• Bonneville Joins FCC Consent Decree List

Added at 2021-05-17 18:24:36

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It agrees to adopt compliance plans for online political files
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• New OpenWebRX release offers major improvements

Added at 2021-05-17 17:04:59

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Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, John K5MO, who writes: Hi Thomas Just a heads up if you didn’t know…openwebrx has a new release and it’s a good one. No more muddling around with a text editor to change configurations, rather there’s a built in editor for this purpose. The release is V1.0 and it […]

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• Upcoming Test Transmission of VORW Radio International

Added at 2021-05-17 16:01:33

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Dear Listeners, On Tuesday May 18th, 2021 there will be a special test transmission of VORW Radio International via radio station WWCR. The test broadcast will be 1 hour in length and will feature mixed music, the purpose of this broadcast is to determine propagation and gauge if there is any interference from neighboring stations. […]

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• Letters: Ethics, AM Albatross, EV635

Added at 2021-05-17 12:00:28

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Readers comment on our recent feature articles
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• DXCC Country/Entity Report

Added at 2021-05-17 07:06:29

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According to the Amateur Radio Cluster Network for the week of Sunday, 9th May, through Sunday, 16th May there were 210 countries active

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• INDEXA Spring Newsletter

Added at 2021-05-17 07:06:29

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The Spring 2021 Issue of the INDEXA Newsletter (Issue 132) is now available

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• YOTA Contest

Added at 2021-05-17 07:06:29

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The first round of the Youngsters on the Air contest will be taking place next weekend on 22nd of May, from 0800 to 1959 UTC, on bands 80m, 40m, 20m, 15m, 10m, CW and SSB

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• A Spy in Every Embassy

Added at 2021-05-17 07:06:29

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'The intelligence coup of the century'. The extraordinary story of the longest running and most successful secret intelligence operation of the 20th Century

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• 'Ham' it up for hurricane season

Added at 2021-05-17 07:06:29

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Southwest Floridians are all too familiar with power loss during hurricanes and storms, but who’s there to communicate for us in a state of emergency?

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• Online Talk: Effect of the Titanic disaster on radio

Added at 2021-05-17 07:06:29

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The Denby Dale ARS will be hosting an online talk on Zoom on the effect of the Titanic disaster on radio by Dr Fred Archibald VE1FA on Wednesday, May 19 at 7:30 pm. All are welcome to join the meeting

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• VERON member survey results

Added at 2021-05-17 07:06:29

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Netherlands amateur radio society VERON has released a summary of the results of its 2021 member survey

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• Radio watch group trains for disaster with repeater bypass exercise

Added at 2021-05-17 07:06:29

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Local radio watch groups continue to grow as they put the technology to use to provide an alternative communication source in the event of an emergency where phone lines or cell towers might be compromised

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• Online training course in the Philippines

Added at 2021-05-17 07:06:29

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A 3 hour online course was held on May 15 to prepare newcomers for the Philippines 25 question Rules and Regulations exam for the Entry Level 100 watt Class D Amateur Radio license

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• Drury Awards Celebrate High School Radio

Added at 2021-05-16 12:00:48

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 “It’s a blessing to be part of it and watch the next generation of broadcasters”   
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• Guest Post: Listening to Comb Stereo on Shortwave

Added at 2021-05-16 10:35:22

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Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, TomL, who shares the following guest post: Comb Stereo on Shortwave by TomL Comb Stereo is an old technique being implemented over shortwave by the main sound engineer (Daz) at Radio Northern Europe International (RNEI).  It ONLY works on Comb Stereo broadcasts which currently are RNEI, This Is A Music Show (WRMI), […]

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• ZS3 Sprint this afternoon

Added at 2021-05-16 08:06:42

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The ZS3 Sprint is on the air this afternoon from 14:00 to 15:00 UTC (16:00 to 17:00 CAT) with CW and phone activity on 40 metres

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• CANWARN Online Training 2021

Added at 2021-05-16 08:06:42

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Radio Amateurs of Canada is pleased to announce that we have now partnered with the Ontario Storm Prediction Centre Team to provide CANWARN Training this spring

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• SARL response to Draft Equipment Authorisation Regulations

Added at 2021-05-16 08:06:42

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On Friday afternoon 14 May, the SARL submitted its response to the Draft Equipment Authorisation Regulations as published by ICASA on 30 March 2021

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• Amateur radio on BBC Essex Breakfast Show

Added at 2021-05-16 08:06:42

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Dorothy M0LMR got some publicity for Amateur Radio on BBC Essex by phoning in to the Breakfast Show and talking about customised car registration numbers for ham radio

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• The great geomagnetic storm of May 1921

Added at 2021-05-16 08:06:42

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100 years ago today, the biggest solar storm of the 20th century struck Earth

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• IARUMS April newsletter now available

Added at 2021-05-16 08:06:42

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The IARU Region 1 Monitoring System newsletter reports the Super Dual Auroral Radar Network (SuperDARN) has been causing interference to radio amateurs

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• Mystery Ugandan Clandestine On Shortwave

Added at 2021-05-15 23:53:30

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Hi everyone! Paul Walker here, some of you may know me through various hobby circles via email and Facebook groups. I used to post quite regularly when I lived in Galena Alaska back in 2016 and 2017. I’m back in Alaska again, working as the Program Director for KSKO 89.5 and it’s half a dozen […]

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• C-Band Migration Underway for Dish Users

Added at 2021-05-15 12:32:12

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Some in satellite sector worry about filter shortage
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• Radio Waves: More RCI Services Come To An End, Pirate Radio Sound Tour, Shortwave Guitar Pedal, and Voyager 1 Detects Plasma “Hum”

Added at 2021-05-15 11:43:43

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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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• China's Mars rover touches down on the red planet

Added at 2021-05-15 08:06:35

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China's space program took a major leap today when it successfully landed the Zhurong rover on Mars, marking the country’s first landing on another planet. Teams will now prepare to roll the rover off its landing platform and onto the dusty Martian surface to begin a mission to search for evidence of water and hints of past life

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• Military Radio and the SAS

Added at 2021-05-15 08:06:35

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BAREC, Bendigo Amateur Radio and Electronics Club are holding their May meeting - 'Military Radio and the SAS' with John Trist VK2MOP. John served as an SAS patrol signaller and instructor and will provide a very informative presentation on military radio

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• Another satellite constellation prepares for launch, this one aimed at next-gen connectivity for IoT devices

Added at 2021-05-15 08:06:35

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Not keen on a 5G mast in your street? At least it'd be harder for crackpots to burn down 'a flying cell tower in orbit'

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• RCI English section: goodbye

Added at 2021-05-15 08:06:35

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Canada's international broadcast service from the English language team of Radio Canada International has come to an end. RCI, (originally the International Service, CBC-IS) was initially created towards the end of the Second World War

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• Wooden satellite expected to launch end 2021

Added at 2021-05-15 08:06:35

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The ARRL reports the WISA Woodsat project, being sponsored by plywood supplier WISA in an unconventional PR initiative, is poised to place a wooden satellite into orbit by the end of the year

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• RAC Canada Day Contest: Celebrate Canada's Birthday on the air!

Added at 2021-05-15 08:06:35

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The global pandemic continues and we want to make sure that all participants in the RAC Canada Day Contest on Thursday, July 1 help us to celebrate Canada's birthday safely

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• Foundations of Amateur Radio

Added at 2021-05-15 08:06:35

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Soldering Irons and Software - The activity of amateur radio revolves around experimentation. For over a century the amateur community has designed, sourced, scrounged and built experiments. Big or small, working or not, each of these is an expression of creativity, problem solving and experimentation

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• Licensee Claims FCC Overstepped Its Bounds By Issuing $1,500 Forfeiture

Added at 2021-05-14 20:14:10

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The Media Bureau disagreed, citing case law and precedent when it comes to renewing a station’s license
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• Even More to All-Digital AM

Added at 2021-05-14 19:26:21

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Michi Bradley responds to Larry Langford’s recent commentary
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• Guest Post: Methods for discovering and recording online radio programming for later listening

Added at 2021-05-14 13:05:33

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Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Bill (WD9EQD), who shares the following guest post: Time Shifting Radio Programs for Later Listening by Bill (WD9EQD) There are quite a few programs on shortwave that I enjoy listening to for the actual program content.  If I am lucky, I will receive a strong enough signal to really […]

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• On-Air Radio Revenue Tanked ~24% in 2020

Added at 2021-05-14 09:00:02

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For U.S. commercial radio, last year was simply a bad one
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• Radio Frequency Interference Seminar Set for May 19 via Zoom

Added at 2021-05-14 08:18:00

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ARRL Laboratory Manager Ed Hare, W1RFI, hold a Radio Frequency Interference (RFI) seminar via Zoom on Wednesday, May 19, at 2000 UTC. His 30-minute slide presentation offers an overview of politics, personalities, and technical issues involved in electromagnetic interference (EMI) control as well as causes and cures. A question-and-answer session will follow the slide presentation. The IEEE EMC...

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• Wooden Satellite to Launch by Year’s End

Added at 2021-05-14 08:14:00

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The WISA Woodsat project, being sponsored by plywood supplier WISA in an unconventional PR initiative, is poised to place a wooden satellite into orbit by the end of the year. The idea is to test the suitability of treated wood as a low-cost and widely available material for space applications. The IARU posting for Woodsat indicates that several amateur radio experiments will be on board as wel...

