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May 2009
   
31 May
  Propagation de K7RA
    SA's 40m band expansion another step closer
    BBC 4 space-radio drama on web
    Propagation Report from Hannes Coetzee, ZS6BZP
    Noctilucent cloud season begins
    Honduras Earthquake 7090 frequency update
    First 4-metre analogue meteor scatter record in RSA
    Hams getting ready for more smoking rubber
     
30 May
  Prepare for National Field Day
    IOTA news from OPDX
    2009 Museum Ship Weekend Event
    New IARU Region 3 Secretary
    Earthquake in Honduras
    The NZ4O Propagation Forecast #2009-17
    Licence Exempt Short-Range Devices consultation
    Nick Power’s £10,000 RNLI Challenge
     
29 May
  Portuguese Regulations for the amateur services in English
    Canadian Hams in Geneva
    Join regional AMSAT Nets via Echolink
    Amateur Radio Exam Secrets
    NASA Long Range EM Spectrum Forecast
    DX News from the ARRL
    K7AGE Promotes Six Meters
    Radio/Electronic Table Top Sale 2nd June
     
28 May
  Fermanagh Geopark to Australia
    YouTube - Twitter using Ham Radio
    Ofcom publishes Draft Spectrum Plan for London 2012
    More radio hams heading for space station
    Glorioso Island
    International Lightship & Lighthouse Weekend
     
27 May
  D-Day 65th anniversary
    Thames Estuary interference on 433.500 MHz
    Nagorno Karabakh DXpedition
    Space Station Flares
    Jack Binns on YouTube
    The 'Loop Fed Array' Yagi Antenna Feed System
    Louis Bleriot Special Event Station
     
26 May
  IOTA news from the Deutscher Amateur Radio Club
    BBC publishes results of DRM medium wave trials
    SolderSmoke 108
    Shortwave radios sell for premium in Sittwe after Daw Suu's arrest
    French APRS balloon launch
    Honour for wind up radio inventor
    Durban ready for 2009 RTA
    Radio ham killed in motorway smash
     
25 May
  AMSAT announces 2009 Space Symposium
    Irish Lifetime Licences
    Competition to celebrate new SA 40m segment - when it's legalised
    Tony's 10 Metre Band Report
    NASA's space shuttle returns to Earth after Hubble mission
    International Museum Weekend
    IARU EUROCOM Articles
    MULTIPSK 4.14 released
    History This Week
     
24 May
  Educational website - Design a Satellite
    Icom UK now on Facebook and Twitter!
    ARISS event - Miyahara Junior High School, Saitama, Japan
    Hamradiodeals
    'Fists Down Under' member ties the knot
    IOTA news from OPDX
    Success for Amateur Radio Military Appreciation Day
     
23 May
  Propagation de K7RA
    IC-7800 firmware update Rev. 2.20 now available
    New regulations for Amateur Radio communications in Portugal
    Smart Metering won’t cause problems for amateur radio, say RSGB
    The NZ4O Propagation Forecast #2009-16
    Wakefield and District Radio Society to activate Holy Island
     
22 May
  Icom UK support International Year of Astronomy Special Event Station GB400IYA
    NZART website back on-line
    DX News from the ARRL
    D-STAR Info Newsletter
    May Section Manager election results announced
    Brier Island activation
     
21 May
  International Algerian Sahara HAM Meeting
    Thassos Island, Greece (IOTA Operation)
    Egyptian Lighthouse DXpedition
    ‘Hot’ transmitters keep AFN radio Naples off-air
    2009 Radio Technology in Action
    Youth Day Sprint - to get the youth talking
    Swiss OFCOM - 2nd Generation Power Line Communications
    Three Amateur Radio Cubesats launched
    ESA select British astronaut
     
