Morse code used by police
The Indian Express newspaper reports Police in Pune are keeping Morse code as a robust stand-by communications mode
AO-109 transponder available for use by efficient modes like FT4
AMSAT has announced the transponder on the amateur satellite AO-109 (Fox-1E) is avialble for use by efficient modes such as FT4 or CW
Volunteer Amateur Radio operators to the rescue in Belgian floods
Emily Hough writes in the Crisis Response Journal about the 30 radio amateurs who were deployed in the provinces of Brabant Wallon and Hainaut following the flooding in Belgium
Amateur Radio Responds to Flooding in Western Europe
International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) Region 1 Emergency Communications Coordinator Greg Mossop, G0DUB, reported over the weekend that amateur radio volunteers have responded in the wake of widespread and catastrophic flooding in Germany, Belgium, and the Netherlands. The flooding, resulting from unprecedented heavy rainfall, has claimed more than 120 lives. Hundreds more remain unaccounted ...
ARRL 2020 Annual Report Now Available to Download
The ARRL 2020 Annual Report has been posted and is available to download. The report summarizes ARRL program and fiscal activity for the year. In his introductory remarks, ARRL President Rick Roderick, K5UR, said that 2020 was a difficult and challenging year for ARRL. “The coronavirus pandemic changed everything, from the way we socialized, to the way we worked, to the way students learned,” Ro...
AMSAT-NA Issues First Call for Papers
Kettering and District Amateur Radio Society
G5KN ham radio club
A Simple Spectrum Analyser
Technical Reference/Spectrum Analyzers
An home made simple spectrum analyzer project includes pictures and diagram.
Radio hams play key role after storms
The Houma Courier reports on the Bayou Amateur Radio Society who have played a vital communication role in the wake of hurricanes that have hit south Louisiana
RF safety issues with Pedestrian-Mobile Antenna
What a mouthful of a title! But it is the best to explain this question from a Troy Ball, KK0TLB
Media outlet picks up 40m Cuban signal story
The Vice Media site has picked up the story of signals believed to be from Cuba causing interference in the amateur 7 MHz band and which featured in YouTube videos
North Korean capital cracks down on illegal TVs to prevent access to South Korean broadcasts
Each Pyongyang household must report the number of TVs they own, and they face stiff punishments for hiding them
Putting innovation at the heart of the UK’s wireless future
Supporting innovation is at heart of Ofcom’s new strategy for how it will manage the UK’s airwaves over the next decade
Even more digital radio stations to take to the airwaves
More local listeners will be able to tune into new digital radio stations, as Ofcom completes the first round of small-scale DAB licence awards
ARISS contact with youngsters in Florida, USA
An ARISS educational contact is planned for Shane Kimbrough KE5HOD with youngsters at SpaceKids Global, Winter Park, Florida, USA
2 new videos: 'The Best Ham Cartoons'
Quin (K8QS) and Tom (WA9TDD) look at some of the best amateur cartoons of all time, focusing in Part One on antennas, gender, technology, and dreams, and in Part Two on money, obsession, and neighbors/family
Iceland to look at online exams
The UK pioneered amateur radio exams that could be taken online from home, Iceland's IRA intends to examine that idea. The IRA aims to start their next course in October
WC4AR Wilson Amateur Radio Club
The Wilson Amateur Radio Club - WC4AR is an ARRL-affiliated club located in Wilson County, Tennessee.
Building a VHF Contest Station
DX Resources/Contest/Contest Stations
Building an amateur station for competitive radiosport involves a number of critical steps, regardless of the band or bands you focus on. These include, but are certainly not limited to: Station layout, Equipment interconnection and switching, Inter-station interference, Antenna selection. Radio interface with the logging program, CW and voice keyer integration, Rotator control
Ham Radio training for civil defence volunteers to combat calamities
The Millennium Post report that in a bid to ensure seamless connectivity even to the remotest locations in Sunderbans in South 24-Parganas, the civil defence volunteers on Sunday started receiving training in Ham Radio communication
Turkish Republic of North Cyprus
Tevfik, TA1HZ (ex-ZD8HZ), has announced that he has moved to Iskele city in the district known as the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus (TRNC)
Brendan Quest 2 metre trans-Atlantic attempt
In an update issued on July 14th, Frank Davis announced that the VO1FN Transatlantic VHF project has received important support from SHF Elektronik Siggi DJ2MM who have sponsored an MVV 144-VOX Mast Mounted preamp. The unit has been received and will be installed in the coming days
Cuban 40m jamming
40 Meter Band Jamming From Cuba? An example of the Jamming that is currently happening on the 40 meter band
ICQPodcast - Portable Operations Challenge 2021
In this episode, Martin (M1MRB) is joined by Leslie Butterfield G0CIB, Dan Romanchik KB6NU and Edmund Spicer M0MNG to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode, we feature Portable Operations Challenge 2021
Learn to Solder Buildathon II
Learn to Solder Buildathon II will be presented by Rex Harper W1REX at the next QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo coming August 14th and 15th
New US experimental station WL2XUP now operational on the 40 MHz band
In June of 2021, the FCC in the USA issued the experimental call sign WL2XUP to conduct tests on the 40 MHz band. The owner of the call, Lin Holcomb (NI4Y) reports that the station is now on air
RadioMentor.net - New Exam Study Tool
RadioMentor was originally setup to help USA students prepare for their amateur radio licensing examinations, however through our partnerships we have now expanded our training team to cover multiple countries across the globe
WIA Board issues apology for magazine's unacceptable language
The Board of the Wireless Institute of Australia (WIA) say the June/July issue of their magazine Amateur Radio contained unacceptable racial and sexist slurs
Midway Electronics
Shopping and Services/Ham Radio Stores
Midway Electronics supplies the area with electronic components, wire, cables, amateur radio transceivers, QRP kits, CB transceivers, GMRS radios, Shortwave radios, power supplies, antennas, coax, connector and ham radio accessories
Changes to calculating broadband USO quotes
Ofcom has today published a consultation on modifying our universal broadband service rules, to clarify how BT should provide quotes to customers who have applied to be connected under the scheme
QSO Today - Chip Angle, N6CA
Chip Angle, N6CA, harnessed an early interest in the bands, VHF to microwave, as a passion that continues to this day
The week of no WIA broadcasts
Almost 50 years ago, in 1971, there was a week when there were no WIA broadcasts from any state of Australia
WIA Board announces new President
The Wireless Institute of Australia (WIA) board of directors convened their first meeting after the 2021 AGM, which is when the President and Vice President are appointed and all new directors are welcomed to the board
Scouts doing the Class B RAE course
Richard Hooper, ZS6RKE the Troop Scouter of the Sandringham Scouts told SARL News that the Sandringham Scout Group, ZS6SSG will be running a Class B RAE course for Scouts, starting on Saturday 31 July
Radio amateurs respond to flooding in Western Europe
IARU Region 1 Emergency Communications Co-Ordinator Greg G0DUB reports on the Amateur Radio response to the flooding in Western Europe
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