So far in the $50 Ham series, I’ve concentrated mainly on the VHF and UHF bands. The reason for this has to do mainly with FCC rules, which largely restrict Technician-level licensees to those bands. But there’s a financial component to it, too; high-frequency (HF) band privileges come both at the price of learning enough…
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How I became an amateur radio enthusiast during lockdown – Telegraph.co.uk
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Fast forward to 2020. Not the best year for anyone and certainly not for travel journalism. Back in Northumberland I had time on my hands. Instead of regularly heading to the airport for a heady fix of otherness I was eking out exotica from a weekly shop at Lidl. Looking for diversion, I wrested my…
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Amateur radio consultation planned for Australia | Amateur Radio News – Southgate Amateur Radio Club
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The ACMA has announced a public consultation on amateur radio licensing will be held in February and provided an update on the delays by the AMC in issuing callsigns Australia’s communication regulator ACMA says: In our Five-year spectrum outlook 2020–24, we indicated that we would review non-assigned amateur and outpost licensing arrangements at the end…
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Radio Society of Christchurch (New Zealand) Centenary Award – Southgate Amateur Radio Club
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The Christchurch ARC (NZART branch 05) is pleased to announce an informal award to celebrate the club’s centenary. A special callsign of ZL100RSC will be active throughout February. You can use any band and any mode, including repeaters, digital voice reflectors, EME, Satellites, VHF, UHF, and HF. Endorsements will be available for working all contacts…
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The ARRL RTTY Roundup is on January 2 – 3 – ARRL
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12/29/2020 The 2021 ARRL RTTY Roundup on January 2 – 3 features two new multioperator categories: multi-two (M2) and multi-multi (MM). Since M2 and MM are new categories, there are no existing records, so the high scores for these categories will, by default, become the new records. High scores are kept by US call area,…
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New digital protocol Q65 | Amateur Radio News – Southgate Amateur Radio Club
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SARL News reports WSJT-X version 2.4.0 will introduce a new digital protocol called Q65, which, according to the Quick Start Guide, is designed for “minimal two-way QSOs over especially difficult propagation paths.” The Guide said, “On paths with Doppler spread more than a few hertz, the weak-signal performance of Q65 is the best among all…
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Portrait of grackle wins 2020 Wildlife in North Carolina Photo Competition – The Robesonian
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January 08, 2021 RALEIGH — The North Carolina Museum of Art has welcomed seven new staff members in various departments, including curatorial, performing arts, and membership departments. The personnel additions were supported in part by a grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. “This exciting slate of new hires brings diverse perspectives to the museum’s…
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Astrobites at AAS 237: Day 4 | astrobites – Astrobites
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Welcome to the virtual winter American Astronomical Society (AAS) meeting! Astrobites is attending the conference as usual, and we will report highlights from each day here. If you’d like to see more timely updates during the day, we encourage you to search the #aas237 hashtag on twitter. We’ll be posting once a day during the meeting, so be sure the visit the…
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With Potential Hurdles Cleared, Legal Connecticut Sports Betting Should Happen In 2021 – Sports Handle
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After nearly three years of haggling, everything seems to be falling into place for legal Connecticut legal sports betting. And when all is said and done, the state’s two tribes will likely have a duopoly and exclusivity. That result is exactly what the Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegans have been fighting for. Suffice to say, in…
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Santa Barbara Amateur Radio Club Dedicates Facility to 40-Year Volunteer Bill Talanian – Noozhawk
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On Jan. 2, the Santa Barbara Amateur Radio Club dedicated its communications facility atop the Vic Trace Reservoir to Bill Talanian, a former club trustee who has dedicated more than 40 years of volunteer work. “I was quite surprised when I received the plaque because I consider my work somewhat insignificant in the scope of what…