20 May
  IOTA news from the Deutscher Amateur Radio Club
    Pacific trip
    D-Day Amateur Radio Special Event Stations
    AMSAT India May Newsletter
    FCC looks to raise Vanity Call Sign fees for second consecutive year
    National Hurricane Center's WX4NHC sets on-the-air station test
    Tony's 10 Metre Band Report
    Seeking willing Hams or Groups near to Worcester, New York, USA!
    STS-125 leaves improved Hubble behind
    Radio Caroline to broadcast from the Ross Revenge this weekend
    Wind turbine creates TV interference
     
19 May
  Garriotts attend Dayton Hamvention
    Frank Bauer receives ARRL President's Award
    Brede Scouts on the airwaves
    Propagation de K7RA
    Geoparks Communication Weekend 23/24th May
    UK Amateur Radio Licences as at 30th April 2009
    New Zealand replanning 806-960 MHz
    Bulgarian Special Event Station
    Astronauts complete fifth and final spacewalk
     
18 May
  Lifetime licensing - notice from ComReg
    AREN demonstration
    NASB urges development of simple, inexpensive DRM receivers
    VK Shires Contest
    Licence plate antenna
    Some progress on SA's 40m band expansion
    India seeks 40-metre expansion
    History This Week
     
17 May
  Taking Amateur Radio into Gauteng schools
    Aussie research takes on IT giants and wins
    New Trans-Tasman CW & Digital Contest
    PharmaSat launch and beacon alert
    Mystery as Stockton cars behave oddly
    AMSAT India's Workshop & AGM
    Unlicensed broadcast bust in Wyoming
     

16 May

  Man in court over double murders
    Japanese amateurs get LF allocation
    Lectures booked for the RSGB Convention
    Lillo Lighthouse ARLHS BEL 028
    CW operators needed
    Extraordinary photos of Hubble and Atlantis transiting the sun
    ARRL seeks member support for HR 2160
     
15 May
  LF band access in Australia
    CQ announces 2009 Hall of Fame inductees
    Midway Island DXpedition 2009
    VK licence numbers
    The NZ4O Propagation Forecast #2009-15
    AMSAT-UK Colloquium 2009 - Final Call for Speakers
    Slovak Radio Amateurs gain access to 70 MHz band
    Rideau Lakes Cycle Tour 2009 - radio support ops needed
    IARU EUROCOM Newsletter - Smart Metering
     
14 May
  Tony's 10 Metre Band Report
    2009 MMAA CW Contest
    DX News from the ARRL
    Pirate Alert!
    Irish Theory Examination
    The Mediterraneo DX Club's Members Trophy
    NZ Radio Spectrum Management now on Skype
    Radio Pollution - NZ regulator inspects shops
    Changes proposed for European 27 MHz CB SSB/AM
    AMSAT-UK 2009 Colloquium - Urgent Update
     
13 May
  New on-line magazine
    32GHz NASA Kepler signal received
    Ofcom issues record fines in 2008
    New Portuguese Island
    Spanish Special Event and Tribute station
    Appeal for help
    Scientists predict Solar Cycle 24 to peak in 2013
    NASA TV to provide coverage of next Soyuz launch and docking
     
12 May
  Live feed from Dayton
    SolderSmoke 107: Podcast now available
    IOTA news from the Deutscher Amateur Radio Club
    Smart Metering Consultation
    Dayton Hamvention activities
    WRTC-2010 announced
    Norfolk Islands (OC-005)
    Radio New Zealand wins Station of the Year award
    Maidstone YMCA Amateur Radio Society Junk Sale
     
11 May
  Solar minimum was December 2008
    IOTA news from OPDX
    Atlantis lifts off on mission to Hubble
    Satellite debris
    Ofcom - Mobile Spectrum Usage Monitoring
    New Podcast Episode
    AMSAT activities at Dayton
    6m to 10m Cross-band Repeater
    Appointment of Midwest Region Director
    SEARG in Geoparks Communication Weekend
    RAC new LF/MF/HF Band Planning Committee Chair
    History This Week
     
