Accessed on 12 August 2018, 1528 UTC, Post #653.
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Comment:
Here are the top Amateur/Ham Radio news stories for the period 10 August 2018 through 12 August 2018 from the UK-based Southgate Amateur Radio Club. Views expressed in this news summary are those of the reporters and correspondents;
QSO Today – Tony Hutchison – VKZAI
Tony Hutchison, VK5ZAI, who, from his interest in satellite communications, became an important backup communications link in South Australia for the NASA space shuttle missions, the Mir Space Station, and the International space station when crewed by amateur radio operators |
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Norwegian ham radio license changes
Changes to Norway’s Amateur Radio license came into effect on August 10, 2018.
1,000 watts can now be used at VHF/UHF for moon bounce (EME) and Meteor Scatter without needing individual permission |
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YOTA 2018 off to a great start
YOTA 2018 hosted by the SARL got off to a great start. Young radio amateurs from 23 countries arrived throughout Wednesday until late into the night but were eager to get started on Thursday morning |
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HamSphere 4.0 Four years have passed!
Summer 2014 on August 15 exactly, a UFO arrives in the world of radio amateurs and radio enthusiasts, this new program happens to simulate the propagation on the amateur bands radio 10 to 160 meters |
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SARL HF Digital Contest next Sunday
The second of the SARL HF Contests, the HF Digital Contest, is on the air between 14:00 and 17:00 UTC on Sunday 19 August 2018 with digital activity between 14 070 and 14 099 kHz with FT8 on 14 074 kHz; 7 040 and 7 060 kHz with FT8 on 7 074 kHz and 3 580 and 3 600 kHz with FT8 on 3 573 kHz |
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News for Saturday 11 August
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Foundations of Amateur Radio #166
The mysterious three phase power …
There are times when you realise that you’ve always nodded your head when a particular topic came up and after doing that for long enough, you think you know what’s going on |
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VK6WIA NewsWest
This week, NewsWest takes a look at a bit of Amateur Radio History, the impending Remembrance Day Contest, the NewsWest Dinner and raffle, the Armistice Day Centenary, and a look into the Amateur Radio crystal ball |
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 VERON invoke Grim Reaper in digital debate
Following the publication of an article attacking modern digital modes such as FT-8, the Dutch amateur radio society VERON is using Facebook to engage with members and solicit their views
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DAPNET in VK
A group of radio amateurs in Australia have started a Facebook group to investigate the roll out of a Decentralised Amateur Paging Network, based on a German application called DAPNET |
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News for Friday 10 August
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Solar eclipse this weekend
The Moon is about to take a bite out of the sun.
On Saturday, August 11th, there will be a partial solar eclipse visible from locations around the Arctic Circle and across much of Asia |
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Morocco special callsign
Operators Jose EA1ACP, Gen EA5EL, Francisco EA7FTR and David EB7DX will be active with the special callsign 5E5A during four different periods |
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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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Hawaii Island Amateur/Ham Radio notes:
Oscar Resto (KP4RF), the Puerto Rico ARRL Section Manager,will hold two public discussions on Hawaii Island. On Tuesday, 28 August 2018, 2 p.m./6 p.m., Resto will be speaking at the LDS Church in Orchidland. On Wednesday, 29 August 2018, 6:30 p.m., Resto will be speaking at the NHCH (Waimea Hospital) in the Mauna Kea conference room. Presentations will focus on a general description of what happened to Puerto Rico during the passing of Hurricane Maria. Resto will discuss how Amateur/Ham Radio responded to provide emergency communications for the Commonwealth during the disaster. Those wanting to attend the Tuesday, 28 August 2018, meetings at the Orchidland LDS Church should RSVP to Pascal (ac7n@arrl.net) so we can have a head count for event planning.
The 2018 edition of the annual Hawaiian Grid Madness is coming Sunday 16 September 2018, from 1300 to 1700 HST. The Aulani Hui Amateur Repeater Club sponsors the fun VHF/UHF simplex contest “to test your equipment, coverage and operating skills using simplex FM on 2 meters and 70 cm…” For details, visit https://gridmadness.blogspot.com.
For the latest Amateur/Ham Radio news and information, please check the blog sidebars and links. These news feeds are updated daily and weekly. Thanks for joining us today.
Aloha es 73 de
Russell Roberts (KH6JRM)
Public Information Coordinator
Hawaii County, ARRL Pacific Section
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