40m Loop Antenna
Antennas/Loop
This project is a full wavelength, horizontal, loop antenna for the 40 metre Amateur Radio band, built using insulated copper wire in a diamond shape, supported by egg insulators, tethered to 4 masts, each 6.5m high
Ham Radio helps unite two long-lost colleagues
In the age of smartphones, two long-lost colleagues were united with the help of Ham Radio clubs after 44 years
Slovenian 30 Years of Independence Award
The Slovenian Amateur Radio Union will celebrate the country's 30 years of Independence by issuing a special award. It will be eligible to all amateur radio enthusiasts all over the World
Update on Open Communications
Ofcom has today published an update on our consultation on 'Open Communications'
AMSAT-SA slgns MoU with SpaceSoc
AMSAT-SA and SpaceSoc will cooperate in Satellite projects and will jointly identify and apply for launch opportunities
W1AW/KL7 to serve as ARRL Headquarters station for IARU event
W1AW/KL7 will be in Alaska to serve as the ARRL Headquarters (HQ) station for the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) HF World Championship competition on July 10 – 11
IARU Region 3 conference will be online
It had been planned to hold the IARU Region 3 conference in Bangkok in September but due to the pandemic it will now be held online
ARRL Monitoring as Tropical Storm Elsa Nears Florida Peninsula
Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES®) volunteers are preparing to act, if needed, as Tropical Storm Elsa approaches the Florida Keys. The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a Hurricane Watch for the west-central and Big Bend coasts of Florida, from Egmont Key to the Steinhatchee River, although Elsa has not regained hurricane status. The NWS has issued a Tropical Storm Watch for the Ge...
Hurricane Watch Net Planning to Reactivate for Elsa
The National Hurricane Center in Miami has forecast that Elsa will reach hurricane strength later this afternoon or early this evening (Tuesday, July 7). Given the storm’s very close proximity to land, with any slight jog to the right, Elsa would make landfall much sooner than forecast. The Hurricane Watch Net (HWN) has announced plans to activate at 2200 UTC today on 14.325 MHz and remain acti...
ADF4351 Signal Generator
Technical Reference/Test Equipment/Signal Generator
Just a simple signal generator based on ADF4351 module from fleebay allows you to generate one single frequency that can go up or down in 100Khz steps via two push buttons.
Amateur radio operators hold field day exercises
Licensed amateur radio operators, aka 'hams,' spent a recent weekend practicing community outreach, emergency preparedness and technical skills
Zodiacal light comes from Mars
NASA's Juno spacecraft has made a surprising discovery. Mars appears to be leaking dust, filling a huge volume of interplanetary space with glowing debris
Lifetime Achievement Award for K5JIM
The Daily Journal reports Jim Buffington K5JIM of Aberdeen, Mississippi, has been awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to amateur radio
New Ofcom EMF Regulation - Webinar on YouTube
The RSGB have made available the webinar given Monday, July 5, by EMC Chair John Rogers M0JAV titled Assessing your station against ICNIRP EMF levels
FT-817 CAT library
Software/Developer Resources
Serial CAT interface to control a Yaesu FT-817 transceiver.
Inspired in the James Buck (VE3BUX) FT-857D library and crafted to Andy Webster FT-817_Buddy project, but usable by anyone to control a FT-817 radio.
St. Helena Island
Gerry, G3WIP (VK0GB, VK4BGL, VP8DPD), has now received his callsign and will be active as ZD7GB from the main village of Jamestown on St. Helena Island (AF-022)
St. Kitts
John, W5JON, has announced he will once again be active as V47JA from his Calypso Bay, St. Kitts, West Indies vacation home, located 200 feet from the Caribbean Sea, between October 4-18th
Svalbard operation
Tom, OH6VDA/LA6VDA, will once again be active as JW6VDA from the JW5E club station in Longyearbyen (JQ78tf) on Spitsbergen Island (EU-026) between October 12th and November 1st
IARU HF Championships
The IARU HF Championships takes place from 12:00 UTC on Saturday 10 July and ends at 11:59 UTC on Sunday 11 July 2021 with CW and phone activity on 160 to 10 metres with the aim to contact as many other amateurs, especially IARU Member Society HQ stations, around the world as possible
Departure of SpaceX Dragon cargo freighter from ISS
NASA’s SpaceX Dragon cargo freighter, loaded with approximately 5,000 pounds of scientific experiments and other cargo from the International Space Station, will depart today, Tuesday, July 6. Watch on NASA Tv
The Amsat-SA Space Symposium this Saturday
The Space symposium will be held on Saturday 10 July 2021 starting at 10:00 CAT on the BlueJeans platform. Registration for SARL and AMSAT SA members is free
Ham radio on Russian TV
Raisa R1BIG appeared in a news report '21st Century Radio Amateurs' that was shown on Russia's Channel One TV
ARRL Headquarters is Closed on Monday, July 5, for Independence Day
ARRL Headquarters will be closed on Monday, July 5, for the Independence Day holiday. There will be no W1AW bulletin or code practice transmissions. ARRL HQ will reopen on Tuesday, July 6, at 8 AM EDT. Have a safe and enjoyable holiday!
W2ABC Bears NYC
The online home of the Broadcast Employees Amateur Radio Society (BEARS), Inc.
160 Meter Radio Propagation Prediction Table
Operating Modes/Top Band
The table above represents a rough approximation of radio propagation conditions on 160 meters. It is based upon selected high-latitude magnetic observatory data which is used to estimate the influence of the auroral oval on 160 meter path propagation
Top Amateur Radio Websites - Issue 2125
Speaker Wire EFHW Antennas 20m/ 40m, QRP 20m Transmitter, 4m QRP Transverter, A Homebrew Yagi for 1296 MHz DX, 23cm 1296MHz Field Day Yagi, Short DL6WU yagi for 23cm, DL6WU Yagi Antennas for 1200 MHz
K5ARC Ascension Amateur Radio Club
Ascension Ham Radio Club based in Gonzales Louisiana
Devils Tower Amateur Radio Club
Ham Radio/Clubs/North America/USA/Wyoming
Devils Tower Amateur Radio Club serves Crook County, Wyoming and the surrounding area. Monthly meetings at The Sunny Divide Community Hall.
Beginners Guide to Repeaters
Operating Aids/Beginner's Guides
An article about how to operate repeaters. How to call someone on a repeater, how to program your HT Radio setting the correct offset, setting tones, and several information on etiquette, lingo, abreviations and codes
Pandemic special event
Bill, VE3ES, is now active as VE3VACCINE from Windsor, ON, until July 15th
SARL Next Generation Beacon Fund now R20 400
The SARL beacon fund increased this week to R20 400. The fund was started by AMSAT SA as a crowd funding project to generate enough
23 new Technician class radio amateurs graduate
The Searchlight website reports that twenty three new radio amateurs were on Monday June 28, added to the Ham radio fraternity in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG)
The ZS Sprint this afternoon
The ZS Sprint will be run from 14:00 to 15:00 UTC (16:00 to 17:00 CAT) this afternoon Sunday 4 July 2021 with CW and phone activity on 40 metres
Bitcoin to the Moon? LABRE interview
Brazil's national Amateur Radio society LABRE was interviewed by Tecnoblog about regulatory issues that arise from the alleged sending of Bitcoin via ham radio Moonbounce (EME)
Protection of Personal Information Act (PoPIA)
On Wednesday 30 June 2021, the SARL Secretary sent out two SARL Communications about the Protection of Personal Information Act that came into effect on Thursday 1 July 2021
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