Welcome to the Sunday edition of “Big Island ARRL News”. Views expressed in this amateur/ham radio news summary are those of the reporters and correspondents. This post cites articles published in the current issue of the UK-based “Southgate Amateur Radio Club News”. The reporting period covers 10 January 2019 through 13 January 2019. Here are the details:
Accessed on 14 January 2019, 0055 UTC, Post 834.
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News for Sunday 13 January
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QSO Today – George Zafiropoulos KJ6VU |
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VHF/UHF workshop to boost activity above 30 MHz |
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British Columbia QSO Party 2019 |
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Update: Australian 2 x 1 contest calls |
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Space Symposium paper proposal submissions close on Tuesday |
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AMSAT 50th Anniversary Awards Program |
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Fox-1 CubeSat model kits available |
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Tropospheric ducting event hits NBN fixed wireless services |
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News for Saturday 12 January
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WIA complimentary membership for new ham radio qualifications |
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Australian 2 by 1 contest callsigns |
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Phased array antennas move while standing still |
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Spectrum Policy for Radio Technology Experiments |
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RAC Amateur of the Year Award 2018 presented to Gabor Horvath, VE7JH |
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VK6WIA NewsWest |
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Propagation de K7RA |
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News for Friday 11 January
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Foundations of Amateur Radio #188 |
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Ham radio exams continue despite partial Fed shutdown |
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Mysterious radio signals from deep space detected |
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Venus and Jupiter in conjunction |
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Smartphone app uses AR to visualize the RF spectrum |
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DX News from the ARRL |
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News for Thursday 10 January
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Image: Tony Dixon G4CJC |
Launch of ‘BARC Diamond Jubilee Year 2019’ |
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IARUMS reports on OTH Radar on 21 MHz |
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Measuring a geomagnetic storm with a Raspberry Pi magnetometer |
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Connecting to the magic of wireless with ham radio |
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2018 DX Sound Bites! |
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Morse code keyboard 1939 style! |
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Anniversary of the Federal Republic of Germany |
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DXCC Most Wanted (ClubLog) |
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Hawaii Island Amateur/Ham Radio notes:
Registration is now open for the next online cw class offered by Alan Maenchen (AD6E/KH6TU). The current class began in early January and is doing well. The next online cw class is set for April 2019. For more information, please visit this site:
https://cwops.org/cw-academy-2/
Be sure to attend the Original Big Island of Hawaii International Swap Meet/Ham Fest on Saturday, 02 February 2019, at the Waimea Community Center, next to the ball field off the Mamalahoa Highway in Waimea (Kamuela). Doors open to the public at 0930 HST. There will be a $10 donation per table per seller. A $5 donation per attendee will be collected at the time of registration. The venue includes a swap meet, vendor sales, an EMCOMM forum, and VE testing for new and upgraded amateur radio licenses. For details, contact Steve Milner (WH6N) at wh6n@arrl.net.
The Puna Emergency Radio Club is asking for licensed radio amateurs to provide communications support for the Sunday, 17 March 2019, Big Island International Marathon in Hilo, Hawaii. If you can help, please contact comms coordinator Sean Fendt (KH6SF) at sean@sfebdt.net.
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