Visualizations show the extensive cloud of debris Russia’s anti-satellite test created
It’s going to be a problem for years, if not decades - Satellite trackers have been working overtime to figure out just how much dangerous debris Russia created when it destroyed one of its own satellites early Monday — and the picture they’ve painted looks bleak
New RAC Web Contest Log Submission System
The Radio Amateurs of Canada Contests and Awards Committee (RAC-CAC) is pleased to announce the implementation of a new contest log submission system for the RAC Canada Day Winter Contest: December 18
ISS SSTV Dec 1-2 145.800 MHz FM
Russian cosmonauts on the International Space Station (ISS) are planning to transmit Slow Scan TV images on 145.800 MHz FM using the SSTV mode PD-120
Icom IC-R8600 Review
Radio Equipment/Receivers
Review of the excellent ICOM IC-R8600 Wide Band SDR communications receiver. Featuring Direct Sampling SDR below 30 MHz Hybrid Superhet / SDR above 30 MHz.
NJIT volunteers at the New York City Marathon
NJIT’s Amateur Radio Club, K2MFF, has been volunteering at the New York City Marathon, often providing a large number of volunteers for the event. This year, nearly 10 percent of the amateur radio operators at the event were part of the NJIT community
Grant: Expanding Multi-state, 5 GHz Microwave Network in Rockies and Outfitting Communication Trailers
RHMAM's microwave network is an infrastructure on which partnering amateur radio clubs and groups can access to enable or expand their repeater and Part 97 appropriate applications
Forget radio - Transmitting with neutrons
Throughout history, people have devised ways to send information across long distances. For centuries we relied on smoke signals, semaphores, and similar physical devices. Electricity changed everything. First the telegraph and then radio transformed communications
Ham radio operators remain at the ready to help in emergencies
The Ark newspaper reports on radio amateurs who share a common interest of serving their communities and speaking to people all over the world through the air waves
Emergency radio concept to support crisis communication
DARC reports the flood disasters in North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate have shown that functioning communication in crisis situations is of great importance, but not a matter of course
Former RSGB and IARU-R1 President G3BJ presented with award
The IARU Administrative Council (AC) recently presented the Michael J Owen Award to Donald F Beattie G3BJ and an IARU Diamond Award to each of Gopal Madhavan VU2GMN/M0GDB, and Ken Yamamoto JA1CJP
Russia’s Destruction of an Orbiting Satellite Raises Space Debris Concerns
Russia tested an anti-satellite weapon on November 15, destroying one of its own old and defunct satellites, Kosmos 1408. Launched in 1982, Kosmos 1408 was some 300 miles above Earth. Its destruction generated a debris field in Earth orbit that prompted the seven International Space Station crew members, including one Russian cosmonaut, to take cover in their crew capsules for several hours, in...
Registration is Open for the 2022 ARRL National Convention in Orlando
Ferrite Rod TX Antenna for 40m
Antennas/Indoor
No exotic claims are made for this antenna. Author just tried a few WSPR experiments on 40 meters and was surprised with the results. What appears below may inspire you to try something equally off-the-wall, to see what happens.
Southern African Morse Operators Club
The SARL Council has approved the affiliation of the Southern African Morse Operators Club (SAMOC)
Digital Radio Operating Manual
Those interested in digital radio can download a copy of the Digital Radio Operating Manual from the Galway Radio Club web page
Hacking Ham Radio for Texting
IEEE Spectrum magazine looks at an Arduino shield that taps the potential of VHF handheld radios for texting
Canadian special event CF3BP
Look for special event station CF3BP from York Region (North of Toronto) to be active from Nov 13th to Dec 12th, operated by members of the York Region Amateur Radio Club
Jeanette KN6DAD used WSPR data to investigate Sporadic E
The EI7GL blog reports on the recent TAPR PSR newsletter article titled 'Detecting Putative Sporadic E Propagation in WSPRNet Spot Records'
What Ham Radio can teach us about power efficiency
In her article Jennifer Sensiba K3JEN reminds us the 'QRP' corner of the amateur radio hobby has been pioneering doing something with almost nothing for decades
Radio ham signs to Cooking Vinyl for debut solo album
Radio amateur Dave Rowntree M0IEG has signed to Cooking Vinyl. His debut solo album is expected to be released in 2022
QSO Today - Nelson Farrier, NF7Z
Nelson Farrier, NF7Z, is a relatively recent new ham, a retired middle school teacher of STEM learning to children, and a graduate of the ARRL Teacher Institute
2 Element Wire Yagi for 10 meters band
Antennas/10M
A page with an embedded video about a two elements yagi antenna for 28 MHz based on the original antenna design by VE7CA
1922 wireless book available for free download
The 1922 book 'The Radio Boys' First Wireless' by Allen Chapman has a foreword by Jack Binns who was the Marconi Wireless Operator on the RMS Republic
Ham radio club given Defib machine
Australia's La Trobe University Student Paramedic Association has donated a Defibrillator (AED) to the radio hams in the Bendigo Amateur Radio and Electronics Club (BAREC)
BBC News reports on a recently licenced radio ham
John Emery 2E0HWE from Ashbourne, Derbyshire, got some good publicity for Amateur Radio in a BBC News article
Karl Meinzer DJ4ZC made DARC honorary member
Former AMSAT-DL President Prof. Dr. Karl Meinzer, DJ4ZC, who was first licensed in 1957 aged 17, has been named a new DARC honorary member
Space Weather and the Russian ASAT strike
Yesterday, Russia destroyed one of its own satellites, Kosmos 1408, creating a debris field in Earth orbit that briefly threatened the International Space Station
The future of the RSGB Convention
http://www.southgatearc.org/news/2021/november/the-future-of-the-rsgb-convention.htm
Emergency Radio Communications event in Switzerland
This year's Swiss Emergency Radio Communications event took place on November 13
Radio amateurs assist in rescue of firefighters buried in cave
On Sunday, October 31, the State Network of Emergency Radio amateurs REER-SP provided support in the care of the disaster that occurred in Altinópolis / SP
DMR Contact Manager
Software/Radio Programming
DMR Contact Manager is a Free software package designed to make it easy to maintain channel, zone, contact and call group information in these radios. It is fully compatible with the Ham-Digital and RadioID database systems and allows instant codeplug updates from a wide variety of sources.
DMR Contact Manager is designed for use with Connect Systems CS700/CS701/CS750/CS800/CS801/CS800D radios, as well as the Tytera MD-380/390/390GPS, TYT MD2017/MD9600, AnyTone AT-D868UV and AT-D858, Retevis RT3, and similar radios that use the RDT/RDB file formats.
Top Amateur Radio Websites - Issue 2144
2 meter Magnetic Loop Antenna, Receiving Cubesat Telemetry , Speech Processor, L-Match Tuner Build for QRP Operation, Power and VSWR Indication on the FT-817, MOTA Mines On The Air, 3DA0RU Swaziland
NewLogOSH
Software/Logging
Program for Amateur Radio use, features Digital modes such as FT4 FT8 currently implemented along to RTTY, PSK modes, DXCLuster and Radio interfacing. The database is built in the Sqlite environment.
VK-DMR Monitor
Software/Utilities
VK-DMR Monitor and Alert is a Windows desktop application that scans the content of the Monitor page on the VK DMR (IPSC2-VKDMR) repeater website for any callsigns from a user-definable list.
HS400OZ and OZ400HS celebrated 400 years of bilateral relations
Between September 1 and October 31 HS400OZ and OZ400HS were on the air
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