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March 2006
   
 
31 March
  DX news from the ARRL
      LF Trans-Pacific tests between New Zealand and Canada to take place next week
      BBC News has broadcast live news reports via broadband for the first time
      Arizona BPL Field Trial Ends
      Continuation of regulation of mobile call termination charges
      Jack Gerritsen Sentencing
      Propagation de K7RA
       
 
30 March
  New station crew launches from Baikonur
      ARISS Event - Briar Hill, Australia, Friday, March 31
      Special Event Station GB4HMD
      Amateur Radio Satellite News archive 1985 to 2004
      Listeners to Indian pirate radio offer money to keep it on air
      OSCAR-11 report
      HAMNET 40-metre contest
       
 
29 March
  NASA TV covers Soyuz launch and landing of Space Station crews
 
  NASA shares solar eclipse with the world
 
  Expedition 13: Back to a three-person crew
      Another UK ARDF milestone
      New Echolink node M0SIX-L on 144.825 opens in Chelmsford
      Solar eclipse
      Solar eclipse viewing available via NASA TV, podcasts, webcasts
      Successful amateur radio event in the Octopus School, Holland
      Bradley Bourbonnais Community High School ARISS contact archieved video
      Exterior Lighting, Statutory Nuisance and Light Pollution Conference
       
 
28 March
  It’s back for the 4th year! Streaming video and audio from Hamvention 2006
      Mission managers approve Expedition 13 for March 29 launch
      Section Managers Elected
      ISS Expedition 12 list of confirmed DXCC
      NASA reinstates the Dawn mission
      Vanity call sign fee poised to drop slightly later this year
      Partial relaxation of the 70cm repeater embargo
      Views of European administrations on licence exemption
       
 
27 March
  ARISS Event - Bradley-Bourbonnais, Illinois
      The satellite sub-band
      Dti Consultation
      PCSats
      SABC replacing white radio presenters to comply with licence
      Second annual Digital Radio Show in London on 1-2 June
      Peterborough Foundation Course - April 22/23
      Maidstone ARS requests help in installing charity's radio equipment
      Closure of the UK Ionosondes at Chilton and Port Stanley
       
 
26 March
  Bill McArthur on a roll with back-to-back school contacts
      Egbert Begemann, ZS6AZG - Silent Key
      New frequency for Amateur Radio Mirror International
      Raynet Cup winner announced
      GB2RS news Blackpool survey results
      FCC adopts plan to establish Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau
      Foundation Corner - Band Plans
      Cellphone blocking paint
       
 
25 March
  NASA's new Mars Orbiter returns test images
      SolderSmoke #18: AB amps, Solar Max, HW8, Dipoles
      European Robotics under the spotlight
      Propagation de K7RA
      Safety fears over ISS handrails
      Legendary engineer to be remembered
      NT Active Amateur Radio Group
      Hungary gets new 50 MHz and 7 MHz allocations
 
   
 
 24 March
  Suffolk Cub Scout 6er's Day Sat 25th March 'On Air with GB2SRS'
      Solar eclipse viewing available via NASA TV, podcasts, webcasts
      DX news from the ARRL
      Expedition 13's ham radio duo prepare for their March 29 launch
      Australian AM radio network goes into administration
      League Views BPL Manufacturer's Interference Abatement Efforts with Interest
      Chaiyong, HS1QVD, elected new president of RAST
       
 
 23 March
  2006 Budget - Spectrum Use
      NASA's Space Technology 5 satellites soar into space
      Message from Bill McArthur
      On the Road with PW
      Those four elusive states
      13 Things You Can Do To Hurt A Radio Club
       
 
 22 March
  Astronaut Bill McArthur uses Amateur Radio to talk to Italian school
      Request from Bill
      Ofcom proposal to deregulate BT retail phone cost controls
      Luxembourg radio amateurs get 4 metres
      NASA announces ST5 spacecraft launch set for Wednesday
      Dutch Public Broadcasting to start P2P trial
      MULTIPSK
      FCC Directs Manassas BPL System to Act Following Ham's Interference Complaint
      Foundation licencees perform well on rally comms
      KB2GSD honoured by NASA with moon rock
       
 
21 March
  ARISS Events - Rutigliano, Italy and Calgary, Alberta, Canada Tuesday
      BBC's local radio station in Manchester to revert to original name
      ISS crew moves Soyuz spacecraft
      Ireland - AREN Training
      Ham radio before FCC on Katrina e-comms
      M0BTZ awarded IEE prize
      SARL to work closer with STANSA TC74
      Tait Electronics 'going for gold'
      Special Event Station SPØTPAX
       
