bill
      QRP stations ONLY to access ISS crossband repeater for Field Day
      Karl Bullock, WA5TMC, appointed Delta Division Vice Director
      New Public Emergency Communications Network 'National SOS' to Conduct Statewide Connecticut Emergency Preparedness Drill on June 17th
      Thumb Amateur Radio Club Prepares for 2006 Field Day
      Radio Astronomy book offer from the RSGB
      Freeview overtakes analogue television
      Robert M. McDowell joins FCC
       
 
07 June
  Building NASA's new spacecraft: Constellation work assignments
      ARISS school contacts enhanced by internet voice communications
      Amateur Radio expedition to REM Island
      Responses to Ofcom Licence Fee Consultation Now Online
      RSGB launches new regional websites
      USSOCOM seeking air tethered balloon FM radio platform
      Sea Launch prepares to launch Galaxy 16 satellite
       
 
 06 June
  Thailand's radio amateurs to get WARC bands
      World Cup to be aired on FM Radio in Los Angeles
      South Dublin Radio Club theory classes
      The future of IRLP
      Radio Theory Examination - Ireland
      Ham radio news from India
      UK's Channel 4 television launches new radio site
       
 
 05 June
  ARISS Event - Salt Brook Elementary School, New Jersey
      ARISS Event - Scarlett Middle School, Michigan
      Devious Arhiveus ransomware kidnaps data from victims' computers
      New CEPT Entry Level Amateur Radio Licence
      Preliminary Keps for Cubesat Launch
      Impact of Galileo on 1270 MHz Windprofiler Radars
      British journalists' union calls for boycott of Yahoo! over Chinese policy
      International Museums Weekend
      Victoria Cross Special Event Station
       
 
04 June
  June double-bill for AO51
      South Africa's Youth Net 20 a huge success
      US Naval Academy satellite lab demos in June
      Communicating in Space
      Delfi-C3 CubeSat team provides update on their next satellite
      Amateur Radio Victoria launches F-Troop net
      SatPC32 version 12.5 released
      World Cup Special Event Stations
       
 
03 June
  Station crew winds-up successful spacewalk
      Radio hams help out following Indonesian earthquake
      UK commercial broadcaster PrimeTime Radio closing down
      FCC enforcement bureau to take over BPL responsibilities
      5MHz Analysis Group
      Radio New Zealand International's new DRM schedule
       
 
02 June
  Jack Gerritsen's sentencing postponed again!
      Newhaven Fort Summer Rally Sunday 18th June 2006
      DX news from the ARRL
      BHI Competition - winner announced
      BBC to broadcast World Cup games live on broadband in the UK
      Amateur Radio on ABC Radio National's Media Report
      Journey into Space
      Satellite FM Channel Spacing
       
 
01 June
  OFCOM policy statement on the transfer of Amateur Radio call signs
      Experimental Attended MF Beacon
      A gadget-happy Italy looks to satellite radio
      9th Annual QRP TAC Sprint
      XM Satellite Radio suspending some radio sales
      Royal Signals ARS - GB4ASS and GB4SNF
      Victoria Cross 150th anniversary - GB15ØVC
      AMSAT-UK Colloquium Presentation – Receiving Voyager 1

 
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