• Radioplayer, BMW Working Together

Added at 2021-03-08 21:03:04

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Radioplayer said its metadata will be used starting next year in new BMW cars in Europe. “The partnership will see BMW Group using official broadcaster metadata from Radioplayer’s Worldwide Radioplayer API (WRAPI) to help create a brilliant radio interface,” the nonprofit group said in its announcement. Radioplayer has an existing partnership with Audi/VW Group. “BMW Group and […]
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• Community Broadcaster: Is OnlyFans Music’s Next Royalty Model?

Added at 2021-03-08 14:08:54

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The latest SoundCloud proposal prompts conversation on artists and equity
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• Maritime Radio Day is Set for April

Added at 2021-03-08 13:44:00

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The 10th anniversary of Maritime Radio Day (MRD) will take place from 1200 UTC on April 14 to 2200 UTC on April 15. The annual event commemorates nearly 90 years of wireless service for seafarers. Radio amateurs and shortwave listeners are welcome and should register in advance by April 1.Stations such as coastal radio stations and ships may participate only if operated by former commercial or ...

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• North Carolina Radio Amateurs Adapt Tailgating Hamfest to the COVID-19 Pandemic

Added at 2021-03-08 13:41:00

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With most hamfests canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, some radio amateurs in Raleigh, North Carolina, have come up with a way to adapt with a tailgate hamfest in an unused shopping center parking area. The event grew out of the so-called Ham Radio Taco Thursdays, begun many years ago by ARRL Life Member Alan Pitegoff, AB4OZ. Pitegoff had to put his event on hold when the pandemic erupted. I...

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• YOTA Region 1 Taking Cautious Approach to COVID-19 and YOTA Camps

Added at 2021-03-08 13:32:00

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The IARU Region 1 (IARU-R1) Youth Working Group has said no youth events will take place before mid-June, and that it will review those scheduled for later in the year as the pandemic situation evolves. The group said these events make social distancing difficult, and it doesn’t believe it would be possible for them to take place safely. Other 2021 events will remain on the calendar for the tim...

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• Dayton Hamvention Announces 2021 Award Winners

Added at 2021-03-08 13:24:00

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Dayton Hamvention® has announced its 2021 award winners. Hamvention Awards Committee co-Chairs Michael Kalter, W8CI, and Frank Beafore, WS8B, said that despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the Hamvention committee elected to go forward in announcing its selection of outstanding radio amateurs and predicted that Hamvention will return in 2022.Amateur of the YearAngel M. Vazquez, Jr., WP3R, the head of...

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• Crawford Updates Studios Mid-Pandemic

Added at 2021-03-08 13:00:38

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AoIP project helps Denver stations prepare for the new normal
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• Photos from an Antique Wireless Association meeting in 2000

Added at 2021-03-08 12:23:18

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Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, David, who shares the following random photos he recently inherited and scanned. These were taken at an Antique Wireless Association meeting (AWA) from 2000. Click on images to enlarge: Thank you for sharing these David!

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• Dan discovers a Squires Sanders SS-1R on eBay

Added at 2021-03-08 12:20:21

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Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dan Robinson who notes that there currently a Squires Sanders SS-1R on eBay. He notes: Ultra rare amateur receiver. The only thing rarer is a SS-IBS, the SW bands version. This is certainly a “fixer upper” in that it will need a re-stringing and likely at least a recapping. […]

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• Amateur Radio Anti-Viral Net to Celebrate First Anniversary

Added at 2021-03-08 11:12:00

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In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, some members of the Bolingbrook Amateur Radio Society (BARS) in suburban Chicago established a nightly health-and-welfare net to keep area hams in contact with one another after sheltering in place became the norm. The Anti-Viral Net will mark its first anniversary on March 16. The net runs every night of the week, except for the third Monday of the month, ...

