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Merle Taylor: Maven of Morse Code (VE1VCI)

Posted: 24 Jul 2016 09:40 AM PDT
http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...ve1vci.531458/

This is a well composed biography of a truly remarkable Canadian woman of
The Greatest Generation. I thought you might enjoy viewing it too.



http://elinorflorence.com/blog/merle-taylor-morse-code



She didnt become a ham until 1986!



73 de John - WØPV

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Foundations of Amateur Radio - episode 59

Posted: 24 Jul 2016 05:47 AM PDT
http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...ode-59.531438/

The bands are dead, nothing to do, amateur radio is dying. This and other
myths are shared among amateurs when they go on air and find no stations to
talk to.



This week in "Foundations of Amateur Radio", I poke some holes in that
belief and show you that the problem lies much closer to home.



http://podcasts.itmaze.com.au/foundations/



This weekly podcast can also be found on iTunes by searching for VK6FLAB
where youll also find interviews with the VK0EK team, the FT5ZM team and...



Foundations of Amateur Radio - episode 59

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Strongest solar flare of 2016 just occured

Posted: 24 Jul 2016 05:45 AM PDT
http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...ccured.531457/

Information from spaceweather.com





STRONGEST FLARE OF 2016: Departing sunspot complex AR2565-AR2567 erupted on
July 23rd, twice, producing two strong solar flares in quick succession.
The first @ 0211 UT registered M5 on the Richter Scale of Flares. The
second @ 0516 UT registered...



Strongest solar flare of 2016 just occured

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WA Amateur Radio News presents the weekly news for VK6: Sunday June 24, 2016

Posted: 22 Jul 2016 10:39 PM PDT
http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...4-2016.531439/

The weekly Amateur Radio News in Western Australia has been produced since
1931. This is the news for this week. Produced by a small group of
dedicated volunteers and rebroadcast across a large range of amateur radio
frequencies, this is your personal copy of the weekly bulletin.



http://vk6.net/news/



Please register your callback on http://vk6.net/ and send any feedback to


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Ham Radio 2.0: Episode 50

Posted: 22 Jul 2016 09:54 PM PDT
http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...ode-50.531437/

Episode 50 has been posted