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• Spanish Special Event

Added at 2021-05-14 08:06:38

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Members of the Cartagena Team group will activate the special event callsigns AM5IP between May 28th and June 6th

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• UK broadband speeds on the rise

Added at 2021-05-14 08:06:38

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Average download speeds increased by a quarter last year, according to new Ofcom research into the UK's broadband speeds

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• VK6WIA NewsWest

Added at 2021-05-14 08:06:38

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This is the History of Amateur Radio edition, and two of our history items are about the early days of the West Australian Repeater Group, there's a story about the first woman in Western Australia to pass the Amateur Radio exams, and another story of the installation of the Wireless Institute’s transmitter in Perth in 1930

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• Portuguese special event

Added at 2021-05-14 08:06:38

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Look for special event station CR65PQ from Tancos, Portugal, to be active in celebration of the 65th anniversary of Tropas Paraquedistas (Portuguese Paratroopers) between May 17-23rd

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• Iceland: June date for postponed Amateur radio exam

Added at 2021-05-14 08:06:38

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Iceland's national amateur radio society, the IRA, has announced an amateur radio exam session will take place on June 5

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• Volunteer Monitor Program April report

Added at 2021-05-14 08:06:38

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The ARRL has released the April 2021 Volunteer Monitor (VM) Program Report. The VM Program is a joint initiative between ARRL and FCC to enhance compliance in the Amateur Radio Service

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• US schools/groups move into phase 2 of ARISS selections

Added at 2021-05-14 08:06:38

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Amateur Radio on the International Space Station is pleased to announce the schools/host organizations selected for the January-June 2022 contact window

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• The K7RA Solar Update

Added at 2021-05-14 07:55:00

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Tad Cook, K7RA, Seattle, reports: Sunspot activity returned last Friday, May 7, and has held steady since. Average daily sunspot numbers rose from 11.9 to 21.1, and average daily solar flux was up 2.1 points to 74.3 for the reporting week ending May 12.Geomagnetic activity was quiet until Wednesday, May 12, when the planetary A index went to 41 as the result of a coronal mass ejection (CME) tha...

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• Telos Intros a High-Density Version of iPort

Added at 2021-05-13 19:57:17

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Transports audio across IP networks for large-scale distribution to one or multiple locations
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• Starks Cites Local News as a Pillar

Added at 2021-05-13 19:39:44

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Says it influences regulation and will play important public interest role for years to come
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• April 2021 Volunteer Monitor Program Report Released

Added at 2021-05-13 11:45:00

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The Volunteer Monitor (VM) Program is a joint initiative between ARRL and FCC to enhance compliance in the Amateur Radio Service.A General class renewal applicant withdrew his application after FCC notice that the renewal application would be held up pending review of Volunteer Monitor complaints. As a consequence, the Quakertown, Pennsylvania, applicant has no operating privileges. Twenty-one ...

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• WRTH A21 season broadcasting schedule updates available as free download

Added at 2021-05-13 11:22:00

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Many thanks to Sean Gilbert, with the World Radio TV Handbook, who shares the following announcement: WRTH is pleased to announce that the A21 (Summer) season broadcasting schedules for International and Clandestine/Target broadcasters are now available for download, free of charge. This file is in PDF format so you will need software capable of reading […]

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• Moroccan special event

Added at 2021-05-13 08:06:29

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This year, the Moroccan people celebrate the 65th anniversary of the creation of the 'Royal Moroccan Armed Force' on May 14th, and 'National Security (DGSN)' on May 16th

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• More than one in five UK homes can get full-fibre broadband

Added at 2021-05-13 08:06:29

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More than one in five UK homes can now access faster, full-fibre broadband, according to new figures published by Ofcom

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• Spanish special event

Added at 2021-05-13 08:06:29

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In celebration of the 156th anniversary of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), a group of Spanish radio amateurs together with Ure-Cullera Radio Club of Valencia (EA5RKX), and Les Bacores DX, will activate the special callsign AN5ITU until May 23rd

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• CME sparks strong geomagnetic storm

Added at 2021-05-13 08:06:29

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A coronal mass ejection (CME) hit Earth's magnetic field on May 12th, sparking the strongest geomagnetic storm of young Solar Cycle 25

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• Results of voting for the 2021 SARL AGM motions

Added at 2021-05-13 08:06:29

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Voting on the 2021 AGM Motions closed at 23:59 CAT on Monday 3 May. Only 288 members out of 1 691 members cast their votes, giving a 17,03% vote

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• Tony's 10m Band Report

Added at 2021-05-13 08:06:29

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Another bumper week for activity with Friday to Sunday being very, very good

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• Radio Frequency Interference and the Radio Amateur (RFI Seminar)

Added at 2021-05-13 08:06:29

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ARRL Laboratory Manager Ed Hare, W1RFI, will be giving a talk on Zoom on Wednesday, May 19, at 2000 GMT (4pm EDT)

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• Ham radio in Malaysia

Added at 2021-05-13 08:06:29

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News provider The Malaysian Reserve says now more and more women are beginning to use amateur radio

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• WSPR in the Daily Express

Added at 2021-05-13 08:06:29

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The Amateur Radio mode WSPR gets a mention in the Daily Express newspaper

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• SummitMedia Promotes Tom Scott

Added at 2021-05-13 04:19:38

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Cox, Clear Channel vet becomes vice president/engineering
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• Sen. Cantwell Touts the Importance of Local Broadcast News

Added at 2021-05-13 03:49:31

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She plans to propose a broadcast tax credit and grant program totaling $2.3 billion to support local journalism
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• I.T. Is the Platform on Which We Broadcast

Added at 2021-05-13 00:00:53

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It’s no longer a backend function, you need to learn the language
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• The Chameleon CHA RXL amplified wideband loop antenna

Added at 2021-05-12 22:02:41

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A few weeks ago, Chameleon Antenna sent me a pre-production model of their new wideband magnetic loop antenna called the Chameleon CHA RXL. I’ve evaluated and reviewed a number of Chameleon’s ham radio antennas (primarily on QRPer.com). I find that the quality of their products are second to none. Price-wise, they tend to be at […]

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• Remembering the Early Days of KWTX

Added at 2021-05-12 20:10:15

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Long-serving Waco, Texas, AM station recently turned 75
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• SWR Signs on With DTS AutoStage

Added at 2021-05-12 15:35:36

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Xperi highlights agreement with major German media company
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• Inside the May 12, 2021 Issue of Radio World

Added at 2021-05-12 14:38:08

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C Band migration, high school radio excellence, Buyer's Guide for visual radio
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• User Report: K-Wave Broadens Audience With Video

Added at 2021-05-12 12:00:54

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Comrex LiveShot enables our host to work from across the country
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• “Geomagnetic Storm Season” is Over

Added at 2021-05-12 11:54:00

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June and July bring frequent 6-meter DX openings via long-distance sporadic-E propagation and persistent quiet geomagnetic conditions. These 2 months are well known to North American 6-meter DXers as the most productive time of year for DX up to 8,700 miles.“The quiet geomagnetic season during June and July typically has only about half as many geomagnetic storms compared to March and April,” s...

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• The VP2VB Danny Weil Memorial DXpedition is JIDXM 2020 DXpedition of the Year

Added at 2021-05-12 11:53:00

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The Japan International DX Meeting (JIDXM) has designated the 2020 VP2VB Danny Weil Memorial DXpedition as the recipient of the 2020 DXpedition of the Year Award. The DXpedition was organized to bring story of amateur radio DXpedition pioneer Danny Weil, VP2VB, to today’s amateur radio community.The VP2VB Yasme Memorial Expedition Team consisted of Adrian Ciuperca, KO8SCA; Martti Laine, OH2BH; ...

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• Tecsun H-501x pricing and availability via Anon-Co

Added at 2021-05-12 10:31:24

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Anon-Co has started taking pre-orders for the Tecsun H-501x portable receiver. Click here to read Dan Robinson’s review of this radio. Anon-Co will start shipping these on Monday, May 16, 2021. The price will be $298.00 US for both the hard case and faux leather case versions. Click here to check out the faux leather […]

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• KSOL via WRMI on Sunday, May 16, 2021

Added at 2021-05-12 09:51:21

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(Source: Pete Madtone) From the great WRMI we have another transmission from KSOL – The alternative dimension/universe edition this Sunday/Monday 16th/17th May on 9395 kHz. When the clock strikes 2300 UTC or Midnight UK time expect some chilled tunes including a mini-mix from One Deck Pete at 40 minutes in. As soon as the transmission is over it’ll be up on the KMTS Mixcloud here. And here’s KSOL from […]

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• The Senator was a ham - Barry Goldwater and amateur radio

Added at 2021-05-12 08:06:25

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Marilyn Murphy, Communication Manager for the Arizona Historical Society, announces that the Arizona Historical Society is hosting a virtual program looking at Arizona's most famous amateur radio operator, Marilyn Murphy, Communication Manager for the Arizona Historical Society, announces that the Arizona Historical Society is hosting a virtual program looking at Arizona's most famous amateur radio operator, Barry Goldwater

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• Northern Ireland special event

Added at 2021-05-12 08:06:25

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Members of the North West Amateur Radio Club (MN0NWG) will be active as GB0AEL from Londonderry between May 15-23rd

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• Workshop for attorneys under consideration for 2022 ARRL National Convention in Orlando

Added at 2021-05-12 08:06:25

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The Amateur Radio Legal Defense and Assistance Committee (ARLDAC) is considering hosting a half-day workshop for attorneys at the ARRL 2022 National Convention in Orlando. This would be for attorneys only, and attendees would be eligible to earn continuing legal education (CLE) credit in their respective states

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• Bouvet Island DXpedition

Added at 2021-05-12 08:06:25

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3Y0J will be a DXpedition with a focus on good, fast and accurate operating. QSO rates will be very high

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• Mobile strategy review terms of reference

Added at 2021-05-12 08:06:25

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Ofcom has today published the terms of reference for its upcoming mobile strategy review

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• The ever-shrinking radio spectrum

Added at 2021-05-12 08:06:25

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Our phones, the key-fobs that control our alarms, cars and other devices. TV broadcasts, wifi -- in fact almost every aspect of electronics, right down to the humble light bulb, now has an element of radio-frequency communications built into it

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• QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo - Call for Speakers

Added at 2021-05-12 08:06:25

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The QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo will return on August 14th and 15th, 2021

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• Essex CW Club Morse Boot Camp date announced

Added at 2021-05-12 08:06:25

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The annual CW Boot Camp will be held in Witham, Essex, on Saturday, October 16, 2021

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• FTIOM & UBMP, May 16-22

Added at 2021-05-12 00:34:21

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From the Isle of Music, May 16-22: This week, we begin our coverage of Cubadisco 2020-2021 with music by the nominees of the Tradicional Variado (varied traditional) category of the awards. The broadcasts take place: 1. For Eastern Europe but audible well beyond the target area in most of the Eastern Hemisphere (including parts of […]

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• Looking for Info About Radio Liberación

Added at 2021-05-12 00:07:03

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Book author seeks info about CIA role in radio in the 1960s
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• “My Heart Will Always Beat as a Broadcaster”

Added at 2021-05-11 19:51:30

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Gordon Smith speaks to State Leadership Conference, reviews policy priorities
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• Are Podcast Listeners Open to More Ads?

