Workshop for amateur radio operators working to advance science
Come join HamSCI, the Ham Radio Science Citizen Investigation, at its fifth annual workshop! March 18-19, 2022 at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama
Brunei radio hams mark National Day
The Borneo Bulletin reports the Brunei Darussalam Amateur Radio Association (BDARA) ran special event station V8SJK on February 23-27 to mark the 38th National Day
ACMA amateur radio update: March 2022
Australia's regulator the ACMA has just posted the following update
Australia: Advanced ham radio exam syllabus to match HAREC
Australia's regulator ACMA has announced it will update the Advanced Amateur Radio syllabus by adopting the syllabus contained in CEPT HAREC
Ofcom release Special Event callsign Nov spreadsheet
In response to a Freedom of Information request Ofcom have released a spreadsheet of Amateur Radio special event station (SES) callsigns issued from 2014 showing status, issue date and duration Ofcom replied
FCC to consider radio receiver NOI in April
FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel has announced plans for the agency to launch a proceeding in April that would explore rules regarding Radio Receivers—not just transmitters, as is currently done
EA2CW QRP Portable radio setup
Operating Modes/QRP
A portable QRP setup based on 20/30/40m QRP CW-only SW-3B transceiver, 2500mAh 5C LiPo battery (147g), Hands Free Nanokeyer
Learning Amateur Radio Under Lockdown
Gurbir Singh M0KSN has made the full length version of his popular RadCom article - Learning Under Lockdown - available to read on the web and as a PDF
School students gain STEM skills with Amateur Radio
What started as a group of students studying radio and electric theory a few years ago has grown into an amateur radio and electronics club. Students learn about circuits, Low Earth Orbiting Satellite communications
Video of Software Defined Radios talk
The video of a talk about software defined radios given by Ria Jairam N2RJ to the Cal Poly amateur radio club is now available
Essex radio amateurs celebrate the birth of broadcasting
Local community news site InYourArea report on the 2MT Writtle cententary -'Essex Ham set up the modern-day equivalent of the original Marconi wooden hut'
Ukraine: Report on Elon Musk's Skylink terminal
Loren Grush writes in The Verge about her interview with software engineer Oleg Kutkov in Kyiv who has been trying out SpaceX's new Ukraine Starlink service
Radio amateur who co-invented Ethernet SK
The radio amateur who co-developed the Ethernet, David Boggs WA3DBJ, has passed away at the age of 71
ARRL Seeks Exemption from Proposed US Forest Service Communication Facility Fees; Comment Period to be Re-Opened Through March 31
ARRL has filed comments with the US Forest Service (USFS) seeking an exemption for amateur radio facilities to a proposed new $1,400 annual administrative fee. The USFS proposal resulted from requirements in the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (aka “the Farm Bill”), which directs the Forest Service to collect fees for issuing communications use authorizations based on the cost to the agency...
Joe Reisert, W1JR, Wins the February 2022 QST Cover Plaque Award
The winning article for the February 2022 QST Cover Plaque award is “12- and 17-Meter Antenna Design,” by Joe Reisert, W1JR. The QST Cover Plaque Award -- given to the author or authors of the most popular article in each issue -- is determined by a vote of ARRL members on the QST Cover Plaque Poll web page. Cast a ballot for your favorite article today!
Monitoring The Airwaves During Ukrainian Conflict
Radio Scanning/Military
This article reports and collect some frequencies used during 2020 Ukraine war and reported as being used by army forces. HF communications are still a crucial part of military communications and can ben monitored on web sdr radios available on the internet.
Belize
Bob, W0BNC, will be active as V31BN from Haulover Bridge, Belize, between March 5-10th
Retro and new tech combine in this hybrid ham transmitter
We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: the best part about holding an amateur radio license is that it lets you build and use your own transmitting equipment
ICQPodcast episode 371 - Improving your SSB contact ratio
In this episode, Martin Butler (M1MRB) is joined by Dan Romanchik KB6NU, Edmund Spicer M0MNG and Ed Durrant DD5LP to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode's feature Improving your SSB contact ratio
POTA - Ham Hill Country Park Somerset
Parks on the Air (POTA) is becoming increasing popular in the UK, Tim M7TLT made a video of his first POTA activation
Elon Musk’s Starlink system is now providing satellite internet services in Ukraine
The Creek City Times reports that Elon Musk says SpaceX’s Starlink satellites are now active over Ukraine after a request from the embattled country’s leadership to replace internet services destroyed by the Russian attack
Ukrainian, Russian radio enthusiasts battle over alleged Russian military frequency
The Kyiv Independent reports that the frequency of a suspected Russian military shortwave radio broadcast, known as the 'buzzer' for its recognizable repeating channel marker, has become the battleground for rival Russian and Ukrainian radio enthusiasts, who have been attempting to hijack the frequency to play memes and propaganda
Ukraine: IARU-R1 statement
IARU Region 1 has released the following statement regarding any radio transmissions you may hear from radio amateurs in Ukraine
RadioClub Odessa
Regional radio club of Odessa Ukraine
SCC - Slovenia Contest Club
Ham Radio/Clubs/Contest Clubs
SCC - Slovenia Contest Club home page. SCC organized WRTC-2000 and EUHF Championship organizer
Fldigi on the Cheap
Technical Reference/Sound Card Radio Interfacing
An FLdigi computer interface from spare parts made with a mic modification
ARISS contact scheduled for students at Carter G. Woodson Middle School, Hopewell, VA, USA
Amateur radio operators in Greenbelt, Maryland, USA will use call sign K6DUE to serve as the ARISS relay amateur radio ground station (telebridge station). The ARISS radio contact is scheduled for February 28, 2022 at9:43 am EST ( Virginia, USA), (14:43:53 UTC, 8:43 am CST, 7:43 am MST and 6:43 am PST)
Radio amateurs supply equipment to State Civil Defense
Brazil's national amateur radio society LABRE reports on February 24, radio amateurs from REER Paraná supplied portable communication equipment to the State Civil Defense
QSO Today - AF7KB and KC7YL
Michael Burnette, AF7KB, and his wife, Kerry Burnette, KC7YL, are both active in amateur radio, a board member and president, respectively of their local amateur radio club, and the creators of the Fast Track series of amateur radio licensing manuals, originally designed by Michael for Kerry
LRV - League of Radio Amateurs of Volyn
Ham Radio/Clubs/Europe/Ukraine
Amateur radio clun of Volyn Ukraine
Prykarpattia Ham Radio Club NGO
Ham Radio/Clubs/Europe/Ukraine
Ham Radio club Prykarpattia Ivano Frankivsk
PY2GN SDR Brazil
Internet and Radio/WebSDR
WebSDR Pardinho SP Brazil providing access to HF bands 160 80 40 20 15 11 meters bands.
SW-3B QRP CW RTX
Radio Equipment/HF Transceivers
The SW-3B is a Three-band CW QRP transceiver, Weight 180g, output power 5W at 12v, 2W at 9v, works on 40 30 and 20 meters band
ARRL Audio News - February 25, 2022
Rivne Region Radio Club
Ham Radio/Clubs/Europe/Ukraine
Radio club mainain in the city of Rivne the Repeater 145 MHz Tx 145.637.5 MHz . Rx 145.037.5 MHz
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