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/////////////////////////////////////////// Propagation Forecast Bulletin #52 de K7RA: Posted: 28 Dec 2015 03:33 AM PST http://www.eham.net/articles/35865 This bulletin was released on Christmas Day. The last time Christmas fell on a Friday (our normal day for publishing this bulletin) was back in 2009, and we released it the day befo Note that the solar indices for that week were no better than for this past week, six years later. /////////////////////////////////////////// Busy Time for the WIA Exam Service: Posted: 27 Dec 2015 05:44 PM PST http://www.eham.net/articles/35864 The month of December before the WIA national office closed for the summer holidays has seen the processing of many assessments and the issue of callsign recommendations. WIA Vice President, Fred Swainston VK3DAC said: "The good news for those eager to get on air, is that the time taken by both the WIA, and the ACMA which now invoices using its SPECTRA system, has been reduced. In a four week period the WIA Exam Service issued 73 certificates of proficiency, all needing a new callsign, plus 11 more to returning former radio amateurs wanting to resume Amateur Radio with its modern and diverse activities." /////////////////////////////////////////// ANZAC Gallipoli Centenary Callsigns End: Posted: 27 Dec 2015 05:44 PM PST http://www.eham.net/articles/35863 What a respectful conclusion reached by the ANZAC-suffixed callsigns on December 20 - the day in 1915 that ANZAC (Australian and New Zealand Army Corp) left Gallipoli. The Wireless Institute of Australia (WIA) began its 8-month ANZAC 100 program on ANZAC Day April 25, when troops first landed at Gallipoli to do battle with the Turks, part of the then Ottoman Empire. ANZAC 100 was joined by similar commemorations held by the NZART New Zealand, TRAC in Turkey and UBA in Belgium. All VK2-7, the territories VK1, VK8 twice at Casey Base VK0 in the Antarctic plus VK100ANZAC the national callsign. Each event was to submit electronic logs and QSL via the eQSL service. The 'last hurrah' campaign had VI3ANZAC, VI4ANZAC, VI6ANZAC and VI8ANZAC on air December 12-20 which took in two weekends. Each station submitted electronic logs and will QSL via the eQSL service. The VI3ANZAC station was on various modes throughout the final period including AM, CW, SSB, Digital and Digital ATV. The final day, December 20, had VI3ANZAC near the cannons at Fort Gellibrand in the inner-west of Melbourne. An historical military site that was part of the Port Phillip Bay protection, the gateway to Melbourne. Not forgotten were the contributions made by the Royal Australian Navy that holds the honour of being the First into the Dardanelles, with crew on the Australian Submarine HMAS AE2. That action of breaching the Dardanelles was the catalyst for the rest of the ANZAC force in that battle. /////////////////////////////////////////// Amateur Radio Roundtable: Posted: 27 Dec 2015 01:49 PM PST http://www.eham.net/articles/35862 Amateur Radio Roundtable, live ham radio and shortwave show every Tuesday night at 8 PM central time (0200 UTC Wednesday.) This week we have a special show to close out the old year. |
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