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October 2006
   
 
31 October
  Crew works on unloading and repairs
      GB2RS MT63 data transmissions
      South Africa: Hamnet Western Cape exercise
      Ham Radio remembers a great warship
      Radio leakage gets Dutch 'no' vote
      RadioShack to offer MovieBeam system
      Teenager over the moon with win
       
 
30 October
  IOTA to Santa Catalina Island, K6PV Mini DXpedition
      US commentator slams Radio & TV Marti as a waste of money
      Ireland: Jamboree On The Air
      RadCom 'Newcomers News' column draws to a close
      The Kermadec Island, ZL8R, DXpedition
      TPMS yet another LIPD
      Grant from WIA to Scout Radio Activities Group
      History This Week
       
 
29 October
  AMSAT Engineering Team Appointments
      500kHz heritage campaign kicks off
      National Association of Broadcasters calls for satellite radio probe
      South Africa: RAE results announced
      Australia: ACMA clarifies rules on use of special callsigns
      GB3LR closed down due to car locking/alarm systems
      SolderSmoke #37
       
 
28 October
  First defendant faces trial in Ham Radio couple's murder
      Belgium's UBA set to celebrate its 60th birthday
      Armad dates winter 2006
      EmCom Party on the Air
      Propagation de K7RA
      ARISS Event - Flanders Science Festival, CANCELLED
       
 
27 October
  International Space Station - Latest
      DX News from the ARRL
      St. Louis D-STAR Digital Repeaters
      New G4FON Koch Morse Code trainer released
      Five applications for Irish quasi-national religious station
      Australian radio trials electronic programme guide technology
       
 
26 October
  Amateur Radio features at 50th London Film Festival
      Ofcom Prosecution Statistics for 2005/6
      ST2NH Khartoum on Amateur Radio Satellites
      QSONET - Virtual Ionosphere For Amateur Radio
      Sponsorship of commercial television and radio channels
      Adaptive Home Logic V1.02
      ARISS Event - Flanders Science Festival
      Progress 23 on track for Thursday docking
       
 
25 October
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      United States chooses DVB-H for mobile digital TV
      1000-day birthday Thursday for Mars rover 'Spirit'
      South Africa: Summits on the Air (SOTA) activity
       
 
24 October
  From Russia with Love
      SX8F Dxpedition
      UK Amateur Radio Licences as at 30th September 2006
      Joint Canadian-American Amateur Radio Emergency Communication Event
      Ireland: AREN News
      Weak signal communications on VHF and UHF
      Callsign allocated for amateur radio on Sumbandila
      German states agree phone Internet licence fee
       
 
23 October
  Expedition 14 awaits new cargo craft
      Medium Wave Circle announces historic CD archive
      Help Amsat-DL to get P3E into orbit
      WRN assists Radio Romania International with inaugural DRM broadcast
      Help Amateur Radio in South Africa grow
      WIA's June Fox dies
      Brazil: Celebrating Flight
      Satellite DX opportunities for Africa and Asia
      History This Week
       
 
22 October
  EPC PSK63 QSO Party
      New ARRL section managers to take office
      Special NoV issued for internet/HF speech gateway
      NASA TV airs arrival of next Space Station cargo ship
      MM3ETD receives community award
      Ham Radio activates following Hawaii quake
      Torch used in Morse code rescue
       
 
 21 October
  Australian Scouts on Echolink
      Jamboree on the Air 2006
      Europe’s new MetOp weather satellite reaches polar orbit
      Propagation de K7RA
       
 
20 October
  New draft Amateur Radio IR 2028 on Ofcom website
      OSCAR-11 Heard
      ERO report on proposed use of 9.5-17.5 MHz by Euroloop
      Cuba denounces 'growing US electronic war of aggression'
      DX News from the ARRL
       
 
19 October
  More radio hams bound for International Space Station
      Expedition 14 crew tests the HDTV Space Video Gateway
      New digital Tube radio roll-out now underway
      Oct 20-21st Meteor Shower and Aurora ?
      PJ2SA Netherland Antilles on-the-air for JOTA
 
  Chelmsford Echolink MB7IDA-L available for JOTA stations
       
 
18 October
  New JOTA web site is online!
      HitSat gets Oscar number
      Cambodia XU7 on Amateur Satellites
      Youth Net number 40 coming up this week
      ERO Draft Report on 3400-3800 MHz
      Essex Repeater Group Annual General Meeting
       
 
17 October
  Shuttle Mission STS-116: A Hard Wire Job
      IARU Monitoring System seeks Over-The-Horizon Radar reports
      WRTC 2010 to be held in Russia
      Radio Prague broadcasting digitally in DRM
      BBC's Click now online
      Record number of candidates to write RAE
      Shannon Basin Radio Club Sprint Challenge
       
 
16 October
  Northern Ireland 2 Metre Interference - Update
      Bharat Scouts & Guides JOTA Station in Bengal
      The DXpedition 5A7A to Libya
      The Scouting Jamboree
      South African radio amateur wounded in robbery attempt
       
