YB Land DX Club DX-ing Is Our Life
Bo, OX3LX informs that he will be active (when time permits) from Asiaat Island NA-134 during January 21-31, 2020. He says best chance to work him will be around lunchtime and after dinner (local time UTC-2). At weekend possibly QRV night/morning. QSL via OZ0J.
Januari, 2020
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20 Januari
Cuban special event
Members of the DX Group of Cuba will celebrating the 15th anniversary of a Mexican homologous organization and the founding of the DXXE Group. The DX Group of Cuba will activate the special event station T40DXXE between January 20-31st. Activity will be on CW, SSB and FT8 on various HF …
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20 Januari
Mexican special event
The members of the the DXXE Group, through-out the 2020 year, will celebrate its 15th anniversary with the activation of the special callsign 4A15DXXE, from January 20th, until December 31st, 2020. Activity will be on all bands and modes especially in contests, special events, via satellite and EME from different …
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20 Januari
WICEN radio hams feature on BBC World Service
Gareth Mitchell M7GJM presents the popular BBC World Service show Digital Planet. The Jan 14 edition features an item on the radio amateurs providing emergency communications during Australia’s bush fires The BBC description says “An app is helping Australian’s stay safe during the Bush fires. Fires Near Me was created …
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20 Januari
Irish Amateur Station Licence Exam
The next Amateur Station Licence Exam will be held on Thursday 7th May 2020 in the ComReg Offices in Dublin and at other centres if warranted by the numbers. The closing date for receipt of completed applications is Thursday, 23rd April 2020. See www.irts.ie/exam for full details on how to …
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20 Januari
Bowater Credit Union donates to ham radio club
The Bowater Credit Union has donated $1,000 to the McMinn County Amateur Radio Club (MCARC) The Cleveland Banner reports: Bowater Credit Union members Joyce Johnson and Bill Luecken W4WPL have each won a $1,000 Pay It Forward prize for their favorite nonprofits doing good in the five counties eligible for …
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20 Januari
Contest Results
Results of the IRTS 80 metres New Year’s Day counties contest have been published. Band conditions on 80 metres were good for the first hour of this short contest, but went downhill fairly rapidly after that. Stations in 28 EI and GI counties were active: Cavan, Longford, Louth and Monaghan …
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20 Januari
AmateurLogic 139: Now With 2020 Vision
Just how much faster is the Raspberry Pi 4? Tommy finds out. George has a free remote desktop solution with some unique features. Emile tries Vara Winlink. And Mike ventures into the “Box of Incomplete Dreams” for a QRP Labs WSPR kit. 1:21:07 to start 2020 out logically. [embedded content] …
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20 Januari
Barry Shelley N1VXY is interim ARRL CEO
ARRL reports at its meeting this weekend, the ARRL Board of Directors did not elect Howard Michel, WB2ITX, as the ARRL Chief Executive Officer Beginning Monday, January 20, Barry Shelley, N1VXY, will become interim CEO. Mr. Shelley was ARRL’s Chief Financial Officer for 28 years and CEO during 2018 before …
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19 Januari
American ISPs fined $75,000 for fuzzing airport’s weather radar by stealing spectrum
The Register reports: Three ISPs will be fined $25,000 apiece by America’s broadband watchdog, the FCC, for interfering with weather signals in Puerto Rico. Boom Solutions, Integra Wireless, and WinPR were all found to be using devices for their point-to-point broadband that were “misconfigured,” according to the regulator this week. …