First X-flare in 4 years
A new sunspot emerged during the early hours of July 3rd and promptly exploded, producing the first X-class solar flare since Sept. 2017
ARRL Audio News - July 2, 2021
ARRL Audio News - July 2, 2021
Hurricane Watch Net Activates for Hurricane Elsa
The Hurricane Watch Net (HWN) is currently active on 14.325 MHz for Hurricane Elsa. “Elsa surprised us all by strengthening overnight into a Category 1 hurricane,” HWN Manager Bobby Graves, KB5HAV, said. The storm is currently in between Barbados and St. Lucia with maximum sustained winds of 75 MPH. The storm is moving to the west-northwest at 28 MPH. At this clip, the storm should be past the W...
WISA Woodsat Successfully Completes Stratospheric Test Flight
Youth on the Air Camp 2021 to Activate W8Y and Stream Selected Events Online
The first Youth on the Air (YOTA) camp for young radio amateurs in North, Central, and South America begins on July 11 in West Chester, Ohio. Among other activities, campers will be operating special event station W8Y from the National Voice of America Museum of Broadcasting in West Chester Township, and also from the camp hotel. The camp will run until July 16. “We are at 23 campers,” said Cam...
Hurricane Watch Net Stands Down, Likely Activating Again on July 3
The Hurricane Watch Net (HWN) activated this morning at 1300 UTC for Hurricane Elsa, which became a Category 1 storm earlier today. As of 1800 UTC, Hurricane Elsa was about 95 miles west-northwest of St. Vincent, and 580 miles east-southeast of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The storm is packing maximum sustained winds of 85 MPH and is moving to the west-northwest at a brisk 29 MPH. “Because...
Practical Balcony Version of an Old Military Car Antenna
Antennas/Stealth
The antenna almost repeat the design of the Car Antenna however instead of aluminum tubes it was used copper wire in plastic insulation in diameter of 2- mm (12 AWG).
Xiegu X6100 HF+6m All Mode Transceiver
Xiegu X6100 - HF/50MHz Full-mode Ultra-portable Transceiver. A New Generation X Series Portable SDR Flagship
NASA scientists available for interviews on hurricanes, tropical storms
The center of Hurricane Elsa has formed to the east of the Windward and southern Leeward islands and is expected to bring heavy rainfall to those areas over the weekend, according to an update Friday from the National Hurricane Center
EMF Licence Regulation - RSGB Webinar
At 8pm (1900 GMT) on Monday, July 5, EMC Committee Chair John Rogers M0JAV will explain how to assess your station against ICNIRP EMF levels. It will be streamed live on YouTube
ARRL EC Minutes record President's deep displeasure with FCC
ARRL President Rick Roderick K5UR has expressed his deep personal displeasure with the lack of action by the FCC on Amateur matters
Ham radio helping lifelong hobbyists stay mentally fit in old age
Australia's ABC News has an excellent article on the benefits of amateur radio in old age
WSPR beacon
Technical Reference/Arduino
A WSPR beacon project based on Arduino nano (atmega328P) based microcontroller
The American Radio Relay League is planning a Rededication of Operations this July
'We’re really rededicating the work we do in Newington coming out of covid; an organization that’s weathered two pandemics,' Product Development Manager Bob Inderbitzen explained
New Zealand Frequency Allocation Table
Radio Spectrum Management (RSM) has recently published a new issue of 'Table of Radio Spectrum Usage in New Zealand (PIB 21)' - Issue 11
JARL reports first membership increase for 27 years
The JARL reports that in the year to April 30, 2021, membership increased by 574 reversing 27 years of decline but the number of radio amateurs in Japan fell by 12,000
France: New online directory of radio amateurs
On June 30 a new version of the directory of radio amateurs developed by the National Frequency Agency (ANFR) was made available online
ORARI make ham radio magazine available as PDF
Indonesia's amateur radio society ORARI has published the inaugural issue of ORARI Digital Magazine June 2021, available as a free PDF
New Section Managers Appointed in Orange and Eastern Washington
Carl Gardenias, WU6D, of Perris, California, is retiring as ARRL Orange Section Manager after serving in the position since 2003. His term of office had expired at the end of March, but he agreed to continue serving as SM until a successor was chosen. A re-solicitation for Section Manager nominations in the Orange Section was issued this past spring. The only nominee responding by the June 4 de...
FCC Reaffirms Nearly $3 Million Fine for Marketing Unauthorized Drone Transmitters
In a Memorandum Opinion and Order (MO&O) released June 17, the FCC denied a Petition for Reconsideration filed by HobbyKing of a $2,861,128 fine for marketing noncompliant RF equipment and for failing to respond to FCC orders in its investigation of the company’s practices. In the same step, the FCC enforced its equipment marketing rules. The fine resulted from an FCC investigation initiated by...
ARRL Executive Committee to Meet on July 7
Balcony Vertical HF Antenna
Antennas/Stealth
The simple balcony vertical HF antenna made with plastic fishing pole. Just along the pole I install copper wire in 7 meter length. Then was installed ATU. It was used home brew tuner. For each band was used one counterpoise in length 0.8 x lambda/4
Interplanetary shock wave sparks midsummer auroras
A minor interplanetary shock wave jolted Earth's magnetic field during the early hours of June 30th, sparking rare midsummer auroras over Canada and some northern-tier US states
RAC Canada Day Contest
Here is a chance to enjoy a contest event that is not on a weekend. Help Canada celebrate its birthday on the air during the RAC Canada Day Contest on Thursday, July 1st, the anniversary of Canada’s confederation
Ham News Podcast
Ham News is an experimental news service offered by Essex Ham. These are short weekly audio news updates, delivered as a podcast
Last chance to register for Free Online Amateur Radio Training course
There is still time to register for the next free amateur radio Foundation Online training course run by volunteers from Essex Ham that starts on July 4
FCC reaffirms fine for marketing noncompliant RF equipment
The ARRL reports the FCC has reaffirmed a fine of nearly $3 Million for marketing unauthorized Drone transmitters
Australia: Overseas Amateurs Class licence changes deferred
The WIA report the regulator ACMA has deferred changes to the Overseas Amateurs visiting Australia class licence
DISCOVERY TX-500
Nevada Radio are delighted to announce their appointment as exclusive UK Distributors and dealers for the new DISCOVERY TX-500 weatherproof 10W transceiver. Covering 160m through to 6m this Russian made, military style radio, is set to take portable operating by storm
New RSGB-Ofcom EMF Calculator available
The RSGB has announced on Twitter that an updated version of the EMF Calculator is now available for download
VE2CRL Club Radioamateur Laval Laurentides
Richmond Amateur Radio Club
Home of the Richmond Amateur Radio Club, Richmond, BC, Canada
Universal HF Tracker
Technical Reference/Arduino
The PCB can produce a High Frequency RF signal in the range of 1MHz to 12.5MHz using an AD9833 Direct Digital Sequence (DDS) frequency synthesizer. The signal can be modulated with different Weak Signal modes such as WSPR, JT9 and JT65 using our Arduino 5V/16MHz Pro Micro software.
Bouncing signals off the moon: Amateur Radio Club draws young and experienced 'ham' operators
Amateur radio operators from across the Golden Triangle gathered over the weekend at the Community Counseling Services Administrative Campus, formerly Mary Holmes College in West Point
Sedalia Amateur Radio Klub
KSIS AM reports on the Sedalia Pettis Amateur Radio Klub (SPARK) who participated in the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) Field Day on Saturday, an annual event that takes place on the fourth weekend of June
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