Hurricane Watch Net Planning to Reactivate for Elsa
The National Hurricane Center in Miami has forecast that Elsa will reach hurricane strength later this afternoon or early this evening (Tuesday, July 7). Given the storm’s very close proximity to land, with any slight jog to the right, Elsa would make landfall much sooner than forecast. The Hurricane Watch Net (HWN) has announced plans to activate at 2200 UTC today on 14.325 MHz and remain acti...
ADF4351 Signal Generator
Technical Reference/Test Equipment/Signal Generator
Just a simple signal generator based on ADF4351 module from fleebay allows you to generate one single frequency that can go up or down in 100Khz steps via two push buttons.
Amateur radio operators hold field day exercises
Licensed amateur radio operators, aka 'hams,' spent a recent weekend practicing community outreach, emergency preparedness and technical skills
Zodiacal light comes from Mars
NASA's Juno spacecraft has made a surprising discovery. Mars appears to be leaking dust, filling a huge volume of interplanetary space with glowing debris
Lifetime Achievement Award for K5JIM
The Daily Journal reports Jim Buffington K5JIM of Aberdeen, Mississippi, has been awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to amateur radio
New Ofcom EMF Regulation - Webinar on YouTube
The RSGB have made available the webinar given Monday, July 5, by EMC Chair John Rogers M0JAV titled Assessing your station against ICNIRP EMF levels
FT-817 CAT library
Software/Developer Resources
Serial CAT interface to control a Yaesu FT-817 transceiver.
Inspired in the James Buck (VE3BUX) FT-857D library and crafted to Andy Webster FT-817_Buddy project, but usable by anyone to control a FT-817 radio.
St. Helena Island
Gerry, G3WIP (VK0GB, VK4BGL, VP8DPD), has now received his callsign and will be active as ZD7GB from the main village of Jamestown on St. Helena Island (AF-022)
St. Kitts
John, W5JON, has announced he will once again be active as V47JA from his Calypso Bay, St. Kitts, West Indies vacation home, located 200 feet from the Caribbean Sea, between October 4-18th
Svalbard operation
Tom, OH6VDA/LA6VDA, will once again be active as JW6VDA from the JW5E club station in Longyearbyen (JQ78tf) on Spitsbergen Island (EU-026) between October 12th and November 1st
IARU HF Championships
The IARU HF Championships takes place from 12:00 UTC on Saturday 10 July and ends at 11:59 UTC on Sunday 11 July 2021 with CW and phone activity on 160 to 10 metres with the aim to contact as many other amateurs, especially IARU Member Society HQ stations, around the world as possible
Departure of SpaceX Dragon cargo freighter from ISS
NASA’s SpaceX Dragon cargo freighter, loaded with approximately 5,000 pounds of scientific experiments and other cargo from the International Space Station, will depart today, Tuesday, July 6. Watch on NASA Tv
The Amsat-SA Space Symposium this Saturday
The Space symposium will be held on Saturday 10 July 2021 starting at 10:00 CAT on the BlueJeans platform. Registration for SARL and AMSAT SA members is free
Ham radio on Russian TV
Raisa R1BIG appeared in a news report '21st Century Radio Amateurs' that was shown on Russia's Channel One TV
ARRL Headquarters is Closed on Monday, July 5, for Independence Day
ARRL Headquarters will be closed on Monday, July 5, for the Independence Day holiday. There will be no W1AW bulletin or code practice transmissions. ARRL HQ will reopen on Tuesday, July 6, at 8 AM EDT. Have a safe and enjoyable holiday!
W2ABC Bears NYC
The online home of the Broadcast Employees Amateur Radio Society (BEARS), Inc.
