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April 2007
   
 
30 April
  First QSOs made by Scarborough Reef team
      FSDXA St. Brandon DXpedition
      Eurovision Song Contest Special Event Station
      Booklet about Howth Martello Tower
      EUCW Fraternizing CW QSO Party
      History This Week
       
 
29 April
  GB400AA celebrating the founding of Jamestown
      New edition of Broadcasts in English now available
      Ham Radio 2007
      New Yahoo Radio Group - The Bridge UK/USA
      AMSAT to celebrate Space Day 2007 at the National Air and Space Museum
      NASA Science Statement on Stephen Hawking's Zero Gravity Flight
      ZS3 / ZS4 40-metre sprint
      Centre Victoria RadioFest a 'big hit'
      The Weekend DX Story
       
 
28 April
  International Marconi Day 2007 - IY0IGM
      New 70 MHz SV1FOUR Beacon in Greece
      The interlopers are back
      NASA to rotate station astronauts on next Shuttle mission 
      Propagation de K7RA
       
 
27 April
  Next Solar Storm Cycle Will Start Late
      DX News from the ARRL
      Scarborough Reef team hit rough seas
      Amateur Radio Satgate system closes
       
 
26 April
  Queen Elizabeth II to visit NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
      High school in Floeha, Germany scheduled for space talk
      The Sunday Times claims low-energy light bulbs can block shortwave reception
      Sun 3-D pictures help warn of solar flares
      Marine Corps recruiting Radio Hams
      Sunspot 930 - The Movie
      SU8DRM at ITU Conference on Disaster Relief and Management
       
 
25 April
  ISS Amateur Radio Operations
      SSETI-ESEO Launch Date
      Ham operator from Pupukea shoots the moon
      Letchworth and Baldock Scouts On The Air 4-7 May
      FCC to reduce amateur radio vanity call sign fee
      Scarborough Reef DXpedition team set-sail
       
 
24 April
  Amateur Radio Satellite FO-29 telemetry data wanted
      ARRL aiding effort to mitigate repeater interference to military radars
      Danger on the airwaves: Is the Wi-Fi revolution a health time bomb?
      Sunita Williams talks with Italian school in Varese
      AMSAT offerings at Dayton
      ARISS event - Christian Life Elementary School, Rockford, Illinois, USA
      Listening to AM/FM radio in US stays strong despite growing use of digital audio platforms
      Galway Radio Experimenters Group active for International Marconi Day
      SolderSmoke #55
       
 
23 April
  Editorial changes at RadCom
      CARS celebrates Marconi's birthday
      ARBONET-2 High Altitude Balloon Flight
      2007 AMSAT-NA Space Symposium Announcement
      3D2, FIJI
       
 
22 April
  IARU Emergency Comms presentation available
      The DXpedition to Swains Island, N8S 
      Patriotic Ride Across America 
      American Red Cross refuses to negotiate on background checks for radio hams 
      Large turnout at Kempton Rally 
      Workshop for newcomers to microwaves 
      European MF experiments 
      The Weekend DX Story 
      History This Week
       
 
21 April
  Expedition 14 back on Earth
      Propagation de K7RA
      ARISS event - Kingston Elementary School, Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
      ARISS event - Scuola Europea Varese, Varese, Italy
      ElSeeMore
       
 
20 April
  Four ARISS school contacts planned with European schools in two weeks
      Ofcom research into illegal broadcasting in the UK
      DX News from the ARRL
      Former TV Martí executive sentenced to 27 months for kickbacks
      Radio Ham saves sailors.. from 200km away
      EI0MAR active for International Marconi Day
       
 
19 April
  Memorial Guglielmo Marconi
      Ofcom consults on future of radio regulation and licensing
      SA Amateur Radio Development Trust awards 3 bursaries
      Australian Ham Radio net helps tsunami victims
      Ham radio space trio's landing moved to Saturday
      Lough Erne Amateur Radio Club Rally
      VQ9, Chagos Islands
       
 
18 April
  BBC TV report on ISS Amateur Radio contact
      Flying with a Meteorite
      Race from space coincides with race on earth
      20 metres with PSK31
      Submarines On The Air
      Engineers claim new world record of 324 GHz
      NASA updates Shuttle target launch dates
      Amateur Radio Cubesat Launch Successful
       
 
17 April
  ARISS Event - Cedar Point Elementary, Bristow, Virginia
      CQ Magazine announces winners of 2006 DX Marathon
      Isle of Man TT Races - special event
      Swains Island update
      Brotherhood of the Rooster
      International Marconi Day - Australia
      Second EmCom Party on the Air
      Fantastic opportunity to learn more about Chelmsford's past
       
 
16 April
  Ham It Up For The Troops
      Prototype for Long Wavelength Array sees first light
      Amateur Radio CubeSat Launch 17th April - Update
      Glenden State School ARISS Link-up
      History This Week
       
