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SARL/ICASA Liason Meeting

The South African Radio League and ICASA met last Thursday for their scheduled quarterly meeting. A number of issues were discussed Read the Full Article from the SARC

History This Week

A look back at events that made history this week – compiled by the Summerland Amateur Radio Club of Lismore, NSW Read the Full Article from the SARC

THE 13 COLONIES S/E ON THE AIR-2011 – 1st to 5th July 2011

All are welcome to participate in the 3rd annual “13 Colonies” special event, July 1st-5th, 2011. There will be new start and finish times this year. Because the 5th of July falls on a Tuesday, and is a work day for many, we will start the event early Friday morning July 1st at 12:01 Eastern [...]

QST Vintage Radio Columnist to Speak at Ham-Com June 10-11

John Dilks, K2TQN, the QST Vintage Radio columnist, will be speaking at Ham-Com, the ARRL National Convention, in Plano, Texas. Find out more at TWIAR.org

Course points budding radio amateurs in right direction (UK)

TUNE in to amateur radio with the launch of a new course organised by Solihull Amateur Radio Society. Radio amateurs make friends and talk to their friends by radio, often across continents. Find out more at TWIAR.org

Alvin S. Reaves, WD4IFB (SK)

Alvin Stephen Reaves, 79, of Lehigh Acres, died May 24, 2011. Born on December 24, 1931 in Fort Pierce, Fla., Reaves was the youngest son of Irvin and Onnie (Burnam) Reaves. He had one brother, Herbert, who preceded him in death. Reaves was a member of the U.S. Navy. As an avid hunter and fisherman, [...]

Japan Drops Morse Requirement

The Japanese radio regulatory council recently announced that the Morse requirement for amateur radio licenses will shortly be dropped. The move comes after a public consultation following the decisions taken at WRC-2003. The RSGB understands that the change will be effective from 1 October 2011. Find out more at eham.net

AMSAT-DL break FUNcube Dongle distance record

Members of AMSAT-DL have received the Stereo B spacecraft at a distance of 219 million kilometers using an AMSAT-UK FUNcube Dongle Software Defined Radio as the I.F. Read the Full Article from the SARC

The Sun is becoming more active again

After an approximate two week slumber the sun is becoming active once again Read the Full Article from the SARC

GB4SLB Selsey Lifeboat Station 150th anniversary

A Special Event Station GB4SLB is being run on June 4th and 5th, to mark the 150th anniversary of Selsey Lifeboat Station Read the Full Article from the SARC

The ILLW a real hit in VK7

The International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend event has grown each year in Australia, with the VK7 region having nine slotted in so far compared with only seven the entire previous year Read the Full Article from the SARC

Propagation Report from Hannes Coetzee, ZS6BZP

New sunspot 1 223 continues to grow in the southern hemisphere. Another new sunspot is forming in the northern hemisphere as well Read the Full Article from the SARC