ICQPODCAST DMR, YAESU Fusion and NXDN bridge
The ICQPODCAST is pleased to announce that we now have in place a bridge between Brandmeister TG:9480, #09480 and NXDN 9480
TM6KJS DXpedition island of Sein on QO-100 satellite
The Radio Club du Bassin Minier is operating TM6KJS during May 27 to June 7, from the island of Sein, Britanny, IOTA EU-068 (ranking 51.4%), WLOTA 2721, Locator: IN78NA79
German regulator acts against solar unit causing RF pollution
The German Federal Network Agency has taken action against a make of solar panel optimizer that has been causing radio interference
RSGB National Radio Centre re-opens
The NRC will re-open on Friday 28 May and be open each day, other than Wednesdays, until further notice. The RSGB is delighted to support Bletchley Park as it welcomes visitors again
EI2KC Blog
Ham Radio Ireland, a diary and photos by EI2KC Anthony
Revisiting the Rybakov 806 Vertical Antenna
Antennas/Vertical
An article about the Rybakov 806 Vertical antenna. The classic Rybakov configuration is a 7.6m or 8m ( aprox 25 or 26 feet) wire fed through a 4:1 UNUN
CW Field Day
IRTS CW Field Day takes place over the weekend of 5th and 6th of June. This contest is for portable stations and is on the CW contest preferred segments of the contest bands from Top Band to 10 metres. It runs for 24 hours from 1500 UTC on Saturday 5th June; there are 24 hour sections and a restricted 6 hour section
Svalbard Dxpedition
Unfortunately 2 operators had to withdraw due to personal reasons, but we have managed to replace those and hope to be 6 operators when departing in July
HF radars continue to be troublemakers, IARU Region 1 Monitoring Service says
SARL News reports the biggest headache for International Amateur Radio Union Region 1 Monitoring Service participants continues to be HF over-the-horizon radars (OTH-Rs). Already an interference issue for several years, OTH-R activity seems to be multiplying exponentially
Weekend Solar Flare Frenzy Could Spark Geomagnetic Storms
[UPDATED 2021-05-25 1704 UTC] The Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) has issued a G1 (minor) geomagnetic storm watch for May 25 and 27 and a G2 (moderate) geomagnetic storm watch for May 26. These are the result of the combined effects of multiple coronal mass ejections associated with solar flares on May 22 and 23. According to Spaceweather.com, NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory recorded 10...
Amateur Radio Gearing Up for Another Active Atlantic Hurricane Season
The Atlantic Hurricane Season, which starts on June 1, promises to be a busy time for radio amateurs who volunteer on the Hurricane Watch Net (HWN) to report ground-level storm conditions in real time for use by weather forecasters, and for SKYWARN volunteers. The National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has forecast a likely range of 13 to 20 named storms (winds of 39 MPH o...
CQ Announces 2021 Hall of Fame Inductees
CQ has announced six new members to its Amateur Radio Hall of Fame, and two new members each to the DX Hall of Fame and the Contest Hall of Fame. This year’s inductions were conducted online due to event cancellations resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. The CQ Amateur Radio Hall of Fame honors individuals who have made significant contributions to amateur radio and radio amateurs who have made...
June 2021 Eclipse Festival Seeks Ham Participants
HamSCI is looking for ham radio operators to make recordings of time-standard stations during the June 2021 annular solar eclipse across the Arctic Circle as part of a citizen science experiment. Researchers will use the crowd-sourced data to investigate the superimposed effects of auroral particle precipitation and the eclipse on HF Doppler shift. Participants would collect data using an HF rad...
SQ1BHQ blog
A blog from poland about VHF and Satellite operations, including D-Star. Many pictures and movies from this active vhf dxer
US Band Plan by ICOM
ICOM USA Amateur Radio HF VHF/UHF band plan updated to 2008, include a Common Country prefixes in PDF Format
Del City Amateur Radio Club
Amateur Club using VoIP from Del City, Oklahoma
Del City Radio Club - W5DEL
UMS Union Metropolitaine des Sans-filistes de Montreal
Ham Radio Club Montreal Canada
The Kenwood TS-590 Series Transceivers
Radio Equipment/HF Transceivers/Kenwood TS-590S
A web page dedicated to the Kenwood TS-590S and TS-590SG transceivers with technical specifications, and ham radio software remote control connection configurations.
Intrepid Spirit Award
From the International DX Convention: The Intrepid-DX Group is pleased to announce the recipient of the annual 'Intrepid Spirit Award'. We are pleased to have received so many worthy nominations to consider
Christmas Island
VK9XX will be active from the 28th May for between two and three weeks, but I'll be working on the island so not on 24/7. I will be taking a Yaesu FT-857D and a simple Sotabeams antennas plus an ATAS mobile vertical. I will also be barefoot. This will also be mostly outside working hours and focused on the night time bands and mainly FT8
CTU and Hamvention Forums 2021 now on YouTube
In case you missed the Contest University 2021 on May 20th, and the Hamvention Forums on May 21st, they are now available online
East Bay SM Jim Siemons, W6LK, stepping down; Mike Patterson, N6JGA, appointed
ARRL East Bay Section Manager Jim Siemons, W6LK, is stepping down because he is relocating to Wyoming. Siemons has served as East Bay SM since July 2018. Mike Patterson, N6JGA, has been appointed to succeed him, effective June 1
Field Day June 26-27
The Madison Messenger reports the Madison County Amateur Radio Club will participate in a national emergency communications preparedness exercise on June 26-27
Switzerland's radio hams meet with OFCOM
Switzerland's national amateur radio society USKA met with the communications regulator OFCOM on April 20, 2021, to discuss issues of concern to radio amateurs such as interference and 70 MHz operation
As China Spacecraft Lands on Mars, Ham Notes Lander and Rover Separation
Youngsters On the Air - Facebook Group
YOTA Youngsters On the Air Facebook public group
G50 Contest Group Blog
The contesting arm of Stockport Radio Society
The Bromley and District Amateur Radio Society
Friendly Club that offers club nights, full licence training and social events for Radiop fans in the South London area
60m Mods for the Icom IC-756
Radio Equipment/HF Transceivers/ICOM IC-756
Modifying the ICOM IC-756 Standard (non-Pro model) for 60m takes a little work, but it is worth the effort.
Mid Ulster ARC Tuesday Night Lecture on zoom
We are back again this Tuesday at the Mid Ulster Amateur Radio Club Tuesday Night Lecture Series on zoom, and it would be so good to see you all!
Macclesfield and District Amateur Radio Society
The Macclesfield and District Amateur Radio Society has changed it's meeting night to Tuesday
ARRL releases Executive Committee minutes
The ARRL has released the minutes of the Executive Committee meeting held on May 3, 2021
Ham radio in the Boston Globe
The UK's RSGB and the NHS get a brief mention in a Boston Globe article that covers the role played by Amateur Radio during pandemic
Eire: HAREC training nearing completion
The National Shortwave Listener Club has been running classes on line for the HAREC compatible Amateur Station Licensing Examination since early November
IARU continues engagement in the WRC-23 preparations
The Chair of IARU Region 1 Spectrum Affairs, Barry Lewis G4SJH, reports on the work being done in defending the interests of the Amateur Services during the CEPT preparations for ITU-R WRC-23
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