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November 2008
   
 
30 November
  Local political action by clubs necessary to avoid NSW Crown Land rental fees
      Pirates thwarted with MP3 blast
      ARISS Commemorative Event - 25th Anniversary of Ham Radio in Space
      Home Retail buys Alba, Bush trademarks
      Propagation Report from Hannes Coetzee, ZS6BZP
      Space shuttle Endeavour set to land today
      AO-51 software reload in progress
      QRZ acts against spammers
      GS0ADX St Andrews Day
       
 
29 November
  New 7MHz band plan starts 29 March
      The KN4LF Propagation Forecast
      Double Flyby Alert
      IOTA news from OPDX
      Extra Grimeton Radio/SAQ transmission
      Maldives to be activated by Kazakhs
      Scientists say the new sunspots are here
       
 
28 November
  'Hashafisti Scratchi' a Silent Key
      Amateur Radio Feld Hell Club website
      Ham Radio Songs
      ARISS event - St Anthony's College, Shillong, India
      NASA TV to broadcast space station cargo ship arrival
      Maldives operation
      Shuttle set to undock Friday
       
 
27 November
  Allan Boyd, VE3AJB re-elected Ontario Section Manager
      20th annivesary of BCDX Net, India
      Portuguese Natural Parks and Reserves Awards
      EASYPAL Digital SSTV
      New book 'Ship to Shore'
      New version of DXTELNET available
      Radio Hams to activate the 'big array'
      DX News from the ARRL
      Propagation de K7RA
      Tony's 10 metre band report
       
 
26 November
  Ham Radio Quilt
      New Québec Section Manager
      Runaway ISS toolbag sighted and filmed
      Chelmsford Talk - Amateur Satellites on a Shoestring
      Historic Ship and Ship to Shore Recordings
      First ARISS school contact in New Zealand successful
      Net controllers needed for weekly HF nets
      PEARS HF QSO Party
      Extension day pays-off for shuttle and station crews
       
 
25 November
  NCDXF Elections
      Amateur Radio satellite PCSAT-1
      Shuttle mission extended as astronauts complete fourth spacewalk
      New HA-IPARC Award available
      BBC Thailand relay station back in operation
      More operators needed for Lord Howe DXpedition
      IOTA news from the Deutscher Amateur Radio Club
       
 
24 November
  Desecheo Island DXpedition dates announced
      AO-16 Groundstation predicts last days of operation
      Dayton nominations
      Japanese club talks to ISS astronaut
      Big day for SA at IARU Region 1 Conference
      IOTA news from OPDX
      Propagation Report from Hannes Coetzee, ZS6BZP
      Wairarapa Home Schoolers talk to International Space Station
      History This Week
       
 
23 November
  VK2 repeaters may face eviction from sites across the state
      X-ray emissions found in an unexpected place
      Astronauts complete third spacewalk
      Web pages to support microchip PIC projects
       
 
22 November
  Belgian radio ham set to command space station
      ARRL Delta Division gets new leadership, Great Lakes Division remains unchanged
      Intermediate Course in Poole, Dorset - starting December
      Plans announced for right wing public broadcaster in the Netherlands
      KN4LF Propagation Forecast #2008-33
      Weather spotters receive award
      Propagation de K7RA
       
 
21 November
  South Africa to host 2011 IARU Region 1 Conference
      Ham-Mag - English version coming soon!
      Lunar Orbiter Image Recovery Project
      Bajo Nuevo DXpedition
      DX News from the ARRL
      STS-126 astronauts go spacewalking
       
 
20 November
  Astronaut KD5MDT - Aurora From Space Video
      Section Manager election results announced
      CQ Magazine calls on FCC to resume amateur enforcement
      Poor band conditions prompt award's extension
      Austrian Radio Amateurs get new frequencies and modes
      Latvian special event stations
      Venezuelan Radio Station and an Amateur Radio website
      European Parliament members get Amateur Radio Year Planner
       
