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From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Mar 24 2017 02:02 pm
Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2056 for Friday, March 24, 2017
Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2056, with a release date of Friday,
March 24, 2017, to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.
The following is a QST. South African hams take on the rising noise floor.
AM mode gets its day in the sun -- and you'll go nuts for the world's
smallest homebrew transmitter. All this and more, as Amateur Radio Newsline
Report 2056, comes your way right now.
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BILLBOARD CART
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SPEAKING UP (LOUDLY) ABOUT RISING NOISE FLOOR
PAUL/ANCHOR: We begin this week's newscast with this report on noise. The
noise floor is rising on the bands, and so are the efforts at mitigation.
In South Africa, a detailed study is about to get under way, and the South
African Radio League is in search of input and expertise to assist, as we
hear from Amateur Radio Newsline's Jim Meachen, ZL2BHF.
JIM: In South Africa, it's time to start making some noise - some
complaining noise - to help make the bands more hospitable for amateur
radio. The South African Radio League is forming a study group to monitor
the rising RF noise floor on the bands, and to identify ways to mitigate
noise from man made sources, that impacts the radio frequencies.
The radio league is collecting information from radio amateurs who may have
expertise, or interest in providing input to the study in preparation for a
workshop being held on the 22nd of April. The open meeting will take place
at the National Amateur Radio Centre in Cape Town.
For more details about the workshop on the rising noise floor, or to express
interest in being a part of the noise study, send an email to
sarlregwg-at-sarl-dot-org-dot-za (
[email protected])
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jim Meachen, ZL2BHF.
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FROM DUBLIN TO NEPAL AND BACK AGAIN
PAUL/ANCHOR: Call it a success! The Irish DXpeditioners who went to Nepal
are back home, returning with more than 30,000 QSOs completed, as we hear
from Amateur Radio Newsline's Jeremy Boot, G4NJH.
JEREMY: The Irish DXpedition, 9N7NEI, reports that it has completed its
goal of more than 30,000 QSOs during 10 days of operation, before going QRT
on March 19. The team's shutdown came just in time - it was right before a
major power outage, the team reports on its website. In fact, much of the
DXpedition was plagued on and off by power outages, electrical storms, and
noise issues. There were bright spots however, that had nothing to do with
a sky illuminated by lightning: Operators got to celebrate St. Patrick's
Day at the team's QTH at the Sojourn Himalaya Resort in Nepal. They also
played host to a number of guests, including three students and their
teachers from the Sweden's Sando Rescue College, who had come to learn the
logistics of setup and operations, especially with a dozen operators on the
air.
The team is grateful, of course, for exceeding its QSO goal, and counts
itself lucky, even as it counts those 30,366 contacts. All that remained
was the 22-hour trip back to Dublin.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jeremy Boot, G4NJH.
(9N7NEI WEBSITE)
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