Juli, 2012

• 28 Juli

  IOTA – PROGRAMME RULES

  http://www.rsgbiota.org/info/directory/rules-en.pdf IOTA PROGRAMME RULES A     THE AWARDS A.1     ACHIEVEMENT CERTIFICATES A.1.1 Certificates are issued on presentation of satisfactory evidence of contact with, or, for SWLs, reception of, licensed amateur radio stations operating from numbered IOTA groups listed in the IOTA Directory. Currently, 22 separate certificates are available, graded as follows: …

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• 28 Juli

  IOTA – WHAT IS IOTA?

  http://www.rsgbiota.org/info/directory/faqs-en.pdf WHAT IS IOTA? SOME FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ) Created in 1964 by Geoff Watts, a leading English short wave listener, and taken on by the RSGB in 1985, IOTA is  an  amateur  radio  activity  programme  designed  to encourage contacts with island stations world-wide. The oceans’ islands have been grouped into some 1200 …

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• 26 Juli

  AK4JG, Erin King, Named 2012 Young Ham of the Year

  http://cqnewsroom.blogspot.com/2012/08/2012-young-ham-of-year-presentation.html 2012 Young Ham of the Year Presentation The 2012 Newsline Young Ham of the Year award was presented August 18 at the Huntsville (AL) Hamfest. From left, Newsline’s Don Wilbanks, AE5DW; CQEditor Rich Moseson, W2VU; Young Ham of the Year Erin King, AK4JG; Bob Heil, K9EID, of Heil Sound, and …

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• 24 Juli

  Goodbye Post-Contest Log Massage; CQ Announces Five Day Log Submission Deadline

  http://www.radio-sport.net/cq_logs.htm Goodbye Post-Contest Log Massage; CQ Announces Five Day Log Submission Deadline By Jamie Dupree NS3T  radio-sport.net Posted July 21, 2012 In a major change, CQ Magazine has announced that effective with the CQ WW SSB Contest at the end of October, all logs must be submitted within five days after the end …

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• 22 Juli

  Navassa Island, May 12-15, 1972

  http://www.kc4dx.com/ Navassa Island, May 12-15, 1972 Operators: Rick K3FPY, Ray K4PGM, Skip K4TMA, Wayne W2NSD/1, Chaz W4GKF, Phil W4GTS, Steve WA4VWV, Don WB4SST (now N4DK), Neil WB4UPC and Bill, WB4WMG (Names in bold were members of the SEDXC.) The IdeaThis adventure began (the planning stages at least) at a Southeastern DX …

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