CW OP Who Copied Titanic Signal Fan Page

There is a Social Media fan page that has been maintained for quite some time for Artie Moore, who copied the CW distress signal from the Titanic while sitting at home at his station in Wales and rode his bicycle ot the local police station to report it - and no one believed him. Moore became a Silent Key in 1949 but for a few years radio enthusiasts have gathered to talk about him, the Titanic and of course CW on the Artie Moore Amateur Radio Society fan page on Facebook.

Facebook Fan Page - https://www.facebook.com/groups/118053768802799

New SO-50 Distance Record

A new distance record has been claimed on SO-50. During a SOTA activation of Pine Mountain in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan on May 24, 2023 at 13:16 UTC, Joe Werth, KE9AJ, worked George Mamjis, MI0ILE, in Northern Ireland. KE9AJ’s location was EN55wu90gp and MI0ILE’s location was IO64wn80. The distance between the two locations is 5,584 km. The previous record on this satellite was 5,523 km – set by F4DXV and N1AIA on October 24, 2018.

NCDXF to offer $100k for solutions to deliberate QRM

If you tried to work the Bouvet Island DXpedition, you heard some nasty deliberate interference (DQRM). Well, the Northern California DX Foundation has had enough. They’re going to be issuing a request for proposals (RFP) to address this problem. Their website reads:

DQRM RFP Project

The Northern California DX Foundation recognizes the negative aspect deliberate QRMers are having on our hobby. We believe this is a problem that can be mitigated by applying amateur operators’ vast knowledge and receiving tools to good use. In order to spur research into solving the problem the NCDXF Board of Directors at their latest Board meeting allocated $100,000 to help develop solutions.

NCDXF will entertain grant proposals from individuals and/or groups that specifically outline their approach to identify bad actors. A group of directors led by Craig Thompson (K9CT) and Don Greenbaum (N1DG) will weigh the probability of success of these proposals as well as monitor the progress of the grantees.

Funding is available for R & D as well as implementation of the technology. It is hoped that manufacturers will also assist us with equipment and resources.

NCDXF will shortly outline specifics for how to apply for these grants.

More Information -  https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-23-449A1.pdf