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DX News -- ARRL DX Bulletin #36:

Posted: 01 Sep 2016 08:42 AM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/37478


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: 01 Sep 2016 07:35 AM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/37477


Just Ahead In Radiosport:


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FCC Proposes Fine for Unlicensed Amateur Operation, False Police Call:

Posted: 01 Sep 2016 07:35 AM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/37476


A New York City man faces a fine of $23,000 for operating on Amateur
Radio frequencies without a license and for transmitting a false
officer-in-distress call on a New York City Police Department (NYPD)
radio channel. The FCC issued a Notice of Apparent Liability for
Forfeiture (NAL) on August 31 to Daniel Delise of Astoria. It details a
history of
complaints and alleged illegal radio operation on Delise's part that
dates back to 2012.


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Hurricane Watch Net Activating for Hermine, SKYWARN Eyeing Lester:

Posted: 01 Sep 2016 07:34 AM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/37475


The Hurricane Watch Net (HWN) activated for
Tropical Storm Hermine on September 1. The storm was expected to
develop into a hurricane before making landfall on Florida's Gulf
Coast. The net operates on 14.325 MHz until 0100 UTC, then shifts to
7.268 MHz, although it may operate on both frequencies simultaneously.


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Team USA Attending World Amateur Radio Direction Finding Championships:

Posted: 01 Sep 2016 07:34 AM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/37474


Fifteen top US on-foot hidden transmitter hunters have joined more than
400 other competitors representing 39 nations taking part in the 18th
World Amateur Radio Direction Finding (ARDF) Championships in the Black Sea
resort of Albena, Bulgaria.


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The Doctor Will See You Now!

Posted: 01 Sep 2016 07:33 AM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/37473


"Software Defined Radio" is the topic of the latest (August 25) episode
of the "ARRL The Doctor is In" podcast.
Listen...and learn!


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National Parks On the Air Update:

Posted: 01 Sep 2016 07:34 AM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/37472


The National Park Service Centennial last week was a great celebration
of our National Parks. Amateur Radio operators played their part,
transmitting from an amazing 174 units during the Centennial Week, as
part of ARRL's National Parks on the Air (NPOTA) program. There were 77
units active on
August 25, the actual date of the NPS Centennial, and 286 activations
resulted in 14,559 QSOs between August 22-28. Thanks to all the NPOTA
activators who made this possible!


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ARRL CEO Urges New York City-Area Hams to Join Him as Marathon Volunteer:

Posted: 01 Sep 2016 07:34 AM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/37471


ARRL CEO Tom Gallagher, NY2RF -- a New York City Marathon volunteer
since 1981 -- is urging radio amateurs in the New York metropolitan
area to join him on the race course this fall to, as he put it,
"participate in one of the world's most important public service
events."


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Application Window Now Open for Prospective ISS Ham Radio Contact Hosts:

Posted: 01 Sep 2016 07:33 AM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/37470


The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) program is
seeking proposals from schools and
formal or informal educational institutions and organizations --
individually or working in concert -- to host Amateur Radio contacts
next year with ISS crew members.


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Nominations Open for the George Hart Distinguished Service Award:

Posted: 01 Sep 2016 07:32 AM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/37469


The ARRL will accept nominations until November 1 for the George Hart
Distinguished Service Award. The award honors long-time ARRL
Communications Manager George Hart, W1NJM (SK), the chief developer of
the National Traffic System (NTS). An ARRL
Charter Life Member, Hart spent more than 4 decades as a member of the
ARRL Headquarters staff and continued to be an active radio amateur and
regular Field Day participant in his retirement. In 1984, the ARRL
Board of Directors named Hart as an ARRL Honorary Vice President. He
died in 2013 at the age of 99.


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Jamboree On the Air (JOTA) Stations Encouraged to Register and File Reports

Posted: 01 Sep 2016 07:31 AM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/37468


Scouting's Jamboree on the Air (JOTA) officials are asking JOTA 2016
participants not only to register for this year's event,
but to follow up with a post-JOTA report. As an incentive, all stations
filing reports will automatically be entered to win an Icom ID-51A
handheld transceiver. The 59th annual JOTA takes place October 14-16.


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FO-29 Satellite Turns 20:

Posted: 01 Sep 2016 07:29 AM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/37467


It's been 20 years since the Fuji-OSCAR 29 (FO-29) satellite launched on
August 17,
1996, from Tanegashima Space Center. Its 100-kHz-wide analog Mode V/U
transponder continues to serve the Amateur Satellite community,
although its packet BBS and digitalker no longer function.


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Ham Radio Outlet Refurbishes, Reopens Former AES Milwaukee Location:

Posted: 01 Sep 2016 07:28 AM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/37466


Ham Radio Outlet (HRO) opened its latest
Amateur Radio retail outlet at the site of the former Amateur
Electronic Supply (AES) headquarters store at 5710 West Good Hope Road
in Milwaukee on August 27.