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• Help for CW Beginners

Added at 2021-03-08 09:06:42

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Newcomers to CW often have difficulty finding stations to work at slow speeds. To address that problem there is a small group of dedicated radio amateurs who regularly help beginners to take that 'Giant Leap' and use CW on air for the first time

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• South Eastern Amateur Radio Group news bulletins

Added at 2021-03-08 09:06:42

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The Tuesday evening broadcast of the IRTS radio news by Sean Byrne EI2HZB on behalf of the South Eastern Amateur Radio Society is getting great support from the amateur radio community all over the country and beyond

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• HAREC Training Courses

Added at 2021-03-08 09:06:42

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Applications are still being accepted for the next HAREC on-line course starting on March 30th

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• First contact via UVSQ-Sat FM transponder

Added at 2021-03-08 09:06:42

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On Friday, March 5, 2021, the first contact was made via the FM transponder on the UVSQ-Sat CubeSat

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• New RSGB videos launch this week

Added at 2021-03-08 09:06:42

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As part of the RSGB ‘Get on the air to care’ campaign, and to link with British Science Week, the RSGB are launching a series of videos this week

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• January 2021 Volunteer Monitor Program Report

Added at 2021-03-08 09:06:42

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The Volunteer Monitor (VM) Program is a joint initiative between ARRL and the FCC to enhance compliance in the Amateur Radio Service

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• Unlocking amateur radio technology

Added at 2021-03-08 09:06:42

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The SARL (South African Radio League) technology symposium will be held on 27 March 2021 from 10:00 to 14:00 CAT

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• March QSO Expo: Can you help with speakers at the Expo?

Added at 2021-03-08 09:06:42

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I need your help, if you are willing. If you have already signed up as a Host or Co-Host, my thanks. You don't have to keep reading

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• France: Ham radio exam changes

Added at 2021-03-08 09:06:42

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After 8 years of waiting a new amateur radio decree has finally been published in the French Government Official Journal

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• Looking for Linux Mini PC recommendations

Added at 2021-03-07 14:00:58

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Even though I do most of my blogging from a MacBook Air and use a Windows 10 PC in the shack for SDR work, I’m a huge fan of Linux. Over the past decade, I’ve used a number of Linux distributions including Puppy Linux, Ubuntu, Linux Mint, and Raspian. The past few years, I’ve been […]

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• Mario recommends WB2JKJ as a source for hard-to-find printed manuals

Added at 2021-03-07 13:05:52

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Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Mario Filippi (N2HUN), who writes: Not sure if you are familiar with this site, run by Tony, WB2JKJ, a NYC school teacher and a great guy: https://www.hamradiomanuals.com/ I’ve dealt with him in the past with excellent satisfaction. I know that many manuals can be found free on-line, but if […]

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• Using the SNMP Protocol in Broadcast Monitoring

Added at 2021-03-07 12:47:25

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IT industry software tool unlocks equipment diagnostics
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• W2ENY: New military handset and other accessories for the Mission RGO One

Added at 2021-03-07 12:45:28

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Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Don, who notes that W2ENY has developed a full suite of products for the Mission RGO ONE (click here to read our review of the RGO One). Don notes that W2ENY is producing a military handset, desk mic, headset with boom mic, and PTT cable. Click here to check out […]

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• Monster antenna system

Added at 2021-03-07 09:06:39

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Here's a video of an extraordinary antenna. ZL3SV uses a 2x320mtr Dipole

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• Two YouTube channels - one common purpose

Added at 2021-03-07 09:06:39

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Using the power of simultaneous Livestream on both their YouTube channels, two amateur radio operators are raising public awareness on behalf of a Detroit area ham who has been diagnosed with end-stage renal failure

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• QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo

Added at 2021-03-07 09:06:39

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It's almost 'show time' as the 2nd QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo will go live next Friday evening 1800 PDT. I hope that you will come

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• Bitcoin transfer via ham radio

Added at 2021-03-07 09:06:39

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A Bitcoin article describes how Rodolfo Novak VE3NAK and Sam Patterson KE8KRX used amateur radio to transfer Bitcoin using JS8call on 7.077 MHz

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• Malaysian radio hams in newspaper

Added at 2021-03-07 09:06:39

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The Star reports on the public service work carried out by members of the Malaysian Amateur Radio Transmitters' Society

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• QSO Today - Steve Hicks - N5AC

Added at 2021-03-07 09:06:39

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FlexRadio is the Platinum Sponsor at the next QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo. I wanted to bring back an interview that I had with Steve Hicks, N5AC, VP of Engineering at FlexRadio. Steve will be a speaker at the Expo

