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February 2008
   
 
29 February
  Radio DXpedition to Jura
      Curbing unfair additional charges on consumers' bills
      New Rock-Mite Assembly Resource
      IARU Region 1 VHF/UHF/uW Newsletter
      Election of new RAC officials
      DX News from the ARRL
       
 
28 February
  Radio Waddenzee to become offshore broadcaster for three days
      Ofcom's Ed Richards addresses EU Parlimentary Committee
      Yaesu's new owner may opt-out of cellphone business
      CQ Serenade
      New Tasmanian EchoLink network
       
 
27 February
  Tony's 10-metre band report
 
  DXpedition to Corsica
      GB7YD-B D-Star Repeater 70cm Node off air
      IRTS AGM 2008 - Galway
      North Dublin Radio Club
      HKØ San Andres Island DXpedition
      QSL card checking
      Ofcom proposes action against O2 to meet 3G rollout obligation
      ARISS contact with Reunion Island a success
       
 
26 February
  New JFMG Newsletter
      Bath 2008 Microwave Roundtable
      Belgian Reciprocal Licensing
      Ofcom Release Prosecution Statistics for 2006/7
      RSGB AGM
      New Zealand Freeview to start HDTV in April
      IOTA news from the Deutscher Amateur Radio Club
       
 
25 February
  70 MHz Initiative
      AMSAT Keplerian data approval
      500 kHz Experiments
      Get ready for Field Day 2008
      Cockroach causes 30 TV staff to be fired in Turkmenistan
      BFBS Radio available across the United Kingdom
      KFAR in Fairbanks, Alaska off air due to fire at transmitter site
      EchoLink feed ARISS Reunion Island ISS contact
      History This Week
       
 
24 February
  Un-Incorporated!
      Coming to a Cinema Near You - Offshore Radio
      SolderSmoke #78
      SARL Hamnet 40-metre simulated emergency contest
      Ulysses mission coming to a natural end
      Amateur Radio Wiki
       
 
23 February
  It’s now easier to operate in Australia
      International Museums Weekend 14-15 June
      ZL1-prefix QSL sub-bureau closed
      Satellite nets in VK
      Propagation de K7RA
      The Ducie Island DXpedition, VP6DX
      Kosovo and DXCC
      The Weekend DX Story - We Lost It!
       
 
22 February
  ARISS event - College Reydellet, Saint-Denis, Ile de La Réunion
      EU YouTube Video - RFID: The future begins now!
      DX News from the ARRL
      ARRL's VHF Digital Handbook available in March
      In times of depression - go digital
      Science takes root aboard space station
      ARISS contact with Robespierre School a success
       
 
21 February
  Section Manager election results
      Fancy a DXpedition to Mozambique?
      More UK 2 metre D-STAR repeaters on-air
      160m Dinner Banquet
      Techkriti 2008
      Minutes released for the 62nd WG FM meeting Athens 2008
      Foundation course at Oldham Amateur Radio Club starts April
      Contest for mediumwave DX-ers
       
 
20 February
  Atlantis Lands at Kennedy Space Center
      D-STAR Channel Spacing
      IOTA news from the Deutscher Amateur Radio Club
      BBC ends shortwave service in Europe
      D-STAR Frequency Programming
      UK Amateur Radio Exam Committee Report 2007
      London's pirate broadcasters 'busted'
      STS-122 prepares for landing
      70 MHz on agenda at CEPT Athens
      2010 Olympics seeks amateur radio volunteers
      Total Lunar Eclipse - Full Coverage
      Report on LF/MF Digital Radio Consultation
       
 
19 February
  New Icom speaker mic for the IC-E92D
      Contact time for ARISS contact with Robespierre updated
      Tony's 10-metre band report
      New Amateur Radio Forum
      PSK Automatic Propagation Reporter
      SumbandilaSat launch delayed indefinitely
      SERA announces Digital Voice Repeater bandplans
      Amateur Radio theory links
       
 
18 February
  CQ announces expansion of WPX Award Program
      IOTA news from OPDX
      8R, Guyana DXpedition
      OSCAR-11 Report 17 February 2008
      IOTA Dinner
      Call for CubeSats proposals for Vega maiden flight
      Double Spaceship Flybys
      STS-122 undocks today
       
 
17 February
  DV Dongle Video on YouTube
      GB7YD-2 2 meter repeater on air
      GAREC-2008 to be held in Friedrichshafen June 26 and 27
      DStar Comms now available
      Columbus outfitting continues
      Pretoria Club runs away with Yaesu handheld radio
      Draft PLT regulations published in government gazette
      Disappointment with the operation of DJ6SI, DK2WV and DJ9ZB from Rwanda
      Kosovo operation
      Antarctic Activity Week 2008
       
 
16 February
  No reciprocal licences for some Americans
      Frank Watts G5BM SK
      Propagation de K7RA
      Scottish 2 metre and 70 cm D-STAR repeaters on-air
      Thinking Day on the Air this weekend
      SolderSmoke #77
      Wireless failures shows falicy of ham radio Emcomms going to the WWW
      Wellington Radio Expo '08
      STS-122 astronauts finish final spacewalk
      The Weekend DX Story - UP UP UP
       
 
15 February
  The Bank Job movie and Amateur Radio
      Offshore radio was alive and flourishing in 1934
      3B7C operators visit Cray Valley RS
      New Entity about to happen
      WOTA (Women On The Air) web page
      Radio Caroline 1977 and 1984 Documentaries
      Spy satellite sightings
      US Navy to shoot down malfunctioning satellite
      DX News from the ARRL
       