 
19 November
  UK Amateur Radio Licences as at 31st October 2008
      Australian school contact a huge success
      2008 low-band success story from Market Reef OJ0B & OJ0J 2005-2008 log search on-line
      The Gadget Show tests digital and analog walkie talkies
      ARISS event - St. Teresa's School, South Wairarapa, New Zealand
      Tony's 10 Metre Band Report
      WRAA VMARS Presentation
      Maidstone YMCA Amateur Radio Society - up coming events
      Astronauts perform first spacewalk
       
 
18 November
  Invitation for students to take part in the GENSO project
      St. Brandon Island DXpedition on hold
      India Special Event
      DXCC News
      DXpedition seeks YL operator
      IOTA news from the Deutscher Amateur Radio Club
      DARC IARU Cavtat News
      Crews attach Leonardo to ISS and prepare for first spacewalk
       
 
17 November
  Shuttle delivers new Flight Engineer
      Irish Castles and Stately Homes on the Air
      VHF/UHF/microwave pioneer Reg Galle, VK5QR, SK
      RSGB Spectrum Forum minutes
      Low Power Licence Exemption consultation responses
      IOTA news from OPDX
      Death from Space
      ARISS SSTV website a big hit
      A lot to learn for new radio amateurs
      Dutch classical music channel threatened with closure because it’s too popular!
      Leonid Meteors
      History This Week
       
 
16 November
  Space shuttle Endeavour docks with the ISS
 
  Propagation Report from Hannes Coetzee, ZS6BZP
      Amateurs on 600 Metres
      SARL delegation arrives for IARU conference
      DX Programme celebrates 51 years on the air!
      Germany cancels licence of Turkish TV station Kanal 7
      Donate to Ken Fuller
      Radio group broadcasts milestone
      Endeavour to dock at space station today
      Propagation de K7RA
       
 
15 November
  Astronomy podcast from Jodrell Bank
      ARISS event - Newcomers Club in Saitama, Iruma, Sitama, Japan
      KN4LF Propagation Forecast
      DX News from the ARRL
      IBM says its BOPL will serve rural America
      NASA's Shuttle Endeavour launches On 'home improvement' mission
      W6RO – Streaming live video
       
 
14 November
  Tony's 10-metre band report
      NASA TV to air clean feed of Endeavour's STS-126 countdown
      IBM to help build broadband network in power lines
      GB3VHF closedown - new moves by the RSGB
      India 2009 Hamfest
      French Special Event Station
      IARU Region 1 Conference Cavtat, Croatia
      ERO Receiver Standards Report
      Powerline Communications (BPL/PLT) - IARU Region 1 Paper
      CEPT Novice Amateur Radio Licence
       
 
13 November
  Listening to the Shuttle STS-126 launch
      English Hertiage initiates Bletchley Park Regeneration Project
      Paper on 433/434 SRD Mitigation Techniques
      UK CubeSat Research Network Launch Event
      30 Meter Digital Group 1st Anniversary Weekend
      ARISS event - International Education Week
      CQ Communications acquires WorldRadio magazine
       
 
12 November
  Sparks cause radio frequency interference above 1 GHz
      Marconi Archive Catalogue now available online
      Phoenix Mars Lander goes QRT
      ESA's 'treasure trove' on YouTube
      Consultation on making Intelligent Transport Systems licence exempt
      Canadian Amateur Radio Exam Generator
      Indian SDR Technologies at XI ARVM Amateur Radio Fair
      Early AMSAT Satellite Report and Gateway newsletters online
      Max Vozoff SpaceX Video
       
 
11 November
  ARRL 2008 Frequency Measuring Test Set
      Old OH2AQ DX Summit goes offline November 19
      Clipperton on the air from Bhutan
      New DXCC Entities for 2008 ?
      SACMARC special event station
      RSGB statement on GB3VHF
      More Morse Code messages on Top Gear
      IOTA news from the Deutscher Amateur Radio Club
       
 
10 November
  Posters for UK movie 'The Boat That Rocked'
      Jock White Field Day
      Second European CubeSat Workshop
      Historic QSO
      RAC Field Services announce HF Emcomm frequencies
      RSGB asks government to adopt NB30 for PLT/xDSL
      AMSAT President's Message
      Digital Learning Network hosts worldwide virtual party for NASA
      IOTA news from OPDX
      History This Week
       
