Accessed on 27 May 2018, 1437 UTC, Post #573.
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Here are the top Amateur/Ham Radio news stories for the period 24-27 May 2018 compiled by the UK-based Southgate Amateur Radio Club. Views expressed in this news summary are those of the reporters and correspondents.
South Africa gets 100 kHz at 5 MHz (60m)
On Friday, May 25, ICASA published the National Radio Frequency Plan 2018 in which amateur radio was allocated 100 kHz on a shared basis in the 60 metre band as well as channel 5290 kHz for the 5 MHz propagation research project |
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ARRL Field Day
ARRL Field Day is the single most popular on-the-air event held annually in the US and Canada. On the fourth weekend of June of each year, more than 40,000 Radio Amateurs gather with their clubs, groups or simply with friends to operate from remote locations |
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QSO Today – Adam Farson, VA7OJ and AB4OJ
Adam Farson, VA7OJ and AB4OJ, began his ham radio journey over 60 years ago as a youngster inspired by electronics and eventually ham radio in his native South Africa |
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Foundations of Amateur Radio #155
How to find other Amateurs on Air
Where are all the Amateurs is a question that I am asked regularly by new entrants into our community |
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Breakthrough Starshot video
In Zurich on May 9, 2018, radio amateur Zac Manchester KD2BHC gave a presentation on Breakthrough Starshot to the WORLD.MINDS MOBILITY conference |
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Jellyfish sprites over Oklahoma
On Thursday night in Oklahoma, a swarm of jellyfish sprites flashed above an intense thunderstorm approaching Oklahoma City |
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Propagation de K7RA
Sunspot activity resumed this week, after no sunspots for seven consecutive days. Average daily sunspot number was 7.7, rising from 6.4 in the previous reporting week. Average daily solar flux was 70.1, changed little from 70.2 last week |
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DXCC Country/Entity Report
According to the Amateur Radio Cluster Network for the week of Friday, 18th May, through Friday, 25th May there were 222 countries active |
IOTA news from OPDX
Weekly IOTA News – compiled by Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW, editor of the Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin |
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HAMNET amateur radio network is growing
Hamnet is a high-speed digital radio network that interconnects automated ham radio stations and its services, such as Packet Radio, Allstarlink/Echolink/ IRLP, APRS, Paging and Amateur Television using radio links on the higher bands like 13 cm, 6 cm and 3 cm |
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EmComm antenna supports mounted at Wahkiakum HS
Monday afternoon the County Sheriff’s Department of Emergency Services teamed up with the Wahkiakum School District, Wahkiakum County PUD and the Wahkiakum Amateur Radio Club to get us one step closer to being able to deal effectively with “the big one.” |
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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 |
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Tony’s 10m Band Report
Another good week with Monday being top day. Most sought after DX was Z64EEF, Z68AA, Z61KR all from Kosovo plus others including EA9KB (Ceuta and Melilla).
For those of you who don’t know, the tiny Spanish enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla sit on the northern shores of Morocco’s Mediterranean coast. Together they form the European Union’s only land borders with Africa |
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ARRL Articles Of Association and By Laws
ARRL has released a ‘white paper’ that provides some context to explain proposed alterations to the Articles Of Association and By Laws that the Executive Committee (EC) of the Board of Directors recommended for full Board passage at its April 21 meeting |
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Hawaii Island Amateur/Ham Radio notes:
During the current Kilauea Volcano eruption and lava flow emergency, please monitor the VOAD Repeater atop Mauna Kea (146.70 MHz, 100 Hz tone) and the 40 meter interisland net on 7.088 MHz (LSB). These frequencies can be used to send emergency traffic if the need arises. East Rift Zone Eruption Updates are issued by the Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency and broadcast over Hawaii Island radio stations and through the social media. Be sure your “go-kit” and emergency supplies are packed in your vehicle if you are asked to evacuate a lava-threatened area.
Please send your Hawaii Island Amateur/Ham Radio news items to kh6jrm@arrl.net for inclusion in this blog and on publications issued by our local print and broadcast media.
Thanks for joining us today.
Aloha es 73 de
Russell Roberts (KH6JRM)
Public Information Coordinator
Hawaii County, ARRL Pacific Section
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