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SARC News
(latest items first) |
| December 2004 |
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| 31 December |
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FCC's
Riley Hollingsworth to keynote Ham Radio University 2005 |
| 31 December |
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ARRL
Straight Key Night is January 1, 2005 |
| 31 December |
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Amsat
Kid's Day |
| 31 December |
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Handheld
outplays cell phone in accident's wake |
| 31 December |
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British
public donating £1m per hour in tsunami disaster appeal |
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| 30 December |
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Do you live
near Skelmersdale in Lancashire? Here's your chance to help your
local ATC |
| 30 December |
|
FCC permits
new unlicensed wideband devices |
| 30 December |
|
Third
party communications regarding tsunami disaster areas - advice to
Canadian hams |
| 30 December |
|
AO-51
configured for earthquake/tsunami support |
| 30 December |
|
America
Online announces 2nd Annual 'Top 10 Spam Terms' |
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| 29 December |
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Asian
Tsunami disaster - ham radio emergency comms requested in the Andaman
Island |
| 29 December |
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Andaman
Island earthquake - comment and information from M5AKA |
| 29 December |
|
Morse
requirement, license restructuring remain on FCC's radar |
| 29 December |
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Beware
of Premium Rate Diallers |
| 29 December |
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K6KPH on-air
for Straight Key Night 2005 |
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| 28 December |
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Nominations
sought for 2005 Dayton Hamvention Awards |
| 28 December |
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Beware
PCs bearing unwanted Christmas gifts |
| 28 December |
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ACA
launches investigation into mobile number portability |
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| 27 December |
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ARRL
renews demand for FCC to shut down New York BPL field trial |
| 27 December |
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VK2WI
to operate a 'Welcome To 2005' party |
| 27 December |
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New
safety device implemented in mid-Missouri |
| 27 December |
|
Start
2005 with SKN and AO-51 Kid's Day |
| 27 December |
|
Central
Florida FUNSat Workshop |
| 27 December |
|
AMSAT
at the Ft. Meyers, FL Hamfest |
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| 26 December |
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Amended
SA radio regs arrive in time for the New Year |
| 26 December |
|
BPL
- at the war front |
| 26 December |
|
Telstra
launches Push To Talk |
| 26 December |
|
Huygens
begins its final journey into the unknown |
| 26 December |
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CQ to Celebrate
60th Anniversary with On Air Event |
| 26 December |
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Bonded
DSL Broadens Broadband |
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| 25 December |
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FCC approves
software defined radio |
| 25 December |
|
Amateur
Radio community fuels 'Best Year Ever' for United Way toy drive |
| 25 December |
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FFC
acts on long-range cordless phone complaint |
| 25 December |
|
Digital
Switchover and Ofcom's Plans |
| 25 December |
|
Richard
Wentworth e-card now available exclusively at Tate online |
| 25 December |
|
Ski-Jumping
via Vodafone 3G Mobile TV |
| 25 December |
|
ACA
to release new radiofrequency spectrum plan |
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| 24 December |
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New
regulations to enable Spectrum Trading |
| 24 December |
|
Get into
the Nokia Lifeblog spirit at www.nokia.com/lifeblog |
| 24 December |
|
Ralphie
and Sparkle launched |
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| 23 December |
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New Australian
Amateur Radio licensing system on track |
| 23 December |
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Tinus
Lange 7066 Technical Excellence Awards |
| 23 December |
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First
RTA lecture for 2005 announced |
| 23 December |
|
Progress
report on the Victorian Young Industry Ambassadors program |
| 23 December |
|
BT
announces rapid acceleration in broadband take up |
| 23 December |
|
One
in four in UK own Orange phone |
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| 22 December |
|
Wireless
Institute of Australia releases BPL report |
| 22 December |
|
Legal
issues delay promulgation of new radio regulations |
| 22 December |
|
Indian 'National
Roadmap' for ham radio |
| 22 December |
|
Reginald
Aubrey Fessenden |
| 22 December |
|
Straight
key night on Oscar 2005 |
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| 21 December |
|
The
Ukraine worked on 70cm during a spectacular Tropo opening |
| 21 December |
|
Digital
World Traveller Short Wave DRM USB Receiver |
| 21 December |
|
ARRL
aims to dampen California utility commissioner's enthusiasm for BPL |
| 21 December |
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Don Allen,
W9CW, named as new CQ and CQ VHF Magazine ad manager |
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| 20 December |
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Raynet
Group provides communications for Clyde Tunnel |
| 20 December |
|
Irish
schools make history |
| 20 December |
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'Explain
why' - FCC tells ham |
| 20 December |
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SARL
IARU fund 2004/2005 |
| 20 December |
|
Google
checks out library books |
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| 19 December |
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NASA
asks ISS crew to trim calories |
| 19 December |
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Ofcom
consultative document looks at possible new use for 24 and 77GHz |
| 19 December |
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GB3FH operational |
| 19 December |
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Echolink
Node in Baghdad is now on the air |
| 19 December |
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Prime
Minister's wife on hand for ARISS school group QSO |
| 19 December |
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Major
ISP tells FCC BPL not a 'commercially viable alternative' |
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| 18 December |
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More
countries gain access to extended 40m band in January |
| 18 December |
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Missing
hams' disappearance 'suspicious' |
| 18 December |
|
ARRL
urges action in Gerritsen case |
| 18 December |
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UK
3G licence holder may sue Ofcom |
| 18 December |
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Which
callsign DO you want? |
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| 17 December |
