AMATEUR RADIO NEWS

Dayton Hamvention Saturday Roundup

Hamvention Saturday got off to a rousing start. By late morning the aisles in the indoor exhibitor areas were crowded to the point where movement was difficult at best.

Sunday, 19th May 2013

Israeli Amateurs on 5 MHz:

The Israeli radio regulator has decided to grant 5 MHz temporary permissions on an individual application basis. Eight channels are available to General and Extra Class license holders.

Heard Island DXpedition rescheduled

The planned DXpedition to Heard Island has been rescheduled for January, 2015. The primary reason for this decision was the cost of using the preferred vessel, the Marion Dufresne to put the team on Heard Island for the required time

5 MHz operation already showing interesting propagation paths

A large number of South African Radio League members have already registered to operate on the 5MHz band

WIA 'High Power Trial' submission

The Wireless Institute of Australia has lodged a submission to the ACMA, Australia's regulator, concerning the High Power Trial

DX'ing from the Black Hole 2

A six session presentation sponsored by NIDXA and DX-u, in conjunction with the 61st W9DXCC DX Convention

Honduran IOTA DXpedition

Dan, HM2DMR, plans to activate the following Honduran IOTA Islands between late May to July (dates depend on Navy permission)

South Sudan

As part of the April 2, 2013, visit to South Sudan by a delegation headed by the Foreign Minister of Finland, several supporting elements were discussed. Just three weeks later, there was a high-level presentation, with relevant endorsements, made to the South Sudan government

AMSAT Fox-1 launch date announced

NASA announced on May 13, 2013 that AMSAT’s Fox-1 spacecraft has been assigned for launch in 2014 on the ELaNa XII mission. The expected orbit is 470 x 780 km at 64 degrees inclination. This orbit has a lifetime of about 11 years

Propagation Report from Hannes Coetzee, ZS6BZP

Hannes Coetzee, ZS6BZP, reports that the solar activity is expected to be at moderate levels. The sun is peppered with several large sunspots but only AR1748 has a delta class magnetic field that harbours enough energy for X-class flares

PJ4 in CQWW WPX CW Contest

Members of the PJ4G club station will be active from the 'Radio House' on Bonaire (SA-006, WLOTA LH-1279) during the CQWW WPX CW Contest (May 25-26th)

Dayton Hamvention Saturday Roundup [ARRL]

WIA Submission to ACMA on High Power Trial: [eHam.net News]

Peter Brown, VK4PJ (SK): [eHam.net News]

Region Tunes in to Hamvention: [eHam.net News]

Smartphone Satellites Snap Some Amazing Photos: [eHam.net News]

Fallout from Huge Solar Flare to Sideswipe Earth: [eHam.net News]

All ready for GAREC 2013 [Southgate ARC]

Now Israel on 5 MHz - with 8 channels [Southgate ARC]

434 MHz and 438 MHz balloon launches today [Southgate ARC]

Geoparks Communication Weekend [Southgate ARC]

Rotarians Of Amateur Radio special event station CR6RI [Southgate ARC]

Newton le Willows Amateur Radio Club finally resurrected! [Southgate ARC]

Ham Radio your free social network tool [Southgate ARC]

Propagation de K7RA [Southgate ARC]

Propagation Forecast Bulletin #20 de K7RA: [eHam.net News]

YOUTUBE VIDEOS

Sunday, 19th May 2013

Ham radio activation

Clubstation ON4WLR activates their first Belgian Flora and Fauna in ONFF-113 (Lommelse Sahara)

FLICKR

NEWSPAPERS

Saturday, 18th May 2013

Ham Radio your free social network tool - Southgate Amateur Radio Club

Ham Radio your free social network toolSouthgate Amateur Radio ClubApart from being involved in social service, which gives the satisfaction of being able to save lives and help people in distress, amateur radio provides an opportunity to scan the radio waves to communicate with fellow Hams across the world, even in ...... [continue]

Friday, 17th May 2013

Dayton Hamvention draws international ham radio operators - Southgate Amateur Radio Club

