Media outlet picks up 40m Cuban signal story
The Vice Media site has picked up the story of signals believed to be from Cuba causing interference in the amateur 7 MHz band and which featured in YouTube videos
North Korean capital cracks down on illegal TVs to prevent access to South Korean broadcasts
Each Pyongyang household must report the number of TVs they own, and they face stiff punishments for hiding them
Putting innovation at the heart of the UK’s wireless future
Supporting innovation is at heart of Ofcom’s new strategy for how it will manage the UK’s airwaves over the next decade
Even more digital radio stations to take to the airwaves
More local listeners will be able to tune into new digital radio stations, as Ofcom completes the first round of small-scale DAB licence awards
ARISS contact with youngsters in Florida, USA
An ARISS educational contact is planned for Shane Kimbrough KE5HOD with youngsters at SpaceKids Global, Winter Park, Florida, USA
2 new videos: 'The Best Ham Cartoons'
Quin (K8QS) and Tom (WA9TDD) look at some of the best amateur cartoons of all time, focusing in Part One on antennas, gender, technology, and dreams, and in Part Two on money, obsession, and neighbors/family
Iceland to look at online exams
The UK pioneered amateur radio exams that could be taken online from home, Iceland's IRA intends to examine that idea. The IRA aims to start their next course in October
WC4AR Wilson Amateur Radio Club
The Wilson Amateur Radio Club - WC4AR is an ARRL-affiliated club located in Wilson County, Tennessee.
Building a VHF Contest Station
DX Resources/Contest/Contest Stations
Building an amateur station for competitive radiosport involves a number of critical steps, regardless of the band or bands you focus on. These include, but are certainly not limited to: Station layout, Equipment interconnection and switching, Inter-station interference, Antenna selection. Radio interface with the logging program, CW and voice keyer integration, Rotator control
Ham Radio training for civil defence volunteers to combat calamities
The Millennium Post report that in a bid to ensure seamless connectivity even to the remotest locations in Sunderbans in South 24-Parganas, the civil defence volunteers on Sunday started receiving training in Ham Radio communication
Turkish Republic of North Cyprus
Tevfik, TA1HZ (ex-ZD8HZ), has announced that he has moved to Iskele city in the district known as the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus (TRNC)
Brendan Quest 2 metre trans-Atlantic attempt
In an update issued on July 14th, Frank Davis announced that the VO1FN Transatlantic VHF project has received important support from SHF Elektronik Siggi DJ2MM who have sponsored an MVV 144-VOX Mast Mounted preamp. The unit has been received and will be installed in the coming days
Cuban 40m jamming
40 Meter Band Jamming From Cuba? An example of the Jamming that is currently happening on the 40 meter band
ICQPodcast - Portable Operations Challenge 2021
In this episode, Martin (M1MRB) is joined by Leslie Butterfield G0CIB, Dan Romanchik KB6NU and Edmund Spicer M0MNG to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode, we feature Portable Operations Challenge 2021
Learn to Solder Buildathon II
Learn to Solder Buildathon II will be presented by Rex Harper W1REX at the next QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo coming August 14th and 15th
New US experimental station WL2XUP now operational on the 40 MHz band
In June of 2021, the FCC in the USA issued the experimental call sign WL2XUP to conduct tests on the 40 MHz band. The owner of the call, Lin Holcomb (NI4Y) reports that the station is now on air
RadioMentor.net - New Exam Study Tool
RadioMentor was originally setup to help USA students prepare for their amateur radio licensing examinations, however through our partnerships we have now expanded our training team to cover multiple countries across the globe
WIA Board issues apology for magazine's unacceptable language
The Board of the Wireless Institute of Australia (WIA) say the June/July issue of their magazine Amateur Radio contained unacceptable racial and sexist slurs
Midway Electronics
Shopping and Services/Ham Radio Stores
Midway Electronics supplies the area with electronic components, wire, cables, amateur radio transceivers, QRP kits, CB transceivers, GMRS radios, Shortwave radios, power supplies, antennas, coax, connector and ham radio accessories
Changes to calculating broadband USO quotes
Ofcom has today published a consultation on modifying our universal broadband service rules, to clarify how BT should provide quotes to customers who have applied to be connected under the scheme
QSO Today - Chip Angle, N6CA
Chip Angle, N6CA, harnessed an early interest in the bands, VHF to microwave, as a passion that continues to this day
The week of no WIA broadcasts
Almost 50 years ago, in 1971, there was a week when there were no WIA broadcasts from any state of Australia
WIA Board announces new President
The Wireless Institute of Australia (WIA) board of directors convened their first meeting after the 2021 AGM, which is when the President and Vice President are appointed and all new directors are welcomed to the board
Scouts doing the Class B RAE course
Richard Hooper, ZS6RKE the Troop Scouter of the Sandringham Scouts told SARL News that the Sandringham Scout Group, ZS6SSG will be running a Class B RAE course for Scouts, starting on Saturday 31 July
Radio amateurs respond to flooding in Western Europe
IARU Region 1 Emergency Communications Co-Ordinator Greg G0DUB reports on the Amateur Radio response to the flooding in Western Europe
Electronics Notes Virtual Vintage Radio Museum and Directory
In recent weeks at Electronics Notes, we have started adding a virtual museum and directory of various vintage radios of all sorts from old crystal antiques radios to vintage valve / tube radios, ex-government communications radios, ham radio equipment through to early transistor radios and the like
ARRL Audio News - July 16, 2020
ARRL Audio News - July 16, 2020
Cumberland Valley Amateur Radio Club
Chambersburg Pennsylvania
600W LDMOS Power Amplifier
Technical Reference/Amplifiers/HF Amplifiers
A comeplete home made 600W LDMOS RF power amplifier. Settings can be made on a 7-inch touch screen, and on this screen you can see a lot of useful information during operation, such as output power, temperature, SWR, and so on. The power amplifier includes 2 MRF300 LDMOS FETs and several built-in sensors. The amplifier also contains several types of protection functions like too high current, too high swr, too high temperature, etc.
Top Amateur Radio Websites - Issue 2127
Homebrewing a 6 Meter Yagi, Online Toroid Multi Calculator, RF Impedance Matching Calculator, IAT Interactive Antenna Table , Basic Microwave Antennas, FT-817 CAT interface, 17 meter QRP Transmitter,
ARRL Headquarters Holds Rededication Ceremony
On Thursday, July 15, at 10 AM EDT, ARRL Headquarters in Newington, Connecticut, hosted a rededication ceremony, recognizing ARRL’s commitment to all radio amateurs who enhance the communications capability and security of the nation. The event coincided with the attendance of ARRL’s all-volunteer Board of Directors, who had traveled in from across the country for in-person committee and Board ...
Most 2021 Field Day Participants Entered in Class D
Hermes-Lite SDR Project
Technical Reference/Software Defined Radio
The author has build the Hermes-Lite SDR v1 and v2 versions describing with a very accurated text and picture the process. Additionally has documented measurements for each component
Youth on the Air campers enjoy successful ISS contact, busy with other activities
The first Youth on the Air (YOTA) camp for young radio amateurs in the Americas wraps up on Friday in West Chester, Ohio. Among other activities, the campers have been operating special event station W8Y from both the National Voice of America Museum of Broadcasting and from the camp hotel
Farside explosion touches Earth
Something just exploded on the farside of the sun. The blast was so potent, it peppered Earth with energetic particles even though the body of the sun was blocking the blast site
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