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Series Five Episode Twenty-Four - Campbell Island DXPedition

Posted: 17 Nov 2012 04:00 PM PST
http://www.icqpodcast.com/index.php?...&Itemid=100007


Series Five Episode Twenty-Four of the ICQ Amateur / Ham Radio Podcast has
been released. The latest news, listener mailbag Ed Durrant
(VK2JI/VK2ARE) interviews Tommy VK2IR, DX'Pedition leader and organiser for
the Campbell Island DX'Pedition plus Martin Rothwell (M0SGL) reviews the
Kempton Park Rally.

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Antenna masts and NSW planning law reform

Posted: 18 Nov 2012 01:25 AM PST
http://www.icqpodcast.com/index.php?...&Itemid=100008


New South Wales amateurs will recall that, since October last year, the New
South Wales Government has been conducting comprehensive reform to the
planning laws.


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Amateur Radio club wants weather transmitter in Minden

Posted: 18 Nov 2012 01:23 AM PST
http://www.icqpodcast.com/index.php?...&Itemid=100006


Minden Amateur Radio Club is hoping to improve weather coverage for
residents of Minden Hills and the county.


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World DX Club to close down

Posted: 18 Nov 2012 01:21 AM PST
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The World DX Club (WDXC) is to close, a final issue of Contact magazine is
to be published in December.


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VooDoo in Liberia

Posted: 18 Nov 2012 01:20 AM PST
http://www.icqpodcast.com/index.php?...&Itemid=100005


The VooDoo Contest Group will again be active from Liberia between 17-27th
November 2012 - their 24th straight year.


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Successful DXpedition to Herm Island

Posted: 18 Nov 2012 01:17 AM PST
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The Martello Tower Group are very pleased to report that their inaugural
DXpedition to Herm Island was a great success.


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China name change and focus

Posted: 18 Nov 2012 01:16 AM PST
http://www.icqpodcast.com/index.php?...&Itemid=100006


With about 50,000 radio amateurs, the country with a quarter of the
world's population is adopting the new name of the Chinese Radio Amateur
Club (CRAC), and going is compulsory membership of a sports-orientated
body.


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Mysterious Chinese signals on radio bands

Posted: 18 Nov 2012 01:06 AM PST
http://www.icqpodcast.com/index.php?...&Itemid=100008


Wolf, DK2OM, Coordinator IARU Monitoring System (IARUMS) Region 1 reports
on strange Chinese signals in the amateur radio bands.


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International Day of Persons with Disabilities

Posted: 18 Nov 2012 01:03 AM PST
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IARU Region 1 report that on 3 December 2012, the World will be observing
the International Day of Persons with Disabilities


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Short path propagation charts from the UK

Posted: 18 Nov 2012 01:01 AM PST
http://www.icqpodcast.com/index.php?...ical&Itemid=19


Steve G0KYA has now updated his short path HF propagation charts for the
UK for the next three months – November, December and January.