Added at 2021-05-11 18:42:53

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Survey from Cumulus and Signal Hill says yes, explores trends in medium
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• Programming From Grace Broadcast Honor Veterans for Memorial Day

Added at 2021-05-11 17:21:51

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The “Above & Beyond” vignettes are one way for stations to celebrate Medal of Honor winners
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• Veritone Adds to Digital Media Hub

Added at 2021-05-11 15:18:53

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New tools aim to heighten data available to users
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• SEDCO W4DXCC Co-Founder, Noted DXer Lynn Lamb, W4NL, SK

Added at 2021-05-11 14:19:00

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ARRL Life Member Lynn Lamb, W4NL, of Maryville, Tennessee, died on May 10 following a lengthy illness. He was 83. Lamb co-founded SEDCO W4DXCC DX and Contest Convention in 2005.Licensed in 1954, Lamb retired from a career with the US Department of Defense (US Navy and Air Force). He was a founding member of the National Capitol DX Association (NCDXA) and belonged to Potomac Valley Radio Club, t...

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• Megan Clappe Is Named an SBE Fellow

Added at 2021-05-11 14:16:51

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She has headed its certification program for 15 years
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• Tuesday, May 11, is Puerto Rico Amateur Radio Operator Day

Added at 2021-05-11 14:12:00

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Tuesday, May 11, is Puerto Rico Amateur Radio Operator Day, which falls within National Radio Month on the island. The operator of Puerto Rico’s first radio broadcasting station in 1922, WKAQ, was Joaquín Agusty, who held the ham radio call sign 4JE. A proclamation signed by Governor Pedro Pierluisi highlights the value of amateur radio in times of emergency and gives special mention to ARRL. T...

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• Workshop for Attorneys Under Consideration for 2022 ARRL National Convention in Orlando

Added at 2021-05-11 09:13:00

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The Amateur Radio Legal Defense and Assistance Committee (ARLDAC) is considering hosting a half-day workshop for attorneys at the ARRL 2022 National Convention in Orlando. This would be for attorneys only, and attendees would be eligible to earn continuing legal education (CLE) credit in their respective states. It would be held on the afternoon of February 10, as part of the Thursday training ...

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• AN5, Spanish Special Event

Added at 2021-05-11 08:06:38

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Members of the Torrent Digital Radio are now active with the special callsign AN5OKW until May 13th. Activity is to mark the 76th anniversary of the surrender of the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht 'OKW', and the end of the Second World War in Europe

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• Japanese special event

Added at 2021-05-11 08:06:38

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The following special event station are now on the air to commemorate the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics until September 5th

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• DXCC Country/Entity Report

Added at 2021-05-11 08:06:38

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According to the Amateur Radio Cluster Network for the week of Sunday, 25th April, through Sunday, 2nd May there were 211 countries active

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• ARISS contact is scheduled with students at Collège Descartes, Antony, France

Added at 2021-05-11 08:06:38

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Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) has received schedule confirmation for an ARISS radio contact with astronauts

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• The Sodium Tail of Mercury

Added at 2021-05-11 08:06:38

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Mercury has sprouted a tail. Intense sunlight is blowing material away from the planet, turning Mercury into a kind of oversized comet

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• IRTS AGM rejects new licence level proposal

Added at 2021-05-11 08:06:38

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IRTS News reports that at the AGM, held April 24, a proposal to introduce a new licence level in Eire was defeated

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• Ofcom may remove product listings from eBay

Added at 2021-05-11 08:06:38

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BBC reports the online sales platform eBay is handing Ofcom the power to remove listings, theoretically this could enable Ofcom to remove products that do not conform to EMC requirements

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• Finland: SRAL Annual Report

Added at 2021-05-11 08:06:38

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Finland's national amateur radio society, the SRAL, has made available their annual report for 2020

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• QSO Today- Larry Tyree N6TR

Added at 2021-05-11 08:06:38

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Larry Tyree, or 'Tree', as he is known in amateur radio circles, loves to operate contests, work DX on 160 meters, from his 28 hilltop acres in the Oregon forest, near Portland

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• WMBS Acquires JVC Video Camera

Added at 2021-05-11 00:51:39

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Sports content highlighted by long-serving western Pennsylvania AM
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• 2021 W9IMS Special Event Station Details!

Added at 2021-05-10 22:52:46

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Now Underway: A More Typical W9IMS Special Event By Brian D. Smith, W9IND The fans are returning to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway this year, and with them comes a more traditional calendar for special event station W9IMS. For hams and SWLs alike, that means a renewed opportunity to earn three newly designed QSL cards and […]

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• Broadcasters Foundation Asks for Your Help

Added at 2021-05-10 19:06:45

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Its fundraising plans have been disrupted by pandemic
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• Should web-based SDR loggings be included and shared in regular logging columns?

Added at 2021-05-10 18:58:29

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Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Richard Cuff, who writes: Radyo Pilipinas is one of those English language stations that are not very likely to make to my Pennsylvania location, even under excellent conditions, simply because propagation of their frequencies wouldn’t reach eastern North America when they’re on the air. Web tunable SDRs change all […]

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• 2021 Service to America Award Honors Stations for Community Work

Added at 2021-05-10 16:22:17

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The 28 finalists raised more $43.4 million in funds and donations
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• Inovonics DAVID IV Adds Network Interface

Added at 2021-05-10 16:02:38

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Recent buyers can upgrade at no charge
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• Coronavirus Experiences at WBUR

Added at 2021-05-10 12:06:17

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Reflecting on what we’ve learned
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• Lawo Issues Software Upgrade for Radio Products

Added at 2021-05-10 09:00:18

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Radio v6.6 software applies to ruby, sapphire and other radio offerings
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• Early Morning Coffee Sprint

Added at 2021-05-10 07:06:40

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The Early Morning Coffee Sprint is on the air from 03:00 UTC to 05:00 UTC (05:00 to 07:00 CAT) on Wednesday 12 May with phone activity on 80 metres

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• Type Approval discussion on Thursday evening 13 May

Added at 2021-05-10 07:06:40

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The SARL will hold another discussion on how it will respond to ICASA on the draft Type Approval regulations

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• Howth Martello Tower on air for International Marconi Day

Added at 2021-05-10 07:06:40

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Tony, EI5EM operated EI0MAR during the recent International Marconi Day event, from the Martello tower in Howth, as a solo effort due to Coviod-19 restrictions

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• SARL Next Generation Beacon fund stands at R9 800

Added at 2021-05-10 07:06:40

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The crowdfunding initiative to collect funds for the SARL Next Generation Beacon Programme started by AMSAT SA, has to date collected R9 800. This is far from the R60 000 target to finance a beacon in the Karoo and the Western Cape

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• ICQPodcast - Does ham radio need to rebrand?

Added at 2021-05-10 07:06:40

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In this episode, Martin (M1MRB) is joined by Chris Howard (M0TCH), Martin Rothwell (M0SGL), Ed Durrant (DD5LP), Frank Howell (K4FMH) and Bill Barnes (WC3B) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode we feature Do we need to rebrand?

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• Unboxing the Raspberry Pi RTL-SDR Kit

Added at 2021-05-10 07:06:40

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Computers and digital techniques have become very popular among amateur radio operators as even a cheap Raspberry Pi computer can run almost all amateur radio software. Together with an RTL-SDR USB stick a low-cost software-defined radio (SDR) system is obtained sporting a rich feature set

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• Neutron-1 CubeSat team needs your help

Added at 2021-05-10 07:06:40

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The Neutron-1 CubeSat team is looking for Amateurs around the world to help troubleshoot its satellite

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• InnovAntennas Ltd (IA). and WiMo Antennas and Elektronik GmbH, Herxheim Germany, enter into closer cooperation

Added at 2021-05-10 07:06:40

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In 2018, UK production of all short wave and a selection of FM antennas (Innov) from the UK to WiMo Antennas and Elektronik GmbH (WiMo) in Germany was moved from Great Britain. The move has proven to be successful, so both companies have agreed to extend and expand the current agreement

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• New amateur bands for VK highly unlikely

Added at 2021-05-10 07:06:40

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The WIA recently published their response to the Australian regulator's five Year Spectrum Outlook (FYSO)

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• Ham Radio Prep teams up with FliteTest crew for high-powered radio control video

Added at 2021-05-10 07:06:40

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Ham Radio Prep, the nation’s fastest growing amateur radio education program, recently partnered with FliteTest in the production of a video to promote the use of ham radio for high-powered hobby flights as well as the use of activities such as drones in science, technology, engineering and mathematics education

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• ENCO Updates enCaption and WebDAD

Added at 2021-05-09 14:13:17

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ENCO Systems has announced several improvements and updates to its WebDAD and enCaption products.
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• TomL’s guide to making and optimizing shortwave radio SDR music recordings

Added at 2021-05-09 12:35:55

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Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, TomL, who shares the following guest post: Recording Music on Shortwave by TomL I recently became curious about the seasonal music updates posted by Alan Roe.  It is a nicely detailed list of musical offerings to be heard.  Kudos to Alan who has spent the time and effort to make it much […]

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• STARWAVES DRM SoftRadio App for Android now released

Added at 2021-05-09 12:11:53

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Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dan Srebnick, who shares the following press release from Starwaves: STARWAVES DRM SoftRadio App for Android now available! Good news for all SDR friends: STARWAVES DRM SoftRadio App for Android is now available for public use! Listen to DRM – Digital Radio Mondiale live radio broadcasts on your Android […]

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• Radio Waves: CC Solar Review, National Amateur Radio Operators Day Proposed, Converting Vintage into WiFi, Bletchley Park Remembers WWII Op, and Turkey Celebrates 94 Years of Radio

