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May 2008
   
 
31 May
  UK MoD publishes plans for spectrum reform
      RSGB HF Convention
      IARU-R1 Cavtat papers available
      Radio Amateurs assist with Florida fires
      The RSGB National CW Field Day Contest
      No new sub-bands for digital voice
      Pembrokeshire RAYNET to cover Tour of Pembrokeshire Cycle Ride
      Un-needed petition launched following Industry Canada mistake
      Thai's show big interest in Amateur Radio
      Propagation de K7RA
       
 
30 May
  National Hurricane Center's WX4NHC sets On-The-Air Station Test
      New Russian Satellite in orbit
      Special event station TM3O
      DX News from the ARRL
      One day until launch
      DXpedition vacancy
      Bulgaria begins 6 month DRM trial for listeners abroad
       
 
29 May
  First European terrestrial school contact successful
      New Chair of DRM Consortium
      Brand new Hilberling PT-8000 donated to Deutscher Amateur Radio Club
      SSTL wins satellite imager contract for climate modelling
      Chelmsford Morse Courses
      China Earthquake
      BATC introduce ATV internet streaming
      Turkish Special Event Stations
       
 
28 May
  CQ0DSA B is the most recent D-STAR repeater in Portugal
      Pre-release information on two new Icom models
      Tony's 10-metre band report
      Situation report #3 on China earthquake
      IOTA news from the Deutscher Amateur Radio Club
      Radio Amateurs assist Columbian earthquake relief
      Delfi-C3 status update 27 May
      Erroneous E-mail sparks petition
      Article on new Russian Amateur Radio Satellite
       
 
27 May
  JARL Annual General Assembly
      IARU Region 1 - London minutes available
      Russia launches new Amateur Radio satellite
      GB7NM fully operational in North Manchester
      Johnny Lee's 'Wiimote' video
      SolderSmoke #84
      Solihull announces plans for BPL/PLT
      Howard Booth VK2AMD - Silent Key
       
 
26 May
  NASA's Phoenix spacecraft lands at Martian arctic site
      IOTA news from OPDX
      Malaysian Special Callsigns
      New Repeaters in Donegal
      PLT under the spotlight
      Mexico authorizes transition to HD Radio for stations within 320 km of US
      History This Week
       
 
25 May
  Major changes in QSL handling
      Radio Nova
      GAREC –2008 in Friedrichshafen, Germany
      China plans Amateur Radio Satellite launch
      UNIVERSAT Space Symposium in Moscow
      Discovery and crew on track for May 31 liftoff
       
 
24 May
  DXpedition commemorating D-Day landings
      Portable operation to include PW QRP 144MHz Contest
      Worked All Britain AGM
      WebSDR now includes 20m band
      GB2RB
      Propagation de K7RA
      Red Cross drops 'lifestyle' checks on ham radio volunteers
      'Don't use cloned D-Star info site' says WY1U
      VK lights set for annual event
       
 
23 May
  New Section Managers to take office July 1
      EU harmonisation of 3400-3800 MHz
      'Chick Factor Night' Making A Special Event More Special!
      New DX Summit hits the streets today
      DX News from the ARRL
      San Marcos praises ham radio emergency preparation
      French Castles and Lighthouses
      RF Toolbox
       
 
22 May
  Hong Kong Radio Amateurs support quake relief efforts
      Beijing to launch Amateur Radio satellite ?
      Beijing Radio Amateurs assist in Sichuan
      Amateur Radio Course starts 12th June
      ARISS contact planned with Delta Researchers Schools, Netherlands
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      RACES field day
      Tony's 10-metre band report
       
 
21 May
  CQ0DCH - New D-STAR repeater is operational in northeast of Portugal
      Cute-1.7 - FM packets all over the world
      JVC and Kenwood officially hook up
      Sardinia Island, EU-024
      Another Intermediate success for CARS
      Situation report on China earthquake
      FCC's Hollingsworth Set to Retire in July
       
 
20 May
  New Chair for RAC VHF/UHF Bandplanning Committee
      IOTA news from OPDX
      CUSat Ham Radio update
      Spring 2008 W1AW Frequency Measuring Test set
      Discovery's launch date confirmed: May 31
      The great British tradition of media piracy
      Garrett Reisman KE5HAE to feature in NASA space station video
      History This Week
       
 
19 May
  TRX-Manager Tour
      VK1WIA Callbacks
      Delfi-C3 status update 18 May
      D-STAR Comms Version 1.0.106 released
      Space Station Movie
      AMSAT introduces Team Namaste at Dayton Hamvention
      Second call for speakers at AMSAT-UK Colloquium
      IRTS CW Field Day
      AMSAT designates Delfi-C3 as DO-64
       
 
18 May
  Filming begins for offshore radio comedy in Weymouth Bay, UK
      Port Elizabeth RTA is a 'must attend'
      Heil Sound introduces two new mics
      Pennsylvania club praised for marathon comms
      FCC turns away petition to limit HF digital messaging
      Ireland - TV3's Radio Nova documentary - 21 May
      Remote Radio Station Control
       
 
17 May
  Propagation de K7RA
      New M6 Foundation Calls
      Dayton Blog and videos
      Big turnout for Moorabbin Hamfest
      Waterproof Logbook for the rescue team operator
      Progress docks to space station
       
