A CubeSat that produces visible light on the ground to be launched in NASA initiative
NASA has selected a CubeSat that when in orbit can be commanded by anyone with an amateur radio license and a ham radio to set off a xenon flash from the spacecraft which will be visible from the ground
100 Watts and a Wire
Internet and Radio/Podcast
100 Watts and a Wire is a ham radio talk show was originally launched as an audio podcast on June 22, 2015. Today, you can see the show on YouTube. It features topical conversation, interviews and ham radio news. You can listen anytime by subscribing wherever you get podcasts.
Solar flare frenzy and CME
On Saturday, the sun produced a sequence of solar flares unlike anything we've seen in years
Next Generation Beacon installed at Bethlehem
On Wednesday 19 May, Brian, ZS6YZ and Danie, ZR6AGB travelled to Bethlehem and with the assistance of Rickus, ZS4A, replaced the current CW beacon with the new generation beacon
CubeSatSim PCB's Version 1.0 available at AMSAT Store
The first release Version 1.0 of the AMSAT CubeSat Simulator printed circuit boards (PCBs) are now available for a donation at the AMSAT Store
Announcing: 2021 Inductees to the CQ Amateur Radio, Contesting and DX Halls of Fame
CQ magazine is pleased to announce its 2021 Hall of Fame inductees, including two new members each for the CQ DX Hall of Fame and the CQ Contest Hall of Fame, along with six inductees to the CQ Amateur Radio Hall of Fame. This year's inductions are again being conducted online due to event cancellations resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic
County supervisors shine spotlight on Ramona radio hams
The Ramona Sentinel reports amateur radio operators in Ramona are being recognized for their dedication to emergency communications
ARISS contact with school in Valdivia, Chile
An ARISS educational school contact is planned for Mark Vande Hei KG5GNP with students at Windsor School and Liceo Industrial de Valdivia High School, Valdivia, Chile
Changes to the RSGB 50MHz awards
The RSGB Awards Manager has reviewed the current 50MHz awards offered by the Society and concluded that the existing 50MHz 2-Way Countries and 50MHz DX Countries awards are significantly duplicating each other
AMSAT Invites Nominations for 2021 Board of Directors Election
AMSAT has put out a call for nominations for the 2021 AMSAT Board of Directors election, which will be held in the third quarter of the year. The seats of four incumbent Directors expire in 2021: Jerry Buxton, N0JY; Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA; Patrick Stoddard, WD9EWK, and Michelle Thompson, W5NYV. Up to two Alternate Directors may be elected for 1-year terms. A valid nomination for Director must b...
Spring ARRL Section Manager Election Results Announced
In the only contested election this spring, Utah ARRL members elected Pat Malan, N7PAT, as their new Section Manager (SM) for a 2-year term commencing July 1. Malan, of South Jordan, received 419 votes, while incumbent Mel Parkes, NM7P, garnered 339 votes. Parkes had served as Utah Section Manager for 22 years. ARRL Headquarters counted and verified the ballots on May 18.In New Hampshire, Pete ...
Annual WX4NHC On-the-Air Station Test Set for Saturday, May 29
Nine Proposals Move Forward in ARISS Host Selection Process
ZCZ Log
Software/Log Analysis
A log utility for WSJT-X and JTDX Provides functionality missing from WSJT-X and JTDX and more
Top Amateur Radio Websites - Issue 2119
Loft-Yagi for Six Metres, DXMaps Ham Radio Clip Art, Ham Radio Clip Art by ClipArtKey, WSJT DX Aggregator, Global Ionosphere Radio Observatory, Daily Sunspots groups
ARRL Audio News - May 21, 2021
ARRL Audio News - May 21, 2021
ARRL Foundation Announces 2021 Scholarship Awards
The ARRL Foundation has announced the recipients of its 2021 scholarship awards. There were 122 awards this year, totaling $564,250. Congratulations to all scholarship recipients! The ARRL Foundation General Fund Scholarship, $2,000 each Samuel Berry, AE0KH, of Iowa City, Iowa James C. Creamer, KN4TEXASF, of Crescent Springs, Kentucky Christopher J. Mentele, W0LSB, of Mitchell, South Dakota Des...
