Licence fees for 412 MHz spectrum
Ofcom has today set the licence fees for the 412–414 MHz and 422–424 MHz paired spectrum, which is licensed to Arqiva and Airwave
HamSphere 4.0 CW contest in November 2021
The HamSphere 4.0 Fall CW contest 2021 will start the 6 November 2021 at 04:00 UTC and finish 24 hours later on the 7 November 2021 at 04:00 UTC
Cuba publishes list of authorized amateur radio digital modes
After a four year wait Cuba's amateur radio regulator MINCOM has finally published a detailed list of the digital modes amateurs are authorized to use - all 321 of them
ARRL continues its efforts to preserve amateur radio secondary use of the 3 GHz band
ARRL President Rick Roderick, K5UR, in a written statement on the newly filed H.R.5378 before the US House Commerce Communications and Technology Subcommittee on Wednesday, urged Congress to direct the FCC to preserve amateur radio’s secondary use of the 3-GHz band
WBCCI RV Service Net
We are a group of Amateur Radio Operators who travel around the country in Recreational Vehicles and host radio nets to keep in touch with one another
World of Receivers and Transmitters
Internet and Radio/Online Receivers
A searchable database of online websdr receivers, lists OpenWebRX, KiWi SDR and WebSDR from all over the world, providing a web interface to search and filter links to websdr
microHAM ARCO Smart Antenna Rotator Controller
The ARCO is a modern rotator controller designed for reliable operation with virtually any rotator
Loveworld fined £25,000 for broadcasting harmful Coronavirus content
Ofcom has today imposed a financial penalty of £25,000 on religious satellite channel, Loveworld, after our investigation found it broke our broadcasting rules
French Guiana
Curtis, KC5CW, will be active as FY/KC5CW from French Guiana between October 8th and November 3rd
Spring QRP Contest
The Spring QRP Contest will be run from 12:00 to 13:30 UTC (14:00 to 15:30 CAT) on Saturday 9 October with CW and phone activity using 5 Watts or less
Child Protection Policy
The Irish Radio Transmitters Society (IRTS) have recently instated a Child Protection Policy. This policy reflects the values the IRTS holds in making this hobby a safe and enjoyable hobby for all ages, furthermore it underscores the IRTS' continued drive to involve the youth in Amateur Radio
SARL 80 meter QSO Party
The second leg of the SARL 80 meter QSO Party is on the air from 17:00 to 20:00 UTC (19:00 to 22:00 CAT) on Thursday 7 October
A new meteor shower
A meteor storm could erupt over Antarctica this week when Earth skirts a stream of debris from Comet 15P/Finlay, source of the newly discovered Arid meteor shower
ARDC grant provides ARESLAX with sophisticated noise location capabilities
ARESLAX, an arm of the ARRL Los Angeles Section, has used a $23,600 grant from Amateur Radio Digital Communications (ARDC) to purchase equipment that will help Amateur Radio Emergency Service® (ARES®) team members to locate and eliminate sources of radio frequency interference (RFI) that could hinder their operations
The UoSAT-1 story: ingenuity, teamwork and lots of favours!
UoSAT-OSCAR-9 (UoSAT-1), developed at the University of Surrey by Martin Sweeting G3YJO and his team, was launched into orbit 40 years ago on October 6, 1981
RSGB new exam online booking system available
The RSGB's new exam online booking system for individuals and clubs is now live
Delayed JAXA Epsilon Launch Set for October 7
The launch of a Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Epsilon rocket carrying several amateur radio payloads has been rescheduled for October 7. Launches on October 1 and October 3 were scrubbed. This would be the fifth launch of the Epsilon Vehicle. The launch will carry four amateur radio satellites into space: TeikyoSat-4 (TS-4), Z-Sat, KOSEN-1, and NanoDragon. On October 6, four addition...