 
20 March
  ISS school contact over Europe on Tuesday
      Special Event Station for 'Bounty' 150th anniversary
      3rd Annual CubeSat Workshop
      UK radio stations could be forced to quit streaming
      Archival quality gold CDs and DVDs to the resue
      DAYTON IS, QUIET SIMPLY, UNFORGETTABLE
      Astronaut Training Status
      Satellites and Spaghetti
      Astronaut and wife work together to educate children about living in space
      Foundation Corner - Special Event Stations
      Radios OFF for Soyuz relocate
       
 
19 March
  Crew readies Soyuz for relocation to Zvezda
      Information for Radio Amateurs and Candidates studying for Amateur Radio Examination
      SA-AMSAT starts building prototype for ZASAT
      600 metre frieze of planet Earth around UNESCO
      RSGB Commonwealth Contest Last Weekend
      SARL HF Field Day results
      Radio Waddenzee says work on radio ship progressing
      Norfolk club spaces out students
      A Holiday with a built in Hamfest!
       
 
18 March
  Bracewell Observatory rescue effort update
      Solar cycle forecast breakthrough
      RAOTA social evening
      Mid-west tornadoes
      Radio Liberty towers to be blown-up next week
      Ham Radio included in New Mexico E-comms funding
      ARISS contact with Cleveland Heights High School successful
      Propagation de K7RA
       
 
17 March
  Station crew prepare for Expedition 13 arrival
      DX news from the ARRL
      Upcoming ISS school contacts
      EA QRP Contest
      Nasa honours Apollo moon walker Buzz Aldrin
      QSL Management Services
      Greek Amateurs to be given 4 metre band (70 MHz) allocation
      G4RGA's Rally Updates
       
 
16 March
  Space Technology Education Conference 2006
      South Dublin Radio Club Special Event Station
      NASA announces new window for next Space Shuttle mission
      ST5 launch to be rescheduled
      ISS still needs Pacific contacts
      'Hello' Campaign Provides Rallying Point to Promote Amateur Radio
      International Marconi Day
      FCC offers California ham a 'give-up licence' deal
      The Wombat Award
       
 
15 March
  ARISS Event - Bowie High School, Bowie, Maryland
      ARISS Event - Cleveland Heights High School, Ohio
      Catching Some Waves For The Troops
      RAC forms advisory committee on a new Entry Level Certificate
      Ofcom's Universal Service review
      Space station crew taking short trip to move Soyuz
      Australian broadcasting chief says digital radio is dead
      PU2WVF QSO with NA1SS on VIDEO!
       
 
14 March
  Amateur Radio Military Appreciation Day
      FCC Directs Manassas BPL System to Act Following Ham's Interference Complaint
      British Rail's fusion flying saucer that never arrived
      Floating Buoy via Satellite Experiment
      SA AMSAT gets sponsorship from the Department of Science and Technology
      Foundation Corner
      Report shows high level BPL interference in Austria
       
 
13 March
  DTI Consultation on Fixed Penalty, On the Spot Fines for Radio Amateurs
      New-look website for Irish Radio Transmitters Society (IRTS)
      AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium 2006 - Call for Papers
      Pay tribute to the military
      SR4TEN Beacon
      Hot Bird 7A finally launched from French Guiana
      Australian Foundation licences surge ahead
      Australia's BPL battle continues
      U.S. Coast Guard in hunt for pirate SOS station
       
 
12 March
  AMSAT announces Director of Education
      23cms Digital ATV - GB3BH Club Meeting
      1967 Radio Caroline colour pictures taken by radio engineer G3VFU
      RSGB AGM change of venue
      SA AMSAT asks for help for Amateur Radio payload on ZASAT
      ISS looking for voice South Pacific Sunday March 12
      Brazilian prostitutes get own radio station
      San Bernardino Microwave Society '2GHz and Up' Contest for 2006
      Radio Amateur in Hijack Drama
      RTVE to scrap 4500 jobs: El Mundo
      Expedition 13 crew make preparations
      Keeping track of telephone costs and activity
      Belgian Foreign Minister wants EU to launch radio and TV to Iran
       
 
11 March
  Robotic NASA craft begins orbiting Mars for most-detailed exam
      OSCAR Designations Awarded to Cute Satellites
      Propagation de K7RA
      GB4FUN website receives makeover
      Research into health effects of RF
      Dayton Hamvention 2006 Award Winners
      Turn your iPod into a colour bar and tone generator
      AX3 MCG/GAMES - where and when
       
