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December 2008
   
 
31 December
  How to obtain free copies of ITU regulations
      Kids Day is January 4
      First QSO via ISS L/v repeater
      2009 delayed
      Palestine DXpedition
      Korean DXpedition to Bangladesh
      Cambridge University Wireless Society active this week
      Mars rovers near five years of science and discovery
       
 
30 December
  Desecheo Island Dxpedition
      Welcome to RTTY Day
      Falkland Islands YL DXpedition
      Kerkennah Island DXpedition
      New Year's Eve Sky Show
      ISS L/V repeater success
      IYA Special Prefix Callsign
      NASA TV to air space station crew's new year's message
      DXXE anniversary special event station
       
 
29 December
  Silent Key – Fr Padraic O’Kelly
      New Saudi satellite ?
      AREN Mobile Command Post
      New 160m Antenna at Arkala OH8X
      80 metres Counties Contest
      Bangalore Golden Jubilee Events
      MultiPSK 4.12 released
      IOTA news from the Deutscher Amateur Radio Club
      WebSDR on six bands
      New site for South Coast Repeater and Beacon Group
       
 
28 December
  Unexpected costs may put Namibian VHF/Satellite DXpedition in jeopardy
      AO-51 schedule to support SKN and Kids Day
      Propagation Report from Hannes Coetzee, ZS6BZP
      ARISS 25th commemorative event to feature L/V repeater this week
      St. Martin's Island DXpedition re-scheduled
      6m EME DXpedition to South Cook Islands
       
 
27 December
  China starts building world's largest radio telescope
      Australian amateur radio clubs get new promotional tool
      Propagation de K7RA
      RAEM International Contest
      Mount Athos wants help keeping SY prefix
      The KN4LF Propagation Forecast #2008-38
      VK repeater jammed.. by headphones
      Enforcement action against Citizens’ Radio in Hong Kong
       
 
26 December
  MTARA Packet Seminar
      ARISS Chairman sends 'thanks' to team
      Nigerian government agencies clash over proposed 2.5 GHz reallocation
      Black Sea Cup International
      Wallis and Futuna Islands DXpedition
      Christmas speech by Ahmadinejad prompts outcry in UK
      2009 AMSAT Symposium October 9-10
      Special Event Station
      Hunting Lions in the Air Contest
      Lowe Electronics Hall Of Fame
       
 
25 December
  Tony's 10 Metre Band Report
      Escape2Adventure
      Education Today and Tomorrow videos
      Siberian shepherd sues Roscosmos over rocket debris
      Space Shuttle Cycle
      Christmas messages from far away
      ESEO Project - latest news!
      NORAD tracks Santa
      DX News from the ARRL
      Turn a 'low energy' lightbulb into an 80m transmitter
       
 
24 December
  RAC Canada Winter Contest - December 27, 2008
      Santa Patrol
      ARISS L-band operating parameters
      ARISS event - Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
      VLF station SAQ on the air 24th December
      Digital simulation of International Space Station
       
 
23 December
  LEDs and smart lighting could save trillions
      Jack Binns CQD centenary in Monitoring Monthly magazine
      New London 2m D-STAR repeater
      Contest University 2009 - Dayton registration
      Lighthouse activities
      Garriott interview available
      IOTA news from the Deutscher Amateur Radio Club
      St. Martin's Island DXpedition
      NASA Television commemorates Apollo 8 Christmas Eve broadcast
       
 
22 December
  Tracking QRM - AO-51 repeater pairs return to normal configuration
      17th IARU Region 1 ARDF Championships
      Reminder - SKN on OSCAR 2009
      IOTA news from OPDX
      FM to be tuned out in favour of digital by 2017 ?
      2009 CQ WPX Contest rule changes
      SolderSmoke 97
      Hawk with transmitter found in India close to Pakistan border
      Coolmine Radio Rally
      History This Week
       
 
21 December
  Propagation Report from Hannes Coetzee, ZS6BZP
      8th World High Speed Telegraphy Championship
      Expanded 40m band still on track for March
      It's a family affair
      Get on the air on Christmas Day
      Worcester Radio Amateurs Association intermediate success
      Solstice Meteor Shower
      AMSAT President's Letter
      PCSAT-1 recovery partial success
       
