Speech Processor
Technical Reference/Microphones
How to improve performance of your audio using a home made speech processor. In this article the author describes how to make your own speech processor providing a PCB foil pattern and with a 60mm x 60mm board.
ARRL Online Auction Wraps Up on Thursday, October 14
Get ready to place your last-minute bids on items for sale in the 16th Annual ARRL Online Auction. GigaParts is sponsoring this year’s auction, which features QST “Product Review” items, vintage gear, classic books, novelties, and the ever-popular ARRL Lab “Mystery” boxes. Visit the Auction website, register to bid, and check out details on the items available. Keep an eye on the ARRL Facebook ...
Scouting’s Jamboree-on-the-Air Takes Place this Weekend, October 15 – 17
ARDC Grant to Benefit High School Computer Science Students
Amateur Radio Digital Communications (ARDC) is helping high school computer science students become makers by providing a grant to purchase Raspberry Pi computers and Arduino microcontrollers. California High School computer science AP teacher Sean Raser said he believes that a hands-on approach is the most effective way for students to learn and retain knowledge. The class would aim to accompl...
3DA0RU Swaziland
DX Resources/DX Peditions/2021 DXpeditions
RUssian DXpedition Team is glad to annonce a trip to Kindom of Eswatini (Swaziland).Active on HF Bands 7-22 October 2021
64th Jamboree On The Air
JOTA Jamboree on the Air is a spectacular opportunity to introduce Scouts to amateur radio. 15-17 October 2021
Tuesday's edition has just been released!
Southgate Vibes is our twice-weekly amateur radio podcast
ARISS Confirms October 12 as Date for Contact with UK School for Deaf Children
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) has firmed up the date for a contact between the ISS and the Mary Hare School for deaf children in the UK. It will take place on October 12 at 1112 UTC as a direct contact via amateur radio between students at the Mary Hare School and astronaut Mark Vande Hei, KG5GNP, at NA1SS. Students will take turns asking their questions, with replies...
Receiving Cubesat Telemetry
Operating Modes/Satellites
How to easily receive and decode CubeSat telemetry
Ofcom fines Colt Technology Services for providing incomplete information
Ofcom has today fined Colt Technology Services Group (‘Colt’) £15,000 for failing to provide complete information in response to a statutory information request, as part of an Ofcom market review
Pella Girl Scout balloon travels around the world
Pella Girl Scouts Troop #122 launched a balloon with the Pella Amateur Radio club that recently ended its course after several trips around the globe
Amateur radio station, K6TZ, will offer visitors a glimpse of island life
California’s coastal islands are unique ecosystems that have a rich maritime history, and wireless communications has played a big role in this history for more than a century
Copper Coast Scout Group to get on-the-air
EI2WRC will be active with the Copper Coast Scout Group on Saturday the 16th of October for the JOTA/JOTI 2021 event
Kindom of Eswatini
All of a sudden, the Kindom of Eswatini (Swaziland) has become a popular spot for DXpeditions. Three operations are planned for October and one for November. Here are the upcoming operations
ComReg proposed strategy for managing the radio spectrum 2022-2024
The Irish Radio Transmitters Society report that ComReg, the Commission for Communication Regulation, has published a document, ComReg 21/90, seeking consultations on a wide range of licensing issues, mainly in the commercial field
Deadline for completion of EMF assessment approaches
To comply with Ofcom's new EMF regulation UK radio amateurs need to complete an EMF Assessment by November 18 for transmitting equipment operating on frequencies above 110 MHz
SARC - Shelby Amateur Radio Club
Shelby Amateur Radio Club - hosts of one of the largest Hamfest in the country. Still the Shelby Amateur Radio Club's Shelby Hamfest but now in Dallas, NC
L-Match Tuner Build for QRP Operation
Antennas/Tuners
An L-Match tuner is a device that can add either inductance (L) or capacitance (C) to the antenna, bridging that gap between 5000 ohms and 50 ohms, thus matching it to the radio. The L-Match tuner is an extremely useful device that every QRP operator will want to have.
Top Amateur Radio Websites - Issue 2139
How to Tune Dipole Antennas, Double Quad Antenna for VHF UHF, Lightweight 6 Meter Moxon, Experiments with 160m antennas, The KA7OEI FT-817 Battery Types, FCC Callsign Database Script, The FT-817 Calibration Menu
EANET Sprint Contest 2021
On November 7, from 08:00 to 12:00 UTC, it will be held the next edition of the "sprint contest" version of the same name Award, devoted to the 'Radio Clubs of the World'
Nalgonda Govt school to start Amateur Radio Club
Students of a Government School in Nalgonda district are on the verge of creating history by setting up an amateur radio club on their school premises
Online talk: Xiegu HF transceivers October 13
Daimon G4USI, who reviewed 3 Xiegu HF transceivers in the October edition of Practical Wireless magazine, will be giving his thoughts and answering questions on the rigs, all are welcome to join the Zoom session
ICQPodcast - High Power Battery Box
In this episode, Martin Butler (M1MRB) is joined by Dan Romanchik KB6NU, Edmund Spicer M0MNG, Ed Durrant DD5LP and Ruth Willet KM4LAO to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode we feature High Power Battery Box
ARISS contact is scheduled for students in France at Ecole Louis Armand, Carquefou, Institut Universitaire de Technologie, Carquefou, and Collège Les Sables D’Or, Thouare Sur Loire
This will be a direct contact via amateur radio with Astronaut Thomas Pesquet, amateur radio call sign KG5FYG
BBC centenary special event
Members of the BBC’s radio club, The London BBC Radio Group, have been granted an exceptional all-year Special Event callsign to help celebrate the BBC’s centenary year in 2022
AMSAT-EA developing URESAT-1 satellite
AMSAT-EA is already working on the mission of what will be the first satellite of URE (Spain's national amateur radio society), URESAT-1
New Youth category for CQ World-Wide
CQ World-Wide Phone Contest which takes place Oct 30-31 has a new Youth category for people aged 25 years-old or younger
NRSI 1st News Bulletin
On Sunday 11th October 2021, the National Radio Society of Ireland (NRSI) transmitted its first Radio News Bulletin from its Headquarters located in the midlands on 3633 kHz, 7133 kHz and 145.2375 MHz
Swansea Amateur Radio Society
Membership of the Society is open to anyone from Swansea or the surrounding area with an interest in Amateur Radio.
Aurora Forecast
Propagation/Aurora
Aurora forecast is updated daily at midnight UTC includes Kp Index forecast for next 3 days
Holyland Contest 2021 results
The Holyland Contest 2021 results and Certificate generator
Earth-directed solar flare and halo cme
This morning, an explosion on the sun hurled a CME almost directly toward Earth. It's called a 'halo CME' because the storm cloud appears to make a halo around the solar disk as it moves in our direction
Dorminy makes MASTERS list for third straight year
For Jonathan Dorminy of McDonough, the seeds for his amateur-radio passion were planted several years ago. The catalyst for that passion, he said, came when he received a book on the subject as a Christmas gift
NZART Contest Manager - Geoff Clark ZL3GA
NZART Council has appointed Geoff Clark ZL3GA to the vacant position of NZART Contest Manager at it's October meeting
South African National CW Speed Week
Michael, ZS6MSW asks, 'Have you ever thought of stretching your SPEED skills amongst your fellow Amateurs, in a way never heard before? Well, here is a First Never Done Before. Are you ready for the Challenge?'
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