 
16 May
  Shelby Hamfest finds new home for next 5 years
      New release of PacTerm and PKTerm
      Malolo Lailai Island - OC-121
      DX News from the ARRL
      Ofcom awards spectrum licence to Qualcomm UK Spectrum Ltd
       
 
15 May
  SCCC plan WRTC-style competition
      New 'remote operating' reflector
      Robot - Heal Thyself !
      NoV granted for unattended EchoLink node
      Tony's 10 Metre Band Report
      Rockall(EU-189) update
      Special Olympic Callsigns
      Global Satellite Tracking
       
 
14 May
  Dayton Hamvention Live video/audio - trip starts today
      IOTA news from the Deutscher Amateur Radio Club
      SumbandilaSat - Engineering News article
      European Council, Strasbourg on the air
      UK Amateur Radio Licences as at 30th April 2008
      Italian Radio Amateurs gain new frequencies
      Latest from Marion Island
      French Radio Amateurs meet with regulator
      Sichuan Earthquake - Emergency Frequencies
       
 
13 May
  Antarctic Cruise and DXpedition
      Netherlands Special Event
      D-STAR in PSR Journal
      Erupting Solar Prominence
      GB5SM – Stock Mill
      French REF-Union General Assembly
      Chernobyl trip
      Geopark Week Special Event
       
 
12 May
  Rockall on the air ?
      Wythall Radio Club to start Foundation Course 27th May
      'Long Live Shortwave' available online
      Thai Telegraph service closes after 133 years
      SolderSmoke #83
      Dayton Hamvention activities
      Randy Thompson, K5ZD, named Director of CQ WPX Contests
      IOTA news from OPDX
      History This Week
       
 
11 May
  Exercise Double Barrel 3
      AMSAT Engineering Teams and Raffle at Dayton
      5th Annual Cubesat Summer Workshop
      FCC wants cell sites to have emergency power
      350 attend Emcommwest in Reno
      Scouts at Hamvention 2008
       
 
10 May
  FCC looks to raise vanity call sign fees
      Propagation de K7RA
      New DXpedition to Christmas Island, VK9
      N2Y / N2J Special Event
      FCC refuses 2 meter sub-bands for digital repeaters
      Scouts offer a National Amateur Radio School
      Ronald A. Parise, WA4SIR - SK
       
 
09 May
  QRP VHF operating from Gibraltar
      VR2S active for Hong Kong Scout Olympia
      DX News from the ARRL
      ARISS featured on Australian TV show
      FT-726 display replacement
      Isles of Scilly operation
       
 
08 May
  Annual Armed Forces Day Crossband Test to be conducted May 10
      GIOVE-B transmitting its first signals
      St. Barthelemy 6m DXpedition
      Bulgarian Special Event Station
      Delfi-C3 status update
      SU8AFR
      GB0WWW - Mills on the Air
      Ofcom 2012 Olympics - Summary of responses
      Glow-in-the-dark clouds sighted
      Ofcom report on future communications technology
       
 
07 May
  Send your name to the Moon aboard LRO !
      Technical info about the new Portuguese D-STAR Repeaters
      RSGB HQ Geographical Telephone Number
      Tony's 10-metre band report
      Radio Ham's sensational tape of the bank heist 'that rescued compromising pictures'
       
 
06 May
  Video of first DRM-Plus transmission
      D-STAR repeater GB7YD
      Freesat launches Tuesday 6th May
      D-STAR in Ulster
      IOTA news from the Deutscher Amateur Radio Club
      Canadian radio amateur aboard damaged sailboat
       
 
05 May
  DxTuners in good hands
      New SolderSmoke Blog
      New Zealand Foundation licence discussed with MED
      Cork Radio Club, rally venue change
      IOTA news from OPDX
      SEEDS SSTV
      SteppIR Dream Beam
      WRAA and VMARS Weekend Activity Camp
      Portuguese Lighthouse Activity
      Hong Kong Special Event VR2008
      History This Week
       
 
04 May
  First SSTV Pictures from Amateur Radio CubeSat Seeds
 
  Amateur Radio Special Event Station K9BSA
      Seven CubeSats delivered to orbit
      SARL RTA in Durban - will you be there this Saturday?
      AO-16 down and recovered
      Antique Radio Collector's petition denied
      N5WEB buys Force 12 Antennas
       
 
03 May
  Propagation de K7RA
      New RSGB HQ up and running
      AATiS School Club activity day
      ARRL card checking at Dayton Hamvention
      VoIP Hurricane Net looking to recruit net control operators
       
 
02 May
  DX News from the ARRL
      New D-STAR Video
      Spaceship Spotting Marathon
      '4D' live model of Earth's ionosphere
      ARISS event - National Air and Space Museum, Washington, DC, USA, Saturday
      A.R.I. International DX Contest 2008
      Ofcom confirms O2 has now met its 3G rollout obligation
      Tazones Lighthouse activity
       
 
01 May
  Delfi-C3 status update 1 May 2008
 
  ISRO PSLV-C9 launch videos
      Tony's 10-metre band report
      AmateurLogic.TV Episode 20: Hy-Gain Factory Tour
      Practical Wireless editor sent to Coventry
      70 MHz Permits in Italy April 30th - December 31st
      Alaskan DRM experiment proposed in 5, 7 and 9 MHz bands
      Faster broadband uses up to 2.2 MHz


 
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