Added at 2021-05-09 11:46:26

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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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• Receiving unintentionally radiated signals from the computer system bus with an RTL SDR

Added at 2021-05-09 08:06:42

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Back in 2018 we first posted about 'System Bus Radio' which is code and a web based app that allows you to transmit RF directly from your computer without any transmitting hardware

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• Bangalore Amateur Radio Club - Virtual Monthly Meeting

Added at 2021-05-09 08:06:42

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Sunday, May 09, 2021 - 9.30 am (India Time)

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• MIT Radio Society to rebuild radome thanks to ARDC grant

Added at 2021-05-09 08:06:42

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Amateur Radio Digital Communications (ARDC) has provided a grant to help rebuild the MIT Radio Society radome

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• Congress seeks to designate National Amateur Radio Operators Day

Added at 2021-05-09 08:06:42

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The U.S. Congress is reportedly taking steps to officially recognize the important contributions made by amateur radio operators

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• Amateur radio operators are still in high demand

Added at 2021-05-09 08:06:42

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TV broadcaster WTHI reports communication during emergencies often gets disrupted. But a technology that’s been around since the late 1800s still shines bright even in the darkest of times

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• Register now for Free Foundation Online Amateur Radio Training course

Added at 2021-05-09 08:06:42

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The next free amateur radio Foundation Online training course run by volunteers from Essex Ham starts on May 16 - Register Now

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• URE satellite telecommand station automated

Added at 2021-05-09 08:06:42

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Spain's national amateur radio society URE has announced their satellite ground station has been automated and is ready for the launch of GENESIS, EASAT-2 and Hades satellites

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• Jimmy and Tom 'Slay the Dragon'

Added at 2021-05-09 08:06:42

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Jimmy Read M0HGY (28) and his dad Tom Read M1EYP (50) can now claim to have summited every hill and mountain in Wales, following a trip in early May

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• Sweeten the Pot to Entice AM Digital

Added at 2021-05-08 16:36:50

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AM station owner Larry Langford says it’s time for digital but we need a carrot on the stick
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• Alan Roe’s A21 season guide to music on shortwave (version 2 update)

Added at 2021-05-08 12:50:17

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Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Alan Roe, who shares his latest A21 season guide to music on shortwave. Click here to download as a PDF. Note that we’ve created a permanent page for Alan Roe’s guides! This page will always have the latest version of Alan’s guide available for download.

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• Workbench: Blast Through Concrete Silently

Added at 2021-05-08 12:35:18

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Also, selecting the correct electrical terminations
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• Community Broadcaster: Urgent Action

Added at 2021-05-08 11:42:01

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Stations have a big to-do list to prepare for the national EAS test
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• Radio Deal: AN200 loop antenna on sale at Ham Radio Outlet

Added at 2021-05-08 10:01:42

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Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Grant Porter, who notes that Ham Radio Outlet has the Eton/Grundig AN200 loop antenna on a closeout sale for $15.00. As Grant notes, this is an especially great deal if you live near an HRO retails store. The AN200 is an incredibly effective tool for a mediumwave DXer. Click […]

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• The Sun just hit Earth with a radio burst

Added at 2021-05-08 08:06:41

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New sunspot AR2822 appeared today and promptly exploded, producing one of the strongest flares of young Solar Cycle 25

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• Notice of WIA AGM 2021

Added at 2021-05-08 08:06:41

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Under normal circumstances the Annual General Meeting of the Wireless Institute of Australia is due to be held by 31 May each year. But these are extraordinary times and COVID-19 does not make holding Annual General meetings very easy

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• New 60 m/5 Mhz WRC-15 sub-licence now available for New Zealand

Added at 2021-05-08 08:06:41

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NZART is pleased to announce that negotiations with regulator RSM have been successful in obtaining a licence to allow operation for all New Zealand amateur operators to use in the 60 m (5 MHz) band using the WRC-15 allocation

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• Telecoms firms should go further on customer service

Added at 2021-05-08 08:06:41

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Ofcom has today published a review of progress made by major telecoms providers against our Fairness for Customers commitments

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• First-time exam applicants must obtain FCC registration number before taking exam

Added at 2021-05-08 08:06:41

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Beginning May 20, 2021, all amateur examination applicants will be required to provide an FCC Registration Number (FRN) to the Volunteer Examiners (VEs) before taking an amateur exam. This is necessary due to changes the FCC has made to its licensing system

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• VK6WIA NewsWest

Added at 2021-05-08 08:06:41

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NewsWest for Sunday 9th May 2021 is the contesting edition, with news of contests coming up, and analysis and comments on the results of a couple of recent contests

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• RSGB survey – make your views heard

Added at 2021-05-08 08:06:41

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Last year, through the RSGB and NHS ‘Get on the air to care’ media campaign, it is likely that over 35 million people heard news and stories about amateur radio. You now have a chance to tell the RSGB what you think should happen next

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• France: Amateur Radio Regulations

Added at 2021-05-08 08:06:41

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For those interested in the amateur radio regulations in France, the National Frequency Agency has a handy page that provides links to all relevant legal texts

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• EMF videos available

Added at 2021-05-08 08:06:41

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The RSGB YouTube channel now has two videos to help radio amateurs understand the Ofcom EMF licence changes

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• Foundations of Amateur Radio

Added at 2021-05-08 08:06:41

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As you might recall, I took delivery of a device called a PlutoSDR some time ago. If you're not familiar, it's a single-board computer that has the ability to transmit and receive between 70 MHz and 6 GHz

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• Sonova Acquires Sennheiser’s Consumer Division

Added at 2021-05-07 23:23:08

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Swiss hearing care equipment manufacturer Sonova has acquired Sennheiser’s consumer electronics business
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• iHeartMedia Continues in Recovery Mode

Added at 2021-05-07 19:21:39

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Podcasting and digital show most promise
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• Listening to the International Space Station

Added at 2021-05-07 15:51:15

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This morning, my daughter Geneva and I stepped outside with her Yaesu FT-60 around 8:35 EDT, tuned to 145.80 and listened to Astronaut Mark Vande Hei aboard the ISS speak to a group of students in Green Bank, West Virginia via the ARISS program. This stuff never gets old. Here we are standing in the […]

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• WWFD Conducts More HD2 Testing

Added at 2021-05-07 12:29:31

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All-digital AM station continues to serve as a test bed
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• TAB Is Ready for an In-Person Show in 12 Weeks

Added at 2021-05-07 12:00:15

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We asked President Oscar Rodriguez what the show will be like
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• Auf die Dauer hilft nur Power

Added at 2021-05-07 08:44:00

in Demenzradio, Language: DE

 QRP ist gut und recht, aber wenn man eine Verbindung nicht dem Zufall überlassen will, hilft nur Power. Das wissen wir auch in der Anstalt.Gibt es nichts schöneres, als die Gegenstation mit einem starken Signal zu beeindrucken? HF Posing at its's best. Ja, ist ein Bombensignal im heutigen Störnebel nicht gar eine Notwendigkeit? Im Gebrodel von PLC, VDSL, Schaltnetzteilen und Sparlampen gibt es kaum ein S-Meter, das nicht konstant im unteren Drittel rumhängt. Bei vielen OM steht das S-Meter im 80 und 160 Meter Band schon bei S9. Darunter ist dann verständlicherweise nichts zu hören. Wenn 59 nicht Standard wäre, müsste 39 oder 49 als Rapport gegeben werden.  Da hilft nur Power. Zwar haben die Behörden eine Grenze gesetzt. Hier in HB9 1kW. Und die braven Schweizer halten sich auch daran. In anderen Ländern sieht man das nicht so eng.So gesehen würde das oben abgebildete Baofeng Handsprechgerät durchaus die Regeln einhalten. Vielleicht sollte ich das Teil zu Studienzwecken mal bestellen. Sofern es nicht schon auf der Verbotsliste des BAKOM steht. Dann müsste ich leider darauf verzichten. Hierzulande gibt es drei Dinge die als besonders schlimme Vergehen angesehen werden: Demonstrieren vor einer Bank, schnelles Autofahren und der Besitz eines Baofeng ohne CE-Zeichen. Da ist ein bisschen Bescheissen bei den Steuern weniger schlimm. Andere Länder andere Sitten.Ich frage mich jedoch, wie das mit der Strahlenbelastung ist. Aber dazu gibt es ja Normen. Während man sich beim 50Hz Stromnetz in Europa ziemlich einig ist und 5kV/m bzw. 100uT als Grenzwerte bestimmt hat, schaut es bei der Hochfrequenz weniger einheitlich aus.Doch Grenzwerte aus warmen Beamtenstuben sind das eine, die Praxis ist eine andere. Wir kochen unser Hirn täglich mit dem Smartphone am Ohr und die Funker ihre Augäpfel mit der Gummiwurst-Antenne nur einige Zentimeter vor dem Gesicht. Bei 400 Watt aus dem Baofeng 10 wäre es interessant zu sehen, wie lange es dauert, bis einem das Gehirn überkocht. Aber vielleicht wird es auch nur "al dente", wer weiss das schon.  

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• The K7RA Solar Update

Added at 2021-05-07 07:09:00

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Tad Cook, K7RA, Seattle, reports: Our sun seems to have fallen back into a very quiet phase, far different from the way it looked in November 2020. That was 6 months ago, and we assumed that since we were emerging from a solar minimum, by now we would be seeing much more solar activity. It hasn’t happened. More recently, sunspots disappeared after May 1, and solar flux naturally declined as wel...

