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Tony's 10 Metre Band Report

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A bit of a slow start to the week but yet again the weekend raised the
level so that to get in the list 5 contacts or more were needed

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North Korea DXpedition update

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Reports indicate that Dom, 3Z9DX, has left North Korea sometime on December
22nd. He had agreed before operating to leave his equipment behind in
Pyongyang

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Aussie balloons a delight for trackers

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The high altitude pico balloon PS-57 launched from Melbourne on December
12, is expected over South Africa, with stations there already tracking the
flight

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VP8SGI/VP8STI DXpedition news

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In just two short weeks, members of the VP8STI/VP8SGI team will be meeting
the Braveheart in Stanley, the Falkland Islands. All of our plans are going
very well. We have raised 73% of the funds needed to complete our Dxpedition

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Tim Peake Sandringham School Contact

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The first Amateur Radio school contact by UK astronaut Tim Peake GB1SS from
the International Space Station (ISS) will take place on Friday, January 8,
2016 at 0847 GMT with students at Sandringham School, St. Albans in
Hertfordshire. The school will use the call sign GB1SAN

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Essex Morse Classes

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Morse classes will start again at Danbury Village Hall on Thursday, January
14, starting at 7pm, come and join our friendly class of CW enthusiasts

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EI DXers

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A group of EI DXers will meet on Saturday 2nd January 2016 in the Maldron
Hotel, Portlaoise at 12noon with the intention of forming an EI DX Group

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Ham Radio in Southend Echo newspaper

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The Tuesday, December 29 edition of the Southend Echo newspaper reported on
the Christmas Day commemoration of the historic amateur radio callsign G4ZU

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Real-time global wind pattern indicator

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This is another great online ap for the radio ham, this one shows you wind
patterns across the globe, another really interesting resource that is
worth a look!

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ISWL Callsigns - for January 2016

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The following ISWL club callsigns will be used throughout the month of
January 2016

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Theory Course in Ireland

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The South Eastern Amateur Radio Group’s Theory Course will start in
mid-January 2016

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New Year's Day Contest

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The 80 metres counties contest takes place this Friday, New Year's Day,
from 14:00 to 17:00 UTC

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IOTA news from the Deutscher Amateur Radio Club

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Compiled by Andreas, DK5ON of the Deutscher Amateur Radio Club