 
09 November
  The 2nd Bath Buildathon
      ARISS contact with Spanish school successful
      Lightning Predictor kit now available
      Propagation Report from Hannes Coetzee, ZS6BZP
      Global High Frequency Network operates 24/7 for 500 days
      Major VHF DXpedition planned for January
      Astra 1M satellite successfully launched
      Antenna Workshop
      Station crew prepares for shuttle visitors
       
 
08 November
  Propagation de K7RA
      Club station prefixes being used in error
      XI ARVM Amateur Radio Fair this Sunday
      RSGB planning advisors sought
      BBC World Service temporarily broadcasting via RNW Madagascar relay
      A quake drill to end all quake drills
      Help required for GB2RS in North East Lancashire
      Big Aussie ham radio show put on hold
      GB3VHF to closedown in December
      ARISS event - Anderson's Creek Primary School, Warrandyte, Victoria, Australia
       
 
07 November
  IARU Global SET 2008
      DX News from the ARRL
      Dutch Arrow group denies it is in serious financial difficulties
      Death penalty for ham radio couple's killer
      New issue of IARU Region 1 VHF/UHF/uW Newsletter
      Ofcom publishes statement on Spectrum Commons Classes
      FCC approves unlicensed use of 'white-space' UHF TV spectrum
      Universal Declaration of Human Rights flies into space
      'Daventry Calling The World' now online
      New lifeline for Bletchley Park
       
 
06 November
  ARRL’s 500 kHz station, WD2XSH, wants to hear from you
      Ham radio no longer just a hobby
      Ask Perry: Why is the ARRL in Connecticut?
      New ARRL Satellite Book Available
      Tony's 10-metre band report
      Morse Code on BBC Top Gear
      Video - Shortwave Radio and Power Line Transmissions (UKQRM)
      W1AW to participate in Global Simulated Emergency Test
       
 
05 November
  ARISS event - Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh, India
      Signing of a MOU between the IARU and the IFRC
      Clipperton DX Club in Bhutan
      Celebrating the life of Lenore Jensen, W6NAZ
      BT renews contract with Comtrend for Power Line Communication Technology
      First TV channel for gay men to go on air in Germany
      U.S. Virgin Islands
      Ofcom update - digital switchover transmission details
      Kurdish-Arabic radio station ordered closed in Mosul
       
 
04 November
  Four Ham Radio astronauts in next shuttle crew
      IOTA news from the Deutscher Amateur Radio Club
      Crozet Island
      Ontario Mobile Cellphone Bill and Amateur Radio
      SKYWARN Recognition Day set for December 6
      Guantanamo Bay - operators needed
      Shortwave - Save The Delano VOA
      Desecheo Island DXpedition update
      'Frontiers' - Lunar Transient Phenomena
      Lord Howe Island, VK9L
       
 
03 November
  RSM statement on discrepencies in NZ Callbook
      Lufthansa 'on the air'
      DXCC 'End of Year' reminder
      IOTA news from OPDX
      RTÉ postpones plans to launch TV channel for expats in UK
      SolderSmoke 94
      Richard Garriott's school contacts makes TV news
      Responses to Ofcom AIP consultation for Maritime and Aeronautical
      History This Week
       
 
02 November
  'Arthur C. Clarke: The Science and the Fiction'
      18th Great Northern Hamfest live video
      Propagation Report from Hannes Coetzee, ZS6BZP
      ARISS event - St. Thomas' Primary School, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
      Repeaters in South Africa - urgent action required
      Last call from Baghdad
      ISS space junk re-entry
      Radio Hams prepare for disasters
      Silent Key shack clearance
      Radio Kiribati in technical and financial trouble
       
 
01 November
  ISS Commander Mike Fincke KE5AIT talks with Santa Teresa del Bambin Gesù school
      Operators needed for the Galloway Hills Rally
      Video - A Satellite For All Radio Amateurs
      RAYNET assist in Lake District marathon
      The 'VK9DWX-Willis Island DX-pedition 2008' is history
      Anyone need an Advanced Exam place in December?
      Propagation Forecast to return
      ARISS contact planned with Spanish school
      Packet conference
      Propagation de K7RA

 
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