Cooperation between Görlitz radio amateurs and German Red Cross
The DARC reports the cooperation between German radio amateurs and the Red Cross featured in a TV news report
Class E amateur radio license in ten weeks
Germany's 100 watt Class E license can be obtained after just 10 online study sessions
GENESIS satellites may launch Oct 3
After a year waiting, finally this Friday, September 3, at 01:00 UTC the digital GENESIS satellites are expected to launch from Vanderberg AFB aboard Firefly's Alpha rocket in its maiden flight
Study shows contesters are aging
Frank Howell K4FMH has provided a detailed analysis of entrants to the ARRL Sweepstakes Contests for the past 20 years, it shows those taking part in the contest are now predominantly over 65
EMF: Understanding the changes to the FCC RF exposure rules
Learn whether these changes affect your station, and how you can easily evaluate it to comply with FCC regulations regarding RF exposure
Thailand has fourth highest number of radio amateurs
In their report submitted to the 2021 IARU Region 3 Conference Thailand's national amateur radio society RAST reported there were 82,771 licensed radio amateurs in the country, population 69 million
Job Openings at ARRL Headquarters
ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® has the following employment opportunities at ARRL headquarters in Newington, Connecticut. Qualified candidates are invited to email a cover letter and resume to ARRL Human Resources. Visit the ARRL Employment Opportunities page for more information. - Acquisitions Editor
- Assistant Marketing Manager
- Director of Emergency Management
- Director of Infor...
GW6GW Blackwood and District Amateur Radio Society
Official website of blackwood
Multiband End-fed 80-10m Antenna
Antennas/End-Fed
A multi band antenna for HF band capable to operate from 10 to 80 meters band depending on wire lenght loaded with a small inductance neat the feed end.
Amateur radio class coming up in person, online
The Humboldt Amateur Radio Club in Eureka, CA, is offering a class to prepare students for the Amateur Radio Technician Class license examination
Building a hundred-year-old radio transmitter
Our Hackaday team is spread across the world, but remains in easy contact through the magic of the Internet. A number of us hold amateur radio callsigns, so could with a bit of effort and expenditure do the same over the airwaves. A hundred years ago this would have seemed barely conceivable as amateurs were restricted to the then-considered-unusable HF frequencies
Germany cuts the cost of amateur radio exams
It has been announced in Germany's Federal Law Gazette that the cost of amateur radio exams will be sharply reduced from October 1, 2021
Study on amateur radio in Brazil
LABRE reports Ricardo Benedito PY2QB has released a study on the current state of amateur radio in Brazil, the report notes there is little growth and a high prevalence of males
FEMA Announces HF Interoperability Activity on 60-Meter Channels 1 and 2
Channels 1 and 2 on 60 meters will be available starting on August 30 for interoperability between US government and US amateur radio stations involved in Hurricane Ida emergency communications. This situation will remain in place until the storm has passed and the need for these channels no longer exists, or on September 6, whichever comes first. These frequencies will be used: Channel 1 Primar...
Portable magnetic loop antenna
Antennas/Magnetic Loop
A portable loop antenna, made with a 3 meter loop resonates with the chosen capacitor from just below 7MHz to about 28.300MHz which makes it usable on the bands from 40m to 10m.
St. Annes International Kite Festival
Nigel, M0NJW, will be active as GB1SAK (suffix St. Annes Kites) from the St. Annes International Kite Festival on the north west coast of England, between September 3-5th
Spotting errors with DIGI modes
IRTS report that spots showing contacts that did not happen on the reported frequencies can occsionally be seen for the current DIGI modes
SSB Field Day next weekend
The IRTS SSB Field Day takes place next weekend, it runs for 24 hours from 1300 UTC on Saturday 4th September
International Chocolate Day
Members of the URE section of Torrent (Valencia) Union of Radio Amateurs Torrent (EB5URT) will activate the special event callsign EG5DIC to celebrate 'International Chocolate Day' (September 13th)
INDEXA Summer Newsletter
The Summer 2021 Issue of the INDEXA Newsletter (Issue 133) is now available
Highland Lakes Amateur Radio Club hams it up for conversations, competitions, community
Excitement over Solar Cycle 25 could last as long as 11 years for members of the Highland Lakes Amateur Radio Club
NASA sets coverage for two Russian spacewalks outside space station
Two Russian cosmonauts will venture outside the International Space Station Friday, Sept. 3, and Thursday, Sept. 9, to conduct the first pair of up to 11 spacewalks to prepare the new Nauka multipurpose laboratory module for operations in space
England special event
Ed, M0MNG, will be active as GB0KSS (suffix Kent Surrey Sussex) from Littlehampton in support of Air Ambulance Kent Surrey Sussex during the International Air Ambulance Week
CQ-DATV magazine to close after 100 issues
The popular Digital Amateur Television magazine CQ-DATV will publish its final edition in September
New WebSDR in Iceland
Iceland's IRA reports on August 24 Karl Georg Karlsson TF3CZ connected a new receiver over the internet covering 24-1800 MHz
Hurricane Watch Net Activates for “Catastrophic” Hurricane Ida
Slim Jim Antenna Calculator by M0NWK
Antennas/Slim Jim
Easy to use online Slim Jim antenna calculator. Input your frequency to automatically calculate the lengths of the different antenna parts.
QSO Map Pyton Script
Software/Developer Resources
This project is a python program used to plot the location of QSOs (radio contacts) on Google Earth or other mapping applications. It reads an ADI file of the QSOs and creates a KML file
Top Amateur Radio Websites - Issue 2133
USB Rig Interface, Dedicated 80m Vertical, Watching Propagation with FT8 Spots, OK1RD Beverage Antennas, Automatic Position Reporting System for HF, Repair or Replace Electrolytic Capacitors , Beverage switch-box,
Greater Louisville Hamfest 2021
Join us at Paroquet Springs Conference Centre in Shepherdsville as we celebrate 60 years of hamfests in Kentuckiana. It's all about Forums, the Flea Market, Tailgating, Prizes and Gathering together as hams
ICQPodcast - Grand Field Day
In this episode, Martin Butler (M1MRB) is joined by Chris Howard (M0TCH), Frank Howell (K4FMH), Bill Barnes (WC3B) and Caryn Eve Murray KD2GUT to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode we feature a Grand Field Day
Japan delays transition deadline for new spurious standard
JARL reports it has been decided to extend the transition deadline to the new spurious standard for radio equipment
Why pigeons mean peril for satellite broadband
BBC News report: It's actually been very good but I noticed a series of outages - some a second, some longer, says Prof Alan Woodward
The curious case of the radio amateur and the insulin pump
A substantial part of gaining and holding an amateur radio licence relates to the prevention of radio interference. In days past this meant interference to analogue television broadcasts, but with ever more complex devices becoming commonplace in homes it applies to much more
FCC grants temporary waiver to permit higher symbol rate data transmissions for Hurricane Ida traffic
The FCC has granted an ARRL emergency request for a temporary waiver intended to facilitate relief communications in the wake of Hurricane Ida. The waiver was orally granted on Saturday, August 28, and immediately permitted amateur data transmissions related to Hurricane Ida traffic to employ a higher symbol rate for data transmissions than the current limit of 300 baud
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