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SARL National Field Day The second leg of the SARL National Field Day runs from 08:00 UTC (10:00 CAT) on Saturday 11 September to 06:00 UTC (08:00 CAT) on Sunday 12 September 2021 Statement: On-demand programme services – who needs to notify to Ofcom? Ofcom has today published new guidance to help providers self-assess whether they meet the expanded definition of an on-demand service (ODPS) provider and so need to notify to Ofcom, following changes to statutory rules Chamber announces Ham Fest Breakfast canceled Trigg County Chamber of Commerce officials in Cadiz, Kentucky, have announced that due to rising COVID cases in the county, the annual Ham Festival Breakfast has been canceled Urban Delta YOFF-0028 activation On Saturday September 11, 2021, YO3HJV and YO3HEX will activate YOFF-0028 - Vacaresti Natural Park. This is a very interesting protected area just in the middle of Bucharest More on Type Approval Draft Regulations The SARL had more discussions with ICASA this week and is now preparing a further response to the Draft Regulations and the outcome of the recent public hearing. Home built amateur radio equipment will, under the new regulations, once promulgated, not require notification Bilsdale transmitter fire: People still without terrestrial TV The Northern Echo reports the MP for Stockton North, announced that he had written a letter to Ofcom calling for a full inquiry into, what he called, the 'wholly inadequate' response from site operators Arqiva Award of IARU Region 1 Medals announced IARU Region 1 President Don Beattie G3BJ reports IARU-R1 are awarding Medals to six radio amateurs Deuel County Amateur Radio Club W0GC Deuel County Amateur Radio Club home page. Located in Clear Lake South Dakota. Our annual hamfest is the last full weekend in July. Lightweight 6 Meter Moxon Antennas/6M/6 meter Moxon Antennas This article is about a homebrew 6 meter lightweight Moxon antenna. Article includes a full part list, instruction to assemble the parts and pictures. Antarctic Treaty special event stations To celebrate the 60th anniversary Antarctic Treaty Signature, the Russian Robinson Club will activate the following special event stations (each representing a country that initially signed the Antarctic Treaty) between October 1st and December 31st during this event Mexico special event To commemorate the 211th anniversary of the Grito de Dolores (1821) and the 200th anniversary of the Consummation of the Independence of Mexico (2021), look for special event callsign 6I1M to be active between September 10-27th Ofcom launches call for evidence on net neutrality Ofcom has today published a call for evidence on net neutrality, as part of its review of how the current framework is functioning Big sunspots turn toward Earth Two of the biggest sunspots in years are turning toward Earth. Wide enough to swallow planets, the active regions are entering Earth's 'strike-zone', meaning any flares or CMEs this week would probably be Earth-directed GENESIS ham satellites among payloads lost in launch failure The GENESIS-L and GENESIS-N ham radio satellites were among several carrying amateur radio payloads lost following the failure of the Firefly Alpha rocket during its first launch on September 2 from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California Iceland start ham radio training in October Iceland's next course for their HAREC equivalent amateur radio license begins in October and ends with an exam from Fjarskiptastofa (Electronic Communications Office of Iceland) in December Software Defined Radio Academy talks on YouTube The Software Defined Radio Academy SDRA 2021 took place June 26-27 and the talks are now available on YouTube UBA asks are Foundation licensees full radio amateurs? Belgium's national amateur radio society the UBA asks: Are our ON3 [Foundation holder] friends also full radio amateurs? Weinheim VHF Conference The 66th Weinheim VHF Conference (10-12 September 2021) will be held online via zoom this weekend from Friday morning until Sunday evening. There is no registration required SARTG Scandinavian Amateur Radio Teleprinter Group The FT-817 Calibration Menu Radio Equipment/HF Transceivers/Yaesu FT-817 One of the interesting features of the FT-817 is that many of the conventional calibration settings that would have, in the past, been done using manual adjustments of coils, capacitors, and potentiometers, are done via software. Top Amateur Radio Websites - Issue 2134 Magnetic Loop Antenna for 2 meters, PA0RDT MiniWhip, J-Pole antenna for UHF Bands, 432 MHz 100W RF Power Amplifier, EME user guide by IK1UWL, An 8x2 Element Array Antenna For 144 MHz, F6GCI propagation New draft band plan for New Zealand New Zealand's NZART has published a new draft amateur radio band plan and comments are invited up until October 10 Brazil's Independence Day special activation CQ 7SEP September 7 - Brazil's Independance Day Special activation of ECRA's PR7CP station 2021 Review of the RFinder B1 Dating back to April 2017 with the release of the M1, Bob Greenberg's RFinder product line has both been around for a while and worked daily to create an 'ease of use' DMR Radio for Amateur Radio Operators SDR Live Stream On Tuesday, the 7th of September 2021, from 2000 local time, the South Dublin Radio Club EI2SDR will host a Live Stream and Virtual Open Night. There will be two complimentary elements to this event Special event - Transatlantic Tests of 1921 Mark your calendar. 2021 marks the 100th year anniversary of the historic Trans-atlantic Tests where radio amateurs using the callsign 1BCG were responsible for the first successful radio communication across the Atlantic Ocean on 'short waves' Double Quad Antenna for VHF UHF Antennas/VHF UHF The structure of this dual band VHF UHF antenna is very simple. It consists of two identical square loops, whose sides measure a quarter wave, connected together at the ends. A project by I5NZR SDR4Space Manufacturers/Software Defined Radio Software Defined Radio for Space Applications produces ground stations for uplink and downlink, Rotator computer controller with USB and CANbus Interface, USB Converters U.S. special event - Never Forget Members of the American Legion Post 10 Amateur Radio Club (N7ALA) will be active using the special event callsign N7F (Never7Forget) between September 9-12th. Activity is to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks Special event - We Will Never Forget Members of the Great South Bay Amateur Radio Club (GSBARC) [W2GSB] and the Northeast Wireless Radio Club [NW2C] will activate the special event callsign W2T from Fort Totten Park (Army Base) Queens, NY, on September 11th, between 10 am EST to 8 pm EST SARL Next Generation Beacon fund stands at R26 500 The crowd funding initiative to collect funds for the SARL Next Generation Beacon Programme was initiated by AMSAT SA. During the past week R1 300 was received from three donors including one from the UK Amateur Radio Pedestrian Mobile Handbook The Amateur Radio Pedestrian Mobile Handbook by Edward R. Breneiser WA3WSJ is available for download as a PDF HS18IARU on-the-air during September for IARU-R3 conference Thailand's national society RAST reports HS18IARU is now active on all bands to promote the upcoming IARU Region 3 conference Summits on the Air on WRCB TV WRCB TV reports on Summits On The Air (SOTA) an award scheme for radio amateurs and shortwave listeners that encourages portable operation in mountainous areas QSO Today - James Condon, AD4YM Jim Condon, AD4YM, listens for the most rare DX, signals from outer space as a radio astronomer, and keeps his fingers in the gear by collecting and restoring the best ham radio boat anchors