Ring in the New Year with ARRL Straight Key Night, AMSAT CW Activity Day

Every day is a good day to operate on CW, but set some time aside on New Year’s Eve and Day to enjoy Straight Key Night (SKN) or to do some CW on the satellites during AMSAT CW Activity Day.

The annual SKN gets under way at 0000 UTC on January 1, 2017 (New Year’s Eve in US time zones). The 24-hour event is not a contest but a day dedicated to celebrating Amateur Radio’s CW heritage. Participants…

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RSGB Questions UK Regulator Ofcom Regarding New Interference Control Regulations

The Electromagnetic Compatibility Committee of the Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB) still has wide-ranging questions for UK telecommunications regulator Ofcom concerning new Wireless Telegraphy Act Section 54 regulations that address radio-frequency interference (RFI) from in-service equipment. RSGB said that while its latest response “largely reiterates” points it’s already made, it “stil…

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E51AMF Rarotonga Island. From DXNews.com

Erik, K7ADD inform dxnews.com, that he will be active with team of supporters from Rarotonga Island, IOTA OC – 013, 5 – 9 January and 8 – 18 February 2017 as E51AMF.

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