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GB2RS
News Service Letter |
| 17 December |
|
WIA
raises BPL concerns with ACA |
| 17 December |
|
Ex-ham
flees after FCC triples original fine |
| 17 December |
|
Russian
company to invest in BPL for Moscow |
| 17 December |
|
Georgia
community to allow ham antennas in CC&R governed sub-divisions |
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| 16 December |
|
CAR
Short Range Radar (SRR) |
| 16 December |
|
FCC
denies petition seeking to require licensed radio repairers |
| 16 December |
|
Amateur
Radio to have no role in 2005 Rose Parade |
| 16 December |
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Aussie
Fisheries Minister calls on hams to help deter illegal fishing |
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| 15 December |
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SCAMP on-air
testing commences |
| 15 December |
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Second
set adoption leads digital tv growth |
| 15 December |
|
Intel
satellite lost in space |
| 15 December |
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Guinness World
Records recognizes high-speed telegraphy achievement |
| 15 December |
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Broadcasters
accept Digital Replacement Licences |
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| 14 December |
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World
record attempt suffers an early end |
| 14 December |
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Space
chats exhilerate Long Island and Quebec schools |
| 14 December |
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ISS contact
to take place in Cork |
| 14 December |
|
'Club
TV' Digital Satellite Programme |
| 14 December |
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ALARAMEET
2005 to be held in Mildura. |
| 14 December |
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Radio
Amateur of the Year awards announced |
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| 13 December |
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Historic
Marconi Collection on the Move |
| 13 December |
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Dayton
Hamvention at Hara Arena until 2007 |
| 13 December |
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Trophies
awarded at RSGB AGM |
| 13 December |
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Tassie
Devils |
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| 12 December |
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FCC
requires Arizona BPL field trial operator to work with amateur radio
club |
| 12 December |
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Buy
an Icom Calender for Great Ormond Street |
| 12 December |
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Mars-Venus:
Who Rules The Holiday Shopping Roost? |
| 12 December |
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BT
makes sci-fi a reality with futuristic interface |
| 12 December |
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DRM
relays its concerns about the hazards of PLC interference |
| 12 December |
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ESA astronaut
Roberto Vittori to fly to the ISS on Italian Soyuz mission ENEIDE |
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| 11 December |
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Ofcom
spectrum review challenges amateur radio future |
| 11 December |
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RSGB engages
PR professional in the fight against PLT |
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| 10 December |
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More
amateur bands under threat |
| 10 December |
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AOR donates
digital voice/image units to W1AW |
| 10 December |
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Growth
in mobiles and wireless broadband highlight year in telecommunications |
| 10 December |
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www.amateur
radio licence exams |
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| 09 December |
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BT launches
its first digital radio |
| 09 December |
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Another
10m FM Internet Gateway opens |
| 09 December |
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Enhanced
co-operation focus of ARES-RACES-MARS meeting |
| 09 December |
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Survey
reveals surprising trends in U.K.'s 'text culture' |
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| 08 December |
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ISS
Expedition 10 Commander breaks in new ticket from space |
| 08 December |
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The late
Henry Andersson, VK8HA, leaves generous bequest to WIA |
| 08 December |
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25th Anniversary
Reunion |
| 08 December |
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Radio amateur's
complaint leads to big fine for taxi company |
| 08 December |
|
South
Africa's top scorer in RAE |
| 08 December |
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Rose
Scholtyssek, VE3RIS re-elected |
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| 07 December |
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M1DST
attempts broadcasting world record |
| 07 December |
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FCC
denies AM, SSB bandwidth petition |
| 07 December |
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Ofcom
receives 192 applications for Community Radio licences |
| 07 December |
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September
SARL VHF Contest results |
| 07 December |
|
Changes
in Home Electrical Rules |
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| 06 December |
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UK
radio amateurs must act now! |
| 06 December |
|
BPL
hits the UK market |
| 06 December |
|
Ralphie
and Sparkie launch December 10th |
| 06 December |
|
Radio
Luxembourg set to return |
| 06 December |
|
American
UHF Woodpecker |
| 06 December |
|
New
Director of Field Ops |
| 06 December |
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Regional
and rural Internet users to benefit from new 5.8 GHz licensing option |
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| 05 December |
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Ham
radio delivers the toys |
| 05 December |
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Can
you identify this mystery sound? |
| 05 December |
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Advanced
exam PowerPoint course available for clubs |
| 05 December |
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New move to
encourage youth into electronics |
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| 04 December |
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Spectrum
Review - challenges amateur radio's future |
| 04 December |
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Alleged
illegal 'amateur' transceiver marketing draws huge fine |
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| 03 December |
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Next
ISS crew announced |
| 03 December |
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New
VK3 repeater |
| 03 December |
|
Advanced
Licence course |
| 03 December |
|
Foundation
Licence course |
| 03 December |
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The
MXLT-TARC Monster Xmas Lights Tour |
| 03 December |
|
