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October 2007
   
 
31 October
  ALE400 – Narrow band ALE mode now available
      Northrop Grumman announces opening of new advanced antenna testing facility
      Idler's Lounge Amateur Radio Forum
      BBC calls for more shortwave broadcast spectrum
      Data-Over-Mains - HomePlug might use 2-50 MHz
      Sovereign Military Order of Malta
      Teams evaluate solar array damage
      Riley changes his mind - Hollingsworth to stay put at FCC
       
 
30 October
  Double Italian school contact successful 
      Ofcom BSkyB consultation generates huge response 
      Bedworth Lions Club - GB4BLC
      Foyle and District ARC Annual Radio Rally
      International ATV 
      WRC 07 underway in Geneva 
      Radio chiefs call for their digital switchover 
      Video of 75 GHz Amateur Radio contact 
      30-meter QRP weekend Nov 10th & 11th 
      Exploding comet update 
       
 
29 October
  Industry covets Amateur Radio THz allocations
      The weekend that changed Amateur Radio
      First German D-STAR Repeater in Schleswig-Holstein
      QSL Bureau - New Sub-manager for M1EAA - M1EZZ
      First French D-STAR repeater operational
      NASA briefings to preview STS-122 Columbus mission
      Radio relics preserved, then tainted
      New Radio Prague feature unearths Czech Radio gems
      FCC to CFMC - No, you can't be a VEC!
      History This Week
       
 
28 October
  Amateur Radio Satellite Delfi-C3 launch window announced
 
  Crews enter Harmony, Prepare for second spacewalk
      San Diego's radio hams activated for Californian wildfires
      SARL issues morse code beacon challenge
      IOTA news from OPDX 
      Second Annual ARRL On-Line Auction
      SARL's ARDF project taking shape 
      Top radio ham 'going ashore'
      Ham Radio success story for Canterbury College 
      ZONEPROP for the CQ World Wide Contest 
       
 
27 October
  Amateur Radio in Space: STS-120 astronauts add Harmony to space station during spacewalk
      CS1RLA/B new beacon in 6m band in Portugal
      Ham Radio Expo and Fair - Lisbon, Portugal - November 4
      100 years of Royal Naval Radio
      GB2RS MT63 mode terminates
      The World Radiocommunication Conference is underway
      Propagation de K7RA
      The Weekend DX Story - Packet Clusters
       
 
26 October
  Riley Hollingsworth, K4ZDH, Special Counsel, retires
      Changes to channels on Freeview
      Broadband-over-power-lines (BPL) battle goes to court
      DX News from the ARRL
      BAA Radio Astronomy Group update
      Tiny 2.4 GHz wireless ECG machine can monitor heart in real conditions
      SEANET Convention
       
 
25 October
  Discovery at Space Station, Joint Operations Begin
 
  Two ARISS school contacts planned for Italian astronaut Paolo Nespoli
 
  Italian school contact successful
      New Section Manager appointed in western Pennsylvania
      China begins laying new trans-Pacific fibre optic cable to US
      Antarctic Cruise / DXpedition
      Royal Omani Amateur Radio Society gets technical boost
       
 
24 October
  Amateur Radio featured in ITU news magazine
      Global co-operation on amateur radio emergency communications
      IOTA news from the Deutscher Amateur Radio Club
      Second birthday of Australian Amateur Radio Foundation Licence
      New experimental 10-metre band EchoIRLP node
      OSCAR-11 Report 22 October 2007
      Possible Litigation
      Amateur Radio's 'Waffle Award' is back!
      Ham Radio University 2008!
      ITU Radiocommunication Assembly approves new developments for its 3G standards
      Deutscher Amateur Radio Club - Annual General Meeting - November 2-4
       
 
23 October
  Discovery reaches orbit
 
  Discovery ready but weather remains a concern
      How to build your own Sputnik
      AMSAT-NA Space Symposium begins this week
      EchoLink to be activated during the AMSAT Symposium
      AO-51 software crash - reload/reboot in progress
      EBU: Future of Digital TV could depend on ITU decisions
      SARL - HMO beacon project launches today
      Draft interim PLT standards to go to ICASA board
      It's finally happened on 6 metres
      JOTA Weekend Reports Online
      Videos of ISS Columbus Amateur Radio Antennas
       
