Januari, 2020

• 20 Januari

  WICEN radio hams feature on BBC World Service

  Gareth Mitchell M7GJM presents the popular BBC World Service show Digital Planet. The Jan 14 edition features an item on the radio amateurs providing emergency communications during Australia’s bush fires The BBC description says “An app is helping Australian’s stay safe during the Bush fires. Fires Near Me was created …

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• 20 Januari

  Irish Amateur Station Licence Exam

  The next Amateur Station Licence Exam will be held on Thursday 7th May 2020 in the ComReg Offices in Dublin and at other centres if warranted by the numbers. The closing date for receipt of completed applications is Thursday, 23rd April 2020. See www.irts.ie/exam for full details on how to …

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• 20 Januari

  Bowater Credit Union donates to ham radio club

  The Bowater Credit Union has donated $1,000 to the McMinn County Amateur Radio Club (MCARC) The Cleveland Banner reports: Bowater Credit Union members Joyce Johnson and Bill Luecken W4WPL have each won a $1,000 Pay It Forward prize for their favorite nonprofits doing good in the five counties eligible for …

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• 20 Januari

  Contest Results

  Results of the IRTS 80 metres New Year’s Day counties contest have been published. Band conditions on 80 metres were good for the first hour of this short contest, but went downhill fairly rapidly after that. Stations in 28 EI and GI counties were active: Cavan, Longford, Louth and Monaghan …

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• 20 Januari

  AmateurLogic 139: Now With 2020 Vision

  Just how much faster is the Raspberry Pi 4? Tommy finds out. George has a free remote desktop solution with some unique features. Emile tries Vara Winlink. And Mike ventures into the “Box of Incomplete Dreams” for a QRP Labs WSPR kit. 1:21:07 to start 2020 out logically. [embedded content] …

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