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Expedition 14 crew prepare for the trip home
Expedition 14 Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria, KE6GTK, Flight Engineer Mikhail Tyurin, RZ3FT and Spaceflight Participant Charles Simonyi, KE7KDP are making preparations for their trip home
Sunita Williams (left) will remain on the ISS as part of Expedition 15
Four ARISS school contacts planned with European schools in two weeks
Students from four European schools will have the opportunity to talk with US astronaut Sunita Williams KD5PLB over amateur radio in the next two weeks
Left: The International Space Station
DX News from the ARRL
The American Radio Relay League's round-up of the forthcoming week's DX activity
Former TV Martí executive sentenced to 27 months for kickbacks
US authorities say a former senior executive with government-funded TV Martí has been sentenced to 27 months in prison for unlawfully accepting payments from a company doing business with the station
Ofcom research into illegal broadcasting in the UK
Ofcom has just published detailed research into illegal broadcasting – or so-called pirate radio – in the UK
Radio Ham saves sailors.. from 200km away
An amateur radio operator from Comboyne, Australia has saved the lives of two men battling treacherous five-metre seas during a day-long Good Friday ordeal in the Pacific Ocean
EI0MAR active for International Marconi Day
All IMD special event stations have historic connections with Marconi. The Howth Martello Radio Group will be activating EI0MAR as a special event award station on the 28th
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Guglielmo Marconi Memorial
The A.R.I. (Italian Radio amateur Association) section of Marcon (Venice) on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the passing away of Guglielmo Marconi, will be issuing an Award to remember the scientist and 'father' of the radio
Ham radio space trio's landing moved to Saturday
The return of the Soyuz spacecraft has been delayed by one day, and the landing site moved farther south
Ofcom consults on future of radio regulation and licensing
Ofcom has outlined a possible framework for the future regulation and licensing of the radio sector. The framework takes into account the ongoing transition of analogue radio listening to digital platforms; including Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB), digital television and the internet
SA Amateur Radio Development Trust awards 3 bursaries
The South African Amateur Radio Development Trust has awarded three bursaries, one each to Ruan Maritz, Hugo Coetzee and Petrus Ras. They are all members of the Kathu Voortrekker Kommando in Kuruman
Australian Ham Radio net help tsunami victims
We all know the devastation that the tsunami caused around the North Western Provinces of the Solomon Islands. Now a group of Australian radio amateurs has launched an appeal to help the victims
Lough Erne Amateur Radio Club Rally
The Lough Erne Radio Rally rally is on in The Share Centre, Lisnaskea, County Fermanagh, this Sunday 22nd April 2007. Icom UK and Kenwood UK will be in attendance, along with a host of other traders
VQ9, Chagos Islands
Jim, VQ9JC (aka ND9M), has returned to Diego Garcia for another four month tour and will resume operating as VQ9JC
Race from space coincides with race on earth
210 miles above Earth, Expedition 15 crew member Sunita Williams, KD5PLB, attempted something no other astronaut has ever done. She ran the Boston Marathon while in orbit
BBC TV report on ISS Amateur Radio contact
BBC TV has a video link to an item broadcast on BBC North West about the contact that Radio Amateur Matty Cunningham MD0MAN had with Charles Simonyi KE7KDP who was onboard the International Space Station
Flying with a Meteorite
Miles Mann, WF1F, describes how, on a cool November evening in Massachusetts, he flew with a meteorite and saw a meteorite from above
20 metres with PSK31
If you've yet to try PSK31, now may be the perfect time to give it a try, as Lee Carberry, M0HOK, explains
Submarines On The Air
The weekend of April 28th and 29th is the Submarines-On-The-Air Special Event. There will be many submarines on the air then and there is a special certificate available for working 10 of the boats
Engineers claim new world record of 324 GHz
Researchers at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science have achieved a new world record in high-frequency submillimeter waves
NASA updates Shuttle target launch dates
The target launch date for European Columbus module which is planned to carry Amateur Radio antennas for ATV operation on 1.26 and 2.4 GHz has been revised
World Amateur Radio Day April 18 Today!
