Contests, DXpeditions and Special Events

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23 April ISS Space Station contact to School, Broadstairs, Kent, UK !

Posted: 22 Apr 2016 05:33 AM PDT
http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...ent-uk.520701/

ARISS contact planned for Wellesley House School, Broadstairs, Kent, United
Kingdom





An International Space Station radio contact has been planned for Timothy
Peake KG5BVI with participants at Wellesley House School, Broadstairs,
Kent, United Kingdom







The event is scheduled Saturday April 23 at approximately 12:10 UTC. The
amateur radio contact will be a direct contact operated by GB1WHS.





The contact should be audible over Western Europe. Interested parties
are...



23 April ISS Space Station contact to School, Broadstairs, Kent, UK !

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2016 Olympics Games Brazil and Ham Radio

Posted: 21 Apr 2016 06:09 PM PDT
http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...-radio.520662/

ANATEL (Brazilian National Agency of Telecommunications) authorized foreign
radio amateurs during the 2016 Olympics Games, irrespective of reciprocity
treaties, operating stations in Brazil in the period from August 1 to
September 30, without the need for application submission to ANATEL and
without incidence taxes.



The control of foreign radio amateurs will be in charge of the Liga Amadora
Brasileira de Radio Emissão -...



2016 Olympics Games Brazil and Ham Radio

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ZD8W Ascension Island

Posted: 21 Apr 2016 01:23 PM PDT
http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...island.520632/

Oliver, W6NV will be active again from Ascension October - November 2016 as
ZD8W.



http://dxnews.com/zd8w_ascension-island/





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