VicJam
The Scout Radio and Electronics Service Unit of Victoria has been busy setting up their amateur station at VicJam
Amateur Radio, Scanner & Linux blog
My place in cyberspace for thinking out loud about the Three Rivers Area Montioring Association and its Sunday evening Pittsburgh Area Scanner Net as well as ham radio and the Linux operating system
Tulip SDR
Technical Reference/Software Defined Radio
SDR Project for a compact amateur radio software defined radio trasceiver covering HF bands all mode. Website includes schematics, element PCB, pictures, movies, firmware and elements bom.
Top Amateur Radio Websites - Issue 2150
Transmitting Ferrite Loop for 80-160, Reversible RG6 Beverage Antenna , 160m Short Vertical Loft Antenna , Aircraft Scatter on 6 Meter FT8, APRS and Packet Radio made easy, Weather data visualization with the Raspberry PI, Two on 10,
Townsville Amateur Radio Club does Defence Welcome and Information Expo
theTARCinc will be involved with the 2022 Defence Welcome and Information Expo run by the Townsville office of Defence Community Organisation North Queensland Saturday 12th February at Murray Stadium from 10am
Austral Islands
Jacek, SP5EAQ, will be active as FO/SP5EAQ from Rimatara Island (OC-050, WW Loc. BG37oi) between March 2-30th, 2022 (if the pandemic permits)
Twenty years from now we might get a call from an alien
In 2017, a powerful radio transmission was aimed at exoplanet GJ 273b, thought to be able to support life. Its message, sent by the alien-hunting group Messaging Extra-terrestrial Intelligence International, contained instructions on how to understand Earthling math, music and time. If it lands on intelligent alien ears once it arrives in about a decade, E.T. now has our number
A message from the Sandton Club
The Sandton Amateur Radio Club would like to congratulate the West Rand Amateur Radio Club for winning the SARL 40m Grid Square Club sprint, the SARL Wednesday 80m Club Sprint, and the SARL National Field Day in Class A during 2021
The SAMOC Straight Key Night
The Straight Key Night runs from 00:00 to 23:59 UTC on Saturday 1 January 2022 and this 24-hour event is not a contest – rather it is a day dedicated to celebrating our CW heritage
NASA to purchase three commercial crew missions from SpaceX
NASA originally envisioned alternating missions between SpaceX and Boeing, assuming both companies’ vehicles will be certified around the same time
Amateur Radio Club bands together during pandemic
As the pandemic picks up speed once again and people are advised to limit their in-person social interactions, a small group of people are reaching out across the airwaves from Barrie to connect with others in a much different way
Teaching Arduino to Copy Morse Code
Technical Reference/Arduino/Morse Code
Teach Arduino to copy Morse Code. This project will produce a sketch that can actually copy the code that you send with your key, and additionally it will automatically adjust itself to your sending speed.
Barrie Amateur Radio Club bands together during pandemic
As the pandemic picks up speed once again and people are advised to limit their in-person social interactions, a small group of people are reaching out across the airwaves from Barrie to connect with others in a much different way
Radio Caroline 648 kHz now on higher power
Radio World reports Radio Caroline is now transmitting 4 kw of power following approval from Ofcom to increase its 1 kw output on 648 kHz
Former Tennessee Section Manager Keith Miller, N9DGK (SK)
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Experimental Station will Recreate 1906 Fessenden Transmissions
Experimental station WI2XLQ will be on the air on 486 kHz AM for the Reginald Fessenden commemorative transmission. Brian Justin, WA1ZMS, is the licensee. He will transmit for 24 hours starting at 2000 UTC on December 24, with a repeat transmission starting at 2000 UTC on December 31. Justin will use a homebrew 1921-era MOPA exciter with Heising modulation, followed by a modern 500-W linear. Th...
ARRL to Oppose Forest Service Administrative Fees for Amateur Facilities
The US Forest Service is proposing to implement a statutorily required annual fee for new and existing communications use authorizations to cover the costs of administering its authorization program. ARRL plans to vigorously oppose the imposition of the proposed fees on Amateur Radio. The Forest Service proposal results from requirements set forth in the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (aka...
RF Trap Resonant Frequency
Antennas/Traps
RF traps for a lightweight 40/30/20/17/15m inverted V dipole antenna for SOTA purposes and how you can use a modern antenna analyser to find the resonant frequency of a HF trap.
The Christmas edition of the Southgate Vibes amateur radio podcast has just been released!
Southgate Vibes is our twice-weekly amateur radio podcast
Pollution from Solar Panel installations
PV magazine reports SolarEdge, Growatt have been found in breach of Swedish electromagnetic rules, some products have been banned from sale
Seasonal message from IARU Region 2
George Gorsline, VE3YV, Secretary of IARU Region 2 has issued a year-end message on behalf of the Executive Committee
How to receive SSTV from Space Station
In this video Randy Hall K7AGE shows you how to receive Slow Scan TV (SSTV) images from the International Space Station (ISS) from December 26-31
Former Tennessee Section Manager Keith Miller, N9DGK, SK
Former ARRL Tennessee Section Manager Keith Miller Sr., N9DGK, of Rockvale, Tennessee, died of COVID on December 22. An ARRL Life Member, he was 75. Miller served four terms as ARRL Tennessee Section Manager from 2012 until December 2019, when he decided not to run for another term. He was licensed in 1981 and was very active in the Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) and emergency communica...
ARRL Headquarters will be Closed on Friday, December 24
ARRL Headquarters will be closed on Friday, December 24. The ARRL Letter will not publish on Thursday, December 23, and ARRL Audio News will be on hiatus on Friday December 24. There will be no W1AW bulletin or CW practice transmissions on that day. ARRL Headquarters will reopen on Monday, December 27, at 8 AM EST (1300 UTC). We wish all a joyous Christmas holiday.
Narrow-bandwidth Television Association
Narrow-bandwidth Television Association devoted to all aspects of early television.
The Basingstoke Amateur Radio Club
We are small club of individuals who like to explore and have fun with the many aspects of radio communication and technology utilising radio.
PIC CW Decoder
Technical Reference/Morse Code Decoder
CW decoder using a PIC microcontroller. This is a morse code decoder made using a PIC(16F88) microcontroller, this project supports displays with multiple controller chips
Space Weather
Our Sun has teamed up with SantaClaus to bring a solarstorm just in time for Christmas!
Frame antenna works the low bands
The lower the frequency of radio transmission, the more antenna that will be needed in general. [OM0ET] wanted to work the 80M to 20M ham bands and decided to turn to a frame antenna
Pandemic won't stop this Santa visiting
CPR News reports on a recent December evening, a white-bearded man wearing a red button-down shirt and a big red hat with a fluffy, white pom-pom on the end sat at his desk in Longmont
Internet radio is the new shortwave
On Radio World Susan Ashworth interviews Peter Skiera, author, researcher and founder of the Recommended Stations list
The RSGB National Radio Centre 80m net is reactivated
Whilst the RSGB National Radio Centre is closed temporarily due to Covid, the NRC weekday 80m net will be reactivated
WSJT-X Development Group Releases Version 2.5.3
The UHSDR Project
Technical Reference/Software Defined Radio
UHSDR stands for UniversalHamSoftwareDefinedRadio. The project provides the firmware to run standalone HAM transceivers. It currently supports STM32F4 and STM32F7 MCU based QSD designs.
ISS SSTV Transmission Set for Late December
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