South African
November RAE results |
| 03 December |
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Google
Groups offers a home to online communities |
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| 02 December |
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SARL
IARU fund gets another boost |
| 02 December |
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Successful
ARISS contact |
| 02 December |
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Stop
and think before buying a mobile this Christmas |
| 02 December |
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ACA
teams up with ISP in world-first spam reporting trial |
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| 01 December |
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New
digital replacement licences for commercial terrestial broadcasters |
| 01 December |
|
RAC
President announces new chair of RAC's Administration and Finance
committee |
| 01 December |
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Talks
for 2005 at the Chelmsford club |
| 01 December |
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BT puts
technical and marketing expertise behind the London 2012 Bid |
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| November 2004 |
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| 30 November |
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A new
film on the work of the Society is released |
| 30 November |
|
New Irish
packet DXCluster Node |
| 30 November |
|
First
ever "Space Council" paves the way for a European space
programme |
| 30 November |
|
G3ZHI
internet linking talk on South African radio |
| 30 November |
|
Houston
AMSAT Net |
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| 29 November |
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New
South African radio regulations coming soon |
| 29 November |
|
BPL
rushed to adoption - interference concerns continue |
| 29 November |
|
WIA
Board adopts criteria for Affiliated Clubs |
| 29 November |
|
Morse
Proficiency Tests at Bishop Auckland Rally - 5 December |
| 29 November |
|
Aussies put
VoIP under the microscope |
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| 28 November |
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GB3ORK
5MHz beacon operational soon |
| 28 November |
|
RSGB
AGM |
| 28 November |
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WIA
announces attractive club liability insurance deal |
| 28 November |
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UK's
first HF Internet Link Gateway operational |
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| 26 November |
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New
board members for RAC |
| 26 November |
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Vodafone
warned about MNP code breach |
| 26 November |
|
Send
your camera phone photos to Boots |
| 26 November |
|
Radio
Amateur of the Year Awards recipients announced |
| 26 November |
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Aussies
enjoying reliable broadband performance |
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| 25 November |
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ARRL
participating in IEEE, industry efforts to set BPL standards |
| 25 November |
|
NASA
names space veteran, ham as deputy for exploration operations |
| 25 November |
|
Ham
Radio - a heavenly hobby |
| 25 November |
|
Nokia
supplies TETRA network to Ji'nan Airport in China |
| 25 November |
|
Radio
silence is over - Pathway to Glory on shelves! |
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| 24 November |
|
Hams
from all over responding to ARRL Toy Drive |
| 24 November |
|
RAC Youth
Education Program participants using IRLP for school-to-school contacts |
| 24 November |
|
Ofcom
publishes strategic review of spectrum management |
| 24 November |
|
High-speed
data will be introduced in TETRA networks, Nokia believes |
| 24 November |
|
Londoners
challenged by BT to Live by the Book for five days in a perspex box |
| 24 November |
|
Glasnost
hits Aussie airwaves - A look back at amateur radio's history |
| 24 November |
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RARA |
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| 23 November |
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BPL
moving closer in Australia |
| 23 November |
|
WIA see
BPL demonstration |
| 23 November |
|
Ofcom
to strengthen consumer safeguards in fixed-line telecoms |
| 23 November |
|
New
V260 available exclusively at RadioShack |
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| 22 November |
|
SARL
IARU fund gets a boost |
| 22 November |
|
SEANET
convention chairman seriously ill in hospital |
| 22 November |
|
GB2RS
newsreader ties the knot |
| 22 November |
|
WIA
Board appoints VK3KRB as new director |
| 22 November |
|
ARRL-National
Weather Service SKYWARN recognition day is December 4 |
| 22 November |
|
New
regulations for South African hams |
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| 21 November |
|
Ian
Able G3ZHI on SA's Intecnet this evening |
| 21 November |
|
Changes
announced to Advanced Licence exam |
| 21 November |
|
UK-USA
Team Active from Niger for CQ World Wide CW |
| 21 November |
|
Operators
needed for Cycle Sydney event |
| 21 November |
|
FCC
reminds licencee that all amateur frequencies are shared |
| 21 November |
|
EMR and health
issues |
| 21 November |
|
Ernie
Hocking resigns as WIA director but accepts new position |
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| 20 November |
|
Experimental
licencees moving low-frequency agenda forward |
| 20 November |
|
Tony Hancock's
The Radio Ham - 50 years old |
| 20 November |
|
Chelmsford
Club start evening radio courses |
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| 19 November |
|
Community
Education Project picks pilot communities |
| 19 November |
|
BT 21st
century network trials on track as voice calls run on IP link |
| 19 November |
|
First
'Space Council' to set course towards a European Space Programme |
| 19 November |
|
Morse
Proficiency Awards |
| 19 November |
|
VK2
moving ahead |
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| 18 November |
|
Strategic
review of Telecommunications Phase 2 proposals |
| 18 November |
|
New
60-meter beacons on the air from the British Isles |
| 18 November |
|
Young
ARRL award winners energise Georgia youth forum |
| 18 November |
|
Guangzhou
Metro, China, chooses Nokia TETRA System |
| 18 November |
|
Vic-Link
arrives |
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| 17 November |
|
US
Coast Guard Auxiliary seeks radio amateurs |
| 17 November |
|
Proposal
to extend DRM system to 120 Mhz |
| 17 November |
|
Motorola
to acquire MeshNetworks |
| 17 November |
|
First
London (020) 3 number blocks released from 1st June 2005 |
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| 16 November |
|
The
tone's the thing for 2004 ARRL Frequency Measuring Test |
| 16 November |
|
William
Baker, W1BKR, inducted into Broadcasting and Cable Hall of Fame |
| 16 November |
|
Best
news of the year? |
| 16 November |
|
New
numbers proposed across Australia |
| 16 November |
|
ECHO
schedule announcement |
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| 15 November |
|
Three
North American LF signals received in UK |
| 15 November |
|
Hamvention
announces 2005 theme |
| 15 November |
|
Radio
702 and Cape Talk to feature Amateur Radio |
| 15 November |
|
FCC
Allocates New Power Line Transmitting Bands on HF and VHF |
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| 14 November |
|
Tower
Problems - explosion rocks Texas transmission tower |
| 14 November |
