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
The Peel Amateur Radio Group's June Slow CW Contest
Following the success of the first Peel Amateur Radio Group Slow CW Contest, the club has organized another event, from 1900 to 2100hrs Western Standard Time, on Saturday 26 June. Lock the date and time in your calendar now, so you don't miss it
Guinea Bissau
The Italian DXpedition Team's next activity will be from Bubaque Island (AF-020) between October 7-19th, using the callsigns J5T (CW-SSB-RTTY) and J5HKT (FT8)
ARRL announces partnership with Maglite
ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® and Mag Instrument, the US manufacturer of the MAGLITE® Flashlight have announced they have formed a partnership based on common interests in equipping people to be prepared for emergencies and to serve their communities in extreme situations such as natural disasters
NASA to air third spacewalk to install new station solar arrays
Two astronauts will venture outside the International Space Station Friday, June 25, for a third spacewalk to continue power system upgrades that are already increasing output and proving the technology that will enable NASA’s future Gateway lunar outpost
Cuban radio hams will celebrate 55th anniversary of FRC
Federación de Radioaficionados de Cuba (FRC) will celebrate its 55th anniversary on July 15, 2021
'Woodpecker' is now a cultural heritage site
From the 1970's until the Chernobyl nuclear disaster the Soviet's Over the Horizon Radar 'Woodpecker' caused severe interference in the amateur radio bands
New version of WSJT-X
A new version of WSJT-X, the software suite that includes FT8 and other digital protocols, has introduced a new mode, Q 65
HAM RADIO World online event on June 25 - 27
HAM RADIO 2021 will take place as an online event on June 25-27. The official opening will be on Friday, June 25th at 18:30 CEST
ARRL Email Asking Life Members to Verify their Mailing Address is Legitimate
In an effort to keep member records up to date, ARRL emailed Life Members on June 16, asking them to verify their mailing address. Several recipients of the email have called asking if the email was legitimate and from ARRL. Be assured that it is legitimate and was sent from ARRL. Thank you to all those who responded. If you need to update your address information, call (860) 594-0200, email me...
CHESS CubeSats Will Not Carry Amateur Radio Payloads
It was announced in January that two CHESS CubeSats set for launch in 2022 would carry amateur radio linear transponders. The project sponsors announced on June 10, however, that neither CHESS satellite would include an amateur radio payload. CHESS project management, citing funding constraints, had to move the project toward a purely scientific program using a commercial CubeSat platform, which...
SAQ in Sweden to Conduct Annual Alexanderson Day Transmission
SAQ, the call sign of the vintage Alexanderson alternator transmitter in Grimeton, Sweden, will conduct its annual Alexanderson Day transmission on Sunday, July 4. The CW transmission will be on 17.2 kHz, CW. The Alexanderson Grimeton Association is planning for two broadcasts from the circa 1924 Alexanderson alternator. Startup and tuning for the first SAQ transmission will take place at 0830 U...
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