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Ofcom's Online Nation 2021 reveals a year lived online UK adults spent more time online on desktop, smartphones or tablets in 2020 than comparable European countries according to Ofcom’s annual study into the nation’s online habits 3000km Sporadic-E opening on 144 MHz from the Azores to Germany on 3rd June 2021 John EI7GL on his Blogspot at ei7gl.blogspot.com reports that there was a remarkable opening on the 3rd of June from the Azores in the North Atlantic to Europe when CU1AA, CU1AL and CU3EQ worked paths in excess of 3,000kms into Germany YASME Foundation supporting grants The Board of Directors of the Yasme Foundation is pleased to announce that it has made the following grants at its May 26, 2021, board meeting ARISS contact with school in Bombala, NSW, Australia An ARISS educational school contact is planned for Shane Kimbrough KE5HOD with students at St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, Bombala, NSW, Australia ARDC grant will support HAMNET expansion in Europe Amateur Radio Digital Communications (ARDC) has awarded a grant to support European expansion of HAMNET, a high-speed digital network that interconnects automated amateur radio stations using links in the 13-, 6-, and 3-centimeter bands, the Deutscher Amateur Radio Club (DARC) reports. This marks the first international grant from ARDC since it began awarding grants in 2019 RS0ISS will transmit slow-scan TV images from the ISS today Russian cosmonauts on the International Space Station (ISS) plan to transmit slow-scan TV (SSTV) images on 145.800 MHz FM June 9 and 10 Pikes Peak FM Association Inc. The Pikes Peak FM Association is a nonprofit, amateur radio VHF/UHF group which operates and maintains VHF and UHF communications facilities serving the Colorado Springs and Pikes Peak region. Electronic Ionosonde to Monitor the Ionosphere Propagation/Observatories This document illustrates the processes carried out for the construction of an ionospheric sensor or ionosonde, from a universal software radio peripheral (USRP), and its programming using GNU-Radio and MATLAB. Update on Community Radio Fund Panel Ofcom has today announced changes to its Terms of Reference for the Community Radio Fund Panel Sunrise solar eclipse Dawn doesn't break like this every day Top 10 things to know about air ambulance charities The UK's air ambulance charities are recognised as leaders in pre-hospital care, setting the standard of excellence across the world Kyrgyzstan latest to arrive on 60 m/5 MHz The Union of Radio Amateurs of Kyrgyz Republic (ARUKR) announced that on 4th June 2021, the Kyrgyzstan Telecommunications Regulator made the new WRC-15 Amateur Secondary Allocation of 5351.5 – 5366.5 kHz available to Kyrgyz hams at a maximum power of 100W Marcel Mongeon, VA3DDD, and Tim Ellam, VE6SH, mominated for 'Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers' On behalf of Radio Amateurs of Canada, I am pleased to announce that two longtime RAC members and dedicated volunteers, Marcel Mongeon, VA3DDD, and Tim Ellam, VE6SH, have been nominated for the ‘Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers’ in Canadian Lawyer magazine’s annual contest 5P2UEFA special event station Denmark is taking part in the European Football Championship and a special event station will be on the air between the 11th of June and the 11th of July IRTS Annual General Meeting 2022 Hotel rooms can now be booked for the 89th Irish Radio Transmitters Society’s AGM weekend, which will take place on the 9th and 10th of April 2022 in the Woodford Dolmen Hotel, Kilkenny Road, Carlow. The event is being hosted by The South Eastern Amateur Radio Group EI2WRC ZS-SOTA news Congratulations to Adele Tyler, ZS5APT who on Sunday 30 May activated ZS/KN-451 to get her 1000 SOTA points and achieve SOTA Goat status. Well done, Adele! Aluminium-Ion battery development The Graphene Manufacturing Group in Brisbane, Australia together with the University of Queensland have according to the GMG website developed a Graphene Aluminium-Ion Battery energy storage technology that has up to three times the capacity of a lithium-ion battery and can charge up to sixty times faster Foundation Contest Group on Facebook A new group aims to provide a forum where Foundation licence holders interested in contesting can support each other and in turn promote contesting to new licensees to get some 'new blood' entering the contests ISS repeater remaining on until after Field Day The International Space Station crossband FM repeater should remain active until after the Field Day weekend of June 26-27 IRTS Examination Board update on holding of HAREC examination The IRTS Examination Board was in discussion during the week with ComReg in relation to the holding of the next examination 6 meter portable antenna Antennas/6M Bring the six meters with you during your hoilidays. This article features a portable moxon antenna for 50 MHz used for sota portable operatios Top Amateur Radio Websites - Issue 2121 Interactive Grid Square Map, Halo Antenna for 50 MHz, Short vertical for 6 meters, Everything You Need To Know About Coaxial Cable, RTL SDR with Active Antennas for HF, QSL management in the 21st Century COVID-19 turnabout - pandemic in Japan unexpectedly revives, instead of exterminates, a dying art Japan's Sora News reports that amidst the number of closed businesses and beleaguered industries, one has made a surprise comeback VP8CR QSL collection A reminder that you can view all the QSL cards to VP8CR Halley Bay Antarctica from the Les Barclay G3HTF collection New Contest Hotel location for 2022 Attention Contesters and DXers! Contest-related activities that have previously taken place at the Crowne Plaza Hotel during the Dayton Hamvention(R) are moving to the Hope Hotel beginning in 2022 ICQPodcast - Hubs, Clubs and Virtual Meetings USA Style and Gateways On The Air Event In this episode, Martin (M1MRB) is joined by Chris Howard (M0TCH), Martin Rothwell (M0SGL), Ed Durrant (DD5LP) and Bill Barnes (WC3B) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode we feature have a double feature Hubs, Clubs and Virtual Meetings USA Style and Gateways On The Air Event Setting up the IC-7300 for FT8 In this video Hayden VK7HH shows how to setup the IC-7300 for the WSJT digital modes FT8 and FT4 YASME Foundation donates equipment to Radio Club Peruano IARU Region 2 reports the YASME Foundation has donated twelve 462 MHz Family Radio Service (FRS) handhelds to help train new radio amateurs in Peru Mike - V51MA, is asking for your help / advice As you probably know, I am a malignant melanoma cancer survivor since 2013 and found that my ham radio to be the best remedy for overcomming challenges in life and now with the Covid Pandemic world wide, I have to be extremely extra carefull to not gettng ill due to any immune system disease and making me vurlnebale to the cancer again New IARU-R1 HF band plan released IARU Region 1 have released an HF band plan and annex incorporation changes agreed at the General Conference in October ARISS SSTV transmissions MAI-75 will be conducting their experiment of transmitting SSTV images from the International Space Station over specific orbits that overfly Moscow on June 9 and 10 DL6WU Yagi Antennas for 1200 MHz Antennas/23cm Dubus article about DL6WU long yagi antennas for 23 cm band Article is both in german and english. Yagi antennas are valid alternative to dishes for troposcatter operations. This article explains design and mechanical data for 1296 MHz Yagi Antennas Tarwater students to chat with astronauts in space Tarwater Elementary students will have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity this October to converse with astronauts currently in orbit The SARL Youth Sprint on 16 June This is a fun activity to celebrate the Youth and to promote contacts between young radio amateurs in Southern African countries. Call 'CQ Youth Sprint!' The Hammies Sprint on 13 June The Hammies Sprint is a fun activity to promote contacts between Hammies and radio amateurs in Southern African countries with an emphasis on ZU stations and runs from 14:00 to 15:00 UTC (16:00 to 17:00 CAT) on Sunday 13 June 2021