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
Motorola CEO says 4-year extension of Airwave likely, discusses U.K. investigation details
Motorola Solutions CEO Greg Brown discussed an extension for its Airwave contract with the U.K. Home Office and a U.K. investigation into its dual roles in Airwave network and the Emergency Services Network (ESN) project during an appearance at the Credit Suisse conference November 30
Polish radio amateur ordered to stop using Falkland Islands identifier from Antarctica
The Falkland Islands Communications Regulator has directed Polish radio amateur Sebastian Gleich, SQ1SGB, to cease his ham radio operation from Antarctica’s Halley VI Research Station on the Brunt Ice Shelf
Warrnambool HamFest
Hi, this is Stephen, vk3vlf, just wanting to inform you of a new event on the Amateur Radio calendar, the inaugural Warrnambool HamFest
Japan to recruit first new astronauts in 13 years to support Artemis program
Japan's space agency is set to recruit astronaut candidates for the first time in 13 years as part of efforts to support the NASA-led Artemis lunar exploration program
ARISS contact is scheduled for students at Technisches Bildungszentrum Mitte, Bremen, Germany and Carl Prueter Oberschule, Sulingen, Germany
Amateur radio operators at two amateur radio ground stations will use the callsigns, DN3HB in Bremen and DN6OE in Sulingen, Germany for this contact
Online Morse Training Course starts January
Pre-pandemic Morse training was done at Danbury Village Hall in Essex, now it's online so everyone can benefit no matter where they live
Radio history video - Transatlantic Tests
In this video ARRL Divisional Director Ria Jairam N2RJ talks about the 1921 amateur radio transatlantic tests
United Nations: Santa Claus cancelled due to COVID
The United Nations Amateur Radio Club 4U1A have announced the planned Santa Claus HF activity using the callsign 4U1XMAS has been cancelled due to the pandemic
The Gwinnett Amateur Radio Society
The Gwinnett Amateur Radio Society (GARS) is an ARRL special service club serving Gwinnett and the surrounding counties in Northeast Metro Atlanta. We are a diverse club with interests spanning all interests in amateur radio.
CW Keyboard and Keyer
Technical Reference/Keyers
A Combination CW Keyboard and Paddle Keyer.
It uses a single Atmel microprocessor, the ATmega328P from the AVR family, and a 4 row by 20 column LCD display module.
EURAO Party - Autumn 2021: hunting SES
The European Radio Amateurs' Organization announces a new party on the air, this time with the motto: 'hunting SES'. Remember this is not a contest, it is just a radio meeting with a few simple 'rules', better to call them recommendations
Consultation: Six Nations Rugby Union Championship 2022-2024 (Listed events)
Ofcom has received requests from the BBC and ITV for consent to broadcast exclusive live coverage of the Men’s Six Nations Rugby Union Championships for 2022, 2023 and 2024
Amateur radio Transatlantic Tests centenary on the BBC
The RSGB has tweeted that the commemoration of the century of the amateur radio transatlantic tests featured on BBC Radio 4
Andre Saunders GM3VLB SOTA Island Award
Andre Saunders GM3VLB was active in many countries as GM3VLB, G3VLB, 5Z4LK (5Z5LK) from the 60s onwards
IARU-R1: Shaping the Future
Following their recent workshop IARU Region 1 have launched their Shaping the Future program
Ofcom sets annual licence fees for paired 2100 MHz spectrum
The IARU Region 1 Monitoring System newsletter reports on a strange, somewhat washed out signal, 7kHz wide, that drifted slowly back and forth in the amateur radio primary 40m band
Radio ham's range boost for Pi Zero WiFi
Arsenijs Picugins writes on Hackaday about the work of radio amateur Brian Dorey G7OYX who added an antenna to the Raspberry Pi Zero 2 to boost WiFi range
IARUMS reports on drifter in ham radio 7 MHz band
The IARU Region 1 Monitoring System newsletter reports on a strange, somewhat washed out signal, 7kHz wide, that drifted slowly back and forth in the amateur radio primary 40m band
Clubs in Newfoundland and England to Re-Enact Marconi’s 1901 Experiment
The Marconi Radio Club of Newfoundland (MRCN) and the Poldhu Amateur Radio Club in England will conduct a modern-day re-enactment of Marconi’s first transatlantic radio experiment in 1901. December 12, 2021,marks the 120th anniversary of that accomplishment. On December 12, preparations will begin at 1555 UTC for receiving the letter “s” in Morse code at 1600 UTC. The letter “s” was transmitted f...
FT-817 Batteries for Air Travel
Radio Equipment/HF Transceivers/Yaesu FT-817
Three cell Lipo batteries for the FT-817 work really well, although not really sure about taking them on aircraft. The Lipos intended for use on RC Electric airplanes generally have a very low internal resistance and no internal protection against short circuit.
Top Amateur Radio Websites - Issue 2147
Spiderbeam VS Hex Beam, Scanning frequencies, What We Can Expect from a 2-Element Beam, Ten-Tec RX-350 Review, Build a Stronger 2 Element Quad, 80m Inverted-L 12m Spiderpole, VK-DMR Monitor
Comoros postponed
Members of the F6KOP Radio Club that were planning to activate Comoros Islands (AF-007) sometime between mid-to-end January in 2022 have now postponed their operation due to current Covid situation
Transatlantic test discussion
DX Engineering (DXE) has an interesting discussion video by Frank Donovan/W3LPL, John Facella/K9JF and Tim Duffy/K3LR, on the 'Transatlantic Test' which took place this past Saturday, December 11th
New VHF/UHF high-speed data ham radio equipment
A broadband HAMNET access in the amateur radio VHF and UHF bands - ÖVSV and the Vienna University of Technology (TU Wien) are jointly developing new hardware and software
60th anniversary of launch of first ham radio satellite
Inverse reports on the pioneering Amateur Radio satellite OSCAR 1, launched 60 years ago on December 12, 1961
EA1URO Union de Radioaficionados de Ourense
Radioaficion,satelites,APRS,DX,scanner,radioaficionado,PSK31,by EA1URO Union de radioaficionados de Ourense Espana
The Swiss Quad Antenna
Antennas/Quad
Rotatable Antenna with Phased Elements based on the orignal design concept of HB9CV antennas, is considered to have an higher gain than standard quad antennas. The Swiss Quad Antenna does not need any spreader or boom.
ARRL Audio News - December 10, 2021
ICOM ST-4002A GPS Programmer
Software/Radio Programming
Automatically input GPS location data from an Android device to the transceiver, Compatible with IC-7100, IC-9100, IC-9700, ID-4100A/E, and ID-5100A/E.
Comet Leonard is approaching Earth
Comet Leonard (C/2021 A1) is approaching Earth for a close encounter on Dec. 12th
EURAO Newsletter December 2021
EURAO Newsletter comes out quarterly, either in pdf format and as a website. Spread the word!
Licensing changes to support satellite sector
Ofcom has confirmed changes to change the way it licenses certain satellite systems
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