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Dan, HM2DMR, plans to activate the following Honduran IOTA Islands between late May to July (dates depend on Navy permission). NA-160 ­ Cochinos (callsign HQ3W); May 27-30th NA-035 ­ Swan (callsign HQ8S); June 16-20th NA-223 ­ Vivorillos (callsign HQ8D); July 16-20th Activity will be on 160-10 meters....

A six session presentation sponsored by NIDXA and DX-u, in conjunction with the 61st W9DXCC DX Convention The W9DXCC convention committee has announced it will offer a six session class on Friday, September 20th, 2013, to help inform all hams interested in DX’ing about general topics of interest to the DX community. The class will...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

Rotary International (RI), the world’s first Volunteer Service Organisation, is holding it’s annual convention this year in Lisbon, Portugal, June 22nd – 26th. About 30,000 participants are expected. Rotarians Of Amateur Radio (ROAR), a fellowship of Rotarians, is activating a special event station CR 6 RI during the Convention’s exhibition...

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...

More balloons carrying 70cm transmitters will be launched this weekend, among them are STRATODEAN and STS-3 PICO STATODEAN is aiming for a launch from Coleford, Gloucestershire this Saturday afternoon at 2pm, predicted direction is towards Wales. STRATODEAN Two: $$SDEAN, 434.650MHz, 50 baud, 350hz shift, ASCII-7, 2 stop bits, no parity. ...

The Israeli regulator – the Ministry of Communications – (IMOC) has decided to grant 5 MHz/60m temporary permission on an individual application basis. 8 Channels are available to General and Extra Class licence holders. The channels are as per the list below (the number represents USB dial frequency) – for CW 1.5 kHz above. There is some flexibility on Digi...