The International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) and its member societies representing more than 150 countries around the world will celebrate World Amateur Radio Day on April 18, 2007. The theme for this year's celebration is 'Amateur Radio: Allowing youth to connect the world.'
ARISS Event - Cedar Point Elementary, Bristow, Virginia
An International Space Station ARISS school contact has been planned with students at Cedar Point Elementary, Bristow, Virginia on 17 April
Left: Spaceflight participant Charles Simonyi, KE7KDP, is expected to conduct today's school contact
CQ Magazine announces winners of 2006 DX Marathon
In 1947, CQ Magazine held the first ever DX Marathon, which then morphed into the CQ World Wide DX Contest
Isle of Man TT Races - special event
Members of Wrexham ARS will be operating from Scarlett Point, Isle of Man (EU-116, WLOTA LH-0449) between May 25th and June 5th as GB100TT. This is a special event callsign celebrating 100 years of the "Isle Of Man TT (motorcycle road) Races"
Swains Island update
By the time you read this, the N8S DXpedition to Swains Island should be QRT
Brotherhood of the Rooster
During the period of May 1st through July 31st, look for special event station SN750C and station SN750BK of the 'Brotherhood of the Rooster' (Bractwo Kurkowe whose responsibility was to defend Krakcow against the numerous and always threatening invaders) will be active
International Marconi Day - Australia
Saturday, April 28th (UTC), is International Marconi Day, and the Hornsby and Districts Amateur Radio Club will be running the only IMD station in Australia using VK2IMD on all HF bands
Second EmCom Party on the Air
IARU Region 1 invites the HQ-stations of its member societies and stations of special emergency communication groups to participate in the 'Second EmCom party on the Air' on Saturday, May the 5th
Fantastic opportunity to learn more about Chelmsford's past
Chelmsford Borough Council has organised a special Marconi Day event between 10am and 5pm on Saturday 21 April to commemorate the anniversary of Guglielmo Marconi's birth
Ham It Up For The Troops
Once again Amateur Radio Operators will be on the air to show support and appreciation for our Troops, Veterans, Military Retired, and 1st Responders. Amateur Radio will 'Ham It Up For The Troops' on May 26, 2007 beginning at 0900 EST. ARMAD includes all Coalition Forces and Military Veterans worldwide
Prototype for Long Wavelength Array sees first light
Astronomers at the Naval Research Laboratory have produced the first images of the sky from a prototype of the Long Wavelength Array (LWA), a revolutionary new radio telescope to be constructed in southwestern New Mexico
Glenden State School ARISS Link-up
Nineteen students from Glenden State School, Glenden Queensland had a successful direct Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact with NASA astronaut, flight engineer Sunita Williams, KD5PLB, the morning of Thursday April 5, 2007
Amateur Radio CubeSat Launch 17th April - Update
The next CubeSat launch is scheduled for 17th April 2007 06:46:35UT via an ISC Kosmotras Dnepr launch vehicle from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Four of the seven CubeSats will be using Amateur Radio frequencies and modes
History This Week
A look back at events that made history this week - compiled by the Summerland Amateur Radio Club of Lismore, NSW
Iran hostages used Morse code in solitary
One of the British seamen held hostage in Iran has told how they used Morse code to stay in touch with one another while imprisoned
AO-51 Software Upgrade
AMSAT Vice President of Operations, Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA, provides an update on the on-going software upgrade and testing efforts for AO-51
Call from island to outer space
A Manx (Isle of Man, UK) radio ham made contact with the International Space Station as it passed over the island in its orbit
Anniversary of IARU and World Amateur Radio Day
The Club de Radioaficionados de Guatemala (CRAG), will be using the special callsign TG0WARD, (World Amateur Radio Day), and issuing a commemorative diploma for the event
RAFT and ANDE Update
RAFT and ANDE are now coming over in the prime evening hours. In fact, if you look at RAFT you will see it is nearly sun synchronous, in that it is coming over nearly the same time every evening
SARL's RTA heads for Durban
The first of a series of SARL Radio Technology in Action days will be held at the University of KwaZulu-Natal next Saturday, 21 April 2007
Satellite news in brief
Satellite news from around the world
Report reveals likely causes of Mars spacecraft loss
After studying Mars four times as long as originally planned, NASA's Mars Global Surveyor orbiter appears to have succumbed to battery failure caused by a complex sequence of events involving the onboard computer memory and ground commands