 
15 October
  FCC rule changes affect Amateur Radio space operations
      Radio Amateur in October IEEE Spectrum Magazine
      AO-51 QRP repeater to be activated for JOTA on October 21-22
      Indian scout station to be active for Jamboree On The Air
      PCSAT-1 enters negative power budget due to eclipse
      Laser TV billed as ‘death of plasma TV’
      Turkish Government blocks viewers from watching ROJ TV - Kurdish website
      History This Week
      UK JOTA stations listing now online
      AO-51 satellite available for JOTA Stations
       
 
14 October
  ARRL requests members' input on recent FCC 'omnibus' Report and Order
      Call for nominations for radio humanitarian award
      Five Star DXers unveil next DXpedition
      Australia: The BPL battle continues
      'Muslim hackers' target Vatican Radio’s website
      Propagation de K7RA
       
 
13 October
  FCC releases long-awaited 'Omnibus' Amateur Radio Report and Order
      Foyle and District Amateur Radio Club present their 1st Amateur Radio rally
      Battle of Delvillewood - ZS90DW Special Event Station
      Alderney Island EU-114 during CQWW Phone contest
      DX News from the ARRL
      Radio St Helena Day revival on Sunday 4 November
       
 
12 October
  FCC Restructures Ham Radio in the USA
      Draft Report on CEPT Entry Level Licence
      Ham operators important in emergency situations
      Scout Amateur Radio Activity from Suffolk
      HF Convention Beacon presentation available
      Centenary of the ITU Radio Regulations
      NASA revives original Mission Control for growing Space Station
       
 
11 October
  NZ broadcasters angry over new frequency plans
      Mystery hole found in space shuttle Atlantis
      AMSAT DL's P5A spacecraft to Mars
      Buying pre-loved gear online
       
 
10 October
  Crypto Kids - Operation Dit Dah
      SolderSmoke #34
      Australia: ACMA cancels Perth community radio licence
      Digital Radio Mondiale hiring staff for consumer rollout
      160-metre experiment will explore Marconi's 1901 trans-atlantic success
 
  Arqiva wins 412-414 MHz and 422-424 MHz spectrum auction
      Ofcom awards licence following spectrum auction - Ofcom's press release
      Foundation Licence courses at the Southgate ARC
       
 
09 October
  Amateur radio union planned
      2.4 GHz Digital Handhelds
      On-line call sign search a great success, say German PTT
      Future of the hard drive 'secure'
      IRTS Contests
      Amateur Radio Emergency Network News
      Hams to re-enact first cross Atlantic contact attempt
      South Eastern Amateur Radio Group
      International Space Station crew prepare for Soyuz relocation
      History This Week
       
 
08 October
  AMSAT Board of Directors approves Eagle communications payloads
      Square Kilometre Array heading for quiet RF environment in southern hemisphere
      Arianespace to WebCast October 12 launch
      AMSAT Awards
      More news from the 2006 AMSAT Space Symposium
      PCSAT-1 Continues Operation
      Post-2001 IRCs bear expiration dates
      Amateur Radio fills communication gap during weekend flooding
      New website launched to celebrate Canadian old-time radio
       
 
07 October
  Worcester Group goes back to its source!
      Propagation de K7RA
      ARISS team 'always on a roll'
      30 songs to be broadcast from lunar-probing satellite
      Cray Valley ARS celebrates 60th anniversary
       
 
06 October
  Ofcom unveils draft new UK Amateur Radio Licence
      Now Showing - The ARS Sojourner
      UK regulator to allow the use of low power transmitters for MP3 players
      DX News from the ARRL
      China reports growth in amateur radio
       
 
05 October
  ARRL plans federal court appeal of certain BPL rules
      Chelmsford Calling…
      Nokia launch Wibree short-range, wireless technology
      Mysterious radio hiss blamed on space weather
      NSA's CryptoKids - Morse Code
      South Africa's second satellite reaches major milestone
       
 
04 October
  Ham radio training programme for the Indo-Tibetan Border Police
      QRP - Polar Bear Run 6 October
      CARS Foundation Course celebrates 5 successful years
      Preparing for the worst
      Swedish DX Federation celebrates 50 years
       
 
03 October
  On the Road with PW
      Young people invited to join the SARL
      Forum presenters wanted for Hamvention 2007
      Solar flares cause GPS failures, researchers warn
 
  No Fire at PW Publishing Ltd!
       
 
02 October
  Special Event Station GB500KCS
      South Africa and Australia on shortlist for Square Kilometre Array
      Balloonists warned to keep-off ham radio bands
      NASA's new Mars camera gives dramatic view of planet
      History This Week
       
 
01 October
  AMSAT Space Symposium and Office Schedule
      PCSAT-1 Special Ops
      AMSAT Represented at NBC4 Connected Expo
      Korea: DMB users warned of malfunction

 
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