Attendance dips at Friedrichshafen's HAM RADIO 2018

Organizers of HAM RADIO 2018 June 1-3 in Friedrichshafen, Germany, report that attendance at this year's show was down slightly from 2017  

The ARRL Letter reports: 

The official count of radio amateurs, Scouts, and Maker Faire attendees was 15,460. That's down by 1,650 from last year.

"HAM RADIO has confirmed its position as the leading Amateur Radio exhibition," organizers said. "It once again proved to be the Mecca for Amateur Radio operators from around the world, the place where the ham spirit is alive."

"Radio Scouting -- The Adventure of Youth Amateur Radio" was the theme for the 43rd edition of the international Amateur Radio exhibition. Deutscher Amateur Radio Club ... Читать дальше »

Public demo of emergency communications June 22-23

Despite the Internet, cellphones, email and modern communications, every year whole regions find themselves in the dark

Tornadoes, fires, storms, ice and even the occasional cutting of fiber optic cables leave people without the means to communicate. In these cases, the one consistent service that has never failed has been amateur radio.

These radio operators, often called “hams,” provide backup communications for everything from the American Red Cross to the Federal Emergency Management Agency and even for the International Space Station. Your community’s “hams” will join with thousands of o ... Читать дальше »

 DX-MB 2098 - 20.6.2018
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 DARC-Referat fuer DX
 Editor: Klaus Poels, DL7UXG

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5W, Samoa:
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6W, Senegal:
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