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Propagation Forecast Bulletin #52 de K7RA:

Posted: 28 Dec 2015 03:33 AM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/35865


This bulletin was released on Christmas Day. The last time Christmas
fell on a Friday (our normal day for publishing this bulletin) was
back in 2009, and we released it the day befo Note that the solar
indices for that week were no better than for
this past week, six years later.


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Busy Time for the WIA Exam Service:

Posted: 27 Dec 2015 05:44 PM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/35864


The month of December before the WIA national office closed for the summer
holidays has seen the processing of many assessments and the issue of
callsign recommendations. WIA Vice President, Fred Swainston VK3DAC
said: "The good news for those eager to get on air, is that the time taken
by both the WIA, and the ACMA which now invoices using its SPECTRA system,
has been reduced. In a four week period the WIA Exam Service issued 73
certificates of proficiency, all needing a new callsign, plus 11 more to
returning former radio amateurs wanting to resume Amateur Radio with its
modern and diverse activities."


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ANZAC Gallipoli Centenary Callsigns End:

Posted: 27 Dec 2015 05:44 PM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/35863


What a respectful conclusion reached by the ANZAC-suffixed callsigns on
December 20 - the day in 1915 that ANZAC (Australian and New Zealand Army
Corp) left Gallipoli. The Wireless Institute of Australia (WIA) began its
8-month ANZAC 100 program on ANZAC Day April 25, when troops first landed
at Gallipoli to do battle with the Turks, part of the then Ottoman Empire.
ANZAC 100 was joined by similar commemorations held by the NZART New
Zealand, TRAC in Turkey and UBA in Belgium. All VK2-7, the territories VK1,
VK8 twice at Casey Base VK0 in the Antarctic plus VK100ANZAC the national
callsign. Each event was to submit electronic logs and QSL via the eQSL
service. The 'last hurrah' campaign had VI3ANZAC, VI4ANZAC, VI6ANZAC and
VI8ANZAC on air December 12-20 which took in two weekends. Each station
submitted electronic logs and will QSL via the eQSL service. The VI3ANZAC
station was on various modes throughout the final period including AM, CW,
SSB, Digital and Digital ATV. The final day, December 20, had VI3ANZAC near
the cannons at Fort Gellibrand in the inner-west of Melbourne. An
historical military site that was part of the Port Phillip Bay protection,
the gateway to Melbourne. Not forgotten were the contributions made by the
Royal Australian Navy that holds the honour of being the First into the
Dardanelles, with crew on the Australian Submarine HMAS AE2. That action of
breaching the Dardanelles was the catalyst for the rest of the ANZAC force
in that battle.


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Amateur Radio Roundtable:

Posted: 27 Dec 2015 01:49 PM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/35862


Amateur Radio Roundtable, live ham radio and
shortwave show every Tuesday night at 8 PM
central time (0200 UTC Wednesday.) This week we
have a special show to close out the old
year.