ARISS Opens Window for Proposals to Host Contacts with Space Station Crew:

eHam.net News — The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) program
is seeking proposals from schools and formal or informal educational
institutions and organizations – individually or working in concert
– to host Amateur Radio contacts next year with ISS crew members.
The window to submit a proposal is April 15. ARISS anticipates that
contacts will take place between January 1 and June 30, 2018. Crew
scheduling and ISS orbits will determine the exact contact dates.

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The Doctor Will See You Now!

ARRL — “HF Loop Antennas” is the topic of the just-released episode of the “ARRL The Doctor is In” podcast. Listen…and learn!Sponsored by DX Engineering, “ARRL The Doctor is In” is an informative discussion of all things technical. Listen on your computer, tablet, or smartphone — whenever and wherever you like!Every 2 weeks, your host, QST Editor-in-Chief Steve Ford, WB8IMY, and the Doctor himself,…

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Homer V. Thompson, W4CWV, and Annette P. Thompson, W4LKM, Memorial Scholarship Endowed

ARRL — A new scholarship has been endowed, honoring the memory of Homer V. Thompson, W4CWV, and Annette P. Thompson, W4LKM, the ARRL Foundation has announced. The scholarship will be funded through an initial $50,000 gift from an anonymous donor.The Thompsons, who married in 1939, were both from eastern Polk County, Florida. Homer Thompson’s family was among the pioneers of the citrus industry in the …

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ZF2FL Grand Cayman Island. From DXNews.com

Fred, K5QBX will be active from Grand Cayman Island, IOTA NA – 016, 21 – 26 March 2017 as ZF2FL.

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9N7EI Nepal. From DXNews.com

David, EI9FBB inform dxnews.com, that members of EI DX Group will be active from Nepal 8 – 20 March 2017 as 9N7EI.

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FCC Invites Comments on ARRL Petition to Allocate New 5 MHz Band:

The FCC has invited comments on the ARRL’s January 12 Petition for
Rule Making to allocate a new, contiguous secondary band at 5 MHz to
the Amateur Service. The League also asked the Commission to keep
four of the current five 60-meter channels – one would be within the
new band – as well as the current operating rules, including the 100
W PEP effective radiated power (ERP) limit. The federal government
is the primary user of the 5 MHz spectrum. The FCC has designated
the League’s Petition as RM-11785 and put it on public notice.
Comments are due Monday, March 20. ARRL plans to file comments in
support of its petition.

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HAARP Signals Widely Copied, Experiments to Continue

ARRL — Many listeners were able to copy signals from Alaska’s High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP) early on February 20 (UTC). The facility has begun its first scientific research campaign since being taken over by the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) Geophysical Institute 18 months ago. UAF Space Physics Group Assistant Research Professor Chris Fallen, KL3WX, said the Twitter an…

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