Accessed on 18 December 2018, 1640 UTC, Post 807.
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Comment: Her are today’s top Amateur/Ham Radio news stories from HQ ARRL, Newington, CT, 06111. Views expressed in this news summary are those of the reporters and correspondents.
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12/17/2018 | WD9EWK Wins the December QST Cover Plaque Award
For his article about digital communication with the International Space StationRead More
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12/17/2018 | Registration is Open for QRP-ARCI Four Days in May 2019
Registration now is open for the QRP Amateur Radio Club International “Four Days in May” (FDIM), Thursday – Sunday, May 16 – 19.Read More
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12/16/2018 | Registration Opens for 2019 ConTest University in Dayton
Registration now is open for 2019 ConTest University (CTU), Thursday, May 16, 2019, at the Crowne Plaza in downtown Dayton, Ohio. This is the day before Hamvention® opens in Xenia. More than 7,500 students have attended CTU sessions over the last 13 y…Read More
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12/16/2018 | Radio Amateurs in Turkey Gain Access to Two Bands
Turkey’s telecom regulator has released two new allocations to Amateur Radio.Read More
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12/16/2018 | The Radio Club of America Appoints John Robert Stratton, N5AUS, as Co-Counsel
The Radio Club of America (RCA) has announces the appointment of ARRL West Gulf Division Vice Director John Robert Stratton, N5AUS, as Vice President and Co-Counsel.Read More
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12/16/2018 | Neil Carleton, VE3NCE, Named to Canadian Amateur Radio Hall of Fame
Neil Carleton, VE3NCE, of Almonte, Ontario, has been named to the Canadian Amateur Radio Hall of Fame.Read More
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12/14/2018 | The Latest Episode of ARRL Audio News is Available
Start listening now!Read More
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12/14/2018 | The K7RA Solar Update
Back to zero sunspotsRead More
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12/13/2018 | Broadcasters Intruding on Exclusive Amateur Radio Frequencies
The International Amateur Radio Union Region 1 (IARU-R1) Monitoring System (IARUMS) reports that Radio Hargeisa in Somaliland has returned to 7,120 kHz after a break of several weeks.Read More
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12/13/2018 | IEEE Microwave Society Recognizes Radio Amateurs
The IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society (MTT-S) has announced its 2019 award recipients.Read More
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12/13/2018 | First FT8 Roundup is a Huge Hit
The first FT8 Roundup over the December 1 – 2 weekend attracted some 1,300 logs from those taking advantage of the ever-more-popular digital protocol.Read More
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12/13/2018 | The Doctor Will See You Now!
“RF Safety” is the topic of the latest (December 6) episode of the “ARRL The Doctor is In” podcast.Read More
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12/11/2018 | Apollo 8 50th Anniversary Special Event Set for December 21 – 27
Several NASA Amateur Radio clubs will mark the 50th anniversary of Apollo 8 on December 21 – 27, concluding the year-long NASA on the Air activity, which celebrates NASA’s 60th anniversary.Read More
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12/11/2018 | Jordan’s First CubeSat, JY1Sat, is Designated as JO-97
JY1Sat, launched on December 3 from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California as part of the SpaceX SSO-A: SmallSat Express launch, has been designated as Jordan OSCAR 97 (JO-97).Read More
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12/11/2018 | SAQ Alexanderson Alternator Transmission Set for Christmas Eve
Sweden’s Alexanderson alternator station SAQ has planned a Christmas Eve transmission on 17.2 kHz.Read More
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12/11/2018 | Hamvention® Seeks 2019 Award Nominees
Hamvention® is soliciting nominees for its 2019 awards — Amateur of the Year, Technical Achievement, Special Achievement, Club of the Year.Read Mor
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- Hawaii Island Amateur/Ham Radio notes:
- The Big Island of Hawaii International Swap Meet/Ham Fest is set for Saturday, 02 February 2019, at the Waimea Community Center, next to the ball field off the Mamalahoa Highway in Waimea (Kamuela). The event is open to the public between 0930 HST and 1400 HST. The venue includes a swap meet, vendor tables, an EMCOMM forum, and VE testing for new and upgraded amateur radio licenses. For details, contact Steve Milner (WH6N) at wh6n@arrl.net.
- Alan (AD6E/KH6TU) is enrolling students for his next online CW class. Alan says the CW class will begin in January 2019 and will be “an on-line video chat meeting twice a week for eight weeks, most likely Monday and Thursday at 6 pm HST for an hour each.” For more information, please visit https://cwops.org/cw-academy-2/.
- For the latest Amateur/Ham Radio news and information, please check the blog sidebars and links. These news feeds are updated daily and weekly.
- Aloha es 73 de Russell Roberts (KH6JRM), Public Information Coordinator, Hawaii County, ARRL Pacific Section (https://atomic-temporary-116934757.wpcomstaging.com).