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AMATEUR RADIO NEWS FROM THE NET
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WFView Open Source interface for Icom transceivers
Software/Radio Control Wfview is a program that allows many modern Icom ham radio transceivers (such as the IC-7300, IC-9700, IC-7610, IC-R8600 and many others) to be controlled via a computer. wfview shows the gorgeous spectrum display on whatever display is connected, including projectors, touch screens, and TVs. wfview allows for full radio control from a computer keyboard and basic control from a numeric keypad. It works under Windows, Linux and MacOS
Mariana Island
Jim, ND9M (aka VQ9JC), who has been active as ND9M/mm from wet grids in the Pacific, is now anchored in Saipan (OC-086), and plans to go ashore and be active as ND9M/KH0
Hawaiian special event
Amateur Radio Operators will activate special-event station K6K to celebrate King Kamehameha the Great and Hawaii's rich history. K6K special event station will give HAMS a chance to add Hawaii to their logs to earn WAS or DCXX awards
60 Years Antarctic Treaty System
Volker DL8JDX, who visited the Antarctic numerous times, has suggested an event marking the date when the Antarctic Treaty System entered into force in 1961
ARISS contact is scheduled with students at Lycée Jean Moulin, Les Andelys, France
This will be a Multipoint Telebridge Contact via Amateur Radio between the ISS and students from Lycée Jean Moulin
QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo call for speakers
The QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo will return on August 14th and 15th, 2021
New 40 MHz propagation beacon now operational from the West of Ireland
A new 8-metre propagation beacon with the callsign EI1CAH is now operational from the west of Ireland and it transmits on a frequency of 40.016 MHz
Ofcom issue new amateur radio licence Terms and Conditions
On Tuesday, May 18, Ofcom confirmed the new EMF licence condition for Radio Amateurs and most other licenced radio users
To transform ot not to transform - Feed Lines
Antennas/Feed Lines Transmission lines have many uses other than simply transferring RF power from one point to another.
Impedance matching, baluns and filters are probable the most common of these.
Bouvet Island DXpedition news
Ken, LA7GIA, 3Y0J Co-Leader, reported on the 3Y0J FaceBook page that the German DX Foundation (GDXF) confirms their record breaking donation of 8000 Euro/10,000 USDs to the 3Y0J DXpedition!!
Direct QSLing to cost more from May 27th
The Irish Radio Transmitters Society say the cost of mailing QSL cards is going to get more expensive from May 27th when An Post increase postal rates
SARL-100 Working Group
The SARL-100 Working Group was created during the Council meeting on Tuesday 11 May 2021 with the aim to collect the history of the SARL
EI0HQ in the 2021 IARU HF Championship
The IRTS contest manager is still looking for volunteers to operate EI0HQ on some single bands in the IARU HF Championships on July 10th and 11th
Dare to Repair
Mark Miodownik examines why electronic gadgets and household goods don’t last and are hard to repair and what’s being done to fix the problem
ARISS contact scheduled for students at Monaro High School, Cooma, New South Wales, Australia
This will be a telebridge contact via amateur radio
Netherlands: Repeaters and Beacons to be hit with 79 Euro charge
VERON reports an additional change of 79 Euros a year is being levied on amateur radio Repeaters and Beacons in a move that is detrimental to experimental radio research
IRTS Radio Amateur Exam closing date
The Irish Radio Transmitters Society (IRTS) Examination Board has announced 2 pm on Friday, May 21st, as the closing date for anyone wishing to sit the next Amateur Radio Station Examination
F8DZYs blog
HAM RADIO only F8DZY's blog, french ham radio station.
Easy Sleeve Balun
Antennas/Baluns A simple and effective sleeve type balun is easily built. This Balun can be adapted to any band. While the dimensions are not critical ( +/- 10%), it is still basically a mono band device
Top Amateur Radio Websites - Issue 2118
Build your own Windom Antenna, Ham Radio Clip Art by GoGraph , HF communication prediction tools, Sunspot Index Since 1750, Real-time ionogram , Calculation of the Maximum Usable Frequency , Home Built 6M J-Pole Antenna
INDEXA Spring Newsletter
The Spring 2021 Issue of the INDEXA Newsletter (Issue 132) is now available
YOTA Contest
The first round of the Youngsters on the Air contest will be taking place next weekend on 22nd of May, from 0800 to 1959 UTC, on bands 80m, 40m, 20m, 15m, 10m, CW and SSB
A Spy in Every Embassy
'The intelligence coup of the century'. The extraordinary story of the longest running and most successful secret intelligence operation of the 20th Century
'Ham' it up for hurricane season
Southwest Floridians are all too familiar with power loss during hurricanes and storms, but who’s there to communicate for us in a state of emergency?
Online Talk: Effect of the Titanic disaster on radio
The Denby Dale ARS will be hosting an online talk on Zoom on the effect of the Titanic disaster on radio by Dr Fred Archibald VE1FA on Wednesday, May 19 at 7:30 pm. All are welcome to join the meeting
VERON member survey results
Netherlands amateur radio society VERON has released a summary of the results of its 2021 member survey
Radio watch group trains for disaster with repeater bypass exercise
Local radio watch groups continue to grow as they put the technology to use to provide an alternative communication source in the event of an emergency where phone lines or cell towers might be compromised
Online training course in the Philippines
A 3 hour online course was held on May 15 to prepare newcomers for the Philippines 25 question Rules and Regulations exam for the Entry Level 100 watt Class D Amateur Radio license
Severnside Television Group
Web presence of the severnside television group based in bristol England
Display Transplant into an Icom IC-756
Radio Equipment/HF Transceivers/ICOM IC-756 This article is about replacing the LCD display in a Icom IC-756 classic. The displays in these radios have not been supported by Icom in several years.
ZS3 Sprint this afternoon
The ZS3 Sprint is on the air this afternoon from 14:00 to 15:00 UTC (16:00 to 17:00 CAT) with CW and phone activity on 40 metres
CANWARN Online Training 2021
Radio Amateurs of Canada is pleased to announce that we have now partnered with the Ontario Storm Prediction Centre Team to provide CANWARN Training this spring
SARL response to Draft Equipment Authorisation Regulations
On Friday afternoon 14 May, the SARL submitted its response to the Draft Equipment Authorisation Regulations as published by ICASA on 30 March 2021
Amateur radio on BBC Essex Breakfast Show
Dorothy M0LMR got some publicity for Amateur Radio on BBC Essex by phoning in to the Breakfast Show and talking about customised car registration numbers for ham radio
ARRL Audio News - May 14, 2021
ARRL Audio News - May 14, 2021
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