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Here are this weekend’s top Amateur/Ham Radio news stories from the UK-based Southgate Amateur Radio Club. Viewpoint expressed in this news summary are those of the reporters and correspondents.
A DAB outlet for Radio Caroline
Mark Hawkins just reported on the Caroline Yahoo group:
No doubt there will be a ‘proper’ announcement before long but Radio Caroline has appeared on the London Trial DAB mux, a great Easter present |
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‘Who can I trust to give me the real news?‘
Where and how should American citizens access trustworthy news, how do journalists determine real from fake news, and how can the average citizen identify fake news and avoid accidentally promoting it through social media? |
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News for Saturday 31 March
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Work the World with WSJT-X
Video of the talk given by Professor Joe Taylor K1JT about the FT-8 and WSPR modes at the 2018 MicroHAMS Digital Conference on March 24 |
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New award for CW and Digimode on HS4
On HamSphere 4.0 we use Phone SSB but also CW ( Morse code ) and digital modes: RTTY, SSTV and PSK. There are a lot of awards for SSB but now 4 new awards for digimodes. They are not easy to win… |
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New revolutionary logic for GB3PI
Over the years, how to ensure that every user has a fair crack of the whip while operating through one of the UK’s most popular 2m repeaters has been a difficult question to answer |
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The Reality of Amateur Radio in 2018
Chris Rolinson G7DDN asks what is the greatest hobby on earth? Now there’s a question! For many of you reading this article, the answer will be clear – Amateur Radio. It’s a hobby that delights, excites and, at times, frustrates in probably equal measures! |
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HAARP Spring research campaign – April 6-14
Researchers will explore the physics of scintillations, magnetic field-aligned irregularities, artificial and natural atmospheric airglow, stimulated electromagnetic emissions, plasma waves and radio-enhanced ionization |
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VK6WIA NewsWest
In the club focus edition of the news we have updates from amateur radio clubs who use the first Sunday of the Month to share their exploits, their adventures, activities and updates for members |
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Get Radio Active in a different way
The SARL will soon be featuring a 3-minute slot on LM Radio. It will be broadcast mid-morning on a Saturday on 702 kHz AM from Johannesburg |
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Propagation de K7RA
We saw no sunspots during this reporting week, March 22-28. The previous week had sunspots on only three days, with an average of 5.6 |
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Rallies and Hamfests
Check-out the latest additions to G4RGA’s comprehensive rally and hamfest guide |
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Foundations of Amateur Radio #147
You and the IARU
Have you ever considered the infrastructure that exists to make it possible to tune to 7.090 MHz, call CQ and make contact with anyone on the planet? |
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The Threats to Radiocommunication
IARU Region 1 President Don Beattie G3BJ looks at the threat to the RF Spectrum posed by pollution from Wireless Power Transfer for Electric Vehicles equipment |
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Radio Sawa to scale back regional broadcasts
To save $9.5 million in 2019, the U.S. government’s Arabic language broadcaster Radio Sawa plans to restrict its FM and AM transmissions to Iraq. This will mean the end of Radio Sawa’s radio service, AM and FM, to the rest of the Middle East |
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WIA 2018 Radio and Electronics Convention
The time for the WIA 2018 Radio and Electronics Convention is rapidly approaching and we would like to draw your attention to two new technical discussions that will be held on Saturday the 19th of May at Sea World Resort |
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DX News from the ARRL
The American Radio Relay League’s round-up of the forthcoming week’s DX activity on the amateur radio bands |
General Comments:
For the latest Amateur/Ham Radio news and information, please check the blog sidebars and links. These news feeds are updated daily and weekly.
Please send your Hawaii Island Amateur/Ham Radio news items to kh6jrm@arrl.net at least two weeks prior to your event so I can notify our local print and broadcast media in a timely manner.
Thanks for joining us today.
Aloha es 73 de
Russell Roberts (KH6JRM)
Public Information Coordinator
Hawaii County, ARRL Pacific Section
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