Januari, 2020

• 17 Januari

  SAQ Alexanderson Alternator 2019 Christmas Eve Transmission Heard by More than 400 Listeners

  01/17/2020 The Alexanderson alternator 2019 Christmas Eve transmission on 17.2 kHz from SAQ in Grimeton, Sweden, was heard by more than 400 listeners. SAQ reported conditions were very good, with clear, dry weather, and the vintage transmitter functioned flawlessly. Lars Kålland, SM6NM, was at the key to deliver the Christmas …

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• 17 Januari

  Large-Scale DXpedition to Timor-Leste Planned for this Fall

  01/17/2020 The Lagunaria DX Group is planning a “large-scale DXpedition” to Timor-Leste (4W) in the October/November 2020 timeframe. “We currently have one team member in Timor-Leste negotiating with different ministries, companies, and accommodation facilities,” said team member Chris Janssen, DL1MGB. “Right now, we have positive feedback from all. We even …

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• 17 Januari

  WICEN hits the airwaves on the BBC World Service

  Australia’s WICEN NSW Forward Commander, Compton Allen, was interviewed on the BBC World Service’s Digital Planet programme where he spoke of the role amateur radio operators are playing as part of the emergency response in the Aussie bushfire crisis. Listen to the podcast on the BBC World Service on https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3csy67g

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• 17 Januari

  ARISS contact opportunity

  

  The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Program is seeking formal and informal education institutions and organizations, individually or working together, to host an Amateur Radio contact with a crew member on board the ISS. ARISS is happy to announce a proposal window which will open February 1, …

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• 17 Januari

  Puerto Rico ham radio operators on maximum alert following Puerto Rico’s earthquakes 2020

  At the end of December 2019 and in early January 2020, the southwestern part of the island of Puerto Rico was struck by a series of strong earthquakes, including six that were of magnitude 5 or greater. The largest and most damaging of this sequence occurred on January 7 at …

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