ARRL, RSGB announce joint events to celebrate centenary of Ham Radio transatlantic success
ARRL and the Radio Society of Great Britain will jointly sponsor events to celebrate the achievement of transatlantic communications by radio amateurs 100 years ago
IARU Region 1 Monitoring System Says Radio France International Splatter “Untenable”
The International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) Region 1 Monitoring System (IARUMS) August newsletter reports that Radio France International was active daily between 2100 and 2200 UTC on 7205 kHz. The report says splattering appeared “massively” down to 7186 kHz, which IARUMS called “an untenable condition.” IARUMS said that the “especially well-known intruders” included Voice of Broad Masses (VO...
Home Computing Pioneer Sir Clive Sinclair Dies
Pocket calculator inventor and home computing pioneer Sir Clive Sinclair died at his home on September 16 following a long illness. He was 81. Sinclair may have been best known for popularizing the home computer. Leaving school at 17, he worked for 4 years as a technical journalist to fund Sinclair Radionics and created the Sinclair Spectrum and the first computer, the Sinclair ZX-81. Many mode...
Radio Amateurs on Standby Following La Palma Volcanic Eruption
The Cumbre Vieja volcano on La Palmas in Spain’s Canary Islands erupted for the first time in 50 years on Sunday, September 19, following an increase in seismic activity over the previous 7 days. The lava flow triggered the evacuation of more than 6,000 people so far. Authorities have deployed all the resources of the Canary Islands Government as well as military support from the mainland to ma...
The 2021 ARRL Simulated Emergency Test (SET) is Just Ahead
Registration Opens for USA Amateur Radio Direction Finding Championships
PA1CW
Personal page of the Dutch Amateur Radio Station PA1CW
Modified harpin antenna for 40m
Antennas/40M
Results or performance test using an harpin antenna for the 7 MHz
Railways on the Air
This year's Railways on the Air event will take place on Sept. 25/26
The 2nd annual Treasure Coast Hamfest, Vero Beach Florida
It’s going to be bigger and better than the 1st one, and there’s plenty of time to plan for it, during the best part of the year in Florida.. December 4th, 2021
IARU Region 1 Monitoring System says Radio France International splatter 'untenable'
The International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) Region 1 Monitoring System (IARUMS) August newsletter reports that Radio France International was active daily between 2100 and 2200 UTC on 7205 kHz. The report says splattering appeared “massively” down to 7186 kHz, which IARUMS called “an untenable condition.”
ARISS contact is scheduled for participants at SPDW Voortrekker Movement Camp, Oranjeville, South Africa
This will be a direct contact via amateur radio between participants at the SPDW Voortrekker Movement camp and Astronaut Akihiko Hoshide, amateur radio call sign KE5DNI
Ham radio in Swiss newspaper
Die Botschaft newspaper reports on radio amateurs Leandra Grünenfelder HB3XWQ and her brother Thedy HB9ERV
Clear frequencies requested for possible Nicaragua earthquake traffic
IARU Region 2 Emergency Coordinator Carlos Alberto Santamaría González, CO2JC, has requested that radio amateurs in Central America avoid 7098 and 7198 kHz in the wake of an earthquake at 0957 UTC September 22 in Nicaragua
Loading of Short Antennas
Antennas/Coils
An interesting article on loading short vertical monopole antennas, representing six different methods. Base loading, Center Loading, Top Loading, Continuous loading, half and half loading and capacitive top loading.
Public attitudes towards offensive language on TV and radio revealed
Viewers and listeners have told Ofcom they are generally more relaxed about most swearing on TV and radio, particularly if it is accidental and an apology swiftly follows. This is according to our latest research into public attitudes towards offensive language on TV and radio
Youngsters On The Air
Katherine Forson, KT5KMF, is the recipient of the 2021 ARRL Hiram Percy Maxim Memorial Award
New helps with the old
'Morse code' encodes a simple text into a sequence of dots, dashes/dits, and spaces. It is one of the earliest methods used to transmit messages in the form of audible or visual signals
Island of Miquelon trip postponed again
Eric, KV1J, who was expected to operate from the Island of Miquelon (NA-032, DIFO FP-002 WLOTA 1417, Grid GN17) as FP/KV1J between September 21st and October 5th, has postponed his trip 'due to COVID related travel complications.
