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Sparks from the Spa Newsletter – October 2006

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13 February 2020
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The Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC) Board of Directors has named Cary Rubenfeld, VE4EA, of Winnipeg, Manitoba, as the recipient of the 2019 RAC Amateur of the Year Award. The award recognizes “his tireless efforts to promote amateur radio in his home province of Manitoba, throughout Canada and internationally,” RAC said.
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13 February 2020
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12 February 2020
Successful 47 GHz Amateur Radio Moonbounce Test Reported
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Long Island CW Club/LIMARC Build-A-Thon
By Howard Bernstein, WB2UZE Local members:Bud, W2BUDJim, W2KFV (ARRL section manager)Ed, N2GSL John, AC2KZ Bob, KD2NFSNeil, W2NDGHoward, WB2UZE Peter, AA2VG Nick, KF2P Hal, WA2AKV Russ, N2FRBJohn, W2ABO Gary, KE2YKRob, AC2KQBob, W2OSR LIMARC: (Long Island Mobile ARC)Rich, K2KNBTim, N2RDBGladys, KC2YFTLes, K2TGWBerge, KC2SBO Remote members on Zoom:Aug, AG5AT Emil, N2EMI Rich, N5RWF Russ, K1RWT Paul, W5NWT Tony, N6PJ Stan, AE7UT Byron, KD9JFL The …
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3 June 2019 – n2rj
Museum Ships Weekend with the Long Island CW Club, aboard the Fire Fighter
By Howard Bernstein, WB2UZEVP, Long Island CW Club The Long Island CW club (LICW) supports and operates from the historic museum ship Fire Fighter which is a living and fully functioning example of the “blood and guts” era of an FDNY firefighting fireboat from New York Harbor. Present for nearly every maritime emergency in New …
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28 April 2019 – n2rj
International Marconi Day April 27 2019 Special event stations W2LCW and W2GSB
Report by Howard, WB2UZE, VP, Long Island CW Club What a fun event the Long Island CW Club (LICW) in partnership with the Great South Bay Amateur Radio Club (GSBARC) had. First let’s take a moment to review what this was all about. Purpose: Guglielmo Marconi had a training school in 1901 at Babylon, Long island, NY …
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16 April 2019 – n2rj
Guest Editorial – CW: What’s the attraction in today’s high tech world and how does one learn it?
by Howard Bernstein, WB2UZE VP, Long Island CW Club NOTE: Occasionally we feature guest editorials like this one. The opinions expressed are those of the author and are not those of the ARRL, Hudson Division or Division staff. We welcome all viewpoints here. If you’d like to have a guest editorial published, please contact us. …
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8 April 2019 – n2rj
W2BEJ, SK
It is with great sadness that we report the passing of Tony Pazzola, W2BEJ. Tony was one of the more active hams in the Eastern New York section and famous for his hamfest list. Tony was well-known and a very active ham, whose contributions included providing communications during the aftermath of the September, 11, 2001 …
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13 February 2020 – Thomas
The secret role of Beaumanor Hall
(Source: Southgate ARC) The Leicester Mercury reports on the top secret wartime listening station role of a Leicestershire mansion As we approach the 75th anniversary of VE Day in May, a Loughborough Library Local Studies Volunteer (LLLSV) tells the fascinating story of Beaumanor Hall’s crucial role in the Second World War. Many readers may not […]
13 February 2020 – Thomas
World Radio Day 2020
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12 February 2020 – Brice Avery
Encore – Classical Music on Shortwave
EUROPE: This coming weekend Encore – Classical Music on Radio Tumbril will be broadcast again at the NEW TIME in Europe of 11:00 UTC on SATURDAY on 6070 kHz by Channel 292. There is much less interference from adjacent channels at this time. There are two repeats – 19:00 UTC Friday on 6070 kHz and 09:00 […]
11 February 2020 – Bill Tilford
FTIOM & UBMP, February 16-22
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Loss of BBC Hindi shortwave service and listener reactions
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