Starwaves, a German Swiss developer and distributor of radio receiver technologies, is providing the first full-featured general DRM receiver (App) solution for Android phones and tablets. Starwaves enables Android phones and tablets to receive entertainment, text information, and emergency warnings via DRM Digital Radio. The Starwaves technology is based on Fraunhofer technology.Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM)…
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ARES to participate in Earthquake drill May 1 | Amateur Radio News – Southgate Amateur Radio Club
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KFVS reports amateur radio operators across Illinois will be participating in a simulated earthquake training exercise on Saturday, May 1 that’s designed to hone their communication skills in the event a major earthquake hits the Illinois region, one that would damage or destroy its power and communications infrastructure. In such circumstances, licensed amateur radio operators…
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QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo, now ended | Amateur Radio News – Southgate Amateur Radio Club
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The QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo, March 2021 Edition, ended on April 16th. All of the presentations made at the Expo are available at the QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo website at: www.qsotodayhamexpo.com. There is also a screen reader friendly version for the blind and vision impaired at the website. Stay tuned for the Summer…
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NASA Space Station On-Orbit Status 20 April, 2021 – Microgravity Affects the Human Body – Space Ref
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Science is in full swing aboard the International Space Station today as the Expedition 65 crew studies how microgravity affects the human body. Back on Earth, four Commercial Crew astronauts are less than two days away from launching to the orbiting lab from Florida. Blood samples, muscle scans and exercise were the subjects of Tuesday’s…
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Yasme Foundation Releases Chronicles of Amateur Radio DX History – ARRL
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04/21/2021 The Yasme Foundation has released two chronicles of amateur radio DX history that make for compelling reading — a downloadable edition of Yasme: The Danny Weil and Colvin Radio Expeditions, by Jim Cain, K1TN, and the extended article Danny Weil — a Dreamer of Distant Lands Who Took the Amateur Radio Trip of a…
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RAC Announces “Get on the Air on World Amateur Radio Day” Event – ARRL
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04/13/2021 Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC) has announced the “Get on the Air on World Amateur Radio Day” operating event. World Amateur Radio Day (WARD) is observed each year on April 18, to celebrate the formation of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) on April 18, 1925. The object of the event is to contact…
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NRRL’s Online Ham Radio Convention | Amateur Radio News – Southgate Amateur Radio Club
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The schedule is: Monday, April 19, 18.00 CEST LA4LN Tom V. Segalstad – Solen – our benefactor for HF radio communication Tuesday, April 20, 18.00 CEST Christech – Software based radio (SDR) Wednesday, April 21, 18.00 CEST LB4WI Normann Støylen – The landslide accident in Gjerdrum Thursday April 22, 18.00 CEST LA4LN Tom V. Segalstad…
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Radio Amateur Helps Rescuers to Locate Lost Hiker – ARRL
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04/19/2021 The keen and practiced eye of ARRL member Ben Kuo, AI6YR, helped to guide rescuers to a hiker stranded on a mountainside on April 12. Hiker Rene Compean, 45, had spent the night in a remote region of the Angeles National Forest after getting in a tough spot. After a concerned friend reported Compean…
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Mag Instrument, the USA manufacturer of the MAGLITE Flashlight, celebrates World Amateur Radio Day by joining forces with ARRL, the national association for Amateur Radio – Press Release – Digital Journal
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ONTARIO, Calif., Apr 20, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — In celebration of World Amateur Radio Day on April 18, Maglite and ARRL, the national association for Amateur Radio®, have announced they have formed a partnership based on the common mission of helping people be prepared for emergencies and to serve their communities in extreme situations such…
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Howard Glen Turner | Obituaries | purcellregister.com – Purcell Register
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Howard Glen Turner died April 7, 2021 in Purcell at the age of 66 years 1 month 12 days. Funeral Services were held Saturday, April 10, 2021 at the Wadley’s Funeral Chapel. Interment followed at Hillside Cemetery, entrusted to the care of Wadley’s Funeral Service. Online condolences may be made at www.wadleysfuneralservice.com. Glen was born…