Research on vulnerable customers’ experiences of contacting telecoms providers
Ofcom has today published qualitative research on the customer service some vulnerable people have experienced when getting in touch with their phone, broadband or pay-TV provider recently
Ham radio operator helps watch over community
The Roswell Daily Record interviews Jim Tucker KB0QNW who is Skywarn coordinator for amateur radio in Chaves County, New Mexico
Wirral radio amateur and UFO's
Tom Slemen writes in the Wirral Globe about a radio amateur who investigated Unidentified Flying Objects
ARISS contact with school in La Norville, France
An ARISS educational school contact is planned for Thomas Pesquet KG5FYG with students at College Albert Camus, La Norville, France and Universite Paris-Saclay, Saint Aubin, France
Navajo Code Talkers special event
Look for Special Event Station (SES) N7C to be active between August 10-14th
Amateur Radio on Shuttle, Mir and ISS
ARISS report there will be an 'Amateur Radio on Shuttle, Mir and ISS' Slow Scan TV (SSTV) event from June 21-26. Transmissions from the International Space Station will be on 145.800 MHz FM using PD120
3Y0J Bouvet Island Dxpedition
The global pandemic has impacted the expedition charter vessel business very hard; this includes the venerable RV Braveheart which has provided outstanding safety and service to many DXpeditions. As you know, we had signed a contract with Braveheart for 3Y0J
IAT Interactive Antenna Table
Antennas/VHF UHF
IAT is an excel sheet table evaluate parameters of VHF UHF antennas edited by Vladimir UR5EAZ. The difference between this tool and the existing VE7BQH Antenna Table is the use of G / T and C / N instead of the G / Ta parameter. In this table, Vladimir applies the ITU recommendations to assess the noise properties of a radio receiving system and shows the advantage of the G / T concept over the G / Ta concept when choosing an antenna.
Shortwave Listener Award - The Ian Morris Memorial Trophy
The South Dublin Radio Club, in honour of the late Ian Morris EI6U, donated this perpetual trophy to the Irish Radio Transmitters Society. Ian was a member of the committee of the Society for many years and was a very proficient CW, Field Day and contest operator
IRTS 40 Metre News
Propagation conditions on Sunday mornings around 11 o'clock do not currently favour inter-EI communications and this is a problem for the IRTS news broadcast on 7.123MHz at 1100 local time
Two international speakers at AMSAT SA Space Symposium
AMSAT SA has announced that the 2021 Space Symposium will be held from 10:00 - 15:00 CAT on Saturday 10 July 2021 on the BlueJeans platform
Voortrekkers using special event call sign
In celebration of the Voortrekker Movement's 90th anniversary, a special event call sign, ZS90VTK, has been issued. The call sign will be activated on 16 June 2021, Youth Day, from the roof of the Voortrekker Monument
CHIME telescope detects more than 500 mysterious fast radio bursts in its first year of operation
Observations quadruple the number of known radio bursts and reveal two types: one-offs and repeaters
HAREC Examination
The following statement was issued by the IRTS Examination Board on Saturday June 12th
Transatlantic Tests 100 Centenary
On the 12th December 1921, Paul Godley, 2ZE, received the first complete and verified amateur radio short wave transatlantic message ever sent, from a station based in Greenwich, Connecticut '1BCG'
MIR-SAT1 to deploy from ISS
The first amateur radio CubeSat from Mauritius is expected to be deployed from the International Space Station on June 22
HexBeam Antenna Explained
Antennas/HexBeam
A hexagonal beam is a form of the Yagi antenna which is based on parasitic principles developed early in the last century in Japan for achieving gain in one direction.How HexBeam antennas works. A hexagonal beam operates exactly like Yagi antenna, but instead of a driven element that is straight like a dipole, it is a wire bent into the shape of the letter M.
Top Amateur Radio Websites - Issue 2122
The Magloop Antenna Calculator, VHQ HEX BEAM Antennas, VHF Bi-Square Beam Antenna, 50 MHz CLC antenna , Display Transplant into an Icom IC-756, ZCZ Cluster, A 222 MHz Transverter,
WA3RNC’S TR-25 and upcoming TR-45L transceiver kits
Here is a compact but powerful 2-band CW transceiver kit that uses no tiny pushbuttons, and without those seemingly endless and hard-to-remember back menus. There is a knob or a switch for every function!
Fly me to the moon
The first Bitcoin transaction using the moon was conducted in April when Brazilian researchers sent morse code radio signals to deflect off the moon down to Earth, and completed a Bitcoin transaction
Does the future of CW look like this?
Tired of trying to learn Morse code? Searching for a state-of-the-art decoder/encoder companion for your station that keeps right on working when the band gets noisy, and doubles as a portable QRP transceiver? Stop looking! It’s here!
RTÉ essential maintenance
RTÉ will carry out essential maintenance of the Long Wave (LW) transmitter in Clarkstown, Co. Meath from 15th June 2021 for two months during which period RTÉ Radio 1 will not be available on LW 252
ZS4BFN from the Franklin Game Reserve
The Franklin Game Reserve (ZSFF-0127) is located on Naval Hill in the centre of Bloemfontein and is the only game reserve to be found in the middle of a city
The Future of Amateur Radio workshop
On June 12 the IARU Region 1 Workshop on the Future of Amateur Radio continued with a session addressing Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats
QSO Today with Frank Kollins WA9CWX
Frank Kollins, WA9CWX, loves to operate CW from multiple operating positions, from restored vintage to the most modern rigs
ARRL Audio News - June 11, 2021
ARRL Audio News - June 11, 2021
F1NQP ARDF radio orientation
A french web'site ardf. Radio orientation, ardf france, radiogoniometrie sportive.
Practical Amateur Radio Grounding
Technical Reference/Grounding
The single point ground in the most important aspect of a good grounding system. The concept behind a single point ground is very simple, keep everything at the same ground potential. Electrical Groundl, Lightning Ground, RF Grounds
A 'tall story' from Turkey
The Çamlca TV-Radio Tower in Istanbul stands 369 meters tall, a futuristic, state of the art structure being heralded as the tallest telecommunications tower in all of Europe
Dragon ARC VHF Day
Today the 12th of June, Dragon ARC are running a special event station from Parys Mountain on the island of Anglesey in IO73. We shall be using 6, 4 and 2 metres ssb and fm
IARU in the CEPT Working Groups
IARU volunteers have been participating in the CEPT FM and SE Working Groups looking after the amateur and amateur satellite service interests. CEPT WG-SE #88 took place during April and WG-FM #99 took place at the end of May
The Termination Event
Something big may be about to happen on the sun. It's called the 'Termination Event' and it could kickstart Solar Cycle 25 into a higher gear
WIA seeks review of amateur radio exam system
The WIA wants a review of the effectiveness of the amateur service examination system in light of the lack of growth of newly licenced operators in Australia
National Hamfest 2021 cancelled
The National Hamfest had been planned to take place September 24-25 but organisers have now announced it will be postponed until September 2022
WSJT-X version 2.4.0 Now Generally Available, Version 2.5.0 on the Horizon
WSJT-X version 2.4.0 now is available in general release. According to co-developer Joe Taylor, K1JT, WSJT-X version 2.4.0 includes a new digital mode, Q65. This protocol is designed for two-way contacts over especially difficult propagation paths, including ionospheric scatter, troposcatter, rain scatter, TEP, EME, and other types of fast-fading signals. “On paths with Doppler spread more than ...
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