2015-05-30

eHam.net News

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Radio Hams Tune In at Oldbury Show:

Posted: 29 May 2015 06:12 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/34697

RADIO hams will be tuning in at the first Black Country Radio Rally, on air

in Oldbury on Sunday (May 31). The event is primarily aimed at the amateur

radio community but the general public are invited to have a browse. It is

being held at the Portway Lifestyle Centre, Newbury Lane, and will feature

a radio talk-in, special interest groups. trade stands, bring and buy and a

raffle.

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Morse Mystery Message Challenge Delights Children:

Posted: 29 May 2015 06:12 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/34696

MORSE Code might be an outdated mode of technology but it still delighted

children at the Museum of the History of Science in Oxford. As part of the

museum's half-term activities youngsters got to learn about the Second

World War code and try it out for themselves. Called Send a Message SOS,

the one-day drop-in exhibit helped families decode the mystery messages.

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Fight Over Point Roberts Radio Tower Continues in Court:

Posted: 29 May 2015 06:10 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/34695

Few things could be more alarming during a personal phone call than

suddenly being interrupted by the sound of yelling on a police radio. It

has happened in the past because radio waves, if they're strong enough, can

overpower home-based communications. The little-understood phenomenon,

known as blanket interference, is the reason a group of Canadians and

Americans oppose plans for five, 50,000-watt radio towers to be built in

Point Roberts. The powerful transmitters would be located about 400 yards

from Tsawwassen and its 23,000 residents -- but opponents have succeeded in

stalling the project for the time being. Tsawwassen resident Jim Ronback

said phones, radios, home stereos and TVs would be affected if the plan

goes ahead.

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