Archive for September, 2012

DX News

| September 16, 2012

DL3JH, is active as DL3JH/6Y5 from Jamaica until 22 September. His operation should be on all of the HF bands using CW and SSB. QSL via his home callsign only. Members of the Black Country DX & Contest Group will be on the air as MS0OXE from Tiree Island until 21 September. The station plans […]

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Propagation News

| September 16, 2012

And now the solar factual data for the period from Friday the 7th to Thursday the 13th of September, compiled by Neil Clarke on Friday the 14th of September Six sunspot groups were visible on the 7th but this was down to three by the 13th. Solar activity increased to moderate levels on the 8th […]

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Special Events

| September 16, 2012

GB5IFC will be on the air until 17 September to celebrate the 51st International Federation of Railway Radio Amateurs Congress at Sheffield. To celebrate the 39th Ryder Cup, GB39RC will be operational from Verulam Golf Club in St Albans until 30 September. Operation will be on 10, 15, 20 and 40m using mostly CW and […]

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Three hams return to Earth this weekend; watch live on NASA TV

| September 14, 2012

ARRL – NASA will televise the farewell ceremony, as well as the undocking of the Soyuz craft, its launch and landing in Kazakhstan live on NASA TV

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AMSAT-UK Colloquium webstreaming

| September 14, 2012

AMSAT-UK – The AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium is being held this weekend and the British Amateur Television Club will be streaming the event

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Florida students talk with orbiting astronaut

| September 14, 2012

The Daytona Beach News-Journal – Students at Burns Science and Technology Charter School in Oak Hill chatted with American astronaut Sunita Williams in space on Thursday afternoon through a ham radio connection

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