|
VK4CP's
Propogation Logger |
| 14 November |
|
FCC back
in the business after computer hiccup |
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| 13 November |
|
US
Presidential election extends to space |
| 13 November |
|
Amateur
Radio Programme on Satellite TV |
| 13 November |
|
HF
Very Low Power Tests Announced |
| 13 November |
|
Clinton
Presidential Library special event set |
| 13 November |
|
Martin
Lynch & Sons Open Day |
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| 12 November |
|
Times
of change for the Wireless Institute of Australia |
| 12 November |
|
USTTI course
students show special interest in amateur radio |
| 12 November |
|
The National
WIA weekly news needs your help |
| 12 November |
|
Ofcom
publishes review of broadcasting transmission market |
| 12 November |
|
Are
Australian novices permitted to use PSK-31? |
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| 11 November |
|
Broadcasters
wind up the fall series of WRC planning meetings at the ITU in Geneva |
| 11 November |
|
Ofcom
advertises new FM commercial radio licences for Manchester and Banbury |
| 11 November |
|
FCC
improves public safety access to the latest broadband technology |
| 11 November |
|
Ken
takes control of RAC's purse-strings |
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| 10 November |
|
Sorry,
but you didn't buy it from us |
| 10 November |
|
ZS
watch what you say on the air |
| 10 November |
|
John
Belrose, VE2CV, wins October QST Cover Plaque Award |
| 10 November |
|
The
North American Youth Net |
| 10 November |
|
Surplus
Equipment Auction |
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| 09 November |
|
Albuquerque
to host USA ARDF Championship |
| 09 November |
|
FCC
fines CB operator-amateur licencee, CB shop |
| 09 November |
|
Barbie,
Ken, And Blaine: The Latest - A story with absolutely no radio
connection at all |
| 09 November |
|
Annual
remembrance service |
| 09 November |
|
Input
from AO51 Experimenters |
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| 08 November |
|
Ham
radio sailing the Antarctic |
| 08 November |
|
Need
for spectrum defense never ends |
| 08 November |
|
NOAA
laboratory wins gold medal for Tsunami detection system |
| 08 November |
|
SARL
HF Field Day |
| 08 November |
|
Fundraising
auction for Eagle |
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| 07 November |
|
BPL
- at the war front |
| 07 November |
|
Listen
to the MM Service Net live |
| 07 November |
|
USS Salem
to activate K1USN for Veterans' Day |
| 07 November |
|
Huge
ham radio response to ARRL toy drive |
| 07 November |
|
ISS
ham station celebrates fourth anniversary |
| 07 November |
|
Birthday
get-together |
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| 06 November |
|
Special
event station MX0BEE/P from on board the Endeavour |
| 06 November |
|
US Coast
Guard Auxiliary special event |
| 06 November |
|
West
London Radio and Electronics Fair - 14 November |
| 06 November |
|
ARRL
disappointed with Administration over BPL Report and Order |
| 06 November |
|
UK amateurs
enjoying extra spectrum at 7MHz |
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| 05 November |
|
G5RV
Logbook saved for posterity |
| 05 November |
|
Australian
amateurs retain status at 5.8 GHz. |
| 05 November |
|
DRM
in Dallas, November 8-12 |
| 05 November |
|
MSG-4 contract
means sunny outlook for European weather forecasting |
| 05 November |
|
Nokia
files complaints against Vitelcom on patent infringements |
| 05 November |
|
Connect
to Art! |
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| 04 November |
|
Change
of frequency for GB2RS 40m news |
| 04 November |
|
Australia's
first WIRES-II node now on air |
| 04 November |
|
Calling
Baghdad - (remotely) |
| 04 November |
|
Tune
in to these blog-based homemade radio shows |
| 04 November |
|
Future
News Provision on Five - Ofcom agrees Channel 5 request |
| 04 November |
|
Club
commissions for membership renewals are back! |
| 04 November |
|
Nominations
for SARL council members |
| 04 November |
|
Ofcom
publishes 'hypothetical' tender document for the potential PSP |
| 04 November |
|
WTSA-04 outcomes
positive for Australia |
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| 03 November |
|
10-10
International director resigns post |
| 03 November |
|
FCC
relocation includes some amateur 2.3 Ghz spectrum |
| 03 November |
|
New ComReg
handbook |
| 03 November |
|
Travellers
Net experiment |
| 03 November |
|
Australian
consumers unhappy with phone contracts - ACA research |
| 03 November |
|
Colin
McRae on the N-Gage platform rallies out to retailers |
| 03 November |
|
Six
applications for new Ashford FM Radio Licence (Ofcom
website - opens in new window) |
| 03 November |
|
Nokia
unveils the world's first NFC product - Nokia NFC shell for Nokia
3220 phone |
| 03 November |
|
The
promotion of media literacy |
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| 02 November |
|
State
Utilities Commissioners' BPL task force session yields some insights |
| 02 November |
|
BBC 'In
Touch' programme to feature Amateur Radio |
| 02 November |
|
Ian Able
G3ZHI to be guest speaker on South Africa's Intecnet |
| 02 November |
|
Fast-Forward
for the WIA |
| 02 November |
|
Ofcom
establishes One-Stop Shop for all advertising regulation |
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| 01 November |
|
7.1-7.2
MHz is now available in EI |
| 01 November |
|
Fire
causes transmitter mast collapse |
| 01 November |
|
Icom
America to power W1AW during ARRL November Sweepstakes |
| 01 November |
|
Amateur
Radio's Virtual Pub |
| 01 November |
|
N4MC's
Vanity HQ Web site to go dark |
| 01 November |
|
Possible
E-mail scam targeting ham radio |
| October 2004 |
|
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| 31 October |
|
Digital
broadcast troublesome to some, experimental opportunity for others |
| 31 October |
|
The
Hams that made history |
| 31 October |
|
RSGB
proposes 500 kHz amateur band for UK |
| 31 October |
|
Media
picks-up Cosmonaut Opera story |
| 31 October |
|
Expedition
9 crew back on Earth |
| 30 October |
|
FCC BPL
Report and Order stresses interference avoidance, resolution |
| 30 October |
|
Hamvention
2004 through teenage eyes |
| 30 October |
|
Halloween
special event set |
| 30 October |
|
Ofcom's
Communications Market update |
| 29 October |
|
UK
Amateurs gain 7.1 - 7.2MHz from 31st October |
| 29 October |
|
WIA
President pleased with progress so far |
| 29 October |
|
Oldest
US ham, Bill Diaper, KJ6KQ, SK |
| 29 October |
|
ACA reviews
regulation of VoIP services |
| |
|
|
| 29 October |
|
ARRL
gets new Community Education Program Co-ordinator |
| 29 October |
|
IARU
fund growing slowly |
| 29 October |
|
Flight Refuelling
ARS Junk Sale |
| 28 October |
|
ARISS international
delegates ponder 'SuitSat' possibilities |
| 28 October |
|
Radio
amateurs aid in tornado response |
| 28 October |
|
ARRL
announces holiday toy drive for Florida youngsters |
| 28 October |
|
BPL
partnership dissolved |
| 27 October |
|
Access to 7.1
- 7.2 Mhz Notice of Variation published |
| 27 October |
|
Digitalisation
will initiate 'a world-wide renaissance of radio' |
| 27 October |
|
New
mode test for ECHO satellite |
| |
|
|
| 27 October |
|
UO-22 near
demise |
| 27 October |
|
Cell
phone bans in hospitals |
| 27 October |
|
Nokia
team-up with Starcut |
| 26 October |
|
Solar
Minimum in 2006? |
| 26 October |
|
Amateur radio
at the opera |
| 26 October |
|
Motorola
a victim of massive fraud |
| 26 October |
|
Transmission
2004 competition winners announced |
| 25 October |
|
Two
New 5MHz Beacons soon |
| 25 October |
|
MESBAH -
The Iranian satellite |
| 25 October |
|
U.S.
