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...
Complete W1AW 2021 Field Day Bulletin Transmission Schedule
| Day | Mode | Pacific | Mountain | Central | Eastern | UTC | | | | | | | | | | FRIDAY | CW | 5:00 PM | 6:00 PM | 7:00 PM | 8:00 PM | 0000 (Sat) | | | Digital | 6:00 PM | 7:00 PM | 8:00 PM | 9:00 PM | 0100 | | | Phone | 6:45 PM | 7:45 PM | 8:45 PM | 9:45 PM | 0145 | | | CW | 8:00 PM | 9:00 PM | 10:00 PM | ... |
3Y0J Bouvet Island DXpedition Team Hasn’t Given Up the Ship
The Daily DX has reported that the 3Y0J DXpedition team is still hoping to have a go at the island in 2023. The DXpedition team had planned to travel to Bouvet via the RV Braveheart, owned by Nigel Jolly, K6NRJ. “Since the cancellation of 3Y0J, we have been working closely with Nigel Jolly to form a new plan, with a new owner of Braveheart and a revised payment plan that enables Nigel Jolly to c...
EA7EU Pedro
Spanish Amateur Radio Station ea7eu personal blog
USB to Serial Drivers by PROLIFIC
Technical Reference/Programming Radio
How to verify what Com Port you have on your computer running WIndows XP or Windows 7. Installing the Proper New Prolific PL-2303 Drivers and how to verify the prolific drivers are correctly installed.
Radio Caroline North June – The return to Ross Revenge!
Tune in for more nostalgia courtesy of the latest Radio Caroline North broadcast this weekend 26th-27th June – and at last we are back on-board our radio ship Ross Revenge!
North Pole Contest Group in Alaska
A team of operators from the (KL7RA) will activate W1AW/KL7 from Alaska between July 9-13th
BBC Midwinter Broadcast
The British Antarctic Survey has just published a story about yesterday's midwinter celebrations
SARL Contest Working Group 2022
The HF Manager wants to convene a Contest Working Group to manage SARL (South African Radio League) contesting from 2022 onwards
2021 W1AW Field Day Bulletin Schedule
W1AW will operate on its regularly published frequencies
Field Day is this weekend
Tim Watson KB1HNZ is ready to take part in a national amateur radio field day exercise taking place in Scarborough this weekend June 26-27, and everything he needs can fit into a series of bags in his trunk with plenty of room to spare
MIR-SAT1 CubeSat expected to deploy from the ISS on June 22
MIR-SAT1 (Mauritius Imagery and Radiotelecommunication Satellite 1), the first amateur radio CubeSat from the Indian Ocean island nation of Mauritius, is expected to be deployed from the International Space Station (ISS) on June 22
What to Expect During the Rising Years of Solar Cycle 25?
From a Potomac Valley Radio Club (PVRC) online meeting, Frank Donovan, W3LPL, gives a fascinating review of propagation modes, metrics and characteristics, as well as what to expect while we are on the upswing (rising) years of solar cycle 25
Friedrichshafen Ham Radio event on-line
The annual Friedrichshafen Ham Radio World event due to be held this weekend was cancelled due the covid pandemic. However, you can avail yourself of an online replacement of Ham Radio World running from this Friday until Sunday
Ofcom correct Revoked ham radio licences figure
Ofcom have confirmed that the replies they gave to two recent Freedom of Information requests contained incorrect information for the number of Amateur Radio licences Revoked in December 2015
SSTV from space station now active
The 'Amateur Radio on Shuttle, Mir and ISS' Slow Scan TV (SSTV) event started June 21 and will continue until 18:30 UTC on June 26. Transmissions are on 145.800 MHz FM using PD120
FTdx3000 Information pages
Radio Equipment/HF Transceivers/Yaesu FTDX-3000
A complete set of pages about the Yaesu FTDX3000 Yaesu transceiver, including USB Driver informations, voice keyer details, complete menu group informations, remote control and CAT control program, SDR Play and FTDX3000 configuration, firmware links and manuals
Top Amateur Radio Websites - Issue 2123
WFView Open Source interface for Icom transceivers , J-Pole and Expanded Super J-Pole, To transform ot not to transform - Feed Lines, How to calculate Bearing and great-circle distance between two points, Dipole Antennas - Basics, Easy Sleeve Balun , ZCZ Log
EI1SMC Slow Morse Club operation
IRTS News report that from the 17th to the 25th of July 2021 the Slow Morse Club will celebrate its very first complete year of operation. The club is about doing 'exactly what it says on the tin,' using slow morse, whether the operators are experienced or newbies to the mode
Comox Valley ham radio club having its Field Day on weekend
Technology changes rapidly, but some methods like amateur or 'ham' radio persevere because they have capabilities the new media lack
IRTS News Broadcast on 4 metres
Ireland's East Leinster Amateur Radio Club (ELARC) conducted a Pilot IRTS News Broadcast on the 4 metre band, on the first Sundays of April, May and June
UEFA European Championship special event
http://www.southgatearc.org/news/2021/june/french-special-event.htm
Award for receiving MIR-SAT1 telemetry
The Mauritius Amateur Radio Society (MARS), is offering an Award to commemorate the deployment of the MIR-SAT1 CubeSat from the ISS, planned for June 22 at 10:55 GMT
ICQPodcast - Parks on the Air and Xiegu G90 SDR Transceiver Review
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 Parks on the Air by Bill Barnes (WC3B) and XIEGU G90 SDR Transceiver review by Ed Durrant (DD5LP)
Terry Robinson Amateur Radio Podcast
Visually impaired radio amateur Terry Robinson GM3WUX recently recorded a podcast with the Forth Valley Sensory Centre in which he talks about his love of amateur radio
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