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A large number of South African Radio League members have already registered to operate on the 5MHz band. The SARL recently purchased licenses for two frequencies, 5250 and 5260 kHz. The two frequencies are only available to SARL members who have registered. Check the website on www.sarl.org.za and select ‘Propagation Research’ in the left hand panel...

Harry, AC8G, is working with Gill, J39AL, to arrange a team for the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 26-27th) with time for individual DXing. Available to the team are antennas, towers, etc. for a large MULTI-MULTI contest station. About all that is needed are ops, transceivers (with accessories) and computers. Depending ...

On Sunday morning, approximately 3,500 runners took to the streets of Hull’s historic city centre for the Jane Tomlinson Hull 10k. Logistical support to the event was provided by Yorkshire 4×4 Response, using D-Star communications provided by members of the East Yorkshire Emergency Communications Group. The combination of Icom IC-E92D and GPS microphones allowed vehicles...

The Guardian newspaper reports that Major Tim Peake has been selected to fly on a five-month mission on the International Space Station (ISS) in 2015. Tim Peake, from Salisbury in Wiltshire, was chosen for astronaut training in 2009 from 8,400 applicants. Since then has been undergoing training in a number of locations around the world including Köln in Germany,...

The South African Radio League that the first scientific paper based on observations performed with South Africa’s new KAT-7 radio telescope, has been accepted for publication by the prestigious journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomy Society. “This is a significant milestone for South Africa’s SKA project, proving that our engineers are...

We wish to announce that the expedition to Heard Island has been rescheduled for January, 2015. The primary reason for this decision was the cost of using the preferred vessel, the Marion Dufresne to put the team on Heard Island for the required time. In spite of extensive negotiations and rescheduling of the cruise, it became ...

The Wireless Institute of Australia has lodged a submission to the ACMA, Australia’s regulator, concerning the High Power Trial. The WIA submission is based on responses received from trial participants following a call for information, and also on its own observations. The WIA’s submission notes that the trial appears to have gone...

Using a special event call sign, 9A1GEO, six members of Radio Club ‘Croatian Flora Fauna’ will be active during the event named Geoparks Communication Weekend in order to bring awareness and importance of Croatia’s first proclaimed beautiful Geopark “Papuk”, (Nature park Papuk, 9AFF-014). The main goal will be to establish contacts with other radio...

The New Indian Express reports there is a way to be connected in an exclusive social network totally free of cost – Amateur Radio They say in the event of a natural calamity anywhere in the world, radio hams are always mentioned for their voluntary support in establishing communication links when all other channels of communications have broken...

We are pleased to announce that Newton le Willows Amateur Radio Club (MX0NRC) has been re-formed. The club initially closed after losing its regular venue in 2000, however the members all kept in touch vowing to resurrect the club as and when possible. After a very long wait the Club has found new premises and the first meeting is planned for Wednesday 22nd May at Newton le Willows...