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MORSE Code might be an outdated mode of technology but it still delighted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