Wooden Satellite to Launch by Year’s End
The WISA Woodsat project, being sponsored by plywood supplier WISA in an unconventional PR initiative, is poised to place a wooden satellite into orbit by the end of the year. The idea is to test the suitability of treated wood as a low-cost and widely available material for space applications. The IARU posting for Woodsat indicates that several amateur radio experiments will be on board as wel...
Radio Frequency Interference Seminar Set for May 19 via Zoom
ARRL Laboratory Manager Ed Hare, W1RFI, hold a Radio Frequency Interference (RFI) seminar via Zoom on Wednesday, May 19, at 2000 UTC. His 30-minute slide presentation offers an overview of politics, personalities, and technical issues involved in electromagnetic interference (EMI) control as well as causes and cures. A question-and-answer session will follow the slide presentation. The IEEE EMC...
The Morse Sagas
M0AUW's Amateur Radio blog specialising in Cobweb and Moxon antennas
Top Of Michigan Amateur Radio Club
STARC South Texas Amateur Radio Club
50 MHz CLC antenna
Antennas/6M
A small antenna for 50 MHz made with copper cable loading coils
China's Mars rover touches down on the red planet
China's space program took a major leap today when it successfully landed the Zhurong rover on Mars, marking the country’s first landing on another planet. Teams will now prepare to roll the rover off its landing platform and onto the dusty Martian surface to begin a mission to search for evidence of water and hints of past life
Military Radio and the SAS
BAREC, Bendigo Amateur Radio and Electronics Club are holding their May meeting - 'Military Radio and the SAS' with John Trist VK2MOP. John served as an SAS patrol signaller and instructor and will provide a very informative presentation on military radio
Another satellite constellation prepares for launch, this one aimed at next-gen connectivity for IoT devices
Not keen on a 5G mast in your street? At least it'd be harder for crackpots to burn down 'a flying cell tower in orbit'
RCI English section: goodbye
Canada's international broadcast service from the English language team of Radio Canada International has come to an end. RCI, (originally the International Service, CBC-IS) was initially created towards the end of the Second World War
Wooden satellite expected to launch end 2021
The ARRL reports the WISA Woodsat project, being sponsored by plywood supplier WISA in an unconventional PR initiative, is poised to place a wooden satellite into orbit by the end of the year
RAC Canada Day Contest: Celebrate Canada's Birthday on the air!
The global pandemic continues and we want to make sure that all participants in the RAC Canada Day Contest on Thursday, July 1 help us to celebrate Canada's birthday safely
April 2021 Volunteer Monitor Program Report Released
The Volunteer Monitor (VM) Program is a joint initiative between ARRL and FCC to enhance compliance in the Amateur Radio Service. A General class renewal applicant withdrew his application after FCC notice that the renewal application would be held up pending review of Volunteer Monitor complaints. As a consequence, the Quakertown, Pennsylvania, applicant has no operating privileges. Twenty-one ...
W0YC Gopher amateur radio club
The Gopher Amateur Radio Club At The University of Minnesota
ZCZ Cluster
Software/DX Cluster
Telnet client for DXCluster, Sorts, colours and filters DX Spots by (2) bands, wanted DX Station, who spotted the DX, local to your area and more, Can spot automatically after logging a contact if you are using ZCZ Log, Look up call on QRZ.com
UK broadband speeds on the rise
Average download speeds increased by a quarter last year, according to new Ofcom research into the UK's broadband speeds
Portuguese special event
Look for special event station CR65PQ from Tancos, Portugal, to be active in celebration of the 65th anniversary of Tropas Paraquedistas (Portuguese Paratroopers) between May 17-23rd
Iceland: June date for postponed Amateur radio exam
Iceland's national amateur radio society, the IRA, has announced an amateur radio exam session will take place on June 5
Volunteer Monitor Program April report
The ARRL has released the April 2021 Volunteer Monitor (VM) Program Report. The VM Program is a joint initiative between ARRL and FCC to enhance compliance in the Amateur Radio Service
US schools/groups move into phase 2 of ARISS selections
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station is pleased to announce the schools/host organizations selected for the January-June 2022 contact window
60 Meters Again Available to New Zealand Radio Amateurs
Bigfoot Radio Net Spring Expedition 2021 Underway
The VP2VB Danny Weil Memorial DXpedition is JIDXM 2020 DXpedition of the Year
The Japan International DX Meeting (JIDXM) has designated the 2020 VP2VB Danny Weil Memorial DXpedition as the recipient of the 2020 DXpedition of the Year Award. The DXpedition was organized to bring story of amateur radio DXpedition pioneer Danny Weil, VP2VB, to today’s amateur radio community. The VP2VB Yasme Memorial Expedition Team consisted of Adrian Ciuperca, KO8SCA; Martti Laine, OH2BH; ...
