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Archive for August 2, 2007
Travel Funny
August 2, 2007 by kb3ljm.
A woman called and asked, “Do airlines put your physical description on your bag so they know who’s luggage belongs to who?” I said, “No, why do you ask?” She replied, “Well, when I checked in with the airline, they put a tag on my luggage that said FAT, and I’m overweight, is there any connection?” After putting her on hold for a minute while I “looked into it” ( I was actually laughing) I came back and explained the city code for Fresno is FAT, and that the airline was just putting a destination tag on her luggage.
http://www.snopes.com/travel/trap/congress.asp
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New look Canadian HF band plan
August 2, 2007 by kb3ljm.
We have been speaking a fair bit of late about bandplans, the why and how, well Jim Linton VK3PC tells us that “Radio Amateurs Canada” has released its proposed HF band plans which generally align with the IARU Region 1 plans but have some unique features. These mainly come in the form of notations to identify suggested frequencies or centre of activity for things like QRP, QRS CW, SSB DXpedition priority (14.190 - 14.200MHz), IOTA, AM, Global Emergency, Image Modes and Very Narrow Digital. Also among the proposals is an expansion of the DX window to 3.775 to 3.800 for two hours either side of dusk and dawn to aid Grey Line propagation. The draft plan can be read at: www.rac.ca/service/RAC_Draft_HF_Band_PlanR1.pdf
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Tokyo to Host World’s Tallest Tower
August 2, 2007 by kb3ljm.
Wired.com says the tallest broadcasting tower ever built is coming to Tokyo, Japan.. The 2001 foot high structure, which still doesn’t have a name, will host the digital radio and television transmissions plus a mobile TV network. When completed in 2011 the concrete-and-steel tower will be the highest free-standing antenna in the world. (ARNewsLine)
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