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• Ham radio exams to resume in the Netherlands

Added at 2021-03-07 09:06:39

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VERON has announced that the first amateur radio exam to be held in 4 months will take place on March 17

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• Ham radio licensing issues in South Africa

Added at 2021-03-07 09:06:39

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The SARL interacted this week with a senior councillor of ICASA and expressed the League’s concern about the complicated license renewal process, long delays, and in many instances unfamiliar terminology used in the process leading to applications being rejected

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• Ladies of Texas Music Tribute on WRMI starting tonight

Added at 2021-03-06 22:21:32

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(Source: Terry Colgan via FB) LADIES OF TEXAS MUSIC TRIBUTE ON WRMI TONIGHT Cap’n Ric is pleased to announce the artists featured in the upcoming Ladies of Texas Music Tribute: Jeanie C. Riley Jamie Lin Wilson Sunny Sweeney Lisa Loeb Norah Jones Lydia Mendoza Marcia Ball Lucinda Williams St. Vincent Barbara Lynn “Sippie” Wallace “Big […]

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• Burnell Is at the Center of Ford Dashboard Development

Added at 2021-03-06 15:00:59

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Says stations don’t take full advantage of the power of apps
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• Codecs Make More Robust Connections

Added at 2021-03-06 14:21:36

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Technology brings more locations via more methods at lower cost than ever
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• Transmitters stuck in time

Added at 2021-03-06 13:37:04

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Sometimes we radio enthusiasts discover odd things on the air. We’re listeners and we notice things. A few days ago our friendy, Matt Blaze, tweeted this: Yep, for eight years a DDOT TIS (Traffic Information System) transmitter has been broadcasting the same repeating message and few have noticed. You can read Matt’s whole Twitter chain […]

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• Goodbye, Frankens? TV deadline approaches

Added at 2021-03-06 13:00:17

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FM6 operators are running out of time
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• January 2021 Volunteer Monitor Program Report

Added at 2021-03-06 11:43:00

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The Volunteer Monitor (VM) Program is a joint initiative between ARRL and the FCC to enhance compliance in the Amateur Radio Service.In January 2021, Volunteer Monitors reported 2,277 hours monitoring the HF frequencies and 2,162 hours monitoring VHF frequencies and above.The Volunteer Monitor Coordinator issued 11 Advisory Notices. An Advisory Notice is an attempt to resolve rule violation iss...

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• VK6WIA NewsWest

Added at 2021-03-06 10:06:33

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NewsWest for Sunday 7th March, 2021 is the New Amateurs Edition, where we acknowledge those who have gained a new or upgraded license

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• Couple picks up ham radio as productive hobby

Added at 2021-03-06 10:06:33

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A news item by TV broadcaster WSIL features radio amateurs Aimee Mitchell WI2P and Ross WQ5B who became licensed in 2020

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• Radio hams more active than ever during pandemic

Added at 2021-03-06 10:06:33

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The Seattle Times newspaper says separated by distance - and a pandemic - Puget Sound’s amateur radio enthusiasts are connecting with even greater frequency

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• C6AHA Bimini Island

Added at 2021-03-06 10:06:33

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We are planning a trip to Bimini Island, C6A NA-048 FL05. July 14-21 2021 for 7 days

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• Last chance to sign up for Free online Amateur Radio training course

Added at 2021-03-06 10:06:33

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This is the last chance to register for the free amateur radio Foundation Online training course run by volunteers from Essex Ham which starts on March 7

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• Sweden: PTS proposing extension of SSA authorization for exams/callsigns

Added at 2021-03-06 10:06:33

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The authorization for Sweden's national amateur radio society, the SSA, to conduct exams, issues certificates and assign callsigns expires on March 31

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• RSGB Direct to Full licence exam consultation

Added at 2021-03-06 10:06:33

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Have you given your views in the RSGB’s consultation on a proposed new, Direct to Full licence exam?

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• Foundations of Amateur Radio

Added at 2021-03-06 10:06:33

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Every community has its own language. As a member of that community you learn the words, their meaning and their appropriate use. For example, the combination of words 'Single Side Band' have a specific meaning inside amateur radio. Outside of radio, those same words are random words with no relationship

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• KDUB broadcast on 9670 kHz March 7th and 14th, 2021

Added at 2021-03-06 00:00:43

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Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Fastradioburst23, who shares the KDUB broadcast flyer above. Note that the broadcast will air on March 7 and 14, 2021 at 12:00 UTC on 9670 kHz.