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• DX News from the ARRL

Added at 2021-05-07 07:06:33

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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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• Ofcom fines Abu Dhabi Channel for breaking fairness and privacy rules

Added at 2021-05-07 07:06:33

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Ofcom has today fined Abu Dhabi Media Company PJSC (ADMC), a total of £250,000 for serious breaches of our fairness and privacy rules on its Abu Dhabi Channel service

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• Bletchley Park: WW2 secret agent's messages remembered

Added at 2021-05-07 07:06:33

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The BBC reports the first message sent back to Britain by a 'trailblazing' special agent in World War Two has been commemorated, 80 years on, by radio amateurs using GB1SOE

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• The Wight stuff: Marconi and the island, when working remotely on wireless comms meant something very different

Added at 2021-05-07 07:06:33

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Planning a post-lockdown trip to the isle off England's south coast? Don't miss the interesting bits

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• AO#EU: Europe Day 'on the air' 2021

Added at 2021-05-07 07:06:33

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This year, 9 May is on Sunday, but we will be active from Friday 7 until Sunday 9, the whole weekend, with the special callsigns: AO1EU, AO2EU, AO3EU, AO4EU, AO5EU, AO6EU, AO7EU, AO8EU and AO9EU, to commemorate the creation of the EU in 1950

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• Sky is NOT the limit: Radio club partners with Grovetown students for weather balloon launch

Added at 2021-05-07 07:06:33

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Augusta Chronicle reports: Tons of kids let go of balloons just to watch them float through the air, but those at Savannah River Academy did it Wednesday for science

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• China's new space station is visible from Earth

Added at 2021-05-07 07:06:33

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Sky watchers are reporting two new objects in the night sky: China's new space station and an out-of-control booster rocket that helped launch it

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• DX: One group's post-pandemic travel plan: Get as far away as possible

Added at 2021-05-07 07:06:33

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Die-hard ham-radio operators brave storms, sharks, brutal temperatures to set up temporary transmitting stations in the most remote spots around the world

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• Webinar 'RF Exposure in the Time of Conspiracies'

Added at 2021-05-07 07:06:33

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ARRL reports the IEEE COMAR committee has issued an invitation to its webinar, 'RF Exposure in the Time of Conspiracies'

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• Brazil's radio hams campaign for tax exemption

Added at 2021-05-07 07:06:33

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Brazil's national amateur radio society LABRE is campaigning for the abolition of taxes on amateur radio equipment

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• Reftone Releases LD-3B Ref-Cube Monitors

Added at 2021-05-07 00:09:09

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Designed as a replacement for the ubiquitous Auratones, available passive or powered
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• “It’s All Very Frustrating”: Life Under a Consent Decree

Added at 2021-05-06 19:26:46

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A compliance officer explains his issues with the FCC's political file initiative
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• Maps Identify Top-Earning Podcasts by Country

Added at 2021-05-06 15:05:27

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Debt consolidation firm put together these estimates by country and genre
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• First-Time Exam Applicants Must Obtain FCC Registration Number before Taking Exam

Added at 2021-05-06 14:33:00

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Beginning May 20, 2021, all amateur examination applicants will be required to provide an FCC Registration Number (FRN) to the Volunteer Examiners (VEs) before taking an amateur exam. This is necessary due to changes the FCC has made to its licensing system.Amateur candidates who already have an FCC license, whether for amateur radio or in another service, already have an FRN and can use the sa...

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• IEEE Committee Webinar “RF Exposure in the Time of Conspiracies” Set for May 12

Added at 2021-05-06 14:33:00

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The IEEE Committee on Man and Radiation (COMAR) has issued an invitation to its webinar, “RF Exposure in the Time of Conspiracies.” The 1-hour event is set to get under way at 1800 UTC on Wednesday, May 12. COMAR is a group of experts on health and safety issues related to electromagnetic fields, from power line through microwave frequency ranges. Its primary focus is on biological effects of n...

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• Streaming Has Its Own Processing Needs

Added at 2021-05-06 12:00:14

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Bialik says stations and engineers are more aware that one size doesn’t fit all
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• Gary DeBock’s 2021 Ultralight Radio Shootout!

Added at 2021-05-06 11:06:00

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Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Gary DeBock, who shares his extensive 2021 Ultralight Radio Shootout. This is truly a deep dive featuring five popular ultralight portable radios and examining mediumwave, shortwave, FM, and AIR Band performance. The review is an amazing 40 pages long! In order to display the full review, click on the […]

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• Australia and Antarctica on QRP CW and building the trap dipole antenna that made it all possible

Added at 2021-05-06 08:06:37

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An enjoyable and highly informative presentation by John K3LO, chock full of technical details and home brew examples for those interested in operating at low power over long distances

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• Ofcom announces latest small-scale DAB multiplex awards

Added at 2021-05-06 08:06:37

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Ofcom has today awarded small-scale DAB radio multiplex licences for five more areas in England, Scotland and Wales

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• ARISS contact with students in West Virginia

Added at 2021-05-06 08:06:37

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This will be a direct contact via amateur radio between students at the Green Bank Elementary Middle School, WV and Astronaut Mark Vande Hei, amateur radio call sign KG5GNP

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• IARU-R1 addresses discriminatory wording in Constitution

Added at 2021-05-06 08:06:37

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IARU Region 1 has voted overwhelmingly to remove discriminatory language from its constitution and make it gender-neutral

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• Gothenburg celebrates 400 years with special callsign SE400G

Added at 2021-05-06 08:06:37

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Sweden's SSA reports SE400G is on the air to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the city of Gothenburg

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• Tony's 10m Band Report

Added at 2021-05-06 08:06:37

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A mega Sunday! Friday and Saturday weren’t too bad but Sunday! Back to the old days

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• Full licence mock exam papers updated

Added at 2021-05-06 08:06:37

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The RSGB’s Examinations and Syllabus Review Group (ESRG) has just updated the two Full licence mock exam papers

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• German radio amateurs face 34 Euro charge for 2017/18

Added at 2021-05-06 08:06:37

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The RSGB’s Examinations and Syllabus Review Group (ESRG) has just updated the two Full licence mock exam papers

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• RSGB launches new video: 2020 – a year like no other

Added at 2021-05-06 08:06:37

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2020 was a 'year like no other' for everyone around the world. In the UK, the Radio Society of Great Britain and radio amateurs rose to the challenge

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• A closer look at the Presidential Railroad Communications Car

Added at 2021-05-05 19:13:15

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Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Ron H, who writes: [Check out] the following link to a story about the communications car that was part of the Presidential train. [This] was originally posted on the Hammarlund listserve: Click to access the_presidential_communications_railroad_car_crate.pdf Click here to download PDF. Thanks so much for the tip, Ron!

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• FCC Political File Consent Decrees Proliferate

Added at 2021-05-05 18:52:30

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More than 2,100 stations are now covered by agreements that require compliance plans
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• Shulins Opens Up His Own Shop

Added at 2021-05-05 16:59:07

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Known to Radio World readers for his  broadcast engineering work at Greater Media and Burk Technology, and his presentations at numerous engineering conferences, Paul Shulins has struck out on his own. Naturally he’s taking advantage of his past broadcast experience in this endeavor; and the result is Shulins Solutions, a broadcast technical consultancy. Radio World: […]
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• iHeart Launches “Private Marketplace” for Podcasts

Added at 2021-05-05 15:55:26

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Programmatic platform provides scale, “psychographic” targeting
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• Spring Radio Club of America QSO Party is Saturday, May 8

Added at 2021-05-05 15:23:00

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The semiannual Radio Club of America (RCA) QSO Party takes place on May 8. “Band conditions are still not their best but we still expect plenty of QSOs,” RCA Executive Vice President Chip Cohen, W1YW, said. “Come join the fun and contact other club hams and the club’s station, W2RCA. All are welcome.” The QSO party is open to RCA members and non-members and is SSB only. Activity begins at 1800 ...

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• Kenyon Says Make EAS Originator Codes Clearer

Added at 2021-05-05 11:00:00

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He also would like to see an Event Code for domestic terrorism events
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• IRTS Amateur Radio Survey

Added at 2021-05-05 08:06:31

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The IRTS, along with all the other member societies in Region 1 is being asked to carry out a Strength, Weakness, Opportunities, Threat (SWOT) analysis on the position of amateur radio in our modern environment

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• DRCF response to DCMS on the future digital regulatory landscape

Added at 2021-05-05 08:06:31

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The Digital Regulatory Cooperation Forum (DRCF) has submitted its response to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) on the future of the digital regulatory landscape and how to achieve coherence in regulatory approaches across digital services

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• Ham radio on Austrian TV

Added at 2021-05-05 08:06:31

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Austria's DORF TV looks at how radio amateur Reinhard Kühn DK5LA from Sörup, Schleswig-Holstein, become a team member of the Chinese Longjiang-2 lunar mission?

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• Quakes led radio hams to form disaster relief network

Added at 2021-05-05 08:06:31

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The Ashi Shimbun reports Japan's 2016 quakes lead to disaster relief network of amateur radio operators

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• Veteran radio amateur Ted Trowell G2HKU SK

Added at 2021-05-05 08:06:31

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Kent Online reports Ted Trowell G2HKU, one of the UK's oldest and longest-serving radio amateurs, has died only weeks after celebrating his 98th birthday

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• BBC looks at Chelmsford's early radio history

Added at 2021-05-05 08:06:31

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In Series 12 episode 7 of BBC TV's Great British Railway Journeys Michael Portillo visits Chelmsford, home of Marconi's first wireless factory, and interviews Tim Wander G6GUX

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• QSO Today - Roland Smith K7OJL

Added at 2021-05-05 08:06:31

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Roland Smith, K7OJL, entered ham radio almost 60 years ago after the launch of the Sputnik satellite

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• 'Stockport Radio Society, Celebrating 100 Years of Amateur Radio' The Book

Added at 2021-05-05 08:06:31

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The year just gone for many was a year to forget, but for us 2020 was a momentous one with the society clocking up 100 years of existence

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• Dielectric’s Glavin Goes West

Added at 2021-05-05 00:42:58

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New western region sales manager succeeds Moreen
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• FTIOM & UBMP, May 9-15

Added at 2021-05-04 22:11:31

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From the Isle of Music, May 9-15: This week, a Cuban dance party (no interviews) with music by Havana d’Primera and Pedrito Martínez. 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 […]

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• Comrex Names HHB Its Primary UK Distributor

Added at 2021-05-04 21:35:49

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Cites its reseller relationships in U.K., Scotland and Ireland
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• Group One Hires Tunnicliffe for Calrec Support

Added at 2021-05-04 20:41:29

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Digital audio console specialist will be based near NYC
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• Aug. 11 Is the Next National EAS Test

Added at 2021-05-04 19:17:32

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A dozen PEP stations had technical issues in the 2019 test
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• Hybrid Described as Radio’s Best Chance

Added at 2021-05-04 16:39:16

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Advocates say Big Tech may change the dashboard fundamentally
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• May 5 Is Tower Technician Appreciation Day

Added at 2021-05-04 15:53:25

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NAB is among those saluting our climbers
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• Parking lot air time with the Tecsun PL-330

Added at 2021-05-04 15:47:56

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My Tecsun PL-330 hasn’t been getting the love it deserves at SWLing Post HQ. In a “normal” year, I would be traveling quite a bit and the PL-330 would accompany me. Compact portables like the PL-330 are my choice receivers for one bag travel. The PL-330 has actually been in my travel pack for a […]

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• Very High Speed Club Special Event is Active During May

Added at 2021-05-04 15:47:00

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Special event call sign OZ60VHSC will commemorate the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Very High Speed Club (VHSC) on May 1, 1961. Leading the group at its founding were PA0LXL, DL1XA, and DJ4KW, who sought operators who could copy at 40 WPM solid for at least 30 minutes, encouraging CW traffic in general and QRQ (high-speed) traffic in particular. Members sponsor new membership candidat...

