UK EMF regulation video
Leslie Butterfields G0CIB gave a talk - How to perform an RF assessment - to the Sutton and Cheam Radio Society on May 20, 2021, the video is now available
GB0UTA Special Event
The GB0UTA Special Event station will be active from 6th - 28th June, operated on behalf of the University of the Third Age in Honiton Devon. The intention is to raise awareness of the u3a among the amateur radio community
RSGB amateur radio survey
The RSGB’s amateur radio survey has now closed. Over 1,000 people took the time to reply and the Society is very grateful for their responses
Past IARU Region 2 President Reinaldo Leandro, YV5AM, SK
FCC Seeks Comment on Potential Impact of Global Semiconductor Shortage
The FCC is seeking comment on the impact of the continuing global shortage of semiconductors. The FCC’s May 11 Public Notice stated its concern is focused on the impact the shortage could have on the communications industry, agency initiatives, and the nation’s continued advancement in next-generation technologies. FCC Acting Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel commented: “The communications sector i...
Radio Amateur’s Vintage Home Movie Film Sheds Light on Hindenburg Disaster
Vintage home movie film provided by New Jersey radio amateur Bob Schenck, N2OO, was the highlight of a PBS documentary about the Hindenburg disaster. The film, shot by his uncle Harold Schenck, may provide clues as to what initiated the disastrous 1937 fire that destroyed the airship Hindenburg and claimed 35 lives as the German zeppelin was landing at Lakehurst, New Jersey. Harold Schenck trie...
Radio Amateurs of Canada Invites Participation in the RAC Canada Day Contest
Transverter for 50 70 28 MHz
Technical Reference/Transverters
This multiband transverter project features power output at 13,8V 50MHz 15W, 70MHz 10W, second harmonic < 65dBc. Single N connector of antenna, suitable for a dual band Yagi. Article include Block Diagram for Dual Transverter and low pass filters
Noctilucent clouds are back (earlier than expected)
High above the Arctic Circle, something unusual is happening.
Public invited to watch ham radio operators in action
The Madison County Amateur Radio Club will participate in a national emergency communications preparedness exercise on June 26-27. Known as Field Day, the exercise involves setting up and operating emergency radio communications using amateur (ham) radio to communicate with similar operations throughout the country
70 MHz in Iceland
Iceland's national amateur radio society IRA reminds amateurs that they need to notify the regulator PTA before they start transmitting on the 70 MHz band
Netherlands: Use of ham radio handheld microphone while mobile
VERON looks at whether radio amateurs are allowed to use a handheld microphone while mobile in the Netherlands
ARISS contact with school in Marboz, France
An ARISS educational school contact is planned for Thomas Pesquet KG5FYG with students at College of Saint Pierre Marboz, Marboz, France
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
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