Veterans Day |
| |
|
|
| 25 October |
|
Amateurs
support hospital communications during telecommunications outage |
| 24 October |
|
WIA
speaks-out on that FCC decision |
| 24 October |
|
Wedding
Bells for GB2RS Newsreader |
| 24 October |
|
Radio
4 Programme 'In Touch' with Us Again! |
| 24 October |
|
FCC affirms
fine for former amateur licencee |
| 24 October |
|
News from
Geneva |
| 24 October |
|
QRP Special
Event Station VC3W |
| 23 October |
|
Ofcom
targets competition and consumer safeguards for 0845 and 0870 numbers |
| 23 October |
|
UK's
First Store and Forward Voice Relay Operational |
| 23 October |
|
ARRL
repeats call for shutdown of Arizona BPL field trial |
| |
|
|
| 23 October |
|
ARRL
draft bandwith proposal |
| 22 October |
|
Consumers
increasingly giving up their fixed line phones |
| 22 October |
|
ACA clarifies
Standard Licence SSB mix-up |
| 22 October |
|
Fleming's
Valve celebrates 100th birthday |
| 22 October |
|
The
Australian 2005 amateur radio callbook |
| 21 October |
|
Korean
researchers show cancer link to radio |
| 21 October |
|
U.S. Navy
to scrap submarine antenna sites |
| 21 October |
|
WIA
cuts a deal on membership discount card |
| 21 October |
|
New
world record set on 47 GHz |
| 21 October |
|
Greetings
from space and a change of guard highlight Amsat-NA gathering |
| |
|
|
| 20 October |
|
TV calls
Air Force for help |
| 20 October |
|
Hayden's
Helpers |
| 20 October |
|
Become a MEX
program tester |
| 20 October |
|
AMSAT
Symposium a great success |
| 20 October |
|
BLUEsat
launch timing announced |
| 19 October |
|
WICEN
cover for Rally of Melbourne |
| 19 October |
|
Amateurs
join Air Force Space and Missile Pioneers Hall of Fame |
| 19 October |
|
ARRL
Digital Communications Study under way |
| 19 October |
|
Amateur
Radio - home of the good guys |
| 18 October |
|
South
Eastern Repeater Association rescinds controversial repeater tone
policy |
| |
|
|
| 18 October |
|
Amateur
radio needs your support |
| 18 October |
|
Internet
Linking of Repeaters |
| 18 October |
|
CQ De ZS6SRC |
| 18 October |
|
Cop-chief
threatened over police radio |
| 17 October |
|
SARL to
raise concerns as U.S. adopts BPL |
| 17 October |
|
RSGB HFC 22-24
October |
| 17 October |
|
Additional
100kHz at 7MHz Soon? |
| 16 October |
|
ARRL
asks FCC to shut-down New York BPL field trial |
| 16 October |
|
FCC
adopts new BPL rules, acknowledges its interference potential |
| 16 October |
|
Clarification
on Internet-linking NoV requirement |
| |
|
|
| 15 October |
|
BPL
given the 'green light' by FCC |
| 14 October |
|
RAC Board
of Directors appoints new President and First Vice-President |
| 14 October |
|
SA Amateurs
urged to report PLC testing |
| 14 October |
|
Australian
amateurs set to stake claim to 500Khz |
| 14 October |
|
Updating
of SARL and ICASA databases |
| 14 October |
|
Federal
employees can donate to the League |
| 13 October |
|
BPL
Interference Evaluation Tool |
| 13 October |
|
The lost
bands of South Africa! |
| 13 October |
|
Motorola
to launch trial of handsets with MasterCard PayPass technology |
| 12 October |
|
RSGB Propose
New 500 kHz Band |
| |
|
|
| 12 October |
|
CB emergency
net battle BPL |
| 12 October |
|
Ofcom
completes investigation of pre-paid calling cards |
| 11 October |
|
ISS
crew congratulate SpaceShipOne |
| 11 October |
|
Amateur Radio
in Iraq |
| 11 October |
|
Amateur
radio to feature on Radio 702 |
| 11 October |
|
Sputnik
I anniversary |
| 10 October |
|
Hamexpo
Show in France 16 - 17 October |
| 10 October |
|
IARU Administrative
Council adopts 3-year plan |
| 09 October |
|
Jamboree
On The Air - How it all started |
| 09 October |
|
Henry Andersson
VK8HA - Silent Key |
| |
|
|
| 09 October |
|
Operators
Wanted for Special Event Station in Norfolk |
| 09 October |
|
Jamboree
On The Air is on 16 and 17 October |
| 09 October |
|
NTIA's
BPL position still a moving target |
| 08 October |
|
Intermediate
and Advanced Licence courses in the West Midlands |
| 08 October |
|
10-10
Special Event |
| 08 October |
|
Ofcom
advertises new FM commercial radio licence for Durham |
| 07 October |
|
Saudi
Arabia's HZ1AB is history |
| 07 October |
|
SA RAE deadline
looms |
| 07 October |
|
Investigator
Science Centre / ISS linkup |
| 07 October |
|
Echo
PSK31 Testing |
| |
|
|
| 06 October |
|
Resignations
of RAC President and First Vice-president |
| 06 October |
|
Become
a VIPea |
| 06 October |
|
Intel
collaborates with Nokia and Symbian |
| 06 October |
|
NCDXF
makes $100,000 grant to upcoming operations |
| 06 October |
|
Thermionic
Audio Lecture |
| 06 October |
|
RSGB
QSL Bureau News |
| 06 October |
|
Could
You Help the Worcs Division TDOTA? |
| 06 October |
|
Supreme
Court case involves radio amateur - but not amateur antennas |
| 05 October |
|
Silent
Radio - The station with no programmes, until... |
| 05 October |
|
Nominations
are open for the 2004 ARRL International Humanitarian Award |
| |
|
|
| 05 October |
|
Jamboree
On The Air (Jota) 2004 is October 16-17 |
| 05 October |
|
SARL
to present two events this week |
| 04 October |
|
ARISS
logs two 'firsts' in Australian school contact |
| 04 October |
|
RSGB HFC
at Gatwick Worth Hotel, 22 - 24 October |
| 04 October |
|
SARL
80m QSO Party |
| 04 October |
|
Operators
Wanted for Hallowe'en Experience 2004 |
