Januari, 2020

• 8 Januari

  Radio ham submits obituary in advance

  The Herald-Tribune reports that on the off chance it would be of interest, 91-year-old radio amateur Bill Sexton N1IN submitted his three-page obituary in advance On receipt of the advance obituary Herald-Tribune reporter Billy Cox wrote a story about Bill Sexton: His favorite uncle Hale was a ham operator in …

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• 8 Januari

  Going Ham at GBEMS

  The Pocahontas Times reports some students at Green Bank Elementary-Middle School are learning a new form of communication – amateur radio The newspaper says: Members of the Eight Rivers Amateur Club and employees at the Green Bank Observatory have volunteered to help science teacher Stacy Landis teach the students the …

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• 8 Januari

  A ‘Ground Current Event’ in Norway

  On Monday, Jan. 6th, strong electrical currents abruptly surged through the ground in northern Norway, kicking off an hours-long episode of bright auroras and magnetic unrest. Usually, this kind of event happens in the aftermath of a strong solar flare or a CME impact, but the sun was totally quiet. …

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• 8 Januari

  DARC 70 Years

  The German national club DARC celebrates its 70th anniversary in 2020 and offers the award 70 Jahre DARC for contacts with the special event stations DP70DARC and DF70DARC. For the rules see www.70darc.club. Later during the year, DK70DARC (special DOK 70DARC for all of them) will also be active. The …

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• 8 Januari

  Tunisia issues personal licenses to operate

  The first three Authorizations to Operate have been issued to 3 Tunisian radio amateurs. These are the first issued since 1956   The IARU Region 1 site reports: 3V8HB, 3V8MN and 3V1MB will soon be on the air from their homes rather than being restricted to operating from a club …

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