Dayton Hamvention draws international ham radio operatorsSouthgate Amateur Radio ClubDayton Hamvention draws international ham radio operators. The Dayton Daily News reports nearly 25,000 amateur radio operators from around the globe will visit Dayton this weekend for the 62nd annual Hamvention. The event, held Friday through Sunday ...Dayton is ho... [continue]

Thursday, 16th May 2013

MAREA: Ham Radio Robotics - Southgate Amateur Radio Club

MAREA: Ham Radio RoboticsSouthgate Amateur Radio ClubThe APRS packet with the attached commands is sent from a “mission control” school via the terrestrial APRS network or, when possible, even via the Amateur Radio station on the passing International Space Station (ISS), to a “ground station” school.... [continue]

Wednesday, 15th May 2013

Glenview man explored the world via ham radio - Chicago Tribune

Glenview man explored the world via ham radioChicago TribuneThe longtime Glenview resident was recently named by the National Association for Amateur Radio's QST magazine as one of the top three radio amateurs, having made contact with fellow radio operators in 394 designated geographic locations, known as ...... [continue]

Monday, 13th May 2013

Local ham radio club hosting station for Armed Forces Day - North Texas e-News

Local ham radio club hosting station for Armed Forces DayNorth Texas e-NewsSHERMAN, Texas – The Grayson County Amateur Radio Club (GCARC) will be hosting a special event radio station in honor of Armed Forces Day on Saturday, May 18, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Perrin AFB Museum in Denison. The radio station ...... [continue]

HAM RADIO PODCASTS

DX CLUSTER SPOTS

SpotterFreq.DXGMTPref.
WB1DXD14007.1 4J20RO 21194J
YV5HNJ21234.9 DL0LA 2119DL
VK3HJ7022.0 DJ75FOC 2119DJ
DF4IY14007.0 4J20RO 21194J
RA2FT14024.9 4X75FOC 21194X
JR1UMM14182.0 D3AA 2118D3
PY2II14254.0 DL3JH 2118DL
IZ2ACD18080.9 VP5/W5CW 2118VP5
YV5HNJ231234.9 DL0LA 2118DL
N1RA18082.1 VQ975FOC/MM 2117VQ9
PY2II21230.0 DL3JH 2117DL
N3DB50110.0 KP4EIT 2117KP4
IW2JWD21284.9 9H1EI 21179H
HA9RT10107.0 VK2DX 2117VK2
PJ2LS14141.0 VK2GWK 2117VK2
RW3WA7021.0 IS0FOC 2117IS
FG5FR14012.1 4X4FOC 21174X
RA6ARI14023.0 HB9CVQ 2116HB
RK6CC7152.0 YL2GB 2116YL
IZ2ACD18070.0 YL2HX 2116YL

TOP HF SPOTS

HF spots from EU
HD8A10
T77BB5
T88AT4
GW100C4
GS4FOC4
IS0FOC3
9H1EI3
LY550W2
4J20RO2
YL2HX2
7X2GK2
VK7AC2
VK2DX2
PT2GTI2
DJ75FOC2
HF spots from NA
HD8A3
S57DX3
CU2KG3
VQ975FOC/MM2
HZ1TT2
9H5BZ2
S53A2
LZ1876SMB1
9H1EI1
IZ5HPQ1
LZ1TRC1
JY5HX1
4J20RO1
EA8TL1
CT2HTM1
HF spots from AS
FK8DD3
D3AA2
II2CJ1
TC19MYS1
G4VLC1
DL1AXX1
XU7TZG1
TA1/JH0CJH1
OE9MDV1
OK2RZ1
DL3JH1
5U9AMO1
RN4HN1
KH6FOC1

DX ANNOUNCES

PROPAGATION

Solar Flux: 132, A-index: 21
Solar radiation storms reaching the S1 level occurred.
Report issued 2013 May 19 1810 UTC

DateSun SpotsFluxGoes
May 19, 2013146132 B4.8
May 18, 2013198132 B5.7
May 17, 2013212136 B6.0
May 16, 2013186145 B7.7
May 15, 2013142146 B7.1
May 14, 2013144148 C1.1
May 13, 2013173150 B8.5
May 12, 2013145147 B7.8
May 11, 2013149137 B6.7
May 10, 2013154125 B5.4
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