 
22 October
  New UK D-STAR Repeater GB7PI
      Australian Foundation licensees cannot use digital voice modes
      Space station crew back on Earth
      Cuban exile group starts weekly programme in English
      RSGB Board Minutes for September now available
      IOTA news from OPDX
      Zimbabwe’s Transmedia boss tells MP’s 'there’s nothing wrong with Studio 7'
      ARISS contact planned with Italian school on Tuesday
      History This Week
       
 
21 October
  Listening to the Shuttle STS-120 launch
      Expedition 15 set to return home
      Daniel Lamoureux, VE2KA, appointed IAUR Region 2 Director 
      I.C.P.O. - Islands, Castles & Portable Operations 
      The Middle Atlantic F.M. and Repeater Council meeting 
      Ham radio operators see popularity spike 
       
 
20 October
  Data-Over-Mains - Powerline home net camps mount urgent bid for unity 
      ARISS antennas installed on Columbus 
      New D-STAR ARES video 
      Propagation de K7RA 
      HF Convention a resounding success 
      GM6MEN-L gateway operational 
      BBC Trust approves bbc.com proposal 
      The Weekend DX Story - New Theory on Propagation
       
 
19 October
  DX News from the ARRL
      Ofcom: no comeback for TV on analogue spectrum
      'World's smallest radio' unveiled
      ARRL 2007 Frequency Measuring Test Set
      Enabling mobile phone use on aircraft
      VK/ZL 30 meter Digital Weekend Event
      Treasure Cay DXpedition
       
 
18 October
  China to launch Amateur Radio satellite
      ARBONET-2 high altitude balloon flight set for an October 20th launch
      Special Indian postal cover and postmark for 50th JOTA
      JOTA-JOTI Headquarters in VK6
      New website for IARU Region 2
      Radio Mi Amigo to broadcast every two weeks on 1386 kHz
      JOTA 50 Weekend from Netherlands Antilles
      HB50S to be active during JOTA 20/21st Oct
      Chelmsford Echolink MB7IDA-L available for 50th JOTA
      Arianespace Service for the 'Auxiliary Payloads'
       
 
17 October
  WARC bands now authorised in Thailand
      IOTA news from the Deutscher Amateur Radio Club
      US radio amateur fined by FCC for malicious interference to VE7RPT Repeater
      KiwiDxList celebrates its first birthday
      NASA holds teleconference about World Communications event
      NASA gives 'Go' for space shuttle launch on Oct. 23
      Tony's 10-metre band report
       
 
16 October
  GB75PW on-the-air from bonny Scotland
      UK JOTA station list now online
      The 2007 Orionid Meteor Shower
      Thailand (HS) has new ham radio bands
      ARISS event - Malaysian Group of Schools #4, National Planetarium, Malaysia 
       
 
15 October
  AO-51 temporarily off the air 
      AmateurLogic.tv Episode 16 - MFJ Enterprises interview 
      IOTA news from OPDX
      Certificates for AO-51 Sputnik 50th Anniversary Special Event 
      Japan sees surge in new radio hams 
      GO-32 mobile APRS access success 
      CQIR 
      History This Week
       
 
14 October
  First woman station commander arrives for historic spaceflight
      ARMAD update
      Digital radio coming to mobile phones in Australia
      Radiocommunication Assembly to convene 15-19 October in Geneva
      Foyle and District ARC Annual Radio Rally 
      SolderSmoke #66
      WRC: Broadcasters vs US Navy 
      FCC dismisses 26 MHz DRM Family Radio application 
      Can you host a SARL / HMO beacon? 
       
 
13 October
  GB2RS drops MT63
      JOTA golden jubilee
      Propagation de K7RA
      Frequency auction threat in Finland
      Ham radio trio arrive at space station
      Ham Radio and Scouting - JOTA 2007
      VA5/VE5 new incoming QSL Manager
      HAM radio contact possible
      The Weekend DX Story - Missed It!
       
 
12 October
  ISS amateur radio system scheduled for shutdown prior to Soyuz docking
      Joint RSGB response to Ofcom Public Sector Spectrum Framework Review
      Secretary General of ITU now licensed Radio Amateur
      DX News from the ARRL
      DXCC 'Applications Received' web link
      Ducie Island DXpedition
      Central Coast Amateur Radio Field Day
       
 
11 October
  Doncaster South Yorks - shuttle crew in town Nov 15th 2007
      October/December 2007 West Coast Qualifying Run Schedule Change
      Digital Repeaters - Colorado Spectrum Report
      Expedition 16 in orbit and heading to space station
      Jörg Jährig, DJ3HW, appointed as new IARU Liaison officer
      Expedition 15 sets new school contact record
      UN ships may be disrupting Israeli satellite TV
      26th INTERRADIO on October 27 in Hannover
      Wedding anniversary on-the-air
       