 
15 April
  AO-51 Software Upgrade
      Call from island to outer space
      RAFT and ANDE Update
      Anniversary of IARU and World Amateur Radio Day
      Iran hostages used Morse code in solitary
      SARL's RTA heads for Durban
      Satellite news in brief
       
 
14 April
  Report reveals likely causes of Mars spacecraft loss
      President's Volunteer Service Award presented to Californian ham
      RSGB issues guidance for CW on 5MHz 
      RSGB appoints new Radio Communications Voluntary Services National Coordinator 
      International Marconi Day - 28 April 
      ARDF seminar 21 April 
      The Weekend DX Story
      Propagation de K7RA
       
 
13 April
  DX News from the ARRL
      ARISS Event - Redmond High School, Redmond, WA
      Ofcom publishes Licence-Exemption Framework Review
      Egyptian Special Event Station
      Titanic - Special Event Stations
      NASA extends contract With Russia's Federal Space Agency
       
 
12 April
  Crews observe space anniversaries
 
  World Amateur Radio Day April 18
      Space tourist Charles NA1SS audio recording
      Deal to save Alexandra Palace approved
      ARISS event - Fairborn, OH , USA, Thursday, 12 April
      BBC Radio 4 repeats programme on Radio Jamming
      Radio/Electronic Table Top Sale
      RSGB Joint Response to EU Commission Galileo Green Paper
      RSGB March Board Minutes Available
      Charles Simonyi QSOs
       
 
11 April
  Web Archive Preserves Amateur Radio Websites
      Amateur Radio CubeSat launch on 17th April
      Station crews begin handover
      ARISS event - Puskás Tivadar Távközlési Technikum, Budapest, Hungary
      Young Ham of the Year - Nominations Now Open
      BPL video now available on YouTube
      NASA targets June launch for space shuttle Atlantis
       
 
10 April
  Ham radio 'space tourist' arrives at orbiting outpost
      Ham Radio promoted on Charles Simonyi website
      Hamsat (VO-52) 2nd birthday - 5th May
      Using JT65A on HF
       
 
09 April
  Can you detect MARScom?
      Life Could Be a DReaM
      Iran is partly funding new Zimbabwe radio station
      AMSAT Activities at Dayton
      ARISS Event - Salt Creek Primary School, Australia
      Astronaut Training Status
      Zimbabwe’s News24 to launch by 18 April
      History This Week
       
 
08 April
  Ham radio 'space tourist' Charles Simonyi KE7KDP launches from Baikonur
      AMSAT Eagle Satellite Team commences UHF receiver build
      ERO 3400 - 3800 MHz decision available online 
      Satellite News in Brief 
      The Weekend DX Story
       
 
07 April
  Second BPL Virtual Tour released
      New digital communications email reflector set up
      Urunga Radio Convention Easter 2007
      Ham radio saves mountain pair
      Space station's 'top radio ham' to make guest appearance at Hamvention
      NASA television coverage for Space Station crew exchange
      Propagation de K7RA
       
 
06 April
  ISS Amateur Radio Status
      GlobalQsl
      DXing on 60 meters has a downside, ARRL advises
      DX News from the ARRL
       
 
05 April
  International Marconi Day
      Launch of radio ham Charles Simonyi KE7KDP live on ESA TV
      UK Amateur Radio Licences as at 31st March 2007
      Macclesfield & District Radio Society celebrate 50th birthday
      Buildathon - FDIM 2007
      Screening of amateur radio film 'Tune In'
       
 
04 April
  Amateur Satellite Beginners article
      Amateur Radio skills used to assist in search and rescue operation
      Visit by RSGB President 
      Worcester Radio Amateurs Association Auction Sale 
      Ofcom WRC-07 IMT Consultation Responses Available 
      QRP-ARCI Spring QSO Party 
      It's all gone quiet on 855! 
       
 
03 April
  Expedition 14 readying the station for guests
      ARISS event - Glenden State School, Glenden, Queensland, Australia
      Last chance to hear OSCAR-11 for a while
      Lesotho DXpedition
      Highfields ARC on the move
      History This Week
       
 
02 April
  Consultation on 2 GHz Mobile Satellite Services
      Saskatchewan & Alberta Section Manager Elections
      How BBC man scooped invasion news
      Echolink Introduction available on the web
      Chelmsford Intermediate Amateur Radio Course
      Amateur Radio Digital Voice - DRMDV 1.43 released
      Competition winners announced
       
 
01 April
  Radio Amateurs can do much to stimulate the ionosphere
      WAP meets Ham - from Dick, ZS6RO
      The radio amateur who became a space scientist
      NZART Conference 2007 – Palmerston North
      Too many callsign changes
      F-Troop Net

 
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