“Geomagnetic Storm Season” is Over
June and July bring frequent 6-meter DX openings via long-distance sporadic-E propagation and persistent quiet geomagnetic conditions. These 2 months are well known to North American 6-meter DXers as the most productive time of year for DX up to 8,700 miles. “The quiet geomagnetic season during June and July typically has only about half as many geomagnetic storms compared to March and April,” s...
AMRAD Associacao de Amadores de Radio
AMRAD is the Portuguese Association of Amateur Radio for Education Research and Development
The Magloop Antenna Calculator
Antennas/Antenna Calculators
The Magloop Antenna Calculator was developed to predict the characteritics of a small-loop (aka magloop) antenna, given physical dimensions entered via slider widgets. This magnetic loop antenna calculator works also on most mobile devices, adjusting sliders and calculating dimensions in real time.
More than one in five UK homes can get full-fibre broadband
More than one in five UK homes can now access faster, full-fibre broadband, according to new figures published by Ofcom
CME sparks strong geomagnetic storm
A coronal mass ejection (CME) hit Earth's magnetic field on May 12th, sparking the strongest geomagnetic storm of young Solar Cycle 25
Results of voting for the 2021 SARL AGM motions
Voting on the 2021 AGM Motions closed at 23:59 CAT on Monday 3 May. Only 288 members out of 1 691 members cast their votes, giving a 17,03% vote
Radio Frequency Interference and the Radio Amateur (RFI Seminar)
ARRL Laboratory Manager Ed Hare, W1RFI, will be giving a talk on Zoom on Wednesday, May 19, at 2000 GMT (4pm EDT)
Ham radio in Malaysia
News provider The Malaysian Reserve says now more and more women are beginning to use amateur radio
WSPR in the Daily Express
The Amateur Radio mode WSPR gets a mention in the Daily Express newspaper
Tuesday, May 11, is Puerto Rico Amateur Radio Operator Day
Tuesday, May 11, is Puerto Rico Amateur Radio Operator Day, which falls within National Radio Month on the island. The operator of Puerto Rico’s first radio broadcasting station in 1922, WKAQ, was Joaquín Agusty, who held the ham radio call sign 4JE. A proclamation signed by Governor Pedro Pierluisi highlights the value of amateur radio in times of emergency and gives special mention to ARRL. T...
SEDCO W4DXCC Co-Founder, Noted DXer Lynn Lamb, W4NL, SK
ARRL Life Member Lynn Lamb, W4NL, of Maryville, Tennessee, died on May 10 following a lengthy illness. He was 83. Lamb co-founded SEDCO W4DXCC DX and Contest Convention in 2005. Licensed in 1954, Lamb retired from a career with the US Department of Defense (US Navy and Air Force). He was a founding member of the National Capitol DX Association (NCDXA) and belonged to Potomac Valley Radio Club, t...
W0YL Story County Amateur Radio Club
The Story County Amateur Radio Club offers a wide variety of opportunities for persons interested in amateur radio. Among the yearly activities are programs on technical topics, radio operating activities, flea markets and sponsorship of ham radio classes.
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