QSO Today with Greg Algieri WA1JXR
Greg Algieri, WA1JXR, began his ham radio journey by asking his dad for a Gillette Blue Razor Blade to make this first receiver, leading to amateur radio licenses, higher electronics education, and an entire career with Raytheon, where he worked in radio and antenna design
ARRL Audio News - June 25, 2021
ARRL Audio News - June 25, 2021
DRCG DL-DX RTTY Contest group
Dl-dx rtty contest group
Bromley Repeater Group - Gateway
Website and Forums of The Bromley Repeater Group which has been formed to launch and maintain the new Kent repeater, GB3OK. Located in Orpington and with an ASL of 600 feet, it's predicted to provide coverage over a large area of London and South East England. Also on Echolink node 280040
Portable HF Antenna Options
Antennas/Portable
Article on portable HF antenna where author diverge about antenna efficiency versus size based on his personal experience on using HF antennas during portable operations
Bitcoin to the Moon: LABRE write to ANATEL
Brazil's national amateur radio society LABRE has written to the communications regulator ANATEL regarding the alleged sending of Bitcoin via amateur radio Moonbounce (EME)
Field Day 2021: ARRL extends temporary rule waivers
Sponsored by the ARRL and RAC (but organized primarily by the ARRL), Field Day is open to all Amateur Radio operators covered by these two International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) member organizations
Youth Radio Science Field Day
To kick off this event, this summer we will start with a free Youth Radio Science Field Day event on Saturday, June 26th
Roundabout Radio Adventures
Richard Newstead G3CWI, has resumed making content for his popular Radio Adventures YouTube channel. He looks at all aspects of portable radio operating in a lighthearted but informative way
24th annual ILLW on track despite Covid
The International Lighthouse Lightship Weekend is alive and well despite the global upheaval caused by Covid-19. This time last year we all thought we were looking at cancelling but regular supporters wanted the event to be a beacon of hope
FCC Seeks Comments in Proceeding Involving 70 and 5 Centimeters
Youngsters On The Air First-Round Contest Claimed Results Posted, Next Round is July 18
The Youngsters On The Air (YOTA) Contest’s first round is complete and the claimed results have been posted on the YOTA website, with final results coming soon. Worldwide participation was very good. In the YOTA-class categories, more than 100 were from contesters as young as 7 years old, and three entered as shortwave listeners (listen only). There were more than 600 entries of participants ab...
PC programming cable for Kenwood TH-F7E
Technical Reference/Programming Radio
Make your own programming cable for the Kenwood TH-F7E handheld transceiver
Invitation to comment: Review of proposed BBC Three television channel
Ofcom is today seeking views from interested or affected parties to inform our initial assessment of the BBC’s proposal to launch BBC Three as a television channel
Fans of ham radio have a Field Day this weekend in Pepperell
The Nashoba Valley Amateur Radio Club will participate in the annual Amateur Radio Field Day this weekend, from Saturday, June 26, at 1 p.m., through Sunday, June 27, at 4 p.m
Amateur radio prospers in Franklin County
In a small corner room on the third floor of the Franklin County Courthouse, there sits an important group you’ve likely never heard of: the Franklin County Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES)
ARISS contact with three schools in France
This will be a Multipoint Telebridge Contact via Amateur Radio between the ISS and students from three schools in France. The ARISS team in Casale Monferrato, Italy will use call sign IK1SLD
Satellites likely to be active on Field Day (2021)
Satellites that should be available for communication, along with frequency information, are listed in this link
Get departments involved with TALARC
When The American Legion Amateur Radio Club (TALARC) announced in December 2020 that it was winding down its national communications – from the monthly newsletter to special event operations from K5TAL at National Headquarters – club leadership urged individual TALARC members and post TALARC clubs to make efforts to increase involvement in ham radio activities on the post and department levels, as an arena for community service
May 2021 Volunteer Monitor Program Report
The Volunteer Monitor (VM) Program is a joint initiative between ARRL and the FCC to enhance compliance in the Amateur Radio Service. This is the May 2021 Volunteer Monitor Program Report
New RAC contest log submission system
The Radio Amateurs of Canada Contests and Awards Committee (RAC-CAC) is pleased to announce the implementation of a new contest log submission system
UPI reports on the WoodSat CubeSat
United Press International (UPI) carries a story about the WoodSat CubeSat which is made from wood and carries an amateur radio payload
SV8CS Spiros
Dx on Hf specially on low bands from Zante island Greece
Kantronics TNC Wiring
Operating Modes/Packet Radio
Kantronics Pinouts with information on Icom, Kenwood Motorola, Yaesu and Vertex radio connections.
NASA to air launch, docking of Roscosmos cargo ship to Space Station
Live coverage of Russia’s Progress 78 cargo spacecraft’s launch and docking to the International Space Station will begin at 7 p.m. EDT Tuesday, June 29, on NASA Television, the agency’s website, and the NASA app
234 kHz - the last French long wave
After Radio France, Europe 1 and RMC stopped their broadcasts on long wave , RTL has been the only broadcaster since 2020 that still uses this frequency range for France
Huge comet discovery
Astronomers have discovered a comet so big, it might actually be a minor planet
24 hours of ham radio demonstrations this weekend in Cottage Grove
Area amateur radio operators will show off their communications skills this weekend in Cottage Grove as part of a 24-hour national amateur radio exercise
BBC medium wave closures taking place today
As I write BBC transmitters are being switched off this morning around the county
Version 2.50.2 JTAlert
A new version of JTAlert is available from HamApps
Searching for a 'fox' in Jackson Park: Club teaches radio signals, map reading to local kids
Young participants in the Henderson County Parks and Recreation Exploration program recently went hunting for a fox in Jackson Park. However, this fox was not a live animal
Bob Glorioso, W1IS, and Bob Rose, KC1DSQ, Win the June 2021 QST Cover Plaque Award
160m Spitfire Antenna
Antennas/160M
Spitfire Collinear Arrays for 160 meters band at UA2FW
HAREC Examination in Ireland
The Irish Radio Transmitters Society Examination Licence Board report that discussions are ongoing with the Communications Regulator in an effort to get a HAREC examination date finalised
Ham radio operators on the air for nationwide event June 26-27
San Luis Valley Amateur Radio Association (SARA), operating under the club call sign K0SLV, will be participating in a national amateur radio exercise from 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 26, until 10 a.m. on Sunday, June 27
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