 
10 October
  3Z50SPU celebrating the 50th anniversary of SPUTNIK-1
      Full electronic books - free to download
      Expedition 16 ready for launch
      BBCWS receives £70m funding increase over next three years
      IOTA news from the Deutscher Amateur Radio Club 
      An important Amateur Radio anniversary 
      Waterford Rally 
      Talk on TETRA digital radio 
      Amateur Radio Direction Finding - SARL recommends the 80m approach for now 
       
 
09 October
  SU50JOTA Special Event Station
      ARRL explains reasoning for disqualifying Southwestern Division Director candidate
      Cigarettes to get RFID tags
      ARISS - Malaysian Group of Schools #5, National Planetarium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
      Two new DigiModes - JT2 & JT4
      The Power Of The Shoe
      NUE-PSK presented at the 2007 ARRL/TAPR DCC
      Sky move 'to trigger trade in channel slots'
      Wythall Amateur Radio Club 'down on the farm'
       
 
08 October
  2007 AMSAT Space Symposium features and events announced
      ARRL exec upholds WU6D disqualification
      IOTA news from OPDX
      4U50SPACE on-air this week
      2008 SARL National Convention - a feast of Amateur Radio
      The Life of Sir Ambrose Fleming
      City of Belfast Radio Amateurs Society
      History This Week
       
 
07 October
  Scouting and Guiding in NZ - Canterbury Jamboree or 'CJAM' 
      ARISS school contact with northern Quebec audible in Europe
      First international DRM Symposium in Moscow
      BC Section Manager Election Results
      Three packet satellites available on 145.825 MHz
      Sputnik-1 50th anniversary Special Event via AO-51
      Kwik-Fit sued over staff radios 
      Data over mains in Personal Computer World magazine 
      Largest radio telescope plans unveiled 
       
 
06 October
  Jennifer Deleon gets life without parole for Ham Radio couple's murder
      HFC 12 to 14 October 
      50th JOTA - 20 & 21 October 
      Oslo-based Myanmar opposition TV boosts programming 
      More radio hams heading to International Space Station 
      Bletchley Park (WWII Code Centre) Collosus code breaking event 
      Amateur 3.4 GHz Allocations 
      Propagation de K7RA 
      The Weekend DX Story - Only the Deserving 
       
 
05 October
  BBC videos commerate 50 years of satellites
      DX News from the ARRL
      WICEN gets ready for Rally of Melbourne
      ARRL invites nominations for 2007 International Humanitarian Award
      Jennifer Deleon to be sentenced for Ham Radio couple's murder
      Bereaved son waits for justice
      Australian D-Star news
       
 
04 October
  30-meter POP (Play On PropNET) this weekend
      ARISS event - Town of Anamizu ARISS School Contact Executive Committee, Japan
      RNW Newsline Special on Thursday 4 October at 1400 UTC
      Interoperability for Emergency Communications
      ALE On The Air Week: 05-15 October
      Ham-Friendly ALE: Information
      Tony's 10-metre band report 
      IOTA news from the Deutscher Amateur Radio Club
       
 
03 October
  ATV contacts wanted
      Ofcom measures to ensure the future of the Sitefinder website
      Sputnik Anniversary Ballon Flight - 145.200 MHz FM
      UK Amateur Radio Licences as at 30th September 2007
      NJ/NY/PA Radio Octoberfest
      Discovery at the Pad
      2 ISS school contacts on EchoLink and IRLP
      Two new DAB commercial stations launch in Dublin
       
 
02 October
  Authors required – Apply here!
      Winlink and APRS
      Marconi Lectures
      ARISS contact scheduled for Isummasaqvik School in Quaqtaq, Quebec
      Ciao Rai International: la fine…
      YouTube - How to work the AO-51 Amateur Radio satellite
      Radio hams help nab Florida burglars
       
 
01 October
  UK-born son of ex-NASA astronaut W5LFL to travel in space 
      Amateur Radio balloon launch for 50th anniversary of Sputnik 
      OSCAR-11 Report 
      CSIRO Parkes Radio Telescope weekend a big success 
      RAYNET on hand to help plane crash 
      Sputnik 50th anniversary special events planned for October 4 
      New BBS web facilities 
      ‘Big L goes Dutch’ on 1395 kHz 
      History This Week 

 
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