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• Radio Waves: Waves of Hope Presentation, More Radio Post-Pandemic, RTÉ to cease radio over DAB network, and Saving VOA Delano Relay DL-8

Added at 2021-03-05 12:01:29

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Radio Waves:  Stories Making Waves in the World of Radio Because I keep my ear to the waves, as well as receive many tips from others who do the same, I find myself privy to radio-related stories that might interest SWLing Post readers.  To that end: Welcome to the SWLing Post’s Radio Waves, a collection of links to interesting […]

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• DX News from the ARRL

Added at 2021-03-05 09:06:31

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The American Radio Relay League's round-up of the forthcoming week's DX activity on the amateur radio bands

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• Chattanooga-area radio hams seek community during pandemic

Added at 2021-03-05 09:06:31

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After the deaths of two radio amateurs, the Lone Ranger Net was established to check each evening that members were okay

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• Who is that masked man?

Added at 2021-03-05 09:06:31

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A person wearing a TV-shaped mask left old TVs on more than 50 doorsteps in 2019

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• VERON PACCdigi contest

Added at 2021-03-05 09:06:31

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Dear YL, OM , SWL. We would like to invite you to take part in the first Dutch PACCdigi contest

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• RFzero now with FST4W

Added at 2021-03-05 09:06:31

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A new version of the RFzero library has been released. It includes the new FST4W narrow digital mode with its four sub-modes. This enables the RFzero GPS controlled RF source to send FST4W as a stand alone transmitter

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• March GEO Newsletter available for free download

Added at 2021-03-05 09:06:31

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The March PDF of the GEO Newsletter weather satellite publication produced by the Group for Earth Observation is now available for free download

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• Australia: Call-sign processing times back on track

Added at 2021-03-05 09:06:31

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Communications regulator ACMA has announced the backlog in issuing Australian amateur radio callsigns has been cleared

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• COVID-19 situation and YOTA Camps

Added at 2021-03-05 09:06:31

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The IARU Region 1 Youth Working Group have said no youth events will take place before mid-June, those scheduled for later in the year will be reviewed as the pandemic situation evolves

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• Growing Percentage of Audio Listening Now Happens on Mobile

Added at 2021-03-05 00:42:53

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AM/FM radio still commands consumed audio but the gap between traditional radio and mobile devices is closing
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• Going Under the Hood at the “Under the Hood” Show

Added at 2021-03-04 21:50:45

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A look at the equipment responsible for getting the car-centric show on the air
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• Beebe Bounces to iHeart Indy

Added at 2021-03-04 17:15:46

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New market president moves up from sales
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• Radio Tirana memories: Who was the voice of “goodnight dear listeners”–?

Added at 2021-03-04 15:58:54

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I just received the following comment from Richard Levenson posted with this off-air recording of Radio Tirana on the Shortwave Radio Audio Archive: Lots of fond memories listening to Radio Tirana, Albania going back to the late 1950’s. Their broadcasts back then were loaded with anti-West propaganda and more. Their interval signal is a classic […]

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• Workbench: Archived Tip Saves Time and Money

Added at 2021-03-04 13:05:43

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Also, adding remote fault reset to a generator
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• Swiss Listeners Take Up Digital Radio

Added at 2021-03-04 12:00:51

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DAB+ is now the most widely used radio reception method
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• BBC Monitoring Service in 1941

Added at 2021-03-04 09:06:25

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In 1941 British Pathe produced a newsreel about the radio monitoring work carried out by the BBC

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• ICQPODCAST on DMR BrandMeister

Added at 2021-03-04 09:06:25

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The ICQPODCAST now has a DMR BrandMeister Talk Group

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• NASA to provide update on Perseverance 'firsts' since Mars landing

Added at 2021-03-04 09:06:25

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Since NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover touched down at Jezero Crater Feb. 18, mission controllers have made substantial progress as they prepare the rover for the unpaved road ahead

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• Approaches to tackle noise problems vary, remedies elusive

Added at 2021-03-04 09:06:25

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RF noise is a frequent discussion topic among radio amateurs. A proliferation of electronics has cluttered and complicated the noise environment; it’s not just power lines anymore

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• Tony's 10m Band Report

Added at 2021-03-04 09:06:25

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It’s been another lean week for activity for me and nothing on 1Øm. I worked a shed load of stateside and Italian stations on FT4 but mainly on 2Øm. That’s life

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• Don't miss your chance to respond to exam consultation

Added at 2021-03-04 09:06:25

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Have you given your views in the RSGB’s consultation on a proposed new, Direct to Full licence exam?

