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Accessed on 27 October 2019, 0520 UTC, Post 1177.
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Please click link or scroll down to read your selections. This post covers the period of 24 October 2019 to 26 October 2019.
News for Saturday 26 October
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Foundations of Amateur Radio
First Solo
The other day I looked in my diary and noticed that it was the anniversary of my first solo flight. If that’s not familiar to you, it means I got in an aeroplane on my own for the first time, taxied to the end of the runway, made a radio call to warn all the other pilots, took off, flew a circuit and landed safely. All the essentials for flying a plane |
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VK6WIA NewsWest
NewsWest for Sunday 27 October 2019, is the contesting edition, and we’ll tell you about local and international contests coming up |
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WIA looking at ham radio call sign for life
WIA Board Director Greg VK2GPK notes there’s no need to have special call signs that highlight holder has a Foundation license – call signs should be for life and not change on progression to a different license class |
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WIA WRC-19 delegate flies to Egypt
WIA Secretary Peter VK8ZZ reports that Dale VK1DSH has been nominated by the Wireless Institute of Australia to attend the ITU World Radio Conference in 2019 (WRC-19) at Sharm El Sheik, Egypt |
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Propagation de K7RA
Over the past week, on Monday, October 21, 10.7 cm solar flux sunk to possibly the lowest level in recorded history. Solar flux was 64, which is even lower than the 64.4 value recorded way back on July 2 |
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News for Friday 25 October
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WRC-19 opens on October 28
The World Radiocommunication Conference 2019 is due to open in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on Monday, October 28 |
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The OR0YAL Award
On the occasion of Princess Elisabeth’s eighteenth birthday, from October 25 to December 25, 2019, more than thirty UBA club stations will use the special prefix OR18. The UBA also offers a commemorative Award |
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The Space Weather Woman
A Solar Storm Returns and a Polar Filament Erupts – The latest space weather forecast from Dr Tamitha Skov WX6SWW |
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VP6R Pitcairn Island DXpedition – update
As of 0000Z on 25th October, we have approximately 47,000 contacts in the log. Late yesterday we were hit with a tropical storm with torrential rain and gale force plus winds. We had several antennas come down, but they are repairable and will be back up when it is safe to go outside, probably not until tomorrow morning |
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Radio Luxembourg
A blue plaque will be unveiled this morning Friday 25th October at 10am at 38 Hertford Street, London W1. This was the London base of Radio Luxembourg. Expect some celebs to attend |
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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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News for Thursday 24 October
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VP6R Pitcairn Island DXpedition – update
Things are going well with the remaining team and the propagation has been wonderful to just about everywhere. We have had a lot of activity on 12M and some on 10M, including more EME contacts. We now have about 35,000 contacts in the log after 4½ days of operation |
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Loop Antenna Amplifier released
The Loop Antenna Amplifier from Cross Country Wireless contains all the electronics needed for home DIY construction of an active loop low noise receiving antenna covering 10 kHz to 30 MHz |
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Tony’s 10m Band Report
A dismal week lifted only partly by Saturday and Sunday. Most sought after DX 5T5PA (Mauritania), T88UW (Palau), FY5KE (French Guiana) , 5K0K (San Andres), T30GC (Kiribati) and more, well just a couple more. |
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Hawaii Island Amateur/Ham Radio News:
The National Weather Service will conduct Skywarn Storm Spotter Training on Wednesday, 30 October 2019, 1000-1200 HST, at the W.M. Keck Observatory Headquarters in Waimea, Hawaii Island. Space is limited so register now at:
https://www.evenbrite.com/o/nws-data-collection-office-hilo-26756532773
For the latest Amateur/Ham Radio news, events, and information, please visit this blog daily. News feeds are updated daily and weekly.
Aloha es 73 de Russell Roberts (KH6JRM)
Public Information Coordinator
Hawaii County, ARRL Pacific Section
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