Quad County Amateur Radio Club
An ARRL Special Service Club Serving Radio Amateurs in Clearfield, Jefferson, Elk and Cameron Counties Since 1975
How to calculate Bearing and great-circle distance between two points
Software/Developer Resources
Calculate distance, bearing and more between Latitude/Longitude points. This page presents a variety of calculations for latitude/longitude points, with the formulas and code fragments for implementing them.
GM3BAQ Aberdeen Amateur Radio Society
A Radio Society of Great Britain affiliated club. GS3BSQ GM3BSQ
J-Pole and Expanded Super J-Pole
Antennas/J-Pole
The standard J-Pole antenna is a end fed 1/2 wavelength antenna, in this article is explained also how to build an expanded Super J Pole that provides about 4.5 dbd gain. These antennas can be built from EMT electric conduit pipe
Johannes Hafkenscheid, 5T5PA, is the 2020 Recipient of the Intrepid Spirit Award
The Intrepid-DX Group has announced that DXer Johannes Hafkenscheid, 5T5PA, is the recipient of the 2020 Intrepid Spirit Award. Hafkenscheid was very active while living and working in Mauritania throughout 2020. “This award is to recognize Johannes’s outstanding efforts to activate Mauritania during the COVID-19 pandemic,” the announcement said. We recognize Johannes’s unselfish act to activat...
IARU Member-Societies in Haiti and the Dominican Republic Working toward Closer Ties
The first virtual rapprochement between the Radio Club Dominicano and the Radio Club d’Haiti took place on May 9. The Dominican Republic and Haiti share the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean. The primary language in the Dominican Republic is Spanish, while the primary language in Haiti is French. During this meeting, a protocol for presentation to members was developed, followed by a few wor...
ARRL at Home May 21 – 23 Offering a Weekend of Specials
Amateurs’ Email Addresses Will Continue to Be Kept Private, FCC Says
Starting on June 29, all applications filed with the FCC must include an email address for FCC correspondence. After receipt of the initial announcement that all future applications would require an email address, ARRL was concerned for the privacy of its members and requested that amateurs’ email addresses not be made public. This week, the FCC agreed, stating in an email to ARRL counsel that ...
Dipole Antennas - Basics
Antennas/Dipole
Antenna most often used by Hams around the world. Inexpensive, effective and easy to build, what more could anyone ask for in a home made antenna.
Ofcom wants to allow people to install more phone repeaters
Ofcom wants people to be allowed to buy and install themselves a licence-exempt mobile phone repeater
Upcoming: YOTA Contest
The first YOTA Contest is coming closer and closer already. Only a few days left until Saturday 22nd May! Is your station ready and tested? Did you install the latest contest loggers to be prepared for the fun on the bands?
Carl Luetzelschwab K9LA discusses propagation and the forecast for Cycle 25
The Fair Lawn Amateur Radio Club (FLARC) continues its highly acclaimed series of monthly speaker programs with one of the experts in solar propagation giving us a look ahead to Cycle 25
Ofcom confirm Foundation operation in UK territorial waters
In their EMF announcement of May 18 Ofcom confirmed again that Foundation and Intermediate licence holders may operate from UK Territorial Waters
YOTA Contest on Saturday May 22
The YOTA Contest on Saturday May 22 is open to every amateur radio operator in the world, there is a special category for people aged 25 or under
The Marconi CR100 - an iconic radio from the past
The Marconi CR100 was one of the many communications receivers that appeared on the government surplus market in the 1950s and 1960s. The receiver was a single conversion superhet covering LF, MF, and HF bands
RadCom Plus
RadCom Plus is the RSGB’s technical supplement for radio amateurs who want more in-depth information
Ofcom contact UK radio amateurs regarding EMF regulation
On Wednesday, May 19, Ofcom sent out an email to all the radio amateurs they have an email address for
K9JX Jacksonville Amateur Radio Society
A not-for-profit amateur radio Ham Radio organization that provides support for its members in all aspects of Amateur Radio, located in west central Illinois and services the Jacksonville, South Jacksonville and surrounding areas, in Morgan county.
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