 
20 December
  Astronaut meeting in Parliament
      Propagation de K7RA
      Steam Radio back on the air for Christmas
      GB4BLC on air for Bedworth Lions Club Awareness Month
      The KN4LF Propagation Forecast #2008-37
      2008 revision of UK's Frequency Allocation Table
      New sponsor for canoe marathon
      North American Traffic and Awards Net returns
      ISS crew prepare for spacewalk
       
 
19 December
  Satellite DXpedition to Namibia
      ISS Commander Mike Fincke, KE5AIT talks with 'Gianni Rodari' school
      New Section Manager appointed in Arkansas
      New 'RAYNET Isle of Man'
      ARISS finalizes plans for silver anniversary of Amateur Radio from space
      Irish Government tests emergency broadcast procedure
      5th Strange Radio Event winners
      Ofcom fines the BBC £95,000 in respect of Radio 2 and BBC London 94.9FM
      DX News from the ARRL
      Space station crew marks 40th anniversary of first human Moon trip
       
 
18 December
  SEARG Christmas get-together
      New Zealand scraps ban on traditional lightbulbs
      Bhutan and Nepal operation
      Scout leader steps out for charity
      Hospital turns to radio to get message to Santa
      Tony's 10-metre band report
      Petition to save Amateur Radio presence at Hall of Science
      Ofcom update on Maritime & Aeronautical Administered Incentive Pricing
       
 
17 December
  IC-RX7 wins coveted Good Design Award
      ARISS contact planned with school in Porto Sant 'Elpidio, Italy
      Use of RFID on the rise in New Zealand
      CQtube.com back online after server hack
      ARES-Alert Reflector
      AE60 prizes have been drawn
      ISS-Ham L band contact
      A giant breach in Earth's magnetic field
      Seychelles on satellites
      IOTA news from the Deutscher Amateur Radio Club
       
 
16 December
  14th CCF/OHDXF Contest/DX Meeting
      Radio Ham in need!
      Mayotte operation
      Handy Reference
      Wichita newspaper honors Skywarn
      Reno TV station honors Ham Radio emcomm
      New RAC ARES Operations Training Manual
      Ofcom statement on licence-exemption limits above 10 GHz
       
 
15 December
  80 metres Counties Contest
      AMSAT donor operations loaners
      25th Anniversary Program
      2009 Mexico RTTY International Contest
      3 Steve's to be active again
      Congressional committee members release report lambasting FCC Chairman Kevin Martin
      IOTA news from OPDX
      BBC, ITV, BT team up for broadband STBs
      Report lambasts FCC Chairman Kevin Martin
      2009 CQ DX Marathon
      History This Week
       
 
14 December
  Propagation Report from Hannes Coetzee, ZS6BZP
      Invitation to join the Young Amateur Radio Contest Team
      ISS Commander Mike Fncke, KE5AIT talks with 'San Giuseppe' school
      Edwin Howard Armstrong, the father of FM
      ARMAD receives flag flown over Camp Fallujah, IRAQ
      Power plants to protect forests
      Radio amateurs in Antarctica and Arctic over the summer
       
 
13 December
  Ofcom publishes second digital switchover factsheet
      FCC asks radio hams to assist in February's DTV conversion
      New QSL sub-manager
      Weekend Meteor Shower
      BBC/DW’s new DRM service launches ahead of schedule
      Propagation de K7RA
      CHU to move 41 metre frequency
      ARISS event - King George Elementary School, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada
      ISS astronaut Sandra Magnus, KE5FYE, talks with 'Marco Polo' school
       
 
12 December
  2009 International Space Station Calendar
      Tony's 10-metre band report
      The KN4LF Propagation Forecast #2008-36
      New Year celebrations must wait an extra second
      DX News from the ARRL
      E44M Palestine Operation
      Opening-up the last part of electromagnetic spectrum
       
 
11 December
  Cavtat 08 decisions on the Amateur Satellite Service
      Amateur history - the use of ATV for club talks
      UK Defence Spectrum Management statement
      St. Maksymilian Maria Kolbe (SP3RN)
      UK Moon mission gets green light
      UK Amateur Radio Licences as at 30th November 2008
      Sudan active on the Space Station Digipeater
      ESEO -The European Student Earth Orbiter - development gets underway
       
