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
ARRL Audio News - September 3, 2021
ARRL Audio News - September 3, 2021
3Y0J Bouvet Island DXpedition Receives $100,000 from Northern California DX Foundation
The Northern California DX Foundation (NCDXF) has donated $100,000 to the upcoming 3Y0J DXpedition to Bouvet Island, which is set for late 2022. The DXpedition will be carried out by Amateur Radio DXpeditions, a Norwegian non-profit organization created for the purpose of conducting DXpeditions. The NCDXF is now the DXpedition’s lead sponsor. “We wish to recognize and thank the Northern Californ...
ARRL Headquarters will be Closed on Monday, September 6
ARRL Headquarters will be closed on Monday, September 6, in observance of Labor Day. There will be no W1AW bulletin or code practice transmissions. ARRL HQ will reopen on Tuesday, September 7, at 8 AM EDT. Have a safe and enjoyable holiday weekend!
Trapped five band EFHW SOTA antenna
Antennas/End-Fed/End Fed Half Wave Antenna
A trapped multi band end-fed-half-wave antenna for 40/30/20/17/15m.
Katherine Forson, KT5KMF, is the Recipient of the 2021 ARRL Hiram Percy Maxim Memorial Award
Increasing the interest and participation in amateur radio of those younger than 21 remains a primary effort of ARRL. Underscoring that focus is ARRL’s annual bestowing of its premier award, the Hiram Percy Maxim Memorial Award, on a young member whose contributions to both amateur radio and her local community embody the ideals of the Amateur Radio Service. The recipient of the 2021 Hiram Percy...
FCC Grants 60-Day Waiver of Part 97 Data Rate Rules for Hurricane Relief Traffic
In an August 30 Order, the FCC granted a temporary waiver sought by ARRL to facilitate relief communications related to Hurricane Ida. The waiver also applies to relief communications directly related to any future hurricane within the next 60 days. The waiver permits radio amateurs handling hurricane relief communications on HF to use any protocol that would comply with the FCC’s rules but for...
Coil-Shortened Vertical Antenna Calculator
Antennas/Antenna Calculators
You can shorten a vertical antenna by using a loading coil. This online calculator tells you how the amout of inductance your loading coil will need to have.
Amateur radio operator banned! Insulin pump 'interference' - was it from ham radio?
An interesting article in the media claims a woman's insulin pump is being 'potentially' interfered with by an amateur radio operator down the street. Was this the culprit, or could it be something more?
Amateur ham radio operators help LAFD keep residents safe during emergencies
Preparing for the worst and hoping it never happens - that's the order of the day for Michael Schlenker, who is perched atop San Vicente Mountain Park on a Saturday morning. He is a volunteer with the Los Angeles Fire Department Auxiliary Communications Service, which is comprised of more than 100 amateur ham radio operators spread across four bureaus
Recent IARU-R1 Political Relations Committee activity
The IARU Region-1 Political Relations Committee (PRC) has responded to two recent European Commission consultations to promote the amateur radio viewpoint
TM100AA - 100 years of amateur radio in France
For the 'centenary' of the first official authorization of an amateur station, the REF will use the call sign 'TM100AA' from September 1 to 15, 2021
ARRL responds to story of radio amateur told to remove his antenna
ARRL has responded to an Orlando, Florida, news story on August 23, 2021 by WFTV Channel 9 alleging a radio amateur was told to remove his antenna by the management of his subdivision following a complaint made by a neighbor
Hurricane Watch Net, VoIP Hurricane Net Funnel Ham Radio Reports to Forecasters During Ida
The Hurricane Watch Net (HWN) and the VoIP Hurricane Net (VoIP WX) were busy gathering “ground-truth” weather observations from radio amateurs as Hurricane Ida slammed into the Louisiana Gulf Coast on August 29 as a powerful Category 4 storm. ARES teams in Mississippi activated. Ida wrought extensive damage, especially in Louisiana and Mississippi, and left some 1-million customers in New Orlea...
ARRL Board Establishes Program to Cover Initial FCC License Fee for Young Applicants
The ARRL Board of Directors has formally endorsed a proposed program calling on ARRL to cover the $35 application fee for license candidates younger than 18 years old. The FCC is not expected to implement the $35 application fee schedule until sometime in 2022. The Board approved the “Youth Licensing Grant Program” at its July meeting in Hartford, Connecticut. The program concept, first raised ...
UTSOURCE.net
Shopping and Services/Electronic Components
UTSOURCE.net is a professional purchasing B2B & B2C tools in electronic components field. UTSOURCE provides different types such as IC, Modules, RF transistors, Electronic components, passive components
Seattle to host disaster exercise for community response to earthquake
Feeling pummeled by the pandemic? Try tackling a different type of disaster! Seattle's Emergency Communication Hubs and The Seattle Auxiliary Communications Service Ham radio operators are responding to simulated earthquakes on two different Saturdays in September
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