 
14 February
  ARISS space talk planned for French school with astronaut Leopold Eyharts
      Czech Radio Amateurs to get 70 MHz
      HF Industry Association presentations available
      Station nitrogen tank replaced
      ARRL DXCC Desk approves two operations
      IOTA news from the Deutscher Amateur Radio Club
      Polish radio hams heading for St. Barthelemy
      Airwaves sale must 'prove worth'
       
 
13 February
  Astronauts enter Columbus
      Techkriti 2008 Techfest 14-17th Feb
      NZ Radio Spectrum Management website provides BBC’s solution
      Draft RSGB January Board minutes available
      Amateur Radio in CEPT ECC Minutes
      Antarctic Activity Week
      Reprint of BBC transmission book 'On Air' available
      IARU Questionnaire on enforcement of amateur radio regulations
      Ofcom statement on The Future of Radio
      Changes to Radio Amateurs of Canada's web service
       
 
12 February
  Tony's 10-metre band report
      AmateurLogic.TV - Episode 19 now available
      STS-122 completes first spacewalk, installs Columbus
      Ofcom statement on Digital PMR 446 licence exemption
      G8PUT's Logbook, WAB and Contest System
      FO-29 Status
      Ofcom statement on 24 GHz Automotive Radar
      New SARL electronic callbook for your computer
      Lesotho DXpedition
       
 
11 February
  Spacewalkers get ready for Monday’s excursion
      UHF TV from Satellites ?
      Indiana television reporter receives Bill Leonard, W2SKE, Professional Media Award
      HAM-CAMP 2008
      'Source' disavows inflated BPL figure
      Still Waiting?
      Irish radio experimenter receives Ande De-orbit Award
      History This Week
       
 
10 February
  First spacewalk delayed, mission extended
      HF Doppler and Multipath SOunding Network (DAMSON)
      The VP6DX Ducie Island DXpedition
      AO-51 satellite cardboard model prototype assistance requested
      New edition of Radio Stations in the UK
      Local club chairmen to discuss future developments
      Serbia clears repeater from ARISS frequencies
      AMSAT NA President to address SA Amsat symposium
      ARISS observes SuitSat-1 anniversary
      The Weekend DX Story - Too Much Spare Time!
       
 
09 February
  ARISS-Europe congratulated for Columbus antennas
      New Australian regulations make D-STAR DV-Dongle legal
      New additions to the D-Star product range
      OX3XR keen to work UK stations on 5MHz
      Thinking Day on the Air approaches
      Australian Amateur Licence Changes
      Propagation de K7RA
      CEPT says 'No' to U.S. Tech and General
       
 
08 February
  IC-E92D - dedicated D-Star dualband portable with optional GPS speaker microphone
      UK Amateur Radio Licences as at 31st January 2008
      New Amateur Radio Club formed
      Antennas Live! – Talk at DHARS
      D-STAR online presentation available
      Digital television transmitter location maps
      ISS Repeater may shutdown during Shuttle mission
      NASA, Europeans delighted by Atlantis launch
       
 
07 February
  ISS repeater contacts valid for JAMSAT Five Star Award
      ISS Repeater Tips
      Atlantis Lifts Off!
      D-Star Introductory Infrastructure Offer
      Forthcoming Auction of 1452 - 1492 MHz
      New URL for RSGB Spectrum Forum
      SolderSmoke #76
      Weekly IOTA News - compiled by the Deutscher Amateur Radio Club
      Launch team eyes weather
      Tony's 10-metre band report
       
 
06 February
  Iran Rocket Story underestimates Amateur Radio achievements
      Dates for ARRL/TAPR Digital Communications Conference Announced
      New UK Microwave Beacons licenced
      Atlantis astronauts practice for orbit
      RAC VPFS names new support officials for ARES-NTS
      Radar on-air from Baghdad
      Bouvet Island update
       
 
05 February
  Six pass Club's Intermediate Exam to make it 100%
      AO-51 Satellite Schedule for February
      Air Force adds more repeaters to California Pave Paws problem list
      SSTL wins role on Canadian satellite programme Surrey
       
 
04 February
  ARISS International chairman moves into new position at NASA
      D-RATS: A D-STAR communication tool
      Brazil active on 5 MHz
      AMSAT Straight Key Night winners
      70 MHz Initiative
      Greenland gets 5 MHz amateur radio allocation
      IOTA news from OPDX
      History This Week
       
 
03 February
  SARL HF Field Day
      NTIA report on Broadband in America 2007 inflates BPL figure
      UK radio amateurs receive ANDE Deorbit Award
      Simple 14 MHz QRP PSK-31 Transceiver
      MULTIPSK version 4.7 released
      The Weekend DX Story - Unified Field Theory
       
 
02 February
  Space Station FM Repeater Active
      Pilgrimage to the Pips
      Churches and Chapels on the air
      Bromley Foundation and Intermediate Courses
      Ofcom extends 500 kHz NoV's
      Launch of amateur radio Delfi-C3 cubesat delayed
      Propagation de K7RA
      Shuttle Atlantis set for launch week
       
 
01 February
  New D-Star Software Radio Group
      Nasa gives 'Go' for space shuttle launch
      D-Star and South Yorks Repeater Group GB7YD 70cm
      DX News from the ARRL
      DTG respond to Ofcom Digital TV Consultation
      Ofcom - Enabling the public sector to trade its spectrum
      SES Americom unveils SatelliteWiki.com

 
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