President's Volunteer Service Award presented to Californian ham
President Bush has recognized a Victorville, California ham with a volunteer award
RSGB issues guidance for CW on 5MHz
A question has arisen with respect to CW on the 5MHz channels and it has been suggested by the 5MHz Working Group that the edges of Channel FC could be used
International Marconi Day - 28 April
International Marconi Day will take place on Saturday 28 April this year. Although the event is not a contest, participants can qualify for award certificates by contacting special stations
RSGB appoints new Radio Communications Voluntary Services National Coordinator
The RSGB have appointed a new Radio Communications Voluntary Services National Coordinator
ARDF seminar 21 April
Silcoates School in Wakefield, in association with the RSGB, will host a seminar on amateur radio direction finding on 21 April
NASA extends contract With Russia's Federal Space Agency
NASA has signed a $719 million modification to the current International Space Station contract with Russia's Federal Space Agency in Moscow for crew and cargo services through 2011
Titanic - Special Event Stations
Special event stations will be operating on both sides of the Atlantic to commemorate the 95th anniversary of the loss of the liner Titanic
Crews observe space anniversaries
Both space station crews are observing April 12, an important space anniversary.
On this day in 1961, cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, UA1LO, became the first human launched into space
Space station's 'top radio ham' to make guest appearance at Hamvention
NASA Space shuttle veteran and International Space Station Expedition 12 commander Bill McArthur, KC5ACR, will be the ARRL's guest at the Dayton Hamvention in May
Left: Bill McArthur, KC5ACR
Second BPL Virtual Tour released
This is a disturbing visual and audible representation of the interference potential of the BPL technology deployed in North Hobart
GlobalQsl
Hal Turley, W8HC, takes a look at GlobalQso - a new, internet-based QSL system that may be about to revolutionise the way we send and receive top-quality printed QSL cards
International Marconi Day
Located just outside Chelmsford in Essex, the village of Writtle was to play an important role in the development of public broadcasting.
So, on Saturday 28th April 2007 there will be a special event station active from land adjacent to the original Marconi 2MT transmitter site using the callsign GB2MT
Tony's 10-metre band report
The band has been fairly dead yet again, but Tony finds that at least one reader has been studying his webcam while waiting for that elusive DX to arrive
Making a 28MHz rubber duck for the FT817
Andy Foad, G0FTD, shows us how to construct this very simple 28Mhz 'Rubber Duck' antenna for the FT817. Click here
Phew! 100,000+ visitors during February
In fact, our ISP's stats show that we had 108,125 visitors last month. Thankyou to everyone who visited the site
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(Albert Einstein)
Spectrum Analysis in the palm of your hand!
The ideal Christmas gift for the radio ham that has everything (well, almost everything). The manufacturers, Thurlby Thandar Instruments, say the PSA1301T is an entirely new type of instrument - a 1.3GHz RF spectrum analyzer built around a handheld computer
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A 40m Vertical
This antenna is intended as a simple, inexpensive solution for the newcomer to experiment across the 40m band (7.0–7.2MHz) when only restricted space is available
Confessions of a Shopping Trolley Wally
by Andy Foad, G0FTD
Some time back in the beginning of 2005 I hatched a devious plan to get a decent signal out on HF using a shopping trolley.
The advantage was that I could easily take a 10 minute walk to the beach where I'd be able to have the massive advantage of nature's best linear amplifier - the sea
HF aerials for high-rise dwellers
Mel Fisher G4WYW, gives some useful tips for erecting invisible antennas in high-rise buildings
Amateur Radio in the media
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Humour
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World
Delays overshadow Nigerian poll
French pause ahead of first round
Nasa base gunman kills hostage
UK
Father in Japan for Lucie verdict
Teacher pay award may be reviewed
Migration 'tipping point reached'
Technology
Web 2.0 wave starts to take hold
Users force Dell to resurrect XP
Global mobile phone growth slows
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22 April Nantwich Bunker Trust, Surplus Electronic & Electrical Sale
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