Map of Italian Ham Radio Repeaters

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Andrea Nuzzi IZ8WNH has made available an interactive map of amateur radio repeaters in Italy 

By selecting a place of interest, the application displays the results on both map and a table. The data can be downloaded as a CSV file for programming your transceiver memories using CHIRP or ADMS (for Yaesu radios).

Italian Repeater Map - https://www.iz8wnh.it/en.html

4 metres and WG2XPN

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North American 4 metre Transatlantic beacon license for WG2XPN has been renewed for another 2 years, allowing operations until 2019.

Beacon Trustee Brian, WA1ZMS advises that the beacon is still operating 24/7 using its usual operating parameters (70.005MHz CW, GPS locked, 3kW ERP) with a 3-element yagi aimed at 60 degrees true North from grid square FM07fm. The QTH is 1280m ASL.

The beacon has been heard via multi-hop E-skip in the UK and across the EU.

The WA1ZMS 2 metre sister beacon also remains QRV on 144.285MHz.

QSL reports for either beacon are encouraged via the DX cluster or http://www.beaconspot.eu

New Greenlandic Beacon - OX4M

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Launched earlier in November 2016,  Bo, OX3LX/OZ1DJJ, has activated a new Greenlandic beacon OX4M on the air from Ittoqqortoormiit in HQ90AL.

The frequency is 70,047 MHz running 25 W into a dipole radiating North/South.

The beacon transmits PI4 + CW + carrier and has a sister beacon OX6M on 50,047 MHz too.