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May 2006
   
 
31 May
  Mass Amateur Radio Satellite Launch – 28th June
      Two Radio Amateurs Die During Mobile Hidden Transmitter Hunt
      VT Communications launches pioneering DRM 26MHz service in London
      Beyond the Kilogram: Redefining the international system of units
      Java Earthquake Emergency Frequencies
      Youth Net number 20 this Thursday
      VHF News from Ireland
       
 
30 May
  IMD at Sandford Mill Radio Museum
      F/ON6JUN/P  D-Day Special Event Station
      Radio New Zealand International to launch DRM service on 4 June
      10k London Run for blind fund charity
      McMichael Radio exhibition
      Board appoints Grant Committee for WIA Club Grant Scheme
      Amateur Radio Volunteers Respond Following Indonesian Earthquake
      Java Earthquake - Amateur Radio Response
       
 
 29 May
  Unlicensed US radio station says it's operating under emergency law
      Lighten Up! - Riley tells the amateur radio community
      SolderSmoke #23
      Journey into Space
      Ariane rocket orbits satellites for Mexico and Thailand
      New threat to amateur bands
      SARL Youth Net keeps gaining popularity
       
 
28 May
  Australian regulator refuses to move on Amateur Radio power levels
      Sandford Mill Radio Museum - IMD pictures available
      Bogus call warning to UK radio hams
      Hamming It Up: Space to Kids Radio
      Expedition 13 crew prepares for Spacewalk - NASA tv to cover the event
      SARL President calls for Amateur Radio promotion ideas
      TV HD, C4 HD, Five HD appear in London
       
 
27 May
  Stephen Carter to stand down as Ofcom Chief Executive
      Memorial Day message from the International Space Station
      DRM at the London Digital Radio Show 1st & 2nd June
      Round and round it goes, when it'll drop, nobody knows
       
 
26 May
  SuitSat-1 'Chicken Little' Contest
      DX news from the ARRL
      Iranian TV viewers will see the World Cup 'as live' - well, almost
      UK commercial broadcaster Apple FM closes down
      The ARRL Rocky Mountain Convention
      Farm amateur radio mast in planning ruck
      21st International Space Colloquium
       
 
25 May
  New Ofcom Consultation - Loss of Amateur Primary Status at 75.5-76GHz
      New ThruView service launched to break China's information-filtering internet firewall
      Section Manager Election Results
      NASA sets preview, broadcast of next station spacewalk
      ARISS Dayton Presentation
      Beam Indicator Project
       
 
24 May
  Special Event Stations - Football World Cup 2006
      CQ DX Hall of Fame Inducts Two New Members at Dayton
      Astronaut Jeff Williams talks from space to Italian school near Venice
      ROTATORS - Replace worn pots with solid state devices
      Next RAST meeting set for June 4
      Newstalk 106 wins quasi-national radio licence in Ireland
      Rollout of BSkyB HDTV service not going as smoothly as planned
       
 
23 May
  Public BPL Database Restrictions Removed
      Add Bluetooth connectivity to your product
      'Sell Radio 1 and 2' - BBC told
      IARU Region 1 website updated
      BBC appoints Arqiva as preferred supplier for digital transmission services
      Rewind - with Glenn Dunstan VK4DU
      SA's Hamnet director to stand down
       
 
22 May
  AREN News
      M2 Antennas to sponsor ARRL event
      South African hams to get tower exemptions
      DominEX Data Mode - contest rules made available
      Yaesu FT-2000 unvieled at Dayton
       
 
21 May
  Tonight's Intecnet to explore the unknown
      Hancock's Half Century celebrated at Gunnersbury Park Museum
      Radio station offers $10,000 reward for information on 'hijacking'
      US Senate backs ten-fold hike in indecency fines
      Amsat at Dayton
      Amsat Kid's Day on June 17
      Latest version of PREDICT software available
       
 
20 May
  Discovery arrives at the pad
      Marconi celebration time
      Could your club qualify for a Lottery grant?
      Propagation de K7RA
      The Magic of Amateur Radio is Still There, League President Says
      ARISS Event - Virgilio Primary School, Italy
      Amateur Radio news from Belgium
       
 
19 May
  DX news from the ARRL
      Radio Amateur gets Community Radio Licence
      Nasa to launch Lunar orbiter in 2008
      Ofcom rethinks ban on iPod gadget
       
 
18 May
  Special Event Station – ON11FAF
      Rob Mannion's Topical Talk
      Tower collapse kills California man
      Ofcom Report - threat to Amateur Radio 2.4 and 5 GHz Bands
      RSGB Response OFCOM Licence Fee Consultation
      ARRL EXPO 2006 Stage to Feature Wide Range of Mini-Forums
      BBC 'expert' recalls mistaken moment of fame
      US record labels sue XM Satellite Radio over portable device
      Listen to the WIA national news with EchoLink
       
 
17 May
  Night of Nights VII - Mark Your Calendars
      WRTH summer schedules file available for free download
      Derby Teslathon Saturday 27th May
      Motorola professional digital 2-way radio system
      SARL showing the way!
      Need to practice a little ARDF transmitter hunting at home?
       
