YB Land DX Club DX-ing Is Our Life
12/31/2019 After many years of monitoring and tracking intruders on the amateur bands, Wolf Hadel, DK2OM, of Siegbach, Germany, is stepping down at year’s end as coordinator of the International Amateur Radio Union Region 1 Monitoring System (IARUMS). IARU Region 1 President Don Beattie, G3BJ, announced this week that Hadel …
Januari, 2020
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1 Januari
OE1970WWL celebrates radio ham’s 50 years on-the-air
Austria’s national amateur radio society ÖVSV reports Wolfgang Wagner is celebrating the 50th anniversary of his first amateur radio license as OE5WWL with two special call signs As well as the special call sign OE1970WWL on March 28-29, 2020, Wolfgang will be using the contest call sign OE0WWL in the …
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1 Januari
TK0C 2019 CQWW DX CW Contest video released
The ‘Team Charlie’ (S5 Team) that was active as TK0C from Sant Ambroggio, Corsica, during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 23-24th) as a Multi-Single entry, has released an interesting video of their operation. To view it, see:https://vimeo.com/379807649
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1 Januari
‘Daytime auroras’ sighted in Sweden
An extraordinary outbreak of stratospheric clouds is underway around the Arctic Circle. Longtime residents are describing it as a “once in a lifetime event,” and the clouds are being mistaken by some tourists as “daytime auroras.” These rare clouds can form only when the temperature in the polar stratosphere drops …
Desember, 2019
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31 Desember
Texas Scout Leaders Promote Amateur Radio as a Communication Resource
12/31/2019 In 2017, Category 4 Hurricane Harvey left the region of Texas where Assistant Scoutmaster Scott deMasi, KC5NKW, lived under water. With roads flooded, bridges washed away, and cellular service and power out, deMasi said it soon became clear that his Scout troop’s emergency preparedness plan wasn’t designed for a …
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31 Desember
Radio hams sign petition to add Catalonia to DXCC
EA3FHP reports a petition on Change.org calling on the ARRL to add Catalonia to the list of DXCC entities reached 1,745 signatories on Sunday, December 29 Catalonia (Catalunya) has a level of autonomy far in excess of that enjoyed by Wales when it was added to the DXCC list. …
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31 Desember
DK2OM receives IARU Diamond Award
Don Beattie G3BJ reports on the IARU Region 1 site that after many years’ involvement in monitoring intruders on the amateur bands, Wolf Hadel DK2OM, retired at the end of 2019 Don writes: Wolf has worked for the DARC monitoring system in Germany for more than 30 years and since …
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31 Desember
Kids Day January 4, 2020
Chair of the IARU Region 1 Youth Working Group, Lisa Leenders PA2LS, (pictured) reports Saturday, January 4 is Kids Day On the IARU-R1 site she writes: Just in the beginning of 2020 it’s time for a new Kidsday. Kidsday is generally on the first Saturday in January and the third …
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31 Desember
Make amateur radio visible
‘Make amateur radio visible’ is the slogan Netherlands society VERON is using for radio amateurs to come out of the shack. Show people amateur radio. And tell them how great this radio hobby still is. Radio amateurs usually operate from their fixed location to which outsiders have limited access. Result, …
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31 Desember
Radio Theory Handbook – 2nd Edition
New – Radio Theory Handbook – Beginner to Advanced Second Edition. 616 pages. Large format. What’s New?Hundreds of new sharp, clear explanatory diagrams.Two New ChaptersDigital Modulation.Mathematics for AC circuits. Most radio theory chapters substantialy expanded and brought completely up to date for 2020. Now Available in 2 versions of Softcover …