 
10 March
  Cute-1.7 Satellite - Reset and Recovery Successfull!
      DX news from the ARRL
      NASA's Cassini discovers potential liquid water on Enceladus
      ISS DXCC list now at 128
      William McArthur talks with German school
      Isle of Man Raynet
      New ARRL Amateur Radio Promotional Video
      Spain - Special Event station ED3MCF - Centenary of the Choral Flower
      New Rally - Foyle and District Amateur Radio Club
       
 
 09 March
  Cute-1.7 Satellite - Urgent Request for Telemetry
      Fast-talking NASA spacecraft starts final approach to Mars
      New '101' non-emergency number for UK
      Radio Hams in Delhi meet for eyeball QSO
      Experience Living History! Churchill's Secret Bunker
      'Radio Waves' is now available
      Arabsat satellite can still reach orbit: Russian official
      PCSAT-1, PCSAT2 joint operations
      Eutelsat Hot Bird™ 7A launch re-scheduled for tonight
       
 
08 March
  IARU announces Second Global Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Conference
      Discovery Channel ISS Documentary
      G5 QSL cards
      Ofcom targets competitive Next Generation Networks
      IARU Amateur Radio Direction Finding World Championships
      McArthur's DXCC count hits 127
      Digital TV switch 'right for Britain' - Tony Blair
      Radio New Zealand International publishes new schedule
      Ireland - AREN Training
      Northern Ireland Yahoo Group
       
 
07 March
  Young Radio Amateur raises money for the RNLI
      ARISS Event - Lippstadt, Germany
      AE WiFi Radio Update 6th March 2006
      NASA aids in resolving long-standing Solar Cycle mystery
      Solar Minimum has Arrived
      Updates from the Peter I DXpedition team!
      A 40m Vertical
       
 
06 March
  Next Amsat Journal
      Tiny Florida firm to test first Cognitive Radio
      Cork Radio Club Rally
      Eutelsat Hot Bird™ 7A launch rescheduled for 9 March
      FCC Hurricane Impact Panel to meet
      SolderSmoke!
      Introduction to microwaves
      SARL membership just 12 short of target
      Winston Churchill Fellowship report released
       
 
05 March
  New station plan sees assembly complete in 16 Shuttle flights
      SARL and ICASA 'hammering-out' new proposals
      International Museums Weekend
      Commonwealth Games Special Event Stations
      Foundation Corner - Contests
      Techkriti 2006 IIT Kanpur
      New Niger IRLP Node
      NZART action on Waikato District Plan
      Report on the Winter Transmission from SAQ on VLF
      Weather Satellites by Andy Tyler G1GKN
       
 
04 March
  Hurricane hams praised
      GB2RS transmission update
      International Space Station Status Report
      ISS Space Station NA1SS in QSO with Vietnam!
      NASA announces Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter coverage
      Updates from the Peter I DXpedition team!
      Propagation de K7RA
       
 
03 March
  Updates from the Peter I DXpedition team!
      Joint statement by International Space Station Heads of Agency
      Yeovil FunRun Contest
      Ofcom publishes Media Literacy audit
      DX news from the ARRL
      Acoustic Energy Wi-Fi Internet Radio – my view
      Digital signals spark static from AM radio
      Morse code fans sending out an SOS
       
 
02 March
  Monaco 3A - Active on Amateur Radio Satellites Saturday 4th March
      ARISS Event - Hallyburton Elementary, NC
      Updates from the Peter I DXpedition team!
      Commonwealth Games Special Event Stations and AX Prefix
      GB3GH replacement
      CBS Radio sues Howard Stern for breach of contract
      Australian digital radio rollout underway
      Revised ITU recommendation on use of Amateur Radio in disasters in effect
      New rules to protect consumers from silent calls
      Hitch as Russian rocket launches Arab telecoms satellite
      SARL VHF/UHF Contest
       
 
01 March
  Updates from the Peter I DXpedition team!
      Jack Gerritsen sentencing
      NASA's fuel tank for next Shuttle launch arrives at Kennedy
      Hello Sailor!
      Early-bird bookings for AMSATCON 2006 running out
      Johnnie Walker takes on new challenges at BBC Radio 2
      Ready-to-go Amateur Radio Emergency Kits
      Monaco gets 70 MHz allocation

 
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