 
10 December
  ARISS contact planned with school in Mola di Bari, Italy
      Monrovia operation
      Prize draw among participants of the WAE60 Marathon
      Ofcom statement - analogue interleaved frequencies
      2008 DX Marathon
      QRZ.com to change
      F-18 crashes near Radio Amateur's home
      ARISS queries - answered
       
 
09 December
  Canadian Contact Successful
      Free Maps !
      Republic of Kosovo enters a new phase as of December 9
      Santa Claus Land active
      Radio News March 1925 article - Is Radio Earthbound ?
      ISS 9600 success during 10.52 UK pass
      SolderSmoke 96
      Protein fibers can become electrical wiring
      NASA assigns astronaut crews for future space shuttle missions
      IOTA news from the Deutscher Amateur Radio Club
       
 
08 December
  The King and Dr Cannon
      NASA sets target shuttle launch date for Hubble servicing mission
      Engineered.. a week of wonder!
      Propagation Report from Hannes Coetzee, ZS6BZP
      Jack Binns - Wireless Hero
      IOTA news from OPDX
      Kalahari amateur radio population growing
      ISS 70cm to 2m FM Repeater operational
      Solar Cycle Progression
      History This Week
       
 
07 December
  ARISS contact planned with school in Grado, Italy
      ARISS event - Stephen F. Austin Elementary School, Richmond, Texas, USA
      Ham Radio has a Patron Saint!
      Waverley's 90th anniversary
      GB7HD-B, Huddersfield's D-Star node
      ARISS 25th Commemorative Event to feature 9K6 packet this week
      First PIC course well-attended
      Tumbling Toolbag
       
 
06 December
  ARISS event - Ellis School, Belleville, Illinois, USA
      Manx Operation - GT prefix
      E44M Palestine Operation
      $1500 fine for jamming a school bus
      Propagation de K7RA
      DXCC on 70cms
      MSF temporary shutdown
      Train the Trainers
       
 
05 December
  Amateur Satellite Beginners Slides
      DX News from the ARRL
      CubeSat-sized linear transponder developed
      Good Vibrations!
      Viacom owner to scrap 850 jobs
      Venezuela Islands Award
      The KN4LF Propagation Forecast #2008-35
      Daily Telegraph letter - Light Bulb Pollution
      Return of the Leonids
      Ofcom publishes draft Annual Plan 2009/10
       
 
04 December
  ARRL DXCC Desk approves three operations
      Tony's 10-metre band report
      Cavtat Final Plenary Document
      NASA extends contract with Russian Federal Space Agency
      Antarctic operation
      Correct date for PEARS HF QSO Party
      Antarctica update
      Radio Frequency Plan for Ireland
      AMSAT Orbit magazine
      Chelmsford Foundation Training Course starts 26th February
       
 
03 December
  NASA's space shuttle Endeavour set to return to Florida
      Complaining about radio interference from Power Line Adaptors
      ARRL President Emeritus George Wilson, W4OYI, SK
      Hog Roast and Open Day this Saturday
      Germany tests Internet on broadcast spectrum
      SumbandilaSat 'to launch in March'
      Ultra Wide Band slow down
      NASA TV to air space shuttle Commander remarks on inaugural station assembly flight
      Ed Muns, W0YK, named CQ RTTY Contest Director
      VK9DWX QSL update
       
 
02 December
  SolderSmoke #95
      Video of ARISS - International Education Week contact
      ARISS contact planned for New Brunswick schools
      VOA broadcasts obituary of former director who introduced Special English
      IOTA news from the Deutscher Amateur Radio Club
      Crozet Island, AF-008
      BBC Radio 4 - Low energy lightbulbs interfere with radio reception
      Backscatter Microwave Book
      USS Midway Special Event Station NI6IW
      Home security cameras use HomePlug™ technology
      Propagation de K7RA
       
 
01 December
  Good news from S21 Land (Bangladesh)
      The Brendan Awards
      SKN on OSCAR 2009
      30 metre modes
      UEFA pays broadcasters for Euro 2008 blackout, says German report
      Endeavour lands in California
      IEEE Article on BPL / PLT
      Ham Radio Tube
      History This Week

 
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