 
16 May
  Another 100% Intermediate pass rate for CARS
      NASA spacecraft collides with satellite
      SolderSmoke #22
      Contract for the innovative flexible broadband satellite HYLAS
      Lothian Raynet request for new members
       
 
 15 May
  25 years’ loyal service
      Shannon Basin Radio Club Sprint Challenge
      RSGB HF Convention 2006
      Boland Amateur Radio Club's 10th birthday bash
      Australian Fox Hunting Championships
      Foundation Corner
      The 2006 Monitoring Monthly Listening Contest - Listen & Win!
       
 
14 May
  Help clean-up 40 metres
      Intecnet asks 'Are we alone?'
      German experimental stations on 440 kHz
      RSGB AGM report
      5MHz & 500kHz annoucement
      New WIA BPL Interference Advisory Service
      Live video from Wednesday! Streaming video and audio from Hamvention 2006
       
 
13 May
  Amateur Radio Newsline 'making the news'
      Jambo Scoutfest 2006
      Propagation de K7RA
      International Space Station astronaut calls home
       
 
12 May
  DX news from the ARRL
      Thailand launches radio show for dogs
      SARL Radio Technology in Action
      Be wary of look-alike antennas
      Henry Engineering launches USB Matchbox
      Company sues FCC in 'frequency jammer' battle
       
 
11 May
  Ariss antenna cables on Columbus
      RadioScape introduces new multi-band single-chip RF front end
      New ISS crew conducts maintenance and unpacks supplies
      3YØX Souvenir QSL Cards
      Mid Ulster Amateur Radio Club Rally
      New Consultation - Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Directive
      Long Range Solar Forecast
      Free Public Emergency Network - to be ready by Hurricane Season
       
 
10 May
  NASA to work with India on Moon mission
      Another successful Canadian school contact
      BAA Radio Astronomy Group: Circular Volume 1 Number 3 published
      Passport, Expanded League Presence Back This Year at Dayton Hamvention
      Iran to launch fresh crackdown on satellite dishes
      Radio pips moving after 79 years
      RSGB assists IARU Region 3 safeguard 24GHz
      Scottish-Russian ARS DXpedition to Holy Island
      Amateur radio comms support in SA needs registration
       
 
09 May
  German Amateur Radio Changes
      On the Road with PW
      View re-creation of Huygens probe landing on Titan
      South Dublin Radio Club
      Pierced Ears?
      Trans-Tasman Contests
      SARL to be actively involved in PLC interference testing
      Peak performance during SOTA event
       
 
08 May
  Duke of Edinburgh Awards 50th Anniversary
      ARDF at Castlemorton and Malvern Hills
      Special Event Station EC7CC
      CQIR: Ireland Calling announcement
      OSCAR-11 REPORT 07 May 2006
      Prasar Bharati plans 24-hr Malayalam radio channel
      Three radio hams make-up 14th International Space Station crew
      Aussies get to use AX prefix for World Telecommunications Day
       
 
07 May
  All glitter, no substance NationalSOS.com plan is dangerous
 
  Sending an S.O.S at Pearson International Airport
      Cadet talks to uncle in space
      Amateur Radio Foundation Net a huge success
      British DX Club issues new edition of Broadcasts in English
      SuitSat still making the news
      ZS3 and ZS4 40-metre Sprint
       
 
06 May
  International Space Station module to arrive in Florida this month
      New Manassas BPL complaint arrives at FCC
      NASA names Doi to shuttle crew to launch Japanese module
      Propagation de K7RA
      Stevenage celebrates golden years
       
 
05 May
  Foundation holders to get 10 metres from 1st October
      DX news from the ARRL
      A Force for the Future: Education and Technology Program Needs Your Help
      Receiver Shopping List now available via Medium Wave Circle
      Pens in space
      Crew works on experiments, station completes reboost
       
 
04 May
  Florida AMSAT Net on Echolink
      FCC WRC-03 amateur radio rule changes now in effect
      Ceremony for the completion of the Columbus laboratory
      IRTS Course Guide Launched
      DAB digital radio sales in UK top three million
      GPSL in Kansas this August
       
 
03 May
  Another two ham radio operators named in Nasa's Expedition 14 International Space Station Crew
      ARISS antennas on Columbus
      The eta Aquarid Meteor Shower Saturday 6th May
      Czech Republic: TV bids a long goodbye to analogue broadcasting
      SchmartBoard to unveil first hand solderable BGA prototype board
      Looking to work all states from Jamaica
      First details of Western Cape RTA announced
      DXCC card checking at Dayton Hamvention
       
 
02 May
  4 Metre News - AKD 4001 To resume production
      Ham operators among Katrina's unsung heroes
      New Zealand Government helps Kiwi FM stay on the airwaves
      NASA and AOL team up to give kids a virtual ride into space
      ZASAT module delivered
      Hop-A-Long Capacity
      World Radiosport Team Championship 2006
      Public Relations Project from IARU region 2
       
 
01 May
  Euroloop HF Spread-Spectrum Proposals
      2006 AMSAT North America Space Symposium
      IRTS AGM
      Special Event News from the RSGB
      New Gaelic digital service gets go ahead
      AO-51 Ops committee call for volunteers
      RSGB Bylaws notice
      Crew unpacks new Progress and prepares for a station re-boost
      Californian high school embraces ham radio e-comms
       

 
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