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WA7BNM Contest Calendar
July 1 -
RAC Canada Day Contest
July 4-5
Venez. Ind. Day Contest
DL-DX RTTY Contest
MI QRP CW Sprint
July 5
DARC 10M Digital Contest
July 11
FISTS Summer Sprint
July 11-12
IARU HF World Champ.
July 18-19
DMC RTTY Contest
CQ WW VHF Contest
NA QSO Party, RTTY
July 20
Run for Bacon QRP Contest
July 25-26
RSGB IOTA Contest
August 1
European HF Champion.
TARA Grid Dip Shindig
(Thanks, Bruce, WA7BNM)

 

Next BRATS Meeting
Tuesday, July 21, 7:15 PM
Pikesville Library
  

ARRL DX Bulletin

ANGOLA, D2.
Vasiliy is QRV as D2QMN and has been active using RTTY on 20 meters around 2000z. QSL via RZ3EC.
SOUTH COOK ISLANDS, E5.
Nigel, G4KIU now lives in Rarotonga, IOTA OC-013, and is QRV as E51SC. He is active on 80 to 10 meters using SSB, RTTY, PSK31 and some CW. QSL to home call.
ASCENSION ISLAND, ZD8.
Dean, KJ4GNB is QRV as ZD8DC and has been active on 20 meter using SSB. His length of stay is unknown. QSL to home call.
AZERBAIJAN, 4J.
Rashad, 4J9M has been active using RTTY on 17 and 15 meters around 2200z, as well as 10 meters around 1000z. QSL via DL7EDH.
HUNGARY, HA.
Sanyi, HA0HV is QRV as HG400HV until the end of 2009. Activity is |on all HF bands and 6 and 2 meters using CW, SSB and digital modes. QSL to home call.
ST. BARTHELEMY, FJ.
Conny is QRV as FJ/DL1DA ands has been active on 20 and 17 meters using CW around 1900 to 2000z. QSL via DL1DA.
REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO, TN.
Nicolas is QRV as TN5SN and has been active on 6 meters and on RTTY on 20 meters around 2100z. QSL via IZ1BZV and LoTW.

 

SILENT KEY
Jay Leikin, N3AMT
May 27, 2009

 

SOUTH AFRICA GIVES NEW PRIVELEGES ON 40 AND 20
South African radio amateurs will now have full access to the spectrum 7.000 to 7.200 MHz. In a government notice issued on Wednesday, June 10th, changes to both 40 and 20 meters were made final. In addition to the modification on 40, ZR licensees will now also have access from 14.225 to 14.350 MHz. The expanded privileges for South African hams is a direct result of negotiations begun in February of 2008 between the South African Radio League and that nations telecommunications regulation authority. (SARL)**

 

Ireland issues 500kHz Permits
Eight permits have been issued by the Irish regulator ComReg for operation in the 501 to 504kHz segment. CW activity within Ireland has been good with excellent signal strengths reported. Those with permits are now looking forward to increased activity from the west.

 

Southwest to test prices for Internet
Southwest Airlines Co. will start charging for Internet access on board four of its planes beginning Wednes- day. The airline said Monday it will charge $2 to $12 depending on the length of the flight and the type of device passengers use to connect to the Internet.

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