QRZ Forums - Amateur Radio News for Wednesday 24 August 2016
 

Amateur Radio News

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The US Air Force reveals radical plan to 'bomb the sky' to improve radio
reception

Posted: 24 Aug 2016 09:03 AM PDT
http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...eption.535093/


CubeSats carrying ionized gas could create radio-reflecting plasma

This would occur in the ionosphere, which becomes denser at night

Bouncing signals between ground and ionosphere can improve range


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencet....reception.html

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Eartquake Central Italy

Posted: 24 Aug 2016 08:25 AM PDT
http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...-italy.535227/

Italian Radio Amateurs are conducting emergency traffic on the Amateur
Radio Bands.

Please keep the following frequencies clear for Emergency traffic:

7060 plus/minus 10 kc.

7045 - 6990.

3643.5

Network of Prefectures:

Voice

7045, 3643

PSK 31

6990, 3580.

http://dxnews.com/earthquake_italy_amateur_radio/

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NEW QRZ Operating Award

Posted: 24 Aug 2016 08:18 AM PDT
http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...-award.530916/

We are very pleased to announce a new addition to our QRZ Operating Awards
offerings:

The United States Counties Award



During the last 18 months, QRZ has offered 4 award types. We have issued
approximately 34,000 of these awards to individuals representing 177 DXCC
entities. We think those are some great numbers and we cant wait to see
how many of you will take advantage of our 5th QRZ Operating Award!



The United States Counties Award is available to any...



NEW QRZ Operating Award

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Ham Talk Live! Episode 28 - Ward Silver, N0AX from YASME Foundation and
Spurious Emissions Band

Posted: 23 Aug 2016 04:49 PM PDT
http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...s-band.535192/

Tune in on Thursday night at hamtalklive.com at 9 pm Eastern to hear from
Ward Silver, N0AX, the...



Ham Talk Live! Episode 28 - Ward Silver, N0AX from YASME Foundation and
Spurious Emissions Band

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KY Lt Governor K5EIB on tonight's Amateur Radio Roundtable

Posted: 23 Aug 2016 03:12 PM PDT
http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...dtable.535152/

Amateur Radio Roundtable Tuesday, August 23, 2016



Tonight our show has a special guest, Lt Governor of Kentucky, Jenean
Hampton, K5EIB. She will share her ham radio experience and views on the
importance of ham radio public service in a chat with Katie Allen, WY7YL.



Rich Moseson, W2VU, Editor of CQ Magazine will also be with us giving us a
peek at whats happening next month in the magazine. Finally, if time
permits, a review of the Huntsville...



KY Lt Governor K5EIB on tonights Amateur Radio Roundtable

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PA1M & PA1T interviewed at DX Engineering by Tim Duffy, K3LR

Posted: 23 Aug 2016 11:33 AM PDT
http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...y-k3lr.535160/

Published on Jul 29, 2016



Thomas Tinge, PA1M and Timon Kruijer, PA1T from the Netherlands interviewed
by Tim Duffy, K3LR at DX Engineering in Tallmadge, Ohio. May 24, 2016