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Tony's 10-metre band report

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Conditions weren’t too bad all week, naturally better somehow at the
weekend. Saturday even I managed 7Z1TT (Saudi Arabia), K3ZO (USA) and
SV0XCC/9 (Crete aka ON6WP)

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FCC Spread Sectrum tests off to a good start

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At 0052 z 1/2/2012 after a CQ call from WF9XJD, Jose Ros EA5HVK, inventor
of the ROS data and Opera beacon mode’s, made the opening decode of the
first FCC – SS authorised experimental Station, WF9XJD on 10.132 MHz at a
rock bottom level of -22dB S/N

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WRC-12 Day 9 - 31st January 2012 - Movement Forward

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On the IARU Region 1 site Colin Thomas G3PSM reports that at last there is
a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel!

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WF9XJD Experimental Station Operating Schedule

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The experimental station WF9XJD will be active Thursday, Feb 2 using HF
Spread Spectrum and radio amateurs are requested to participate as
monitoring stations using the free ROS soundcard software

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Digital Radio 2012: a 'visionary' year

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The next 12 months will confirm that radio has a digital hybrid future. The
view is expressed in a collection of essays published on Tuesday by the
European Broadcasting Union (EBU) New Radio Group

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BATC Convention 2012

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The British Amateur Television Club have just released details of the BATC
Convention and BiAGM to be held on October 6th and 7th

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Wallis and Futuna

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Laci, HA0NAR, and his wife Susanne, HA0SR, will be active as FW0NAR from
Uvea Island (aka Wallis) between now and February 20th

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Radio waves a boost for RNLI life-savers

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The John O'Groat Journal and Caithness Courier reports on the activities of
the Caithness Amateur Radio Society (CARS) during SOS Radio Week

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French Nostradamus HF Radar

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A number of countries have installed HF Over The Horizon Radar (OTHR), the
French system is called Nostradamus and operates from 6-30 MHz