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• Intrepid-DX Group Adds a Second Physician to Bouvet Island DXpedition Team

Added at 2021-05-04 15:34:00

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“Bouvet is like the Mount Everest of DXCC entities,” 3Y0J DXpedition co-leader Paul Ewing, N6PSE, said. “It is among the most challenging entities to activate due to significant transportation costs and personal sacrifices required by the team to make the 42-day round trip. Fortunately, Bouvet is not our first mountain.”Ewing reports that Mike Crownover, AB5EB, a veteran emergency room physicia...

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• Audacity Acquired by Muse Group

Added at 2021-05-04 13:57:44

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The long-running open-source crossplatform audio editor, has been acquired by Muse Group
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• UKEICC 80m CW Contest on Wednesday last April 28th - results

Added at 2021-05-04 07:06:31

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The final UKEICC monthly 80 metres CW contest was held on Wednesday last, April 28th

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• US investigating possible mysterious directed energy attack near White House

Added at 2021-05-04 07:06:31

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Federal agencies are investigating at least two possible incidents on US soil, including one near the White House in November of last year, that appear similar to mysterious, invisible attacks that have led to debilitating symptoms for dozens of US personnel abroad

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• Elderly couple uses military Morse Code training to escape Tennessee assisted living facility

Added at 2021-05-04 07:06:31

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A husband and wife briefly escaped from a secure memory unit at an assisted living facility in Lebanon last month by using military experience with Morse code to decipher and memorize the code to an electronic door lock

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• ARRL and the American Red Cross have renewed their long-standing Memorandum of Understanding for another 5 years

Added at 2021-05-04 07:06:31

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The MOU spells out how ARRL and the American Red Cross will work cooperatively during a disaster response. It calls on both parties to maintain open lines of communication and to share information, situation, and operation reports, as allowed to maintain confidentiality

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• Danny Weil Memorial DXpedition recognised

Added at 2021-05-04 07:06:31

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The 2020 VP2VB Danny Weil Memorial DXpedition was organized to bring the Danny Weil story to today's amateur radio community

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• IRTS Annual General Meeting

Added at 2021-05-04 07:06:31

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One of the features of the Irish Radio Transmitters Society Annual General Meeting is the presentation of awards for service to the society or the hobby

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• EIØHQ in the 2021 IARU HF Championship

Added at 2021-05-04 07:06:31

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The IARU HF Championship is a 24-hour worldwide contest under the auspices of the International Amateur Radio Union, held on the second full weekend of July every year. The ARRL manages this contest on behalf of IARU

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• German online ham radio training so popular the server crashes

Added at 2021-05-04 07:06:31

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Germany's national amateur radio society DARC started a nationwide online amateur radio training course and were amazed at the response

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• Zizza to Receive Corwin Award for Audio Theatre

Added at 2021-05-04 00:52:25

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NATF honors her as producer, teacher and content creator
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• Broadcasters Conspiring in Their Own Demise

Added at 2021-05-03 20:12:23

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To survive, radio must fix its management of metadata in dashboards
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• Lawo Launches 48-Fader mc²36 Console

Added at 2021-05-03 19:12:32

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Second-generation mc²36 console has more faders and functionality due to newly added A__UHD Core
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• NATE Shares Warning About a Honeywell Harness

Added at 2021-05-03 18:09:02

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"Stop Use" alert applies to certain Honeywell Miller Heavy Duty Harnesses
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• IDC Provides Receivers to Austereo

Added at 2021-05-03 15:53:56

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MAP Pro Audio satellite receivers offer flexibility for Australian radio broadcast group
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• Marconi Awards Nominations Are Open

Added at 2021-05-03 15:11:13

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NAB sets deadline of May 31
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• Simplifying EAS Alert Insertion on HD Subchannels

Added at 2021-05-03 13:55:18

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Work of the NAB Radio Technology Committee pays a dividend
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• Nationwide Spring Drill Set for May 8, World Red Cross Day

Added at 2021-05-03 13:46:00

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The Red Cross Emergency Communication Training Groupis holding its nationwide Spring Drill on World Red Cross Day, Saturday, May 8, 2021. Individuals are invited to participate. Last year, more than 1,000 participated in the initial spring drill.The bar has been raised to Winlink proficiency for this year’s drill. Red Cross forms are integrated as templates in WinlinkExpress, and hams using W...

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• Dan revisits the venerable XHDATA D-808 portable radio

Added at 2021-05-03 12:29:14

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Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dan Robinson, who shares the following guest post: Revisiting the XHDATA: What Sangean Should Have Learned from the D-808 by Dan Robinson Recent additions to the shortwave portable receiver market have been quite impressive, especially considering the continuing decline in the use of shortwave as a transmission method by […]

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• Radio Is Well Positioned for Shot Advocacy

Added at 2021-05-03 12:00:02

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Here are some ways your station can help
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• Russian Robinson Club Announces Activation of Rare IOTA Islands in the Aleutians

Added at 2021-05-03 11:46:00

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The Russian Robinson Club (RRC) has resumed its plans to activate rare Kiska Island (IOTA NA-070) and Adak Island (IOTA NA-039) in Alaska’s Aleutian Islands chain in July for Islands on the Air (IOTA) enthusiasts. Plans to activate these islands in 2020 were called off because of COVID-19 concerns. The uninhabited Kiska Island (52.06° N, 177.57° E) lies in the North Pacific’s treacherous Bering...

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• MTC: Your chance to buy and own a Ham Radio retail store

Added at 2021-05-03 11:31:50

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Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dan (K2DLS), who notes that the owners of MTC (Main Trading Company) in Paris, Texas, are considering the sale of their retail store. Dan shared the following announcement posted in the MTC online store: Buy a Ham Store! Hi Friends!  Christine and I have recently spoken to a realtor […]

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• DXCC Country/Entity Report

Added at 2021-05-03 08:06:38

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According to the Amateur Radio Cluster Network for the week of Sunday, 25th April, through Sunday, 2nd May there were 211 countries active

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• Russian Special Event

Added at 2021-05-03 08:06:38

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To commemorate 76th anniversary of the Victory in WW II, the Union of Russian Radio Amateurs (SRR), is conducting 'Victory-76' special on-the-air event between May 2nd (starts at 0000 UTC) and May 9th (ends at 1159 UTC)

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• Bouvet Island Dxpedition

Added at 2021-05-03 08:06:38

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Bouvet is like the Mount Everest of DXCC entities. It is among the most challenging entities to activate due to significant transportation costs and personal sacrifices required by the team to make the 42 day round trip

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• Recognition for Young Operators in ham radio contests

Added at 2021-05-03 08:06:38

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IARU Region 2 reports on a welcome move in North America to encourage young radio amateurs to participate in contests

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• HF radios make a comeback and enable global command and control

Added at 2021-05-03 08:06:38

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New advancements in HF radio and digital signal processing technology for terrestrial-based, long-range communications offers a cost-effective alternative to SATCOM

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• Online Talk: Setting up the Zumspot digital hotspot

Added at 2021-05-03 08:06:38

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On Wednesday, May 5 at 7:30 pm the Denby Dale Amateur Radio Society will be hosting an online talk on Zoom by Mike Richards G4WNC about the ZumSpot and how to use your VHF/UHF radio to connect to the digital networks

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• More ham radio spectrum in 3-12 MHz needed

Added at 2021-05-03 08:06:38

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The WIA Spectrum Strategy Committee has released their response to the ACMA Five Year Spectrum Outlook 2021, they highlight the need for more amateur radio spectrum in 3-12 MHz

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• IARU asks what do YOU think is the future of Amateur Radio?

