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Propagation Forecast Bulletin #16 de K7RA:

Posted: 15 Apr 2016 07:37 AM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/36584


There was an upward bump in recent solar activity, with average
daily sunspot number for the April 7-13 period at 32 (compared to
19.1 for the previous seven days) and average daily solar flux
rising 23 points to 106.1.


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UK Amateur Radio Museum In National Competition Needs Public Votes To Win!

Posted: 15 Apr 2016 04:18 AM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/36583


The Radio Communication Museum of Great Britain, a new museum set to open
in Derby, UK in autumn 2016 is a finalist is a national competition, where
the winning location will get a leading contemporary artist to their museum
to create a unique arts event. The events will happen as part of the
Museums at Night's October festival, which will take place over October
28-29. Public voting will decide the winner.


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Tusco Amateur Radio Club to Participate in National Parks On the Air Event:

Posted: 14 Apr 2016 06:25 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/36582


The Tusco Amateur Radio Club will participate in the National Parks on the
Air event from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 23 at Camp Tuscazoar, 6066 Boy Scout
Road NE, Dover. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn about amateur
radio and speak on the air at two stations set up at the camp for the day.
Scouts also can make radio contacts that can count toward radio merit
badges.


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'Hacking Hitler's Code' Brings Enigma Machine to Bozeman Computer Museum:

Posted: 14 Apr 2016 06:25 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/36581


At the height of World War II, Europe was in flames, falling to Hitler's
armies and bombing raids, and the Allies were desperate to crack the German
military's secret codes. A new exhibit at Bozeman's American Computer
Museum tells how teams in Poland, Britain and America deciphered the code,
shortened the war and accelerated the development of the computer. The star
of the "Hacking Hitler's Code" exhibit is an actual German Army Enigma
machine, housed in its wooden box, still wearing its "Enigma, Berlin"
label. George Keremedjiev, computer museum founder, said he feels lucky
that David Bohnett, one of the internet's pioneers, was willing to loan the
fabled Enigma machine, one of about 200 to survive. Picking up the Enigma
machine in California and carrying it on the plane, Keremedjiev said,
felt "magical." It seems equally magical that human beings were able to
crack the Enigma code, since it generated a diabolically vast number of
combinations, 107 sextillion.


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Navy Telegrapher to Talk on Titanic Communication Errors:

Posted: 14 Apr 2016 06:24 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/36580


PONTIAC -- If only things were done differently. It's a phrase uttered
often by people when faced with the ramifications of a mistake. But perhaps
those words never carried more weight than they did the night of April
14-15, 1912, when 1,514 lives were lost because of a tragic error. That's
the fateful night the RMS Titanic ran into an iceberg and sank into the
north Atlantic Ocean. Some might blame the captain's decision to continue
at full speed through a sea littered with icebergs, and others might say it
was the designers who thought that an adequate number of lifeboats would
clutter the ship's deck. On Sunday, April 17, former U.S. Navy Morse code
telegrapher Larry Hathcock will discuss why he blames the disaster on bad
communication during the next Small Talk presentation of the Oakland County
Pioneer and Historical Society. He'll explain the Titanic crew's use of
Morse code to signal nearby ships out on the ocean. The S.S. Californian
was stopped in the water just miles from the Titanic that night, but missed
SOS calls because its radio was turned off. "My approach is to bring in the
radio messages," said Hathcock of the talk this Sunday, when he'll use a
Morse code oscillator to reproduce the messages sent by the Titanic. "I was
a radioman in the Navy." Because of the lives lost in the historic tragedy,
laws were changed in Naval communication, Hathcock added.


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DX News -- ARRL DX Bulletin #16:

Posted: 14 Apr 2016 06:11 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/36579


This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by
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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This Week In Radiosport:

Posted: 14 Apr 2016 06:10 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/36578


This Week In Radiosport:


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Youth Rally Will Be a Highlight of ARRL's Hamvention 2016 Activities:

Posted: 14 Apr 2016 06:10 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/36577


The first-ever ARRL Youth Rally will be a feature of the League's menu of
activities at Hamvention 2016.


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ARRL VHF Contest Committee Calls for Comments On Proposed UHF and Up Event:

Posted: 14 Apr 2016 06:10 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/36576


The ARRL VHF Contest Revitalization (VCR) Committee has drafted rules
for a proposed new UHF and Up Contest and now is seeking input from the
contesting community. The invitation
follows the Committee's review of "considerable input from the amateur
community."


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First-Ever D-STAR Satellite to Launch:

Posted: 14 Apr 2016 06:09 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/36575


The first-ever satellite to carry a D-STAR (Digital Smart Technologies
for Amateur Radio) Amateur Radio payload into space is expected to
launch on April 22 from Guiana.