Locally owned Radio Shack forced to close
Emmet Bresee has owned and run a Radio Shack for more than 30 years, 18 years in their current location in Smyrna, but he is now being forced to close his store. It is one of the four remaining Radio Shack brick and mortar stores in Middle Tennessee
Focused frequencies
As amateur radio operators we are fortunate to have a wide range of frequency allocations. Most other services are limited to one band. Amateur Radio stretches from 135 kHz all the way up to light - literally. Most activity takes place between 160 metres and 23 centimetres, which all together constitute 136 MHz of spectrum
'Incredible achievement' as Cranfield students sweep the board at space satellite design competition
A team of space engineering students from Cranfield University has achieved phenomenal success in an annual competition of their peers
Proposal to ban all 300-2000 MHz transmissions in SZM
Inside GNSS reports on the proposal to ban all radio transmissions between 300 MHz and 2000 MHz in the area designated the Shielded Zone of the Moon (SZM), this would also be applicable to Mars
Student scientists tracking satellite in space
WVLT TV News reports student scientists are learning with guidance from mentors as they track their tiny satellite orbiting above the Earth and transmitting on 436.300 MHz
New superhet radio video from Electronics Notes
The superhet or superheterodyne has been at the centre of radio receiver technology for over a hundred years. However it is still interesting and useful to understand how it works
ARISS Contact Scheduled with Patients at the Children’s National Hospital
Patients at the Children’s National Hospital in Washington, DC, will participate in an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact. They will chat with ISS Astronaut Akihiko Hoshide, KE5DNI, on Tuesday, September 21 at 1805 UTC. This will be a multipoint telebridge contact via amateur radio between the ISS and the hospital, with IK1SLD as the direct ISS-to-amateur radio con...
UT7UT Home Page
UT7UT ukrainian radio station
TangerineSDR Project
Technical Reference/Software Defined Radio
The TangerineSDR is a Modular Software Defined Radio Project with the following objectives, Development of SDR radios that allow experimentation, provide support to unaffiliated other groups, to provide hardware modularity, to allow varying performance, To allow users to experiment with differing configurations.
Southgate Vibes Podcast #96
The latest edition of the Southgate Vibes amateur radio podcast is out NOW! To listen just click the link here.. Or ask your smart-speaker to 'Play The Latest Southgate Vibes Podcast'
Lincoln Short Wave Club Used Equipment Sale
On Saturday 9th October 2021 the Lincoln Short Wave Club will be holding our Used Equipment Sale, as this year is our centenary year this will be a bumper sale with lots from three silent keys
Sao Tome and Principe
The Czech DXpedition Group will be active as S9OK from Sao Tome Island (AF-023)
Get your Amateur Radio License, test on Oct. 23
Amateur Radio (ham radio) is a popular hobby and service that brings people, electronics, and communication together. People use ham radio to talk across the County, around the world, or even into space, all without the Internet or cell phones. It's fun, social, educational, and can be a lifeline during times of need
IRTS release results of amateur radio survey
The IRTS have released the results of their survey, it shows just 3% of respondents were under 25 and only 2% were female
Jack Purdum, W8TEE, joining CQ
Arduino authority Jack Purdum, W8TEE, is joining the CQ staff as Microcontrollers Editor, while current Microcontrollers Editor Anthony Luscre, K8ZT, shifts to a new column encouraging hams to explore different activities within the hobby
Download IC-705 exterior case 3D data and create your own accessories
Icom is allowing the download of 3D data of the exterior case of the IC-705 HF/VHF/UHF Mobile Transceiver allowing customers to create their own related accessories
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