| 03 October |
|
Radio
Amateur to spearhead DERA relief mission to Haiti |
| 03 October |
|
Icom
launch IC-756PROIII at Leicester Amateur Radio Show |
| 03 October |
|
Storm-weary
Amateur Radio volunteers confront hurricane's aftermath |
| 02 October |
|
Japanese
show BPL generates spurious RF emissions |
| |
|
|
| 02 October |
|
World
Space Week |
| 02 October |
|
New
Procedures for Internet-linking NoVs Announced |
| 02 October |
|
North
Carolina utility decommissioning BPL field trial |
| 02 October |
|
Mesa, Arizona
selected for next 10-10 Convention |
| 02 October |
|
7th ARVM Ham
Radio Trade Fair |
| 01 October |
|
70cms 'exclusion
zone' for Melbourne hams |
| 01 October |
|
Dayton
of the Sub Continent - Hamfest India 2004 |
| 01 October |
|
Minister
appoints new Director General |
| 01 October |
|
Operation
Shadow for the N-Gage platform now in stores |
| 01 October |
|
A new
framework for Public Service Broadcasting |
| |
|
|
| September 2004 |
|
|
| 30 September |
|
Grant
for Micro-Fuel Cells Research and Development |
| 30 September |
|
South
African Amsat to celebrate International Space Week with qso party
on Oscar 51 |
| 30 September |
|
ARRL
headquarters welcomes new Media and Public Relations Manager |
| 29 September |
|
Ofcom
consults on new mechanism to price licences for wireless communications
services |
| 29 September |
|
Astronaut
thrills audiences in Japan and Germany via amateur radio |
| 29 September |
|
Equipment
Lost in Transit |
| |
|
|
| 29 September |
|
Contests,
Awards and Special Events |
| 28 September |
|
New
CDXC Committee |
| 28 September |
|
Banbury
Raynet request for assistance |
| 28 September |
|
First
radio amateur in Africa to contact present ISS crew |
| 28 September |
|
Eureka
Special Event Station VI3BML |
| 27 September |
|
Nokia
makes a debut at photokina trade fair |
| 27 September |
|
Latest
ARISS Contact from Space |
| 27 September |
|
International
IARU |
| 27 September |
|
Nominations
invited for SARL awards |
| 26 September |
|
Training
the Trainers |
| |
|
|
| 26 September |
|
Hurricane
net activates for Hurricane Jeanne |
| 25 September |
|
New
SSTV Relay in Cambridgeshire |
| 25 September |
|
The
Leicester Show is on 1 and 2 October |
| 25 September |
|
FCC
poised to act on BPL Report and Order in mid-October |
| 25 September |
|
FCC
warns additional trucking firms about unlicensed 10-metre operation |
| 24 September |
|
Southgate
ARC member Ted Ball G4NLR - silent key |
| 24 September |
|
Nokia
Remote camera provides a megapixel peek into your surroundings |
| 24 September |
|
Changes
to the Schedule to the Amateur Foundation, Intermediate & Full
Licences |
| 24 September |
|
Protecting
the broadcast spectrum against interference from Power Line Communications |
| 23 September |
|
Nokia
launches new barring solution |
| |
|
|
| 23 September |
|
Antarctica
Award |
| 23 September |
|
More
than just BPL! - ARRL kicks-off 2005 Spectrum Defense campaign |
| 23 September |
|
Vodafone
adds Nokia 6630 to its 3G handset range |
| 22 September |
|
Let's
make a deal. FCC agrees to trade amateur's licence for big fine |
| 22 September |
|
6
months without a shower or bath? No problem, astronaut tells youngsters |
| 22 September |
|
Foundation,
Intermediate and Advanced Exams |
| 21 September |
|
A
message from Roger Barker's (G4IDE) family |
| 21 September |
|
SUSY
Radio |
| 21 September |
|
Education
Task Force appointed |
| 21 September |
|
Greyline
propagation - good times again on HF |
| |
|
|
| 21 September |
|
Is
this the beginning of the end for BPL? |
| 20 September |
|
Philly
may go non-BPL wireless |
| 20 September |
|
Motorola
begins deployment of VIVO CDMA2000 1X network in Bahia |
| 20 September |
|
Astronaut
works all Continents from ISS |
| 20 September |
|
Amateur
radio tower case victory |
| 20 September |
|
ARRL
expands its distance learning program |
| 19 September |
|
First
responders need 'interoperability' |
| 19 September |
|
Anonymous
donor issues challenge |
| 19 September |
|
BPL
could 'obliterate' DRM broadcasts |
| 19 September |
|
Comment
sought on new Australian Radiofrequency Spectrum Plan |
| |
|
|
| 18 September |
|
Leicester
Amateur Radio Show |
| 18 September |
|
MSF
time and frequency station closing for essential maintenance |
| 18 September |
|
Amateur
radio swings into action in storm-stricken gulf region |
| 17 September |
|
55%
of UK households receive digital television |
| 17 September |
|
Deregulation
in wireless communications services |
| 17 September |
|
New
voice recording capability for Motorola radios |
| 16 September |
|
RAC
submits proposal on amateur radio call signs to Industry Canada |
| 16 September |
|
Did
the Titanic send the first SOS ? |
| 16 September |
|
Marconi
at Poldhu |
| 16 September |
|
Is
Bill the world's oldest amateur radio operator? |
| |
|
|
| 15 September |
|
ARRL
gets federal grant to tell Amateur Radio's story to communities |
| 15 September |
|
First
Jamboree on the Air for Scouting Ireland |
| 14 September |
|
Aussie
and Swedish subs battle it out |
| 14 September |
|
Harmonisation
- a new 'slant' |
| 14 September |
|
RSGB
QSL Bureau News |
| 13 September |
|
Royal
Flying Doctor Service award |
| 13 September |
|
GB2RS
on experimental MT63 data transmissions |
| 13 September |
|
G3YJO