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• Ofcom write to radio amateurs about EMF regs change

Added at 2021-03-04 09:06:25

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On Wednesday, March 3, Ofcom wrote to all radio amateurs about their intention to add a new EMF clause to the licence

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• NeoGroupe Releases Call Screening Tools

Added at 2021-03-04 02:09:00

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Suite designed to aid smooth remote operation with scattered personnel
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• Tim Clarke to Head Entercom Boston

Added at 2021-03-03 21:19:25

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Company also expands Claudia Menegus’ role
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• Reciva Internet Radio Platform Shutting Down

Added at 2021-03-03 21:00:51

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C. Crane, Grace Digital make other plans
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• Audio Content Drives Unmatched Engagement

Added at 2021-03-03 19:00:01

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Entercom study lays data foundation to “make the case” for audio’s strength
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• John Burtle Dies, Worked in Radio Tech

Added at 2021-03-03 18:59:51

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Had product roles at ATC and BE
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• Reviewing a pilot C.Crane CC Wifi 3 and taking a closer look at radio station aggregators

Added at 2021-03-03 17:46:35

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In January 2021, C.Crane announced the latest addition to their radio line-up: the C.Crane CC WiFi-3. C.Crane was one of the first radio manufacturers that embraced the world of Internet radio with their CC WiFi product line. The WiFi-3 is the latest iteration and offers the following upgrades over previous models: This radio uses the […]

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• Engineer Tony Abfalter Is an MVP

Added at 2021-03-03 17:06:31

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Leighton Broadcasting salutes its technical leader
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• Increased Quality, Less Bandwidth

Added at 2021-03-03 14:06:39

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Shane Toven on how codecs are becoming more powerful and useful
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• WideOrbit Expands Remote Support

Added at 2021-03-03 14:00:45

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Introduces V5.0 of WO Automation for Radio
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• Little Problems Can Cause Big Headaches

Added at 2021-03-03 13:00:48

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Learn to spot and eliminate “mechanical distractions”
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• ARISS, NASA, and ESA Continue to Probe Amateur Radio Problems on ISS

Added at 2021-03-03 12:02:00

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Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) International Chair Frank Bauer, KA3HDO, reports that the ARISS team has been working closely with NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) to identify what may have caused what ARISS is calling a “radio anomaly” on January 27. The net result has been an inability to use the NA1SS ham station gear in the ISS Columbus module. For the time ...

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• AMSAT-DL Operators Track Mars Probes

Added at 2021-03-03 11:55:00

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Members of Germany’s AMSAT organization, AMSAT-DL, in cooperation with the Sternwarte Bochum Institute in Bochum, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, have been using the institute’s 20-meter (65.6-foot) diameter dish antenna to listen directly to signals from probes in Mars orbit.Signals have been copied from the Chinese Tianwen-1 and the Hope Emirates Mars Mission (EMM) spacecraft now orbiting Mars ...

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• MARS Volunteers Recognized with Gold-Level President’s Volunteer Service Award

Added at 2021-03-03 11:26:00

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A dozen US Army Military Auxiliary Radio System (MARS) volunteers have been honored with gold-level recognition for the President’s Volunteer Service Award for 2020.They are Bob Mims, WA1OEZ; Ron Tomo, KE2UK; Mark Bary, N4EOC; Billy Pearson, KO4XT; Dave Bock, W8OHS; Bob Baker, K5LLF; John Monson, WB0PLW; Gary Geissinger, WA0SPM; Brian Handy, W8JBT; Bliss Wheeler, W7RUG; Jim Hamilton, K4QDF, and...