10 May
  Dayton Hamvention - live broadcast
    NOAA predicts Solar Cycle 24
    Propagation Report from Hannes Coetzee, ZS6BZP
    Time running out to nominate for NSN Radio Amateur of the Year awards
    WRAA & VMARS Annual Camp
    ARISS events - Besyo Elementary School, Saitama Saitama, Sitama, Japan
    Anti-BPL evidence suppressed
    Amateur Radio Newsline at Hamvention 2009
    ARISS 25th Year Commemorative Certificate
     
09 May
  Monitoring Monthly ceases publication
    CEPT appointment for RSGB President
    Extra Foundation course at Bath
    The NZ4O Propagation Forecast #2009-14
    ARISS contact planned with students at Flemish Space Days, Belgium
    European Radio Amateur prepares to command ISS
    Propagation de K7RA
    Tilford Rural Life Museum HF AM station
    Mills on the Air Weekend - GB2EM Elstead Mill
     
08 May
  Dundalk Amateur Radio Society
    Tony's 10 Metre Band Report
    Eddystone G6SL special event station at NVCF Sunday May 10th
    The 14.300 MHZ Radio Network
    DX News from the ARRL
    DARC in Dayton
    Compass - video showing beacon activation
    New Amateur Radio e-petition
     
07 May
  The sun is stirring
    CubeSat launch postponed
    Ofcom reports on Spectrum Use, Availability and Interference
    Resignation of Midwest Director
    London to Brighton Cycle Ride M0NOD
    Dungeness Lighthouses, Kent
    The Chicks Are Back! W9YL Mother’s Day Special Event
     
06 May
  The G7VGG Amateur Radio Discussion Forum
    Hams' help still needed in DTV switchover
    International Year of Astronomy Special Event Station
    AMSAT DXpedition loaner gear available
    ARRL Southeastern Division Vice Director Sandy Donahue, W4RU (SK)
    Tony Hutchison receives Chris Jones Award
    Amateur Radio Forum
    2-metre DX contact video
    Stars and Stripes explains how US troops use radio in Afghanistan
     
05 May
  Meteors from Halley's Comet
    Space Day contact with National Air and Space Museum
    ARRL releases Field Day videos
    Heavy-handed morse operators
    USB 3 - 10 times the speed USB 2.0
    Propagation testing for proposed ATV repeater
    IOTA news from the Deutscher Amateur Radio Club
    International Marconi Day press coverage
    Three Amateur Radio CubeSats launch today
    Belgian Special Event Station
    Portuguese Special Event Station
     
04 May
  Mills on the Air Weekend - GB4HM Howsham Mill
    IOTA news from OPDX
    IRTS AGM Weekend
    Scandinavian YL expedition
    New Antarctic web site
    Honolulu's radio hams win mobile radio exemption
    John Moyle Memorial National Field Day 2009
    RSGB News on video
    History This Week
     
03 May
  Leicester Show to be held at Donington one last time
    Latest edition of 'Broadcasts in English' now available
    Propagation Report from Hannes Coetzee, ZS6BZP
    Houston representative introduces amateur radio bill in Congress
    First 2009 RTA Symposium in Gauteng next weekend
    Eutelsat launches Tooway™ Internet access service in UK
    2009 AMSAT Field Day Rules
    Opening on AO-51 Operations Committee
     
02 May
  Mills on the Air Weekend - GB1WM Weybourne Mill
    Propagation de K7RA
    Marconi Day success on 500kHz
    Hams prepare for Swine Flu pandemic
    NASA gives 'go' for space shuttle launch on May 11
    An invitation to join a 6m net
    Thames Estuary QRM
    Indianapolis police hold first test session
    RSGB Convention update
    Rockall DXpedition 2009 abandoned!
     
01 May
  Tony's 10 Metre Band Report
    The NZ4O Propagation Forecast #2009-13
    Sergei Rebrov excels at G6PZ
    Mills on the Air Weekend - GB2RWM Rayleigh Windmill
    Draft RSGB Board minutes for March
    DX News from the ARRL
    Second man to receive death penalty for ham radio couple's killing
    Solar cycle 23 sunspot group re-emerges
    Young Brit runs away with Radio Arcala award
    Chelmsford Contest University Talk

 
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