named as a space 'Visionary and Innovator' |
| 12 September |
|
Intruder
signal on 40 metres remains a mystery for now |
| 12 September |
|
Hurricane
Watch Net facing storm's challenges |
| |
|
|
| 12 September |
|
Stanley
L. Burghardt, W0IT, Silent Key |
| 11 September |
|
New
orbital debris mitigation rules will apply to ham sats |
| 11 September |
|
German
Longwave Activity Day on 18 September |
| 11 September |
|
Hurricane
Frances recovery continues with amateur radio help |
| 10 September |
|
Roger
Barker, G4IDE, Silent Key |
| 09 September |
|
ARRL's
'Activity board' a treasure-trove of teaching possibilities |
| 09 September |
|
Event
Station N1S Announced |
| 09 September |
|
Radio
Ham wins tv's 'Weakest Link' show |
| 08 September |
|
Motorola
Testifies Before U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science &
Transportation |
| 08 September |
|
Ofcom
advertises two new FM commercial radio licences for Belfast and Cornwall |
| |
|
|
| 08 September |
|
Radio
and Electronics School needs more tutors |
| 08 September |
|
Australian
EMR limits |
| 07 September |
|
New
'Amber Alerts' system |
| 07 September |
|
Life
in space fun, challenging, astronaut tells Pennsylvania students |
| 06 September |
|
Ofcom
to encourage the development of new voice services |
| 06 September |
|
Intecnet
to focus on APRS |
| 06 September |
|
DXCC
dropping annual list deadline |
| 05 September |
|
Julius
Lieberman, ZS6AF, Silent Key |
| 05 September |
|
FCC
still enforcing Part 15 rules in some amateur interference cases |
| 04 September |
|
Hurricane
Net, WX4NHC continue helping forecasters track Hurricane Frances |
| |
|
|
| 04 September |
|
Australian
four wheel drivers join fight against BPL |
| 04 September |
|
NRPB Levels
in Amateur Bands reduced |
| 03 September |
|
Foundation,
Intermediate and Advanced Exams at HFC |
| 03 September |
|
G4HPE Paper
to be presented at US Datacomms Conference |
| 03 September |
|
Aussies
ban GPS jammers |
| 03 September |
|
9/11 'Unsung
Heroes' programme on BBC Radio 4 |
| 02 September |
|
Ofcom
invites applications for new Community Radio licences |
| 01 September |
|
Ofcom
sends statement of objections to BT over residential broadband pricing |
| 01 September |
|
Thailand
considers joining CEPT |
| 01 September |
|
Nominations
for the Radio Amateur Of The Year awards invited |
| August 2004 |
|
|
| 31 August |
|
Industry
Canada Gazette Notice on Morse Code |
| 30 August |
|
Amateur
Digital Voice - Find out more about this exciting new mode |
| 30 August |
|
Well-known
QRPer Bruce Muscolino, W6TOY, Silent Key |
| 30 August |
|
Q5
Broadcasts in Southern Tasmania |
| 30 August |
|
Telford
Rally on 5 September |
| 30 August |
|
ARRL seeks
comment on draft 'Bandwidth' petition |
| 29 August |
|
FCC warns
ham's neighbour over interference |
| 29 August |
|
Repeater
Co-ordinator OKs mandatory repeater tones policy |
| 29 August |
|
Tasmanian
Devil Award |
| |
|
|
| 29 August |
|
New
members joining the national WIA continues to grow |
| 28 August |
|
GB3OK Repeater
On The Air - New South London and north Kent repeater goes on-air
|
| 28 August |
|
ARRL
to participate in National Preparedness Month |
| 27 August |
|
National
WIA wants primary service in the 160 metre band |
| 26 August |
|
Ofcom
publishes wholesale price proposals for competitive broadband market |
| 26 August |
|
FCC Emergency
Communications Declaration policy prefers VHF - UHF |
| 26 August |
|
Astronaut
tells youngsters that he's craving fried chicken |
| 25 August |
|
DoCoMo and
Motorola to develop 3G FOMA handset for business users |
| 25 August |
|
Galileo
GPS system approved by EU |
| 24 August |
|
Suffolk
Radio Scouts and Guides |
| |
|
|
| 24 August |
|
ARRL Southwestern
Division Convention to feature Barry Goldwater theme |
| 23 August |
|
Teens set WiFi
record |
| 23 August |
|
Ham radio
"only reliable communication" at Hurricane Charley Ground
Zero |
| 22 August |
|
ARRL
seeks BPL field trial shutdown |
| 22 August |
|
Your support
needed for the SARL IARU fund |
| 22 August |
|
Swedish
submarine on-air |
| 22 August |
|
Ofcom Proposes
27MHz Community Audio Distribution Systems |
| 21 August |
|
Improving
airspace safety - FCC grants Garmin use of 978Mhz |
| 21 August |
|
Towers of
Power - TV antennas on steroids |
| 21 August |
|
BPL
- Worrying news from Australia |
| |
|
|
| 19 August |
|
Motorola's
international marketing relationship with Wimbledon Champion Maria
Sharapova |
| 19 August |
|
ARRL offers
'First QST' reproduction with early 2005 ARRL Handbook orders |
| 18 August |
|
OFCOM
advertises new FM commercial radio licence for Kidderminster |
| 17 August |
|
William
Fanckboner, W9INN, Silent Key - W9INN Antennas dies too. |
| 17 August |
|
Canadian
licensing changes proposed |
| 16 August |
|
Ecclesbourne
Valley Railway special event station |
| 16 August |
|
ARRL
hosts first 'Big Project' teachers institute |
| 15 August |
|
SARL
Hamfest is for all ! |
| 15 August |
|
Transceiver
on a chip |
| 14 August |
|
FCC reduces
amateur licensee's fine from $12,000 to $400 |
| |
|
|
| 14 August |
|
South
African amateurs transmit digital voice on HF |
| 14 August |
|
Space
station tour providing lots of reading time, astronaut tells youngsters |
| 14 August |
|
Issue
of Internet Linking NoVs to be passed to the RSGB |
