Alan Kung, BA1DU has released the latest operating schedule for the popular amateur radio satellite HO-68
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Top Spots Wide Open In 2009 CQ WW CW Contest
There will be fresh faces in the winner's circle this year for the 2009 running of the CQ WW DX CW Contest, as the defending champs in the Single Operator High Power, Low Power and QRP categories won't be making a repeat effort, along with the 2008 Multi-Two category. Join radio-sport.net as we kick off our CQ WW CW coverage this week!
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HI3TEJ Falls, UA9AM Takes Over radio-sport.net #1
After his entry in the 2009 CQ WW SSB Contest was reclassified from Low Power to Assisted, Teddy Jiminez HI3TEJ has dropped out of the lead in the radio-sport.net Single Operator World Standings, clearing the way for Yuri Kurinyi UA9AM to grab the top spot, with a narrow lead over Yuri Onipko VE3DZ.
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5B4AII (RW3QC) Tops Russian DX Claimed Score
The official release of claimed scores from the 2009 Russian DX Contest shows Jack Danielyan RW3QC, who operated as 5B4AII from Cyprus, with a commanding lead in the Single Operator High Power Mixed category, as he looks to repeat his win of 2008. The scores also gave us some clues on who may claim top qualifying points for the 2010 WRTC.
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Island Hoppers Battle In 2008 IOTA
The last weekend in July is here, which means dozens of expeditions to islands around the world for the 2008 Islands On The Air Contest. Last year's test set a new record with almost 2,000 submitted logs and contest sponsors hope some better conditions on the high bands will mean a repeat performance.
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PVRC Lays Out Initial Sked For Contest Webinars
Taking the lead on internet presentations, the Potomac Valley Radio Club has set out an initial schedule for contest related webinars in June, July and August of this year. Club leaders say it's just the start of a series of web conferences geared towards contesting topics that will be open to anyone around the world.
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G5RV Optimization
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Optimising a typical G5RV antenna by VK1OD