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• Papua New Guinea Special Event

Added at 2021-03-03 10:06:35

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Look for special event station.P29MM to be active from Papua New Guinea, to celebrate the 175th anniversary of the birth of Nicholas Miklouho-Maclay

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• Royal Australian Air Force

Added at 2021-03-03 10:06:35

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From modest beginnings in 1921, the Royal Australian Air Force has grown into a potent, world class Air Force which Australia relies upon in both conflict and peace. The men and women of the Royal Australian Air Force have achieved great success in serving Australia and its national interest over the past 100 years

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• PJ4G Radio House on the air

Added at 2021-03-03 10:06:35

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Marty, W1MD, will be active as PJ4A from the 'PJ4G Radio House' on Bonaire

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• Saint Petersburg special event

Added at 2021-03-03 10:06:35

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Look for special event callsign R125PR from to be active between March 1-31st. Activity is to honor the world's first radiogram ever sent

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• RTE to cease radio transmission on DAB network

Added at 2021-03-03 10:06:35

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RTE is to cease transmission of its radio services on the Digital Audio Broadcast (DAB) network on 31 March

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• ARISS APRS Testing

Added at 2021-03-03 10:06:35

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The ARISS team has been working very closely with NASA and ESA to identify potential ARISS radio anomaly causes and resolve the radio issues that were observed after the EVA (spacewalk) conducted on January 27

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• Ofcom speedily respond to report of interference to licence-exempt devices

Added at 2021-03-03 10:06:35

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Ofcom sent an engineer out just 30 minutes after receiving a report of interference to unprotected licence-exempt devices, they say they treated the case as 'high priority'

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• Inside the March 3 2021 Issue of Radio World

Added at 2021-03-03 10:00:40

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Ford's Scott Burnell; AoIP in Denver; audio's power to engage
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• FTIOM & UBMP, March 7-13

Added at 2021-03-03 01:56:39

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From the Isle of Music, March 7-13: This week we enjoy several new and recent releases on the EGREM label. The broadcasts take place: 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, […]

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• New Members Inducted into the National Black Radio Hall of Fame

Added at 2021-03-02 21:51:45

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Awards recognize contributions to African-American radio
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• Reports: iHeartMedia Makes Cuts to Engineering Staff

Added at 2021-03-02 21:26:41

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Its move to regionalization reportedly leads to reductions in engineering
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• Fla. LPFM Gets Interference Notice

Added at 2021-03-02 19:17:39

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FCC says spurious emissions were on aviation frequencies
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• Imperative Audio Launches PVB Portable Vocal Booth

Added at 2021-03-02 15:32:54

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The PVB, a portable vocal booth intended for voiceovers, podcasting, amp isolation and more
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• Guest Post: Mark’s review of the Yaesu FT-891 as shortwave broadcast receiver

Added at 2021-03-02 12:09:18

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Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Mark Hirst, who shares the following guest post: Using the Yaesu FT-891 for SWLing by Mark Hirst Introduction While I have a small collection of portable shortwave radios for outdoor listening, I’ve been looking to fill a gap in my amateur radio lineup for a while. Outdoor operation has […]

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• Radio by the (FCC) Numbers

Added at 2021-03-02 12:00:43

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Six charts from the commission’s marketplace report on competition
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• St. Lucia operation

Added at 2021-03-02 08:06:24

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Operators Bill/K9HZ (J68HZ), Kyle/WA4PGM (J68PG) and Dan/W0CN (J68CN) will once again be active as J68HZ from a villa at Labrelotte Bay, Castries, St. Lucia (NA-108, WLOTA L-1336), between March 2-11th

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• German North Pole DXpedition

Added at 2021-03-02 08:06:24

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Operators Martina/DF3TS and Thomas/DC8TMmwill activate Svalbard (EU-026) as JW/homecalls to start their DXpedition between April 10-13th, 2022

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• Alan Turing's grades

Added at 2021-03-02 08:06:24

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Alan Turing's grades report cards. Alan Turing was a code breaker and the father of computer science - here I react to some of his school grades

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• New 70cm beacon at Catalonia

Added at 2021-03-02 08:06:24

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Since March 1st a new 70cm band beacon is active nearby Barcelona, sponsored by Unió de Radioaficionats de Catalunya-URCAT

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