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Propagation Forecast Bulletin #23 de K7RA:

Posted: 03 Jun 2016 07:10 AM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/36899


Solar indices barely changed over the past week, with average daily
sunspot numbers rising from 25.3 to 33, and average daily solar flux
dropping from 97 to 87.4. Average daily planetary A index rose from 7.1 to
8.9, and average
daily mid-latitude A index rose from 7 to 9.


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QSO Today Episode 95 -- Pete Friedrichs AC7ZL:

Posted: 03 Jun 2016 07:11 AM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/36898


From his first long nose pliers, at the
age of six, to his private use of the
chemistry lab at his junior high-school,
Pete Friedrichs, AC7ZL, has had a
fascination with technology, chemistry,
and radio. Often this is old but amazing
technology that he recreates with the
remnants of discarded objects.


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Access All Areas ... Radio Gaga -- Largs Calling the World!

Posted: 02 Jun 2016 05:09 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/36894


Largs 'News' columnist John Hutchinson reveals that life as a 'Radio Ham'
opens up a world of opportunity in this week's 'Access for All' column.
John, 88, who is 97% blind, recently spoke to the 'News' about how his
vision had been restored by amazing state-of-the-art spectacles, which he
had on trial for three weeks from Oxford University, and now hopes to fly a
plane around Britain for Guide Dogs UK. John, who was in the British Army
for 18 years in airborne divisions, lost his sight after tropical parasites
got into his bloodstream and attacked the retina. In this week's column,
John talks about life as a blind radio ham...


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Amateur Radio Club in Framingham Looks for New Home:

Posted: 02 Jun 2016 05:08 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/36893


FRAMINGHAM -- Seated in the basement of the Danforth Building, Sumner
Weisman spun the dials of a radio tuner Wednesday morning, slowly summoning
a voice from the invisible radio waves around him. Weisman zeroed in on the
correct frequency, twisting one of the knobs left and right until the
static began to fade. Within a few moments, a man's voice filled the small
headquarters of the Framingham Amateur Radio Association. "Sugar, five,
nine, November," the man said, reading off his call sign from an outpost
somewhere in rural Slovenia. During a demonstration, Weisman used an
antenna on the roof of the Danforth Building to eavesdrop on the man's
conversation with another amateur radio operator, who was broadcasting from
England. For nearly four decades, the Framingham radio club has similarly
used its equipment at the Danforth Building on Pearl Street to connect with
others around the globe. And while members of the club hope to continue
their tradition, the deteriorating condition of the building threatens to
temporarily knock the club's radio station offline. Town officials last
month notified tenants of the Danforth Building that the heating system in
the municipal facility is no longer operable. The announcement came
following an inspection by the state Department of Public Safety, which
chose not to renew the town's operating permit for the sole boiler that
serves the building. The Framingham Amateur Radio Association and other
tenants must now vacate the building by September. While members of the
club knew they would eventually be displaced by demolition or repairs, last
month's announcement came as a surprise, leaving the group only a few
months to find a new space.


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DX News -- ARRL DX Bulletin #23:

Posted: 02 Jun 2016 01:13 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/36892


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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Just Ahead In Radiosport:

Posted: 02 Jun 2016 01:12 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/36891


Just Ahead In Radiosport:


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Dayton Hamvention General Chairman Believes 2016 Attendance was Up Slightly

Posted: 02 Jun 2016 01:12 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/36890


Recapping Dayton Hamvention 2016, Jim
Tiderman, N8IDS, who has served as general chairman of the event for
the past 2 years, said attendance this year may have been up slightly
from 2015. Tiderman, who now passes the baton to a new general chairman
-- Ron Cramer, KD8ENJ -- said he feels the 2016 show, overall, went
well.


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FCC Denies Petition for Consideration in Vanity Call Sign Dispute:

Posted: 02 Jun 2016 01:11 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/36889


An Arizona radio amateur has been unsuccessful in convincing the FCC to
take a 1 × 2 vanity call sign away from its present holder and grant it
to him. In the process, Joshua Babb, K6FZ, may have learned not to rely
on informal advice from FCC staffers.


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The Doctor Will See You Now!

Posted: 02 Jun 2016 01:11 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/36888


"All About Baluns" is the topic of the newest (June 2) episode of the
"ARRL The Doctor is In" podcast.
Listen...and learn!