160 Meter Radio Propagation Prediction Table
Operating Modes/Top Band
The table above represents a rough approximation of radio propagation conditions on 160 meters. It is based upon selected high-latitude magnetic observatory data which is used to estimate the influence of the auroral oval on 160 meter path propagation
Top Amateur Radio Websites - Issue 2125
Speaker Wire EFHW Antennas 20m/ 40m, QRP 20m Transmitter, 4m QRP Transverter, A Homebrew Yagi for 1296 MHz DX, 23cm 1296MHz Field Day Yagi, Short DL6WU yagi for 23cm, DL6WU Yagi Antennas for 1200 MHz
K5ARC Ascension Amateur Radio Club
Ascension Ham Radio Club based in Gonzales Louisiana
Devils Tower Amateur Radio Club
Ham Radio/Clubs/North America/USA/Wyoming
Devils Tower Amateur Radio Club serves Crook County, Wyoming and the surrounding area. Monthly meetings at The Sunny Divide Community Hall.
Beginners Guide to Repeaters
Operating Aids/Beginner's Guides
An article about how to operate repeaters. How to call someone on a repeater, how to program your HT Radio setting the correct offset, setting tones, and several information on etiquette, lingo, abreviations and codes
Pandemic special event
Bill, VE3ES, is now active as VE3VACCINE from Windsor, ON, until July 15th
SARL Next Generation Beacon Fund now R20 400
The SARL beacon fund increased this week to R20 400. The fund was started by AMSAT SA as a crowd funding project to generate enough
23 new Technician class radio amateurs graduate
The Searchlight website reports that twenty three new radio amateurs were on Monday June 28, added to the Ham radio fraternity in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG)
The ZS Sprint this afternoon
The ZS Sprint will be run from 14:00 to 15:00 UTC (16:00 to 17:00 CAT) this afternoon Sunday 4 July 2021 with CW and phone activity on 40 metres
Bitcoin to the Moon? LABRE interview
Brazil's national Amateur Radio society LABRE was interviewed by Tecnoblog about regulatory issues that arise from the alleged sending of Bitcoin via ham radio Moonbounce (EME)
Protection of Personal Information Act (PoPIA)
On Wednesday 30 June 2021, the SARL Secretary sent out two SARL Communications about the Protection of Personal Information Act that came into effect on Thursday 1 July 2021
First X-flare in 4 years
A new sunspot emerged during the early hours of July 3rd and promptly exploded, producing the first X-class solar flare since Sept. 2017
ARRL Audio News - July 2, 2021
ARRL Audio News - July 2, 2021
Hurricane Watch Net Activates for Hurricane Elsa
The Hurricane Watch Net (HWN) is currently active on 14.325 MHz for Hurricane Elsa. “Elsa surprised us all by strengthening overnight into a Category 1 hurricane,” HWN Manager Bobby Graves, KB5HAV, said. The storm is currently in between Barbados and St. Lucia with maximum sustained winds of 75 MPH. The storm is moving to the west-northwest at 28 MPH. At this clip, the storm should be past the W...
WISA Woodsat Successfully Completes Stratospheric Test Flight
Youth on the Air Camp 2021 to Activate W8Y and Stream Selected Events Online
The first Youth on the Air (YOTA) camp for young radio amateurs in North, Central, and South America begins on July 11 in West Chester, Ohio. Among other activities, campers will be operating special event station W8Y from the National Voice of America Museum of Broadcasting in West Chester Township, and also from the camp hotel. The camp will run until July 16. “We are at 23 campers,” said Cam...
Hurricane Watch Net Stands Down, Likely Activating Again on July 3
The Hurricane Watch Net (HWN) activated this morning at 1300 UTC for Hurricane Elsa, which became a Category 1 storm earlier today. As of 1800 UTC, Hurricane Elsa was about 95 miles west-northwest of St. Vincent, and 580 miles east-southeast of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The storm is packing maximum sustained winds of 85 MPH and is moving to the west-northwest at a brisk 29 MPH. “Because...
Practical Balcony Version of an Old Military Car Antenna
Antennas/Stealth
The antenna almost repeat the design of the Car Antenna however instead of aluminum tubes it was used copper wire in plastic insulation in diameter of 2- mm (12 AWG).
Xiegu X6100 HF+6m All Mode Transceiver
Xiegu X6100 - HF/50MHz Full-mode Ultra-portable Transceiver. A New Generation X Series Portable SDR Flagship
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