Virgin Island Amateur Radio Group bolsters repeater infrastructure
An ARDC grant will enable the group to purchase backup repeaters, improve repeater coverage, and train and outfit new hams
YOTA in December, bringing young people to amateur radio
Portugal's national amateur radio society REP has been actively promoting the YOTA month which is aimed at young people and takes place in December
Novel SSB transceiver design with only seven transistors
Ryan Flowers W7RLF writes on Hackaday about a simple 7 transistor QRP SSB transceiver
FUNcube-1 (AO73) celebrating eight years in orbit!
November 21, 2021, marked the eighth birthday of the FUNcube-1 CubeSat. Remarkably the tiny spacecraft, launched from Russia on November 21, 2013, continues to work well having travelled more than a billion kilometres in space
Homebase 10
Antennas/10M
The Homebase-10 is a simple to make wire halo antenna for 10m (28MHz) built using parts available from the local DIY store. The resulting antenna is very effective on 10m despite its small size and light weight. Also shown is a dual-band version for 10m and 6m.
YOTA Month
December is YOTA Month when several youngsters from Member Societies will become active on the air with YOTA as suffix in the call signs
Radio Caroline - 30 years ago
On 19th November 1991, a fierce storm broke the anchor chain on the Ross Revenge. Battered and bruised and without power she drifted 17 miles until she ran aground on the notorious Goodwin Sands. In the early light of the morning her crew was helicoptered off and she was left alone to succumb to nature
Talking Tech Power Hour
In South Africa, this month’s Talking Tech Power Hour has special guest Eddie, ZS6BNE and he will be sharing interesting and entertaining insights into Rapidly Deployable Amateur Radio stations (RADAR) and ultra-portable stations
URE report on IARU-R1 workshop
Spain's URE says vision of recent IARU-R1 workshop is 'By 2031, amateur radio will be booming throughout Region 1. It will have evolved into one of the leading expert communities for science and technology enthusiasts'
Ham radio exams in Belgium cancelled
The REF HQ station TM0HQ has achieved first place in the IARU Headquarters Stations contest for the 6th time, the UK entry GR2HQ finished 7th
French HQ station wins IARU HF World Championship
The REF HQ station TM0HQ has achieved first place in the IARU Headquarters Stations contest for the 6th time, the UK entry GR2HQ finished 7th
Dayton Hamvention is a 'Go'
Dayton Hamvention 2022 is not just going to be a premier hamfest but a reunion, as organizers prepare for the first gathering at the Xenia Fairground and Expo Center in Ohio after two years of cancellations
Haiti International Friendship ARC to set up emergency communications network
ARDC grant will enable the club to set up HF stations to provide emergency communications to remote areas cut off by the August 2021 earthquake
QSO Today - Michael Johnson, WO9B
Michael Johnson, WO9B's ham radio career has evolved through a number of phases over the last 50 years that now include CW and QRP operation, with his dog, during CWOPs weekly tests from local parks in Milwaukee
ARRL Audio News - November 19, 2021
ARRL Audio News - November 19, 2021
Ham Radio Volunteers Support Communications for Tour de Lincoln Bicycle Event
CWops is Inviting Nominees for its Award for Advancing the Art of CW
CWops is now accepting nominations for its 2022 Award for Advancing the Art of CW. This prestigious award recognizes individuals, groups, or organizations that have made the greatest contribution(s) toward advancing the art or practice of radio communications by Morse code (CW). Candidates may be: - authors of publications related to CW
- CW recruiters, trainers, mentors, coaches, and instructors
- pub...
Nevada Amateur Radio Repeaters, Inc
NARRI is to promote the development of amateur radio repeaters in Nevada USA
A Low Profile 10 Meter Antenna
Antennas/10M
A simple vertical whip antenna for 28 MHz with three radials made of 8 foot pieces of scrap wire and a 102 inch whip
Ofcom fines two phone companies £35,000 for ‘slamming’
Ofcom has fined Guaranteed Telecom and Met Technologies a combined total of £35,000 after we found they took over the home phone services of more than a hundred people in total without their permission
ARRL announces Director election results
The ARRL New England and Roanoke Divisions will have new Directors on January 1. The results of these three-way contested elections for Director were announced on November 19, after ballots were tallied at ARRL Headquarters
Visualizations show the extensive cloud of debris Russia’s anti-satellite test created
It’s going to be a problem for years, if not decades - Satellite trackers have been working overtime to figure out just how much dangerous debris Russia created when it destroyed one of its own satellites early Monday — and the picture they’ve painted looks bleak
New RAC Web Contest Log Submission System
The Radio Amateurs of Canada Contests and Awards Committee (RAC-CAC) is pleased to announce the implementation of a new contest log submission system for the RAC Canada Day Winter Contest: December 18
ISS SSTV Dec 1-2 145.800 MHz FM
Russian cosmonauts on the International Space Station (ISS) are planning to transmit Slow Scan TV images on 145.800 MHz FM using the SSTV mode PD-120
Icom IC-R8600 Review
Radio Equipment/Receivers
Review of the excellent ICOM IC-R8600 Wide Band SDR communications receiver. Featuring Direct Sampling SDR below 30 MHz Hybrid Superhet / SDR above 30 MHz.
NJIT volunteers at the New York City Marathon
NJIT’s Amateur Radio Club, K2MFF, has been volunteering at the New York City Marathon, often providing a large number of volunteers for the event. This year, nearly 10 percent of the amateur radio operators at the event were part of the NJIT community
Grant: Expanding Multi-state, 5 GHz Microwave Network in Rockies and Outfitting Communication Trailers
RHMAM's microwave network is an infrastructure on which partnering amateur radio clubs and groups can access to enable or expand their repeater and Part 97 appropriate applications
Forget radio - Transmitting with neutrons
Throughout history, people have devised ways to send information across long distances. For centuries we relied on smoke signals, semaphores, and similar physical devices. Electricity changed everything. First the telegraph and then radio transformed communications
Ham radio operators remain at the ready to help in emergencies
The Ark newspaper reports on radio amateurs who share a common interest of serving their communities and speaking to people all over the world through the air waves
Emergency radio concept to support crisis communication
DARC reports the flood disasters in North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate have shown that functioning communication in crisis situations is of great importance, but not a matter of course
Former RSGB and IARU-R1 President G3BJ presented with award
The IARU Administrative Council (AC) recently presented the Michael J Owen Award to Donald F Beattie G3BJ and an IARU Diamond Award to each of Gopal Madhavan VU2GMN/M0GDB, and Ken Yamamoto JA1CJP
Russia’s Destruction of an Orbiting Satellite Raises Space Debris Concerns
Russia tested an anti-satellite weapon on November 15, destroying one of its own old and defunct satellites, Kosmos 1408. Launched in 1982, Kosmos 1408 was some 300 miles above Earth. Its destruction generated a debris field in Earth orbit that prompted the seven International Space Station crew members, including one Russian cosmonaut, to take cover in their crew capsules for several hours, in...
Registration is Open for the 2022 ARRL National Convention in Orlando
Ferrite Rod TX Antenna for 40m
Antennas/Indoor
No exotic claims are made for this antenna. Author just tried a few WSPR experiments on 40 meters and was surprised with the results. What appears below may inspire you to try something equally off-the-wall, to see what happens.
Southern African Morse Operators Club
The SARL Council has approved the affiliation of the Southern African Morse Operators Club (SAMOC)
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