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National Parks On the Air Update:

Posted: 02 Jun 2016 01:10 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/36887


NPOTA statistics through the end of May show
that 387,000 contacts have been submitted via Logbook of The World.
This comes from nearly 6300 activations by 775 different operators. As
of this week, 422 of the 484 eligible NPS units have been activated.
Most remaining units are either in Alaska or in urban areas, such as
Washington, DC, or New York City.


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Argentine Satellite Carrying Amateur Radio Payload Launched from China:

Posted: 02 Jun 2016 01:10 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/36886


The Argentine ÑuSat-1 carrying the LUSEX (LU Satellite Experiment) Amateur
Radio U/V
linear transponder and 436 MHz beacon launched May 30 at 0317 UTC from
China. With ÑuSAT-1 on the launch was sister satellite ÑuSat-2, which
carries a 437 MHz beacon.


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Geostationary Es'hail-2 Satellite Set to Launch Later this Year:

Posted: 02 Jun 2016 01:09 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/36885


Launch of the geostationary Es'hail-2 satellite into orbit is
planned for December 2016. The satellite will be placed in a 25.5°
orbit. Coverage of the Amateur Radio narrowband (NB) and wideband (WB)
transponders should extend from Brazil to Thailand.


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A Dozen Schools/Organizations Move Closer to Hosting Contacts with ISS:

Posted: 02 Jun 2016 01:09 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/36884


The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) program has
announced that 12 schools or
organizations that submitted proposals to host an Amateur Radio contact
with a member of the ISS crew have moved into the next stage of the
selection process. The contacts would take place during the first half
of 2017.


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Diana Feinberg, AI6DF, Appointed as Los Angeles Section Manager:

Posted: 02 Jun 2016 01:09 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/36883


Diana Feinberg, AI6DF, of Palos Verdes Peninsula, California, was
appointed ARRL Los Angeles Section Manager, effective on June 1. She
assumed the Section reins from David Greenhut,
N6HD, who had announced his resignation from the volunteer post due
to time constraints. Greenhut had served since October 2009.


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Signal Bounced off ISS Heard Across the Atlantic:

Posted: 02 Jun 2016 01:06 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/36882


A 2 meter signal from the UK, reflected off the structure of the
International Space Station (ISS) on May 2, was heard across the
Atlantic. Following 2 weeks of preparation, Tim Fern, G4LOH, in
Cornwall (IO70jc), and Roger Sturtevant, VE1SKY, in Nova Scotia
(FN74iu) attempted a FSK441 contact.


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CQ Announces Its 2016 Hall of Fame Inductees:

Posted: 02 Jun 2016 01:08 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/36881


CQ magazine announced its 2016 Hall
of Fame inductees as Hamvention 2016 got under
way. There are two new inductees to the CQ Contest Hall of Fame and 21
newcomers to the CQ Amateur Radio Hall of Fame.


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Don Wallace Museum Foundation Closing; Donates Assets to NCDXF:

Posted: 02 Jun 2016 01:06 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/36880


The Don Wallace Museum Foundation (DWMF) is shutting down, as the
famous W6AM Rhombic Ranch in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, has been
subsumed by residential development.


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The YASME Foundation Announces Excellence Awards, Supporting Grants:

Posted: 02 Jun 2016 01:06 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/36879


The Yasme Foundation has announced three
Excellence Award recipients and several supporting grants. The
Excellence Award is presented to individuals who, through their own
service, creativity, effort, and dedication, have made significant
contributions to Amateur Radio in terms of technical, operating, or
organizational achievement.


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ES9C and 9A1A Make Room for Youthful Contesters:

Posted: 02 Jun 2016 01:05 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/36878


IARU Region 1 reports that young operators participated as "Big Guns"
in recent contests from both ES9C, the station of ES5TV in Estonia, and
9A1A, the Croatian DX Club station, as part of the Youth Contesting
Program (YCP). All
operators are 26 years of age, or younger. The team at ES9C took part
in the ARI International DX Contest over the May 7-8 weekend, while the
second group at 9A1A operated in the CQ-M International DX contest over
the May 14-15 weekend.


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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2014, June 3, 2016:

Posted: 02 Jun 2016 05:08 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/36877


The following is a QST. Amateur radio climbs to the mountaintops of Nepal
and beyond. Hams carry on a Memorial Day tradition. A $29,000 gift to DXers
honors the memory of one pioneering California DXer.
And hams in Canada prepare for the 150th anniversary of the Canadian
Confederation. All this and more in Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2014,
coming your way right now.