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Breaking North America News from Santa Claus @ OF9X

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The thinking caps have been donned, as Santa is in deep trouble. Some 12
days on the radio have netted 12,500 QSOs. BUT, it seems that Santa is
suffering with North America, with only 347 QSOs (2.8%) so far

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Re-enactment of 1921 Ham Radio Transatlantic Reception

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ARRL reports radio amateurs in the US and in Scotland have reenacted the
first successful transatlantic reception of a shortwave Amateur Radio
signal nearly a century earlier

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Which Is Best, Twin Feeder or Coaxial Cable?

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Coaxial cables are used by many radio hams due to the fact that it is a
very convenient way to put power in to your aerial and receiving signals
from it, coax is easily terminated with 50 ohm plugs called PL-259
connectors, but there are many coaxial types of cables and new radio Hams
often wonder which one to use a and why. Do you use coax at HF or is there
a better way?

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Vanuatu DXpedition

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Operators Minekazu JA2NQG (YJ0WW), Yuji JH2BNL (YJ0AA) and Shigehiko JI2UAY
(YJ0FM) will be active (w/callsigns requested) from Benjor Resort, Port
Vila, on Efate Island (OC-035), between January 20-23rd, 2017

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Ham Radio - A Wide Band Aerial for VHF or UHF Bands

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I was recently asked to help out a newly licensed radio ham with his VHF
and UHF aerial system, he was finding that a Disc-cone aerial which he had
been using for a number of years as a Short Wave listener was not doing a
good enough job of transmitting his VHF l and U.H.F. signal. Here is a
suggestion of how you can improve your Ham Radio aerials

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IARU Emergency Telecommunications Guide - Portuguese Translation

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The newest version of IARU Emergency Telecommunications Guide - Rev.
September 1, 2016 - translated to Portuguese

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IOTA news from the DARC

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Compiled by Andreas, DK5ON of the Deutscher Amateur Radio Club