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What We Can Expect from a 2-Element Beam Antennas/Theory Method, Units of Measure, and the Dipole Standard of Reference. This article helps in understanding where does beam gain come from in directional aerials like in example Yagi antennas. Yaesu FT5D FT5DR - FT5DE the new 5W C4FM/FM 144/430MHz Dual Band Digital Transceiver with advanced and innovative features SARL VHF/UHF Analogue Contest The second leg of the SARL VHF/UHF Analogue Contest will run from 05:00 to 11:00 UTC (07:00 to 13:00 CAT) on Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 November ZS18MOTH active from Thursday 11 November Armistice Day is held on 11 November each year and a Remembrance Day parade or ceremony is usually held on the Sunday closest to 11th November. This year it will be held on 14 November 2021. A special call sign, ZS18MOTH, has been obtained to commemorate the signing of the Armistice 103 years ago at approximately 05:00 on Monday 11 November 1918 Crozet Island DXpedition news The Northern California DX Foundation is pleased to announce it is granting 20,000 USDs to Thierry Mazel, F6CUK, for the 2022 Crozet Island DXpedition planned for December 2022 thru March 2023. Crozet Island is #3 on the ClubLog Most Wanted List world-wide and #2 in North America The impact of photovoltaics Seamus Ei8EP reports on the IARU Region 1 website that the 358 page Final Report on the Study on the evaluation of the Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive has now been published KIWI-SDR receivers back online Ireland's IRTS News report that after an heroic repair effort to some failed remote equipment, there are again four internet accessible KIWI-SDR receivers available in Iceland, covering the frequency range from 10 kHz to 30 MHz PAR Grant for the Howth Martello Radio Group Tony, Ei5EM reports that the Howth Martello Radio Group is very grateful to the IRTS for the grant of 800 Euro from the Promoting Amateur Radio fund, PAR. This will go a long way to enable the Group to upgrade the station equipment at EI0MAR Alike, but Not Alike: Broadcast vs Ham Radio Mark Persons W0MH writes in Radio World that experience in amateur radio can be a boon to the broadcast radio engineer Scanning frequencies Radio Scanning/Scanner Frequencies HF digital mode transmissions, voice transmissions in HF and VHF Bands collected in several XLS files by Relic Radio communications Top Amateur Radio Websites - Issue 2143 20m Indoor Loop Antenna, Small HF Antennas, 20 meter short loaded vertical antennas, World of Receivers and Transmitters, A Foot Switch for the Future, Aurora Forecast, Kuhne Electronic ICQPodcast - The Lost Tribe, the Pied Piper and the Executive In this episode, Martin Butler (M1MRB) is joined by Dan Romanchik KB6NU, Edmund Spicer M0MNG, Ed Durrant DD5LP and Leslie Butterfield G0CIB to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode we feature is The Lost Tribe, the Pied Piper and the Executive NRSI News National Radio Society of Ireland (NRSI) - News for Sunday the 7th November 2021 ARISS contact scheduled for students at Victoria, Australia Amateur Radio Operators in Silver Spring, MD will use call sign K6DUE to serve as the ARISS relay amateur radio ground station Special Dutch call signs for December/January On the occasion of the Christmas season, Raymond PA5DX, Wijnand PD8DX and Ramona PD9YL will activate three special callsigns: PA21XMAS, PD21SANTA and PD22HNY Virtual Ham Festa 2021 will be hosted by Japanese Hams on Nov. 13 JARL cancelled again this year's Tokyo Ham Fair due to COVID-19, but, unlike ARRL and other societies, JARL did not plan anything in lieu of Ham Fair. Therefore, some radio amateur volunteers formed an executive committee and will host 'Virtual Ham Festa 2021' on November 13, 2021 RSGB release more convention videos The RSGB have published the individual presentations in the ‘Learn more about’ stream from their online Convention Intermediate Bath-based Distance Learning Book now to secure a place on the popular BBDL online course for the amateur radio Intermediate exam Quad for 10 and 15 meters Antennas/Quad A light and sturdy Quad for 10 and 15 meters. Basic Quad antenna design considerations. Building and assembling a dual band HF QUAD antenna, designing and joining cross-arms and boom, assembling spreader and element wire installation notes. QST article. Scotland Ady, G6AD, will be active as GM6AD during his winter Scotland DXpedition in his trusty old camper-van between November 13-18th Radio hams' communications business sold The New Zealand communications company Jackson and Wills, founded in 1947 by radio amateurs Douglas Jackson ZL4GM and Maurice Wills ZL4GY, has been sold Disaster Airlift Response Team install new ham radio The St. Helena Star reports new amateur radio equipment has been installed by the Angwin Disaster Airlift Response Team (DART) Office of Emergency Management to use ham radio Winlink Amateur radio Winlink using the high-speed mode VARA will be used by the San Benito Office of Emergency Management as part of an emergency exercise simulating an internet and cell-phone failure scenario QSO Today - Courtney Duncan, N5BF Courtney Duncan, N5BF, has humble amateur radio beginnings in Texas where he earned a degree in musical piano performance ARRL Audio News - November 5, 2021 ARRL Audio News - November 5, 2021 3D2USU Online Log DX Resources/Logs Fiji Island DX Pedition Online log Remote CW Key Project Operating Modes/Remote Operations A simple DIY project for a remote cw key connected to your Flex Rig (actually it can be any other rig). On the remote side it uses and Arduino Uno board and a cheap HanRun Enc28J60 ethernet shield. On the local side it uses a key (better a keyer) connected to a serial port of your pc Hassayampa Amateur Radio Klub hosting November events The Hassayampa Amateur Radio Klub is hosting multiple events in November. After a year’s suspension, the annual 'HARKfest' Tailgate Hamfest, will be held on Saturday, Nov. 6, from 8 a.m. until noon at the North Ranch Escapees RV Park Man reunited with mother with help of Nepal ham Yesterday, Consulate General of Nepal Mr. 'Iswar Raj Powdel' felicitated our team West Bengal Radio Club at Embassy of Nepal for our Humanity service to release Mr. Dipak Joshi of Nepal who was in Dumdum Correctional Home, Kolkata more than 40 years and also reunited with his mother with the help of Nepal ham Last issue of CQ-DATV published The final edition of the free digital amateur televison magazine CQ-DATV is now available for download Getting started with FT8 In this video Hayden VK7HH shows you how to get started with the popular digital mode FT8 Ofcom statement on mobile phone repeaters In early 2022 Ofcom will extend the type of licence-exempt mobile phone repeaters that people are allowed to install in their homes Cannibal CME sparks auroras in California A rare 'Cannibal CME' struck Earth's magnetic field yesterday. The ensuing strong (G3-class) geomagnetic storm sparked auroras in more than a dozen US states including southern parts of California CW Activity Week starts Nov 8 The CW activity week organised by the Essex CW Amateur Radio Club (ECWARC) starts on Monday, November 8 Special event callsigns for 75 years Belgian Air Force in Belgium The BAFARA (Belgian Air Force Amateur Radio Association) has the great honour to participate in the 75th anniversary of the Belgian Air Force