Added at 2021-05-03 08:06:38

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Radio amateurs everywhere are encouraged to engage with IARU Region 1 national Member Societies on the early stages of the Region 1 Workshop program about the future of Amateur Radio

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• PRSS stations get new receivers

Added at 2021-05-03 03:12:06

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A Q&A with NPR’s Michael Beach on improvements in remote monitoring, backup and bandwidth usage
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• Community Broadcaster: Reopening Radio

Added at 2021-05-03 02:17:51

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Stations have much to consider when it comes to welcoming back staff and guests
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• Guest Post: Jerome’s experiences as an SWL in Saudi Arabia from 1990-91

Added at 2021-05-02 12:33:12

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Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Jerome van der Linden, for the following guest post: Experiences as an SWL in Saudi Arabia 1990 /91 by Jerome van der Linden From about 1986 I worked for the Broadcasting Division of Telecom Australia (now “Telstra”), in Adelaide, South Australia. This Division of Telecom Australia had responsibility for […]

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• Radio Waves: DIY Internet Radio With Real Buttons, Armed Forces Day Cross-Band Test, Tokyo Rose, Shortwave Collective, and RAC Portable Operations Challenge

Added at 2021-05-02 12:24:04

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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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• Radio Emma Toc World Service: May 2021 Schedule Summary

Added at 2021-05-02 11:59:31

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Man thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Jim Salmon (2E0RMI), for sharing the following: RADIO EMMA TOC WORLD SERVICE – SCHEDULE SUMMARY – MAY 2021  www.emmatoc.com Programme Contents –  Solar powered radios in South Sudan & Radio Miraya / interview with Martin Kirby from ‘The Flash’ / hellos to listeners / the Voice of Peace Ways […]

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• 70th anniversary of Radio Free Europe

Added at 2021-05-02 07:06:49

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Radio Free Europe began its Czechoslovak service 70 years ago, offering news throughout the Cold War

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• Radio Amateurs Old Timers Club of Australia

Added at 2021-05-02 07:06:49

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Hello everyone, this is Clive VK6CSW reminding you that tomorrow, Monday, is also the first Monday of month and time for the Radio Amateurs Old Timers Club of Australias May bulletin to go to air

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• Shortwave Collective - Fencetenna

Added at 2021-05-02 07:06:49

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On Saturday, May 1, sound artist Hannah Kemp-Welch M7HKW and other members of the Shortwave Collective hooked their radios up to fences in a work-in-progress artistic performance - Fencetenna

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• Bulgarian special callsign/event

Added at 2021-05-02 07:06:49

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Members of the 'School Radio Club and TV - Young Hams' (LZ1KAK) will use the special callsign LZ1BOTEV to mark the 145th anniversary of the sacrifice of the revolutionary, poet, publicist, journalist, translator, thinker and literary critic - Hristo Botev

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• Chichijima Island, Ogasawara

Added at 2021-05-02 07:06:49

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Makoto, JI5RPT, will once again be active as JD1BLY from Chichijima Island (AS-031) between June 10-12th. The schedule may change depending on the status of COVID-19

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• AGCW-DL 50th Anniversary

Added at 2021-05-02 07:06:49

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The German AGCW-DL telegraphy club celebrates their 50th anniversary during the month of May

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• RAC Canadian Portable Operations Challenge Award

Added at 2021-05-02 07:06:49

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Radio Amateurs of Canada is pleased to present a new Canadian Portable Operations Challenge Award for RAC members

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• North American QSO parties to recognize young contester entries

Added at 2021-05-02 07:06:49

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To encourage young radiosport participants, National Contest Journal (NCJ) will recognize their entries in the North American QSO Party (NAQP), starting with the August 2021 NAQP CW and NAQP SSB events

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• Ofcom release database of issued UK amateur radio callsigns

Added at 2021-05-02 07:06:49

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On April 20, 2021, in response to a Freedom of Information request, Ofcom released a database of 96,776 issued amateur radio callsigns for the UK and Crown Dependencies

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• Amateur Radio licensing in the Falkland Islands

Added at 2021-05-02 07:06:49

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After several months of protracted discussions, the Falkland Islands Communications Regulator has provided a final opportunity for non-resident lifetime, VP8 licence owners to have their VP8 callsigns revalidated

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• Updates: Return of the lab599 Discovery TX-500, QRPer.com, and YouTube

Added at 2021-05-01 12:33:43

in The SWLing Post, Language: EN

Last year, I was lucky enough to obtain a lab599 Discovery TX-500 QRP transceiver to review for The Spectrum Monitor and the SWLing Post. I could only keep the TX-500 for a one week evaluation period because it was one of only two or three pre-production units in the US–one was being evaluated for FCC approval. […]

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• A Timeline of Great Aurora Storms

Added at 2021-05-01 08:06:29

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New research shows that great aurora storms happen on average every 40 to 60 years--a lot more often than previously thought

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• The SARL addresses Type Approval issues

Added at 2021-05-01 08:06:29

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Last week the SARL facilitated a virtual meeting to receive input for the SARL response to ICASA on the draft Equipment Authorisation Regulations, colloquially referred to as the Type Approval Regulations. The final comment date is mid-May

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• VK6WIA NewsWest

Added at 2021-05-01 08:06:29

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NewsWest for Sunday 2nd May 2021 is Club Focus time, where we throw the programme over to Clubs so that they can strut their stuff.
In today’s episode in the Club Focus series, I take a look at how Covid restrictions affect clubs and how we might develop resilience in clubs

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• ARRL Executive Committee nominates Joel Harrison, W5ZN, to be next IARU Secretary

Added at 2021-05-01 08:06:29

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At its April 5 meeting via Zoom, the ARRL Executive Committee (EC) nominated past ARRL President Joel Harrison, W5ZN, to become the next Secretary of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU). The incumbent Secretary, David Sumner, K1ZZ, has announced his intention to step down on July 1

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• GB2RS News available on QO-100 satellite from this Sunday

Added at 2021-05-01 08:06:29

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The RSGB has announced that their popular GB2RS news broadcast will now be available on the QO-100 amateur radio transponder on the geostationary satellite Es'hail-2

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• 8J17CALL closed

Added at 2021-05-01 08:06:29

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7-CALL Amateur Radio Club has finished all operations of 8J17CALL, 7-CALL 30th Anniversary Special station on 22nd April, 2021

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• RSGB's amateur radio survey

Added at 2021-05-01 08:06:29

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The RSGB is conducting a short survey of the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats that apply to amateur radio in the UK. The Society would like to hear the views of all UK radio amateurs as well as those who are unlicensed

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• Foundations of Amateur Radio

Added at 2021-05-01 08:06:29

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Ergonomics in your shack - In my day job I work in computing. For many years that consisted of going on-site and fixing stuff. Invariably this involved me fixing servers that were installed into a room the size of a broom closet with an optional air conditioner screaming in my ear

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• Three Promoted at Westwood One

Added at 2021-05-01 00:51:14

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Stephens to head programming, Seymour becomes head of ops
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• Radio Lavalamp and KSOL broadcasts in May 2021

Added at 2021-04-30 18:59:19

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Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Pete Madtone, who shares the following: They say you better listen to the voice of reason […]Radio Lavalamp will be taking to the shortwaves very soon, as in this Sunday 2nd May 2021 at 2300 UTC (Midnight UK time) on 9395 kHz via WRMI. The show features some chilled tunes and also a mix from One Deck Pete called “The […]

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• ARRL Executive Committee to Meet May 3 in Virtual Session

Added at 2021-04-30 15:57:00

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The ARRL Executive Committee will meet in virtual session on Monday, May 3. Topics on the agenda include FCC Counsel’s report and FCC matters; Volunteer Monitor Program report, and Legislative Advocacy Committee report. The agenda has been posted on the ARRL website. 

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• FEMA Dials up IPAWS Playbook

Added at 2021-04-30 13:09:35

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Collection of online materials to help alert originators successfully design emergency messaging available
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• Are there any tabletop shortwave receivers currently on the market?

Added at 2021-04-30 12:10:49

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Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Peter, who asks: Two of the tabletop shortwave receivers recommended in the past are listed as discontinued by retailers. Do you have any current recommendations? Great question, Peter. I’m guessing that you’re looking for a new tabletop communications receiver and I also assume you may be referring to the […]

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• New solar radio is an emergency kit too

Added at 2021-04-30 12:00:12

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But the CCRadio Solar starts with impressive audio performance
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• Automation: The Next Phase

Added at 2021-04-30 12:00:12

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Read about trends in automation and related software systems in the new ebook
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• North American QSO Parties to Recognize Young Contester Entries

Added at 2021-04-30 11:15:00

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To encourage young radiosport participants, National Contest Journal (NCJ) will recognize their entries in the North American QSO Party (NAQP), starting with the August 2021 NAQP CW and NAQP SSB events. Following the lead of Youth on the Air (YOTA) in International Amateur Radio Union Region 1 (IARU), operators 25 years old and younger will be highlighted in the results.The NAQP log upload app ...

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• ARRL Executive Committee Nominates Joel Harrison, W5ZN, to be Next IARU Secretary

Added at 2021-04-30 10:41:00

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At its April 5 meeting via Zoom, the ARRL Executive Committee (EC) nominated past ARRL President Joel Harrison, W5ZN, to become the next Secretary of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU). The incumbent Secretary, David Sumner, K1ZZ, has announced his intention to step down on July 1. ARRL International Affairs Vice President Rod Stafford, W6ROD, explained that ARRL, as IARU Secretariat,...

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• DX News from the ARRL

Added at 2021-04-30 08:06:29

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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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• Statements on Passing of Michael Collins

Added at 2021-04-30 08:06:29

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As pilot of the Apollo 11 command module – some called him ‘the loneliest man in history’ – while his colleagues walked on the Moon for the first time, he helped our nation achieve a defining milestone. He also distinguished himself in the Gemini Program and as an Air Force pilot

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• Radio Emma Toc World Service - Schedule Summary

Added at 2021-04-30 08:06:29

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Programme Contents - Solar powered radios in South Sudan and Radio Miraya / interview with Martin Kirby from 'The Flash' / hellos to listeners / the Voice of Peace

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• Recent activity on the 23cm band RNSS Coexistence Studies

Added at 2021-04-30 08:06:29

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The Chair of IARU Region 1 Spectrum Affairs, Barry Lewis G4SJH, reports on the work being done in defending the interests of the Amateur Services in the 1240-1300 MHz band

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• Communications regulator recognizes achievements of radio amateurs

Added at 2021-04-30 08:06:29

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The Dominican Republic Communications Regulator recognizes radio amateurs on World Amateur Radio Day (WARD)

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• Licence-exempt regulation changes and new IR-2030

Added at 2021-04-30 08:06:29

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Ofcom has confirmed changes to licence-exemption regulations for short range devices (SRDs), 500 mW ERP is now permitted in 870.0-874.4 MHz

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• ARISS-USA Volunteer Search

Added at 2021-04-30 08:06:29

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Amateur Radio on the International Space Station, Inc. (ARISS-USA) is seeking volunteers to support our mission: To provide and operate Amateur Radio systems on the International Space Station (ISS) and elsewhere to inspire, educate, and engage youth and communities in science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM) and to support ISS backup communications

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• Apogee MetaRecorder Updated With V2.2

Added at 2021-04-30 00:31:38

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Apogee has updated its MetaRecorder iOS app with the release of V2.2
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• Steps to Keeping Safety in the Studio and On the Road

Added at 2021-04-29 23:37:24

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The NABA has rolled out security and cybersecurity recommendations for news organizations
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• Antoine Returns to WBGO

Added at 2021-04-29 19:35:50

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Former chief engineer comes back as chief technology officer
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• Support ARRL When Shopping for Mother’s Day

Added at 2021-04-29 15:14:00

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Mother’s Day is Sunday, May 9. If you’re looking for the perfect gift, shop at AmazonSmile and choose American Radio Relay League Inc. (ARRL) as your charity of choice. With every purchase you make at AmazonSmile, Amazon will make a contribution to ARRL. This helps ARRL to extend its reach in public service, advocacy, education, technology, and membership.Make Mom smile while supporting amateur...