| 14 August |
|
Amateur
radio BPL team to stress credibility |
| 13 August |
|
The Adventures
of Zack and Max - Clubs! Your help is needed for the new
edition |
| 12 August |
|
Motorola
and MeshNetworks team-up |
| 12 August |
|
Maritime
Mobile Service Net handles at-sea medical emergency |
| 12 August |
|
Communications
Market 2004 Report |
| 11 August |
|
Mobile
Automated Fingerprinting System brings the lab to the scene |
| 11 August |
|
News Quickies
- FCC orders 37 re-tests. Mexico adopts US HDTV. Is it the end for
Keps? |
| |
|
|
| 10 August |
|
New Intelligent
Gateway Technology |
| 08 August |
|
WIA stakes
a claim for 500 kHz |
| 07 August |
|
SASOL TECHNO-X
2004 |
| 07 August |
|
Portable
PREDICT Plus - AMSAT release Portable PREDICT Plus satellite software |
| 07 August |
|
South
African hams gear-up for International Lighthouse weekend |
| 07 August |
|
Ham radio
plays major role in sea rescue drama |
| 06 August |
|
Do You Want
to be in an Amateur Radio 'Who's Who'? |
| 06 August |
|
G4IDE
Receives Lifetime Achievement Award |
| 06 August |
|
UK
Spectrum Management - Ofcom announce a new approach to spectrum
management |
| 05 August |
|
Calls
to establish a Defence for Amateur Radio fund |
| |
|
|
| 05 August |
|
New Study
Reveals America's Most Challenging Cities to Navigate |
| 05 August |
|
It
could be You! Your club could get a £5,000 lottery grant |
| 04 August |
|
New
10 meter repeater for South Africa |
| 04 August |
|
Keep the
noise down! A new noise-cancelling device for Icom's commercial
radios |
| 03 August |
|
Microsoft
issues patch against critical security holes in Internet Explorer,
Sophos reports |
| 03 August |
|
Boston
cops get wireless broadband-linked cameras |
| 03 August |
|
Hackers
reach new low with claims Nick Berg is alive |
| 03 August |
|
Move
to curb rogue premium rate numbers |
| 02 August |
|
Community
Radio A new type of local radio station is about to appear on
the horizon |
| 02 August |
|
Who
said home construction was dead? |
| July 2004 |
|
|
| 31 July |
|
ISS
crew schedule too tight for casual hamming |
| 31 July |
|
Broadband
provider to drop BPL in New York trial community |
| 31 July |
|
ATHENS
OLYMPIC GAMES Awards |
| 31 July |
|
2004
Summer Olympics Award Series from Greece |
| 30 July |
|
New
amateur satellite transponder project announced |
| |
|
|
| 29 July |
|
AO-51
FM Voice Transponder turn-on to co-incide with AMSAT-UK Space 2004 |
| 29 July |
|
Amsat's
Echo gets 'turned on' |
| 29 July |
|
Essex
International Jamboree - GB2EIJ |
| 28 July |
|
Apple
says 'HelloMoto' |
| 28 July |
|
300
Mbps mobile broadband data rates 'achievable' |
| 28 July |
|
Printed
Circuit Boards via CyberSpace |
| 27 July |
|
Amateur
Radio News Roundup |
| 26 July |
|
Now - check
your wristwatch for Ohm's law, power formulas and resistor codes |
| 25 July |
|
Maximum power
output increased to 3Kw |
| 24 July |
|
AMSAT asks
patience as Echo AO-51 checkout continues |
| |
|
|
| 24 July |
|
John D.
Kraus, W8JK, Silent Key |
| 24 July |
|
Wireless
Institute of Australia pushes ahead on 5 Mhz proposal |
| 23 July |
|
OFCOM advertises
new FM commercial radio licence for Ashford |
| 23 July |
|
A-GPS service
problems resolved |
| 21 July |
|
A-GPS system
hit by bug |
| 20 July |
|
Motorola
V810 makes its debut this autumn |
| 19 July |
|
OFCOM
REVISES RULES ON ALCOHOL ADVERTISING AFTER INDUSTRY DEBATE |
| 19 July |
|
Commonwealth
of Virginia announce new $329 million statewide communications system |
| 17 July |
|
AO-51 Satellite
commissioning process continues |
| 17 July |
|
FCC
AFFIRMS $11,000 FINE FOR CALIFORNIAN AMATEUR |
| |
|
|
| 15 July |
|
Codemasters
Drives Onto The N-Gage With Colin McRae Rally 2005 |
| 15 July |
|
West
Virginia gets new $2 million wide-area digital network |
| 14 July |
|
OFCOM
FOCUSES ON PROTECTION OF MINORS AND FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION |
| 13 July |
|
New 020
3 telephone numbers for London |
| 12 July |
|
OFCOM
COMPLETES 'BT TOGETHER' INVESTIGATION |
| 12 July |
|
W.H.Smith
deals body-blow to amateur radio |
| 10 July |
|
Transmission
2004 Calling all radio amateurs. Your chance to help others |
| 07 July |
|
OFCOM
SETS OUT LONG-TERM APPROACH TO FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF BROADBAND |
| 06 July |
|
Motorola
Offers Quick Push-To-Talk over Cellular |
| 01 July |
|
Broadband over
Power Lines |
| June 2004 |
|
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| 29 June |
|
Fancy
a commercial broadcasting licence? |
| 23 June |
|
Congratulations!
G4YOB gets hitched |
| 22 June |
|
Cyprus national
police get access to European Union data |
| 17 June |
|
Motorola
to buy Force Computers |
| 15 June |
|
Taiwan Coastguard
gets new Motorola TETRA system |
| 09 June |
|
Amateur
Radio Underground Tests |
| 06 June |
|
Tunisian
QSL Bureau |
| 02 June |
|
DIGITAL
TELEVISION AND BROADBAND CONTINUE TO GROW |
| 01 June |
|
OFCOM
DECISION ON MOBILE CALL TERMINATION CHARGES |
| May 2004 |
|
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| 31 May |
|
New
Australian Foundation Licence Announced |
| 29 May |
|
Irish Radio
Hams host EU enlargement event |
| 28 May |
|
Andy nabs
Nevada's first! |
| 26 May |
|
Listen
out for the Icom callsign |
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