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11-year-old Jacob Hoschar becomes KY7HAM
Forks Forum reports eleven-year-old Jacob Hoschar’s amateur radio call sign is KY7HAM
First GI-QRP Convention
Advance Notice! The first-ever GI-QRP convention will take place on the 25th June 2022 at the Tandragee Golf Club, 11 Markethill Road, Tandragee, Craigavon BT62 2ER, doors open at 9 am
Observations of over-the-horizon (OTH) radar interference on amateur bands top all others
The volume of reports of over-the-horizon (OTH) radar interference from observers working with the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) Region 1 Monitoring System (IARUMS) dwarfs that of all other interference sources, the November IARUMS newsletter reports
Pandemic causes cancellation of IARU-R1 interim meeting in April
IARU Region 1 have announced they have cancelled their planned interim meeting in April due to the pandemic
Cheap devices emitting radio interference
Christmas is nearly upon us, the WIA, notified by the German regulator through our regulatory committee, alerts us to be aware of radio interference. One unfortunate side effect of the Christmas celebration is the dumping on our market of cheap devices emitting radio interference
A comet in the sunset sky
Surprising most forecasters, Comet Leonard (C/2021 A1) has suddenly brightened and is now showing up in sunset photos from around the world
Radio hams commemorate historic message sent to Newfoundland
SaltWire News Network reports on the commemoration by the Marconi Radio Club of Newfoundland of the 120th anniversary of the first reception of a transatlantic radio signal
Past ARRL Chief Development Officer Mary Hobart, K1MMH (SK)
Former ARRL Chief Development Officer Mary Hobart, K1MMH, of Ardmore, Pennsylvania, died on December 12. An ARRL member, she was 78
23cm band studies progressing in CEPT and ITU-R
The Chair of IARU Region 1 Spectrum Affairs, Barry Lewis G4SJH, reports on the work being done by IARU to defend the vital 1240-1300 MHz Amateur Services allocation
14-year-old Mily YS1YXI will be on-the-air during school holidays
Mily, YS1YXI, 14, the country's youngest amateur, plans to be as active as possible from the radio shack of Club de Radio Aficionados de El Salvador (CRAS)
Norway: Intruders in the ham radio 144 MHz band
Norways national amateur radio society, the NRRL, report they are working with communications regulator Nkom to stop intruders operating in the 144 MHz band
Netherlands regulator increases charges for radio hams
Norways national amateur radio society, the NRRL, report they are working with communications regulator Nkom to stop intruders operating in the 144 MHz band
RSGB National Radio Centre to close temporarily from Friday 17 December
Having considered the rapidly increasing Covid cases and the high transmission rates, the RSGB has reluctantly decided to close the RSGB National Radio Centre (NRC) at Bletchley Park until further notice. This is a temporary measure
ARRL Rookie Roundup CW Event is December 19
Interim SM Appointment Made in Virginia; Georgia SM Post Becomes Vacant
The vacancy created by the untimely and unfortunate death of ARRL Virginia Section Manager (SM) Joseph Palsa, K3WRY, will be filled in the Virginia SM election scheduled to occur in January and February 2022. The winner of the SM election will assume office on April 1, 2022. Former Virginia SM Carl Clements, W4CAC, has been appointed by ARRL Field Services Manager Mike Walters, W8ZY to temporar...
Observations of Over-the-Horizon Radar Interference in Ham Bands Top All Others
World Radio TV Handbook to Cease Publication
The EI7GL blog reports that publication of the World Radio TV Handbook (WRTH) will cease with the current 76th edition. For many years, the WRTH provided information about shortwave broadcast times and frequencies, but the number of listeners has dwindled as broadcasting has shifted to the internet. In addition, information on international broadcasting schedules and frequencies is also availab...
Jonathan Brandenburg, KF5IDY, Appointed AMSAT Assistant Vice President — Engineering
Past ARRL Chief Development Officer Mary Hobart, K1MMH, SK
Former ARRL Chief Development Officer Mary Hobart, K1MMH, of Ardmore, Pennsylvania, died on December 12. An ARRL member, she was 78. From the time she arrived at ARRL Headquarters, Mary served enthusiastically as ARRL’s Chief Development Officer, developing relationships that helped to grow the ARRL Endowment. One individual she invited into the ARRL fold of regular supporters was Joe Walsh, WB...
ST2NH Nader
Many satellites homebrew projects from the sudanese amateur radio station ST2NH active on satellites, ISS, HF phone and digital modes.
President Karami Radio Society
President Karami Radio Society. Amateur Radio Club Station OD5RAK, Tripoli - Lebanon
Yaesu VX-8DR and GPS
Technical Reference/APRS
Adding a custom GPS receiver to the Yaesu VX-8DR
The Netherlands special event
Lars, PH0NO, announced that he will be active with the special callsign PG44FF to promote the World-Wide Flora and Fauna award program
Monaco special event
Members of the Association of Radio Amateurs from Monaco (ARM) marks the 100th anniversary of the death of Albert I, Prince of Monaco (1848-1922) between April 1 and May 31 next year with the callsign 3A5M
Full-fibre broadband reaches more than 8 million UK homes
Fast, reliable internet connections are now available to more people than ever before, with more than 8 million UK homes (28%) able to get full-fibre broadband
Irish Radio Transmitters AGM
The South Eastern Amateur Radio Group reminds us that the 89th Irish Radio Transmitters AGM weekend will take place over the weekend of the 9th and 10th of April 2022 in the Woodford Dolmen Hotel, Kilkenny Road, Carlow
Suddenly, lots of sunspots are growing on the sun
The sun is experiencing a surge of sunspot formation
Updating of IRTS constitution
The Irish Radio Transmitters Society (IRTS) held a committee meeting on November 20 th 2021. Items covered were routine, however the following may be of interest to all members. One item on the agenda was the updating of the IRTS constitution
Ofcom public consultation on Plan of Work 2022/23
Ofcom has published the proposed Plan of Work for 2022/23, outlining areas of work for the next financial year
Morse code on Channel 4 TV Sunday Dec 19
RSGB reports the TV show Guy Martin's Lancaster Bomber features Morse code
ISS SSTV in late December
The ARISS team will be supporting Slow Scan TV (SSTV) operations from the International Space Station during the period of Dec 26-31
Sweden’s SAQ VLF Alexanderson Alternator Station Schedules Christmas Eve Transmission
On December 24, SAQ in Grimeton, Sweden, is scheduled to transmit a Christmas message to the world, using the 97-year-old 200 kW Alexanderson alternator on 17.2 kHz CW. At 0730 UTC, a livestream will begin on YouTube. Start-up and tuning of the Alexanderson alternator will begin at 0800 UTC. Transmissions will begin at 0800 UTC. Some test transmissions will take place on December 23 between 120...
ARRL and RSGB Announce Winners of Transatlantic Centenary Cups
ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® and the Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB) have announced winners of the 160-Meter Transatlantic Centenary QSO Party. The December 12 on-air event commemorated the 100th anniversary of the successful second Transatlantic Tests which contributed to the dawn of international amateur radio communication. Participating stations operating on CW at...
70 cm Helix Antenna
Antennas/70cm
Helix antenna 432/435 MHz 14 turns. This 50 ohm impedance antenna allows, when fed with 25/50W of SSB RF, to join the orbiting satellites like AO-40 and AO-10 very easily
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