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Countdown to Jamboree On the Air Under Way, JOTA Patch Design Introduced:

Posted: 14 Apr 2016 06:07 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/36574


The countdown to the 2016 Jamboree on the Air (JOTA) is under way, and the
Boy Scouts
of America (BSA) are hoping for a more resounding turnout than last
year's for this fall's 59th JOTA. Radio Scouter Don Kunst, W3LNE, told
ARRL that the JOTA committee has expanded, along with efforts to get
the word out and raise awareness of JOTA through news and social media
outlets. In addition, he said, the JOTA organizers will be making it
easier for participants to register and to file their post-JOTA
activity reports. JOTA introduced its 2016 patch earlier this year.


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'ARRL The Doctor Is In' Podcast Guide Now Available:

Posted: 14 Apr 2016 06:08 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/36573


ARRL has posted a new guide, "Find a 'Doctor' Near You" to help
"ARRL The Doctor is In" visitors to locate, download, and enjoy the
popular podcast. The inaugural episode on HF Verticals remains
available.


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National Parks On the Air Update:

Posted: 14 Apr 2016 06:07 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/36572


On Saturday, April 9, the first EME (moonbounce) contacts in the ARRL
National Parks on the Air event (NPOTA) were
made from Lake Dardanelle State Park in
Arkansas, which counts for the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail.


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ARRL Teachers Institute on Wireless Technology Application Deadline May 1:

Posted: 14 Apr 2016 06:05 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/36571


Time is running short to apply for a spot in the ARRL Teachers
Institute this summer. Now in its 13th year, the Teachers Institute is
an intensive expenses paid professional development opportunity for
educators who want to receive training and resources to explore
wireless technology in the classroom. The deadline to apply is May 1.


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ARRL Rookie Roundup Returns with SSB Event on Sunday, April 17!

Posted: 14 Apr 2016 06:06 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/36570


The SSB edition of ARRL Rookie Roundup returns on Sunday, April 17,
getting under way at 1800 UTC and continuing through 2359 UTC. For the
purposes of this operating event, a "Rookie" is any radio amateur
licensed within the current calendar year or in the previous two
calendar years, regardless of license class. The goal of Rookie Roundup
is to encourage recently licensed operators in North America (including
territories and possessions) to operate on the HF bands and experience
competitive Amateur Radio operating.


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ARRL School Club Roundup Results Posted:

Posted: 14 Apr 2016 06:05 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/36569


The results are in
for the February 2016 ARRL School Club Roundup. Turnout for the winter
event
was very good, especially by college-level clubs. There's also growing
digital activity.


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World ARDF Championships Participation Expected to Break Record:

Posted: 14 Apr 2016 06:06 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/36568


ccording to a post on the IARU Region 1 website from Don Beattie, G3BJ, the
2016 World Amateur Radio Direction
Finding Championships are expected to attract a
record-breaking number of participants. The World ARDF Championships
will take place in the Black Sea resort of Albena, Bulgaria, on
September 3-9.


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Hans Blondeel Timmerman, PB2T, Named as IARU Satellite Advisor:

Posted: 14 Apr 2016 06:04 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/36567


The International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) has
announced the appointment of Hans Blondeel Timmerman, PB2T, as IARU
Satellite Advisor, effective immediately. Blondeel Timmerman succeeds
Hans van de Groenendaal, ZS6AKV, who had served as IARU Satellite
Advisor since 1994. Van de Groenendaal established many of the Amateur
Satellite frequency coordination procedures and has been a critical
contributor to the IARU coordination process.


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In Brief...

Posted: 14 Apr 2016 06:05 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/36566


DXer, DXpeditioner Mike Goode, N9NS, SK: Well-known DXer and
DXpeditioner Michael C. "Mike" Goode, N9NS (ex-WN9RJI), of Carmel,
Indiana, died on April 11. An ARRL Life Member, he was 68 and had been
undergoing post-surgical treatment for cancer. Goode had retired in
2015 as transmitter supervisor from WFYI Public Media in Indianapolis
after 40 years of service. Licensed in 1966, DXing and DXpeditions were
his primary Amateur Radio interests.


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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2007, April 15:

Posted: 14 Apr 2016 06:04 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/36565


The following is a QST. Amateurs recall their roots with Marconi Day. A
Washington State ham inspires his daughters' invitation to the White House.
The IARU gets a new satellite adviser. And in Thailand, the Southeast Asia
Net is back on 20 meters. All this and more in Amateur Radio Newsline
Report 2007 coming your way right now.


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Thirty Minutes of Dazzle: Video -- Our Sun in 30 Minutes:

Posted: 13 Apr 2016 05:00 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/36564


Take a front-seat view of the Sun in
this 30-minute ultra-high definition movie
in which NASA SDO gives us a stunning look
at our nearest star.