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Showing posts with label 2018 at 06:14AM. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2018 at 06:14AM. Show all posts

Thursday, June 7, 2018

FCC proposes $2.8 million fine against manufacturer

Southgate ARC – The Federal Communications Commission is proposing to come down hard on a manufacturer whose devices could potentially transmit without authorization in certain radio frequency bands

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Early start for 434 MHz balloon launch

Southgate ARC – Students at Enfield County School will be up early on Saturday, June 9 – their high altitude balloon transmitting on 434.314 MHz launches at 03:30 GMT (04:30 BST)

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Tony’s 10m Band Report

Southgate ARC – Best of the DX, EH1EH (Spain), FY5KE (French Guiana, YB725SBY (Indonesia), AO18FWC (Spanish World Cup). There was quite a lot of DX about with Friday and Saturday needing 4 contacts to get into the list

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E6Y Niue. From DXNews.com

E6Y Niue. Radio Amateurs members of Quake Contesters Group will be active as E6Y from Niue Island, IOTA OC – 040, 6 – 16 October 2018.

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FTIOM & UBMP, June 10-16

From the Isle of Music, June 10-16:
This week, we present some wonderful Cuban and Cuban-American Jazz recordings, most of them new.
1. For Eastern Europe but audible well beyond the target area in most of the Eastern Hemisphere (including parts of East Asia and Oceania) with 100Kw, Sunday 1500-1600 UTC on SpaceLine, 9400 KHz, from Kostinbrod, Bulgaria (1800-1900 MSK)
2. For the Americas and parts of Europe, Tuesday 0000-0100 UTC on WBCQ, 7490 KHz from Monticello, ME, USA (Monday 8-9PM EST in the US). This has been audible in parts of NW, Central and Southern Europe with an excellent skip to Italy recently.
3 & 4. For Europe and sometimes beyond, Tuesday 1900-2000 UTC and Saturday 1200-1300 UTC on Channel 292, 6070 KHz from Rohrbach, Germany.

Uncle Bill’s Melting Pot, Sun, June 10 & Tues, June 12, 2018
Episode 66 presents a potpourri of music from around the world.
1. Sundays 2200-2230 UTC (6:00PM -6:30PM Eastern US) on
WBCQ The Planet 7490 KHz from the US to the Americas and parts of Europe
2. Tuesdays 2000-2030 UTC on Channel 292, 6070 KHz from Rohrbach, Germany for Europe. If current propagation conditions hold, the broadcast should reach from Iceland to Western Russia, Scandinavia down to North Africa and the Middle East, AND a long bounce to parts of New Zealand. 

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Thursday, May 24, 2018

DKARS Magazine April/May 2018

Southgate ARC – The DKARS (Dutch Kingdom Amateur Radio Society) issues its own free PDF Magazine once every month

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Brown University CubeSat now in space

Southgate ARC – WPRI TV reports the EQUiSat satellite built by students at Brown University in Rhode Island has been launched to the International Space Station

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ARRL Articles Of Association and By Laws

Southgate ARC – ARRL has released a ‘white paper’ that provides some context to explain proposed alterations to the Articles Of Association and By Laws that the Executive Committee (EC) of the Board of Directors recommended for full Board passage at its April 21 meeting

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Amateur Radio transponders on planned Chinese satellites to include HF

Southgate ARC – China’s Amateur Radio Satellite organization, CAMSAT, has released some details of three new Amateur Radio satellites that could be launched as early as September. Two of the satellites, CAS-5A and CAS-6, will carry transponders, and one of them will have HF capability

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Tony’s 10m Band Report

Southgate ARC – Another good week with Monday being top day. Most sought after DX was Z64EEF, Z68AA, Z61KR all from Kosovo plus others including EA9KB (Ceuta and Melilla).

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Tuesday, May 8, 2018

Solar panel threat to HF spectrum

Southgate ARC – Last week Bob Bruninga WB4APR raised concerns about the threat posed to the HF spectrum by new solar panel installations, now John Pink G8MM / F5VKU has responded

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Radio Caroline Trip 2018

Southgate ARC – The Martello Tower group will once again be running a special event station GB5RC from the Radio Caroline ship the MV Ross Revenge over a long weekend 3rd to 5th August.
This weekend we have arranged 6 trips out to visit the ship for a tour of the ship including studios, transmitter room etc

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HamVention news

Southgate ARC – The Northern Ohio DX Association will once again sponsor a Hospitality Suite (22nd year) at this year’s Day-Xenia HamVention

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EL58hx Grid Expedition – 25-27 May

Southgate ARC – The activation of maidenhead grid square EL58hx by W5PFG and AC0RA is just three weeks away. Even if you are not a grid or awards chaser, we would love to work you during this expedition via satellite

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Cuba’s ‘Operation Meteor’ will involve ham radio

Southgate ARC – Cuba has launched ‘Operation Meteor’ to aid the island in preparing for any and all possible natural disasters, from droughts to hurricanes and earthquakes

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2018 AMSAT Space Symposium, Nov 2-4, in Huntsville, Alabama

Southgate ARC – AMSAT announces that the 2018 36th Annual AMSAT Space Symposium and General Meeting will be held on Friday through Sunday, Nov. 2, 3, and 4, 2018 in Huntsville, Alabama

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Wednesday, April 25, 2018

RSGB 2018 Convention Booking Now:

eHam.net News – Bookings for the RSGB 2018 Convention are now open. The event takes place from 12 to 14 October 2018 and there will be topics to cater for all tastes and at all levels across five lecture streams. The event also includes a buildathon, a construction competition and an opportunity to visit the National Radio Centre at Bletchley Park during the day on Friday, 12 October.

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King’s High School ARISS Contact on BBC TV:

eHam.net News – On April 19 student Eleanor Griffin led the live question and answer session between King’s High School and Warwick Preparatory School (GB4KHS) and astronaut Ricky Arnold KE5DAU on the International Space Station (NA1SS). King’s High School strongly encourage their girls to develop their interests both inside and outside the classroom. This culture of empowerment led one of their girls, Eleanor Griffin, to apply to ARISS Europe (Amateur Radio on the International Space Station) for a highly prestigious link-up to the International Space Station.

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Monday, April 23, 2018

IOTA News from OPDX

Southgate ARC – Weekly IOTA News – compiled by Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW, editor of the Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin

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