Former Tennessee Section Manager Keith Miller, N9DGK (SK)
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Experimental Station will Recreate 1906 Fessenden Transmissions
Experimental station WI2XLQ will be on the air on 486 kHz AM for the Reginald Fessenden commemorative transmission. Brian Justin, WA1ZMS, is the licensee. He will transmit for 24 hours starting at 2000 UTC on December 24, with a repeat transmission starting at 2000 UTC on December 31. Justin will use a homebrew 1921-era MOPA exciter with Heising modulation, followed by a modern 500-W linear. Th...
ARRL to Oppose Forest Service Administrative Fees for Amateur Facilities
The US Forest Service is proposing to implement a statutorily required annual fee for new and existing communications use authorizations to cover the costs of administering its authorization program. ARRL plans to vigorously oppose the imposition of the proposed fees on Amateur Radio. The Forest Service proposal results from requirements set forth in the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (aka...
RF Trap Resonant Frequency
Antennas/Traps
RF traps for a lightweight 40/30/20/17/15m inverted V dipole antenna for SOTA purposes and how you can use a modern antenna analyser to find the resonant frequency of a HF trap.
The Christmas edition of the Southgate Vibes amateur radio podcast has just been released!
Southgate Vibes is our twice-weekly amateur radio podcast
Pollution from Solar Panel installations
PV magazine reports SolarEdge, Growatt have been found in breach of Swedish electromagnetic rules, some products have been banned from sale
Seasonal message from IARU Region 2
George Gorsline, VE3YV, Secretary of IARU Region 2 has issued a year-end message on behalf of the Executive Committee
How to receive SSTV from Space Station
In this video Randy Hall K7AGE shows you how to receive Slow Scan TV (SSTV) images from the International Space Station (ISS) from December 26-31
Former Tennessee Section Manager Keith Miller, N9DGK, SK
Former ARRL Tennessee Section Manager Keith Miller Sr., N9DGK, of Rockvale, Tennessee, died of COVID on December 22. An ARRL Life Member, he was 75. Miller served four terms as ARRL Tennessee Section Manager from 2012 until December 2019, when he decided not to run for another term. He was licensed in 1981 and was very active in the Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) and emergency communica...
ARRL Headquarters will be Closed on Friday, December 24
ARRL Headquarters will be closed on Friday, December 24. The ARRL Letter will not publish on Thursday, December 23, and ARRL Audio News will be on hiatus on Friday December 24. There will be no W1AW bulletin or CW practice transmissions on that day. ARRL Headquarters will reopen on Monday, December 27, at 8 AM EST (1300 UTC). We wish all a joyous Christmas holiday.
Narrow-bandwidth Television Association
Narrow-bandwidth Television Association devoted to all aspects of early television.
The Basingstoke Amateur Radio Club
We are small club of individuals who like to explore and have fun with the many aspects of radio communication and technology utilising radio.
PIC CW Decoder
Technical Reference/Morse Code Decoder
CW decoder using a PIC microcontroller. This is a morse code decoder made using a PIC(16F88) microcontroller, this project supports displays with multiple controller chips
Space Weather
Our Sun has teamed up with SantaClaus to bring a solarstorm just in time for Christmas!
Frame antenna works the low bands
The lower the frequency of radio transmission, the more antenna that will be needed in general. [OM0ET] wanted to work the 80M to 20M ham bands and decided to turn to a frame antenna
Pandemic won't stop this Santa visiting
CPR News reports on a recent December evening, a white-bearded man wearing a red button-down shirt and a big red hat with a fluffy, white pom-pom on the end sat at his desk in Longmont
Internet radio is the new shortwave
On Radio World Susan Ashworth interviews Peter Skiera, author, researcher and founder of the Recommended Stations list
The RSGB National Radio Centre 80m net is reactivated
Whilst the RSGB National Radio Centre is closed temporarily due to Covid, the NRC weekday 80m net will be reactivated
WSJT-X Development Group Releases Version 2.5.3
The UHSDR Project
Technical Reference/Software Defined Radio
UHSDR stands for UniversalHamSoftwareDefinedRadio. The project provides the firmware to run standalone HAM transceivers. It currently supports STM32F4 and STM32F7 MCU based QSD designs.
ISS SSTV Transmission Set for Late December
Norway is Trying to Track Down 2-Meter Intruders
Norway’s International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) member-society, the Norwegian Radio Relay League (NRRL), is working with the Norwegian Communications Authority (Nkom) to stop intruders from operating on 2 meters. Unlicensed stations in eastern Norway are operating on 144.200 MHz, 144.300 MHz, and 144.650 MHz. NRRL wants radio amateurs and listeners to listen on these frequencies, log the deta...
Switzerland has its own AMSAT Organization
AMSAT-HB is the latest amateur radio satellite organization in the AMSAT fold. AMSAT-HB was formed in Switzerland on November 26. Switzerland’s IARU member-society USKA cited a sharp rise in interest in ham radio satellites in the country, as well as interest in the QO-100 geostationary satellite, Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS), and tracking objects in space. “More and ...
Carl Luetzelschwab, K9LA, Wins the December 2021 QST Cover Plaque Award
David Benoist, AG4ZR, Appointed as ARRL Georgia Section Manager
In consultation with ARRL Southeastern Division Director Mickey Baker, N4MB, ARRL Field Services Manager Mike Walters, W8ZY, has appointed David Benoist, AG4ZR, to fill the vacant post of ARRL Georgia Section Manager (SM), starting immediately. Benoist, of Senoia, had previously served in the position from 2016 to 2021. The former Georgia ARRL SM, Jim Millsap, K9APD, resigned for personal reaso...
Log Periodic Antenna for ATV
Antennas/23cm
Log periodic Antenna for 23, 13 and 9 cm bands. The LPA was built according to a design by DC8CE and is used for amateur radio television
Top Amateur Radio Websites - Issue 2149
A simple NonDirectional Antenna for 10 meter, Building the 5-element 10 Meter Yagis, Adjusting HF Yagi Gamma Matches, Quad Loop Antenna for 50 MHz, Keys to Good Code, 5 element Yagi antenna for 10 meters band, Troubleshooting Reversible Beverages
Satellite photos reveal worrying antennas in South China Sea
The New York Post reports that forests of antennas are popping up across the South China Sea. And they’re further evidence of Beijing’s determination to dominate the strategic international waterway
Georgia club donates license manuals to local schools
The Dalton Amateur Radio Club (DARC) in Dalton, Georgia, has donated copies of the ARRL Ham Radio License Manual to several schools in its service area. The materials will be available in the schools’ media centers
Boeing and Airbus warn US over 5G safety concerns
BBC News report that bosses from the world's two biggest plane makers have called on the US government to delay the rollout of new 5G phone services
New Chinese amateur radio satellite could launch on December 25
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ARISS SSTV event scheduled for Dec 26
An ARISS Slow Scan TV (SSTV) event is scheduled from the International Space Station (ISS). The event is slated to begin on December 26 at 18:25 UTC for setup and operation and continue until December 31 ending at 17:05 UTC. Dates and times subject to change due to ISS operational adjustments
Design Your Ideal Ham Radio Shack with Dave W7UUU
'Ham Radio Perspectives' interviews Dave, W7UUU, who lost his amateur radio shack in a fire and built a new one based on terrific principles for all hams
N7UW University Amateur Radio Club
Laramie WY
Florence RadioFest
The Florence RadioFest is a popular hamfest organized by local ham radio club in Florence Italy that includes a large Flea-maket, main ham radio dealers and shops, and features technical workshops, a homebrew contest and prize-giving.
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