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IARU President offers assurances regarding French 144-146 mhz proposals

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International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) Presdent Tim Ellam, VE6SH/G4HUA,
said his organization empathizes with the concerns of radio amateurs
worldwide regarding a French proposal to allocate 144 - 146 MHz to the
Aeronautical Service on a primary basis, essentially sharing it with
Amateur Radio. The band is currently allocated to Amateur Radio on a
primary basis around the world

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QSO Today - Dino Papas - KL0S

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Dino Papas, KL0S, leads the Williamsburg Area Amateur Radio Club in
Williamsburg, Virginia, using the leadership skills that he acquired after
26 years in the US Army

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Another look at the remarkable opening on 144 MHz from Cape Verde Islands
to Italy

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Back on the 9th of June 2019, there was a remarkable opening on 144 MHz
when D41CV on the Cape Verde Islands off the coast of Africa managed to
work into Italy and Slovenia. At the time, the reports were a bit sketchy
but more information is now available

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VK6WIA NewsWest

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In this broadcast: It’s HISTORY week - and we travel back 50 years to 1969.
We’ve got news on the 6m repeater - back ON AIR, RFI from the NBN, The 2m
band and aviation proposals from France

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LABRE raises LED traffic light interference with ABNT

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Brazil's national amateur radio society LABRE has raised the issue of
pollution of the precious RF spectrum by LED traffic light signals with the
Brazilian Association of Technical Standards (ABNT)

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40-foot Tesla Coil demonstration for Tesla Birthday Expo

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As part of this year’s annual celebration of famed inventor Nikola Tesla’s
birthday, a demonstration of a 40-foot Tesla coil will be the centerpiece
of Saturday’s event presented by The Tesla Science Center at Wardenclyffe

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New Orbitrack iOS app free for Apollo 11 Anniversary

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On the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11’s first manned moon landing, a new iOS
app – Orbitrack – lets you explore the universe of spacecraft in orbit
around our home planet today, using cutting-edge augmented and virtual
reality technology

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Propagation Report from Hannes Coetzee, ZS6BZP

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Hannes Coetzee, ZS6BZP, reports that the solar activity is expected to
remain at low levels