YB Land DX Club DX-ing Is Our Life
Congratulations on the New Year 2020 and Christmas from RRC-HQ! Dear colleagues, dear friends! On behalf of the Council of the Russian Robinson Club I congratulate you on New Year 2020! 2019 soon concludes and goes into history: this year was filled with many radio- friendly events – among them …
Desember, 2019
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30 Desember
Propagation Report from Hannes Coetzee, ZS6BZP
29 December, 2019 Hannes Coetzee, ZS6BZP Hannes Coetzee, ZS6BZP, reports that the solar activity is expected to remain at low levels. There are currently two small sunspots visible. If you want to do your own frequency predictions, the expected effective sunspot number for the week will be around ten. The …
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29 Desember
All About Amateur Radio
All About Amateur Radio, a book by S Suri VU2MY which was released recently, talks about wireless communication technologies in detail The book, All About Amateur Radio, gives detailed information about amateur radio service — a two-way communication technology that has been in existence for over a century. A technology …
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29 Desember
Satellite built by students to beam anthem from space
The Hindu reports that a satellite built by engineering students of NRI Institute of Technology (NRIIT) at Agiripalli in Krishna district is all set to beam the country’s national anthem from space, once placed in orbit. A five-member team, headed by Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE) student Kovelakar Salvendar Ghansheed …
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29 Desember
SARL News on 80 metres on Sunday
The SARL News Team has received a request that the SARL News bulletins at 08:15 and 08:30 CAT on Sunday mornings must also be transmitted on 80 metres because the 40 metre transmission is plagued by propagation problems. Maybe a transmission on 60 metres could also be done. To do …
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29 Desember
VK6WIA NewsWest
NewsWest for Sunday 29th December 2019 is a special edition, as it’s the last news programme for 2019. We look back at some of the highlights of the year, and also getting into the Happy New Year thing with a New Year Resolution for Amateur Radio. We wish all of …
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29 Desember
FT8 used for record-breaking 432 MHz contacts
On Saturday morning, Dec 28, there were at least two record-breaking 432 MHz contacts of 4163 km and then 4544 km using the popular digital mode FT8 The Netherlands Ham News service reported that at 0900 GMT on Saturday, December 28 a troposcatter contact was made between D41CV on the …
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29 Desember
First element of ARISS next generation radio system readied for launch on SpaceX CRS-20
During this Holiday Season, when the spirit of giving and receiving gifts reigns high, ARISS received a special gift and delivered a phenomenal gift to the international community. This occurred on Thursday December 19, 2019. Our international gift to all—students, STEM education, the public and the amateur radio community—was the …
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29 Desember
New tropo world record contact between Cape Verde Islands and Scotland made at 432 MHz
Tropo conditions over the eastern part of the North Atlantic were exceptional over the weekend allowing many stations in the UK and Ireland to make contacts with D41CV on the Cape Verde Islands on 144 MHz.Conditions however were not just confined to the 2-metre band as some excellent contacts were …
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29 Desember
DX News from the ARRL
This week’s bulletin was made possible with information provided by UR5BCP, The Daily DX, the OPDX Bulletin, 425 DX News, DXNL, Contest Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM web sites. Thanks to all. CYPRUS, 5B. In celebration of the 60th anniversary of the proclamation of the …