Tokyo Ham Fair 2021 is cancelled
Japan's JARL has announced the cancellation of the world's largest amateur radio event, the Tokyo Ham Fair 2021, which had been planned for October 2-3
Austria and Germany release new ham radio call books
The communications regulators in Austria and Germany have made new editions of their national amateur radio call books available for free download
VE2CBS Club Radio Amateur Sorel-Tracy
NFDXA
NFDXA is a small group of amateurs located in and around the Jacksonville area in Northeast Florida
Riviera ARC
Riviera Amateur Radio Club was formed in 2012 in Torbay, Devon, England.
HF SIGNALS
Manufacturers/QRP Kits
The Home of BITX transceivers. Founded to encourage people all over the world to become more active in amateur radio, analog electronics and self-learning. Building and modifying radios is a great education.
Revised copy of the Digital Operating Manual
Steve EI5DD has revised the content of the Digital Radio Operating Manual to include Northern Ireland Digital Repeater Systems and Digital Gateways
Braveheart on the move
We were happy to receive some news from our old friend Nigel Jolly. He has sold the Braveheart to a new owner who will make her available for amateur radio DXpeditions
Hot air and amateur radio
Members of the Helvetia Telegraphy Club (HTC) will activate the callsign HB9HC/AM in the air from a hot air balloon
MDXC presentation
The Madison DX Club (MDXC) will have a ZOOM presentation on September 14th. The program will be '6m Earth-Moon-Earth System Construction' presented by David Schmocker, KJ9I
A message to the examination candidates
On behalf of the IRTS Committee and myself I would like to wish all the candidates every success in their HAREC examination which took place on Saturday 11th of September
How many radio amateurs are there worldwide ?
In his YouTube talk of September 7 the RSGB General Manager quoted 3 million as the number of radio amateurs worldwide but where did this number come from ?
IZ7AUH.com
Official Site of IZ7AUH Mr. Frank
The KA7OEI FT-817 Battery Types
Radio Equipment/HF Transceivers/Yaesu FT-817
Operating the FT-817 from various types of batteries, such as Alkaline Cells, NiCd or NiMH rechargeable batteries. An useful article that compares usage of different types of batteries for the Yaesu FT-817
NZ Draft Repeater Maps 2021
NZART report the New Zealand Draft Repeater Maps 2021 are ready for checking. In this update only the UHF South Island map has been updated. The previous update to this was 6 September 2021
SARL Wednesday 80m Club Sprint
The fifth leg of the SARL Wednesday 80 m Club Sprint takes place from 17:30 to 18:30 UTC (19:30 to 20:30 CAT) on Wednesday 15 September
Groups added to DX Awards program
The WIA has added an exciting new feature to its DX Awards Program - Groups. A Group is similar to a leaderboard, but very much more flexible, and are available for all members of the Awards Program, not just VKs
Amateur radio association to conduct licensing class
Educational Committee Chairman for the Fort Herkimer Amateur Radio Association, Inc. (New York) Chris Bouck, amateur radio callsign KB4CMF, announces that the association will be teaching an entry-level Technician Class licensing course, from September 21st through December 15th, 2021
CW Pow Wow
The Peel Amateur Radio Group has been encouraging its newer members to learn the art of CW, and for us oldies, re-kindle whats probably a lost skill
SARL engages ICASA at spectrum public hearing
This past week the SARL presented amateur radio’s frequency requirements during the three days-long public hearing about the Draft National Radio Frequency Plan
Review of the Motorola 'MotoTrbo Ion'
The Motorola MotoTrbo Ion is a 'Solid Radio.' The build quality is superb. When holding it in your hand it feels heavy, solid, and unbreakable. The screen is bright and the colors are vivid
RSGB General Manager on YouTube
The Stockport Radio Society have released a video of a talk given to the club on September 7 by the RSGB General Manager Steve Thomas M1ACB
QSO Today - Augie, 'Gus' Hansen, KB0YH
Augie, 'Gus' Hansen, KB0YH, always had an interest in radio, but did not get his first ticket until he was in his mid-thirties
ARRL Audio News - September 10, 2021
ARRL Audio News - September 10, 2021
VoIP Hurricane Net to Activate
NRA - Nucleo de Radioamadores da Armada
CS5NRA - NRA Nucleo de Radioamadores da Armada - Portugal (Portuguese Navy Hamradio Club)
KY4WC
The WCARC is an organization of amateur radio operators in Woodford County.
Experiments with 160m antennas
Antennas/160M
Experimentin wire antennas on top band using several type of aerials.
This includes a 40 to 160 meters EndFed Half Wave kite antennas and 160m/80m loaded vertical antenna.
Amateur Radio at Ensor Park and Museum
The Kansas City Star reports on the amateur radio history at the former home of Marshall Ensor W9BSP and his sister Loretta Ensor W9UA
MacLoggerDX Version 6.35 released
Dog Park Software is pleased to announce that version 6.35 of MacLoggerDX has been released
Radio ham receives distress call from vessel
A Japanese radio amateur received a distress call from a vessel off the the coast of Niigata prefecture
AMSAT 2021 Symposium and Annual Meeting changes to virtual event
Due to the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, AMSAT has announced that its 39th Space Symposium scheduled for October 29-31, 2021 will now take place as a virtual event. The Symposium was originally planned to be held at the Crowne Plaza AiRE hotel in Bloomington, Minnesota
RSGB 2021 Online Convention trailer released
The Society has just launched a trailer for this year’s online Convention. It gives a whistle-stop tour of the programme that delighted 3,500 radio amateurs from 24 countries on the day last year, and a taste of what to expect from this year’s event
RSGB remote invigilation figures soar
This week, the RSGB passed the fantastic milestone of 4,000 candidates passing their Foundation licence via remote invigilation
Louisiana ARES Returning to Normal Status in Storm-Affected Parishes
Louisiana ARES Section Emergency Coordinator James Coleman, AI5B, said this week that Amateur Radio Emergency Service® (ARES®) teams in his Section “should now be on normal status, with the affected parishes’ status as appropriate for local conditions.” Emergency Coordinators in some hard-hit parishes have activated volunteers for relief and recovery operations. More than 30 parishes were affec...
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