FreeDV QSO Party

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Amateur Radio Experimenters Group is sponsoring a new event during 27th and 28th April 2019 designed for people to 'come and try FreeDV', the new digital HF voice transmission mode developed by David VK5DGR.

The FreeDV QSO Party is all about getting on the air with this new mode and encouraging people to try making as many QSOs as possible with it.

The latest 700D version of FreeDV has performance characteristics that rival SSB voice while delivering the signal in less than 1kHz. To get on the air, you can use open source free software. Just couple your computer to your radio (the same interface you use for FT8 would do), and your headset and microphone to your computer, configure the program and away you go!

Waterfall images can also be seen on the AREG website.

AREG Website - http://www.areg.org.au



Australian Military Radio Operators Weekend

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Australian Military Radio Operators Weekend

2019 is the second year of Australian Military Radio Operators weekend. It occurs on the weekend after Anzac Day. ANZAC DAY Thursday 25th April is also a WW2 radio promotion day and is 2 days before this event. This year the Australian Military Radio Operators weekend is in honour of WINNIE-THE-WAR-WINNER wireless of WW2.

Frequencies and Modes for operation include:

AM and CW on ANZAC Day, 25th April 2019.

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Eurovision Song Contest 2019 Amateur Radio Special Event

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The Israel Amateur Radio Club is going to activate the following special event callsigns around the 64th Eurovision Song Contest:

Callsigns available will be 4X64S, 4X64O, 4X64N, 4X64G, and 4Z64EURO.

QRV on HF between 18th April 2019 and 18th May 2019 on CW, SSB, PSK, and FT8.

An award will be available as well. QSL via ClubLog, LoTW, eQSL.

More Information - https://www.iarc.org/livelog/