Microsoft Releases Windows Version 11
Today (October 5) is the official release date for the new Windows 11 operating system, Microsoft has announced, but it will be a slow reveal. Radio amateurs may be eager to learn if it will run the station software they’re running under Windows 7 or Windows 10, and if they’ll need new device drivers. “We are not too concerned,” said Tom Wagner, N1MM, of the widely popular, free logging softwar...
20m Indoor Loop Antenna
Antennas/Indoor
This antenna can gets you on the air on 14MHz, and it has a useable frequency range. The VSWR is almost perfect at the centre-frequency abd the design uses no expensive components.
U.S. birthday celebrations
Members of the Grayson County Amateur Radio Club commemorate the of President Dwight D. Eisenhower between Oct. 9 and 17
North American QRP CW Club special event
The North American QRP CW Club (NAQCC) runs the special event callsign N3A from several locations in the USA and Puerto Rico to mark the club's 17th anniversary
Repeater interference
Kells Radio Club are trying to source interference to the 2 Metre repeater EI2LLX on 145.7875 MHz in Cavan and to Dublin repeater EI2KTR on 145.7625 MHz
Better protections from harmful online videos
People who use online video-sharing sites and apps should be better protected from harmful content, as Ofcom issues new guidance for tech companies today
JOTI and JOTA
JOTA-JOTI takes place from the 15th to the 17th of October, hundreds of Scout stations are taking part including many Irish Scout Troops
10-year-old is youngest French radio ham
The youngest radio amateur in France and the Overseas Territories is 10-year-old Florian Barret FR4UG in Reunion Island who holds the French HAREC equivalent license, which is the same as a UK Full
FMH Portable Operations Challenge 2021, result
The Portable Operations Challenge 2021 took place on September 4th and 5th and the overall winner showed what can be done from a great portable location and using very low power. With just six contacts and running at one-watt CW on twenty metres, Jack Haefner NG2E took out the top spot with a grand total of 615,924 points
Sisters earn ham radio licenses
The Midland Daily News reports on two sisters who got their amateur radio licenses - Kanushi Desai KE8RNA and Jashvi Desai KE8QHI
16th annual ARRL online auction gears up for October 8 kick-off
Get ready to bid and support ARRL education programming when the 16th Annual ARRL Online Auction gets under way on Friday, October 8, at 10 AM EDT (1400 UTC). The auction continues through Thursday, October 14. GigaParts is sponsoring this year’s ARRL Online Auction
Data on Number of Radio Amateurs Worldwide Needs Updating
The oft-cited figure of 3 million radio amateurs worldwide may need updating. That number was what the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) published in 2000 for the global head count. The IARU once regularly collected amateur radio population statistics, but stopped the practice around the point when the worldwide amateur radio population began to decline. Data available elsewhere for a few...
20 meter short loaded vertical antennas
Antennas/20M/20 meter Dipole Antennas
Loading is a way to lower the resonant frequency of an antenna radiator. This technique is typically used in antennas that have radiating elements that are too short for the desired resonance frequency. In this excellent article the author experiment loaded vertical dipoles for 20 meters band
We're 100 today!
Today sees special edition number 100 of Southgate Vibes, our twice-weekly amateur radio podcast
The BBC World Service has published its performance review covering the period of 2016 - 2020
During the period covered by this review, the total reach of BBC World Service has grown significantly, by 42 percent, from 246 million people on average each week in March 2016 to 351 million people in March 2020
ARDC gives grant to help students
Amateur Radio Digital Communications (ARDC) is helping high school Computer Science students become Makers by providing a grant to purchase Raspbery PIs and Arduinos
IARU Region 1 prepares for Workshop
On October 17-21 IARU Region 1 is holding a Workshop 'Shaping the Future' to discuss the future direction for amateur radio
ARISS contact is scheduled with students at various schools in the Prescott Unified School District, Prescott, AZ, USA
The ARISS radio contact is scheduled for October 5, 2021 at 11:08 am MST (Prescott, AZ) (18:08 UTC, 2:08 pm EDT, 1:08 pm CDT, 12:08 pm MDT, 11:08 am PDT)
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