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• The FCC Can See Your Public File

Added at 2021-04-29 12:01:39

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How to make sure your online files can withstand its glare
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• ARISS-USA Seeks Volunteers to Further its Mission

Added at 2021-04-29 09:10:00

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The US segment of Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS-USA) is seeking volunteers to support its mission. ARISS-USA is best known for providing opportunities, mostly for students, to speak via ham radio with astronauts on board the ISS. Less known is its important role in providing and supporting amateur radio equipment for the ISS (NA1SS), which could offer back-up communica...

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• ARRL Awards Colvin Grant to 3Y0J Bouvet Island DXpedition in 2023

Added at 2021-04-29 09:03:00

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ARRL has awarded a Colvin Grant of $5,000 to the Intrepid-DX Group to help in funding its 3Y0J DXpedition to Bouvet Island, scheduled for January to February 2023. Paul Ewing, N6PSE, and Ken Opskar, LA7GIA, will share leadership for the 14-person multinational team. A dependency of Norway, Bouvet is a sub-Antarctic island in the South Atlantic. It is the second-most-wanted DXCC entity, behind N...

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• Und dann hat es Zoom gemacht

Added at 2021-04-29 08:38:00

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 Die meisten Vereine können ihre Versammlungen wegen der Pandemie nicht mehr durchführen. Gemütliche Treffen in einem Restaurant, Jahresversammlungen und interessante Vorträge sind nicht mehr möglich. Sie werden von Funkamateuren schmerzlich vermisst. Hier in der Anstalt sind Treffen von 42 Personen verboten. Das könnte zu beunruhigenden Antworten führen, heisst es. So finden nur noch konspirative Treffen im Keller des Hausmeisters statt. Dort wo die Teebeutel zwecks Recycling getrocknet werden. Aber Dank dem Internet gibt es auch für dieses Problem eine Lösung. Findige Funkamateure wissen es schon längst. Sie haben es nämlich den Profis abgeguckt, genauso wie sie Demenzradio (DMR) den Profis abgeguckt haben. Diesmal sind sie bei den Home-Officern fündig geworden. Die machen nämlich einfach Zoom.Kürzlich war ich auch dabei und sass in Unterhosen vor der Kamera. Keiner hats gemerkt und ich habe einen wunderbaren Vortrag von Charly DK3ZL genossen. Über die Reise der Polarstern, die Neumayer Station 3 und Oscar 100.Da hat man so manch interessantes Detail erfahren und konnte sich im Anschluss an den Vortrag austauschen. Ohne 600km weit fahren zu müssen und mit einer persönlichen Speise- und Getränkekarte und In-house Service. Welch wunderbares Tool, dieses Zoom, und von jedem Funker zu beherrschen, der an einem Transceiver  drehen kann. Man braucht nicht einmal morsen zu können. Probiert es doch mal in eurem Verein aus. Ihr müsst nicht auf das Ende der Pandemie warten.Bild: Glimmer. 

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• Prins Karls Forland Island

Added at 2021-04-29 07:06:19

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Operators Erwann LB1QI, Harald LB2HG, Ken LA7GIA, Peter LA7QIA and Christian LA8OM will be active as JW0W from Prins Karls Forland Island (EU-063), which is part of Spitsbergen's Coastal Islands Group, between July 21-26th

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• Digital divide narrowed by pandemic, but around 1.5m homes remain offline

Added at 2021-04-29 07:06:19

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The UK’s digital divide narrowed during the coronavirus pandemic, as people have gone online to escape the lockdown, Ofcom research suggests

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• GB0/GB1/GB2/GB4, England special event

Added at 2021-04-29 07:06:19

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The following stations are active in honor of HRH Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh, passing on April 9th at the age of 99

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• Europe Day - On The Air

Added at 2021-04-29 07:06:19

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Look for the following Spanish stations to be active between May 7-9th, to celebrate/commemorate 'Europe Day - On The Air 2021' which was created in 1950

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• Tony's 10m Band Report

Added at 2021-04-29 07:06:19

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Tuesday was a monster day, lots of stations and loads of DX. VP2EIH (Anguilla), VP8LP (Falklands), HZ1EARTH (Saudi Arabia) and more just for Tuesday

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• Visalia DX Convention 2021

Added at 2021-04-29 07:06:19

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Many DXers have a visit to the Visalia DX Convention on their wish list. This year, the 72nd meeting of this famous International DX Convention, sponsored by the Northern California DX Club (NCDXC) will be held on Saturday, May 15 and Sunday, May 16, via Zoom webinars

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• CubeSat for under $1,000?

Added at 2021-04-29 07:06:19

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A post on Hackaday looks at building a low cost satellite - a CubeSat

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• The ZS SOTA autumn activity day on 1 May

Added at 2021-04-29 07:06:19

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This is a fun event to encourage radio amateurs to participate in the Summits on the Air (SOTA) programme. The activity day is open to all radio amateurs and runs from 00:00 to 23:59 CAT on Saturday 1 May 2021

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• A shortwave audio archive tribute to Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins

Added at 2021-04-28 22:30:47

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Today we learned that Michael Collins, the American astronaut who flew the Apollo 11 command module Columbia around the moon, has passed away at the age of 90. For those of us who’ve always looked to the sky and dreamed of exploring our amazing universe, Michael Collins was a hero. As a little shortwave radio […]

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• PreSonus Studio One 5 Is Updated

Added at 2021-04-28 20:15:59

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Professional Version 5.2 is significant feature update
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• Nautel Supports Big Signal Upgrade in Des Moines

Added at 2021-04-28 17:48:59

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KNWI’s RF project also includes a 10-day ERI antenna
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• Support for Live Music and Artists Culminate on Europe Day

Added at 2021-04-28 16:10:55

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The musical performances will be made available to public radio stations worldwide starting May 2
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• Read the April 28, 2021 Issue of Radio World

Added at 2021-04-28 15:30:53

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Public radio gets new satellite receivers, we review the CC Radio Solar, and more
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• Amateur Radio Credited with Rescue of Back-Country Hiker in Tennessee

Added at 2021-04-28 14:29:00

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A back-country hiker was rescued from Great Smoky Mountains National Park with assistance from amateur radio after she became exhausted on the trail and possibly dehydrated. A member of the hiking group on the park’s Little River Trail, Tim Luttrell, KA9EBJ, put out a call on the evening of April 11 via the W4KEV linked VHF repeater in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, requesting assistance in extricating...

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• Enter Four State QSO Parties at Once Using N1MM Logger+

Added at 2021-04-28 13:59:00

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The N1MM Logger+ team has made it easy for operators to participate in four contests with just one log. The 7QP (7th Call Area), Indiana, Delaware, and New England QSO Parties all take place this weekend, and sponsors have agreed to coordinate so that all four can be logged in a single log. The program software allows users to log stations active in all four QSO parties, and it automatically de...

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• My experience with Asterisk and FreePBX

Added at 2021-04-28 13:30:13

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We found this VoIP-based arrangement easy and inexpensive
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• Southgate Vibes Podcast #54

Added at 2021-04-28 09:06:27

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Steve Richards G4HPE is here with the latest edition of Southgate Vibes. There's two new episodes every week - on Tuesdays and Fridays. Click the Play button on our front page

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• Southgate Vibes Podcast #54

Added at 2021-04-28 08:06:22

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Steve Richards G4HPE is here with the latest edition of Southgate Vibes. There's two new episodes every week - on Tuesdays and Fridays

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• Ham Radio Prep submits questions for next Technician class exam pool

Added at 2021-04-28 08:06:22

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Ham Radio Prep, the nation’s fastest growing amateur radio education program, has submitted 25 suggested questions to the National Conference of Volunteer Examiner Coordinators, for use on the upcoming revision of the amateur radio Technician class examination pool set to go into effect next year

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• OS ham radio prefix in Belgium

Added at 2021-04-28 08:06:22

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Since April 18 Belgian radio amateurs have been using 'OS' as the prefix instead of the usual 'ON'

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• Evil Crow is ready to cause some RF mayhem

Added at 2021-04-28 08:06:22

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There’s no doubt that the RTL-SDR project has made radio hacking more accessible than ever, but there’s only so far you can go with a repurposed TV tuner. Obviously the biggest shortcoming is the fact that you can only listen to signals, and not transmit them. If you’re ready to reach out and touch someone, but don’t necessarily want to spend the money on something like the HackRF, the Evil Crow RF might be your ideal next step

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• FCC auto-registration feature for exam applicants to be discontinued

Added at 2021-04-28 08:06:22

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The ARRL report that auto-registration in the FCC Commission Registration System (CORES) amateur radio exam for candidates using a Social Security number will be discontinued on May 20, 2021

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• Bill introduced to designate April 18, 2022, as National Amateur Radio Operators Day

Added at 2021-04-28 08:06:22

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Arizona Congresswoman Debbie Lesko has reintroduced a resolution with bipartisan support to designate April 18, 2022, as National Amateur Radio Operators Day

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• Radio Waves: Radio Survivor Covers Pirates Pt. 2, Radio Scatter and Theoretical WSPR, RIP Bob Fass, and Vatican Radio Celebrates Marconi Day

Added at 2021-04-27 22:30:44

in The SWLing Post, Language: EN

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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