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Great News for Code Breaker’s Bletchley Park

BREAKING NEWS! £4.6 million Heritage Lottery Fund grant for the restoration of Bletchley Park bit.ly/mZMErI

ARRL Spectrum Defense Matters

The September 2011 issue of the ARRL Spectrum Defense Matters newsletter is now available for download Read the Full Article from the SARC

Watch Earth observation training course online

You can learn about using satellite Earth observation data for science and applications development on the ESA website Read the Full Article from the SARC

Ops needed for Namibia DXpedition

David, GI4FUM, of the CQ DX African Safaris, is planning a DXpedition to Namibia next year in March and is looking for operators Read the Full Article from the SARC

Help save the DX logs!

Bob, N2OO, from the QSL Manager Society says, If anyone knows of any DX or DXpedition logs and blank cards that are in jeopardy of being trashed, please save them! Read the Full Article from the SARC

Chelmsford Advanced Revision Course

The next Advanced revision course run by the Chelmsford Amateur Radio Society (CARS) starts Thursday, October 27th 2011 Read the Full Article from the SARC

Lufthansa Amateur Radio Club on-air from Qatar

Members of the Lufthansa Amateur Radio Club (LARC) in cooperation with the Qatar Amateur Radio Society (QARS – A71A) will once agin be active as A71DLH from here between October 22-29th 2011 Read the Full Article from the SARC

Ofcom takes over regulation of UK postal services

Ofcom has welcomed its new role as the UK’s postal services regulator which it officially acquired on 1 October 2011 Read the Full Article from the SARC

Former NASA engineer W5DID interviewed on ham radio space experiments

The Italian on-line DX magazine, DXCoffee.com, has just published an interesting interview with former NASA Engineer and current Amsat-NA member, Louis McFadin, W5DID, on ham radio experiments from space Read the Full Article from the SARC

CQ announces additional plaques for CQ DX Marathon

CQ magazine is pleased to announce a significant expansion in the number of DX Marathon plaques to be awarded each year Read the Full Article from the SARC

Pay Attention to Interference Complaints:

Sometimes RFI problems are self-inflicted. Eric Berger in Florida recounts that several years ago a friend who works in aviation dropped by for a casual visit. He wanted to listen in on the aircraft band. Eric’s ham radio had a VHF general coverage receiver, so they started tuning around. When they heard a strong but [...]

Cable Cut Results In Activation Of Local Ham Radio Operators:

Benton County Amateur Radio Emergency Services (ARES) was called in to provide communications support early in September when a cable cut isolated the Johnson County 911 Center in Warrensburg, Missouri. The local radio amateurs worked with those in Johnson County, each at their respective centers, quickly establishing reliable communications so that 911 calls could be [...]