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FCC Proposes New Privacy Rules for Amateur Radio Operators:

Posted: 16 Apr 2015 05:09 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/34424


The Federal Communications Commission is proposing new privacy rules for
historical amateur radio operators. Under the proposed rules, these amateur
radio operators would not be required to provide address information for
public inspection. "The commission found that amending these rules will
enhance amateur radio operators' privacy without undermining the public
interest in knowing who is authorized to operate on amateur spectrum," the
FCC wrote. The public has 60 days to comment.


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Morse Code Message for Art Piece Spelled Alarm for Some:

Posted: 16 Apr 2015 05:08 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/34423


LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) -- The flashing lights were signaling a message of love
in Morse code, but they spelled out something alarming to some passers-by
who saw them in Lincoln's Haymarket district. The Lincoln Journal Star
reported Thursday that incandescent lights had been set up on the third
floor of one building and the fifth floor of another nearby. Switches were
synchronized so a Morse message could be sent. It's all part of a public
art piece by Jamie Burmeister, of Omaha. He told the newspaper that the
message he's been sending is "LUV U." But some people who called police or
businesses in the buildings thought the message was an SOS sent by people
in trouble.


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DX News -- ARRL DX Bulletin #15:

Posted: 16 Apr 2015 11:58 AM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/34422


This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by
CX3AL, SQ9AC, WW1ME, QRZ DX, the OPDX Bulletin, 425 DX News, The
Daily DX, DXNL, Contest Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest
Calendar and WA7BNM web sites. Thanks to all.


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Just Ahead In Radiosport:

Posted: 16 Apr 2015 11:57 AM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/34421


Just Ahead In Radiosport:


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ARRL, US House Members Coming Through to Support H.R. 1301:

Posted: 16 Apr 2015 11:57 AM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/34420


Many ARRL members have answered the call to urge their US House member
to co-sponsor The Amateur Radio Parity Act of 2015 -- H.R. 1301 -- helping
to
raise the list of co-sponsors to 39. But ARRL Regulatory Affairs
Manager Dan Henderson, N1ND, said the campaign continues, and more
voices are needed to join the chorus.


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Amateur Radio Weather Spotters Help Track Deadly Tornadoes In Illinois:

Posted: 16 Apr 2015 11:55 AM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/34419


Amateur Radio weather spotters were on alert April 9 as severe weather
and at least two tornadoes ripped through North-Central Illinois. Two
people died in DeKalb County, and several others were injured.


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ARRL Member Input on Draft HF Band Plan Proposals Due by April 19:

Posted: 16 Apr 2015 11:57 AM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/34418


The deadline for ARRL members to comment on possible changes to the
League's HF Band Plans, suggested by the HF Band Planning
Committee, is April 19. The survey is part of the committee's efforts
to adjust the band plans for the RTTY/data/CW portions of 80 through 10
meters -- excepting 60 meters.


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New iOS APP Available for the ARRL Repeater Directory:

Posted: 16 Apr 2015 11:55 AM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/34417


The ARRL Repeater Directory -- introduced this week for 2015-2016 --
has a newly launched companion app for Apple iOS devices. iPhone,
iPad and iPod touch users can download the app at no cost from
Apple's App Store, which requires a unique code found in each printed
edition of the
2015-2016 directory to activate. Once activated, the app provides
details for thousands of Amateur Radio repeaters found in The ARRL
Repeater Directory database.


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Special Event Stations to Mark World Amateur Radio Day on April 18:

Posted: 16 Apr 2015 11:56 AM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/34416


Saturday, April 18, is World Amateur Radio Day (WARD). The event
celebrates the founding of the International Amateur Radio Union on April
18, 1925, in Paris, with ARRL
Co-Founder Hiram Percy Maxim, 1AW, as its first president.


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Ohio ARES to Sponsor 'NVIS Antenna Day':

Posted: 16 Apr 2015 11:54 AM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/34415


Ohio Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) will sponsor "NVIS Antenna
Day" on Saturday, April 25.


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Switching Power Supplies a More Common Noise Source than Power Lines:

Posted: 16 Apr 2015 11:54 AM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/34414


ARRL Laboratory Manager and EMI Expert Ed Hare, W1RFI, told the HamRadioNow
webcast recently that switching-mode power
supplies are a more common noise source for radio amateurs than
electrical power lines.


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2015 ARRL/TAPR Digital Communications Conference Issues Call for Papers:

Posted: 16 Apr 2015 11:53 AM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/34413


The ARRL and TAPR are soliciting technical papers for presentation at
the 34th Annual ARRL/TAPR Digital Communications Conference (DCC), set for
October 9-11 at the DoubleTree by
Hilton Chicago-Arlington Heights near Chicago, Illinois.


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'Thinking Day' Activity Gets Girl Scouts Thinking About Ham Radio:

Posted: 16 Apr 2015 11:53 AM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/34412


When Girl Scout leader Jill Galus, KB1SWV, was planning a "Thinking
Day" activity last fall, she learned about Thinking Day On The Air
(TDOTA).



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'Radio DARC' Program Debuts on Ham-Operated German Shortwave Outlet:

Posted: 16 Apr 2015 11:50 AM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/34411


The inaugural transmission of the "Radio DARC" Amateur Radio program
aired over the March 21-22 weekend via Channel 292 at 6070 kHz. The
German-language program was
produced in cooperation with Germany's national Amateur Radio society
-- the Deutscher Amateur Radio Club (DARC).


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Amateur Radio Organizations Join Forces, Mark Gallipoli Battle Anniversary:

Posted: 16 Apr 2015 11:51 AM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/34410


The Wireless Institute of Australia (WIA), the
New Zealand Association of Radio Transmitters (NZART), and the Telsiz ve
Radyo Amatleri
Cemiyeti (TRAC) in Turkey have joined forces
to mark the centenary of the World War I Battle at Gallipoli.



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In Brief...

Posted: 16 Apr 2015 11:49 AM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/34409


GAREC 2015 Cancelled: Sponsors of the 2015 Global Amateur Radio
Emergency Conference have announced they are cancelling the event due
to a lack of interest. Seppo Sisatto, OH1VR, said GAREC 2015
registrations were too few, and the decision was largely financial.
GAREC 2015 was set to mark its 10th anniversary this June in Tampere,
Finland, where the first GAREC was held.


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Frequency Poaching Radio Astronomy:

Posted: 16 Apr 2015 10:37 AM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/34408


It appears that amateur radio is not alone
in the commercial assaults upon frequencies.
In a filing from a manufacturer to install
automated lawn mowing equipment that would
use the frequency band of 6240 to 6740 MHz.