China's new space station is visible from Earth
Sky watchers are reporting two new objects in the night sky: China's new space station and an out-of-control booster rocket that helped launch it
DX: One group's post-pandemic travel plan: Get as far away as possible
Die-hard ham-radio operators brave storms, sharks, brutal temperatures to set up temporary transmitting stations in the most remote spots around the world
Webinar 'RF Exposure in the Time of Conspiracies'
ARRL reports the IEEE COMAR committee has issued an invitation to its webinar, 'RF Exposure in the Time of Conspiracies'
Brazil's radio hams campaign for tax exemption
Brazil's national amateur radio society LABRE is campaigning for the abolition of taxes on amateur radio equipment
Spring Radio Club of America QSO Party is Saturday, May 8
The semiannual Radio Club of America (RCA) QSO Party takes place on May 8. “Band conditions are still not their best but we still expect plenty of QSOs,” RCA Executive Vice President Chip Cohen, W1YW, said. “Come join the fun and contact other club hams and the club’s station, W2RCA. All are welcome.” The QSO party is open to RCA members and non-members and is SSB only. Activity begins at 1800 ...
KB5HPL Peter
KB5HPL Amateur Radio Station
Halo and Stub antenna for 50MHz and 70MHz
Antennas/4M
Omni-directional mixed polarisation antenna for 50MHz & 70MHz. This is a simple Halo and Stub antenna which provides an omni-directional radiation pattern with mixed polarisation, which I built for use with the SUWS WEB SDR
Australia and Antarctica on QRP CW and building the trap dipole antenna that made it all possible
An enjoyable and highly informative presentation by John K3LO, chock full of technical details and home brew examples for those interested in operating at low power over long distances
Ofcom announces latest small-scale DAB multiplex awards
Ofcom has today awarded small-scale DAB radio multiplex licences for five more areas in England, Scotland and Wales
ARISS contact with students in West Virginia
This will be a direct contact via amateur radio between students at the Green Bank Elementary Middle School, WV and Astronaut Mark Vande Hei, amateur radio call sign KG5GNP
IARU-R1 addresses discriminatory wording in Constitution
IARU Region 1 has voted overwhelmingly to remove discriminatory language from its constitution and make it gender-neutral
Gothenburg celebrates 400 years with special callsign SE400G
Sweden's SSA reports SE400G is on the air to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the city of Gothenburg
Full licence mock exam papers updated
The RSGB’s Examinations and Syllabus Review Group (ESRG) has just updated the two Full licence mock exam papers
German radio amateurs face 34 Euro charge for 2017/18
The RSGB’s Examinations and Syllabus Review Group (ESRG) has just updated the two Full licence mock exam papers
RSGB launches new video: 2020 – a year like no other
2020 was a 'year like no other' for everyone around the world. In the UK, the Radio Society of Great Britain and radio amateurs rose to the challenge
Intrepid-DX Group Adds a Second Physician to Bouvet Island DXpedition Team
“Bouvet is like the Mount Everest of DXCC entities,” 3Y0J DXpedition co-leader Paul Ewing, N6PSE, said. “It is among the most challenging entities to activate due to significant transportation costs and personal sacrifices required by the team to make the 42-day round trip. Fortunately, Bouvet is not our first mountain.” Ewing reports that Mike Crownover, AB5EB, a veteran emergency room physicia...
Members of the Potomac Valley Radio Club to Activate NSS for Armed Forces Day
Very High Speed Club Special Event is Active During May
Special event call sign OZ60VHSC will commemorate the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Very High Speed Club (VHSC) on May 1, 1961. Leading the group at its founding were PA0LXL, DL1XA, and DJ4KW, who sought operators who could copy at 40 WPM solid for at least 30 minutes, encouraging CW traffic in general and QRQ (high-speed) traffic in particular. Members sponsor new membership candidat...
F6KEH Emetteurs Biterrois
Le Club radio-amateur Beziers
Short vertical for 6 meters
Antennas/6M
A 30 cm antenna for the six meters band in japanese
IRTS Amateur Radio Survey
The IRTS, along with all the other member societies in Region 1 is being asked to carry out a Strength, Weakness, Opportunities, Threat (SWOT) analysis on the position of amateur radio in our modern environment
DRCF response to DCMS on the future digital regulatory landscape
The Digital Regulatory Cooperation Forum (DRCF) has submitted its response to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) on the future of the digital regulatory landscape and how to achieve coherence in regulatory approaches across digital services
Ham radio on Austrian TV
Austria's DORF TV looks at how radio amateur Reinhard Kühn DK5LA from Sörup, Schleswig-Holstein, become a team member of the Chinese Longjiang-2 lunar mission?
Quakes led radio hams to form disaster relief network
The Ashi Shimbun reports Japan's 2016 quakes lead to disaster relief network of amateur radio operators
Veteran radio amateur Ted Trowell G2HKU SK
Kent Online reports Ted Trowell G2HKU, one of the UK's oldest and longest-serving radio amateurs, has died only weeks after celebrating his 98th birthday
BBC looks at Chelmsford's early radio history
In Series 12 episode 7 of BBC TV's Great British Railway Journeys Michael Portillo visits Chelmsford, home of Marconi's first wireless factory, and interviews Tim Wander G6GUX
QSO Today - Roland Smith K7OJL
Roland Smith, K7OJL, entered ham radio almost 60 years ago after the launch of the Sputnik satellite
'Stockport Radio Society, Celebrating 100 Years of Amateur Radio' The Book
The year just gone for many was a year to forget, but for us 2020 was a momentous one with the society clocking up 100 years of existence
Russian Robinson Club Announces Activation of Rare IOTA Islands in the Aleutians
The Russian Robinson Club (RRC) has resumed its plans to activate rare Kiska Island (IOTA NA-070) and Adak Island (IOTA NA-039) in Alaska’s Aleutian Islands chain in July for Islands on the Air (IOTA) enthusiasts. Plans to activate these islands in 2020 were called off because of COVID-19 concerns. The uninhabited Kiska Island (52.06° N, 177.57° E) lies in the North Pacific’s treacherous Bering...
Nationwide Spring Drill Set for May 8, World Red Cross Day
The Red Cross Emergency Communication Training Group is holding its nationwide Spring Drill on World Red Cross Day, Saturday, May 8, 2021. Individuals are invited to participate. Last year, more than 1,000 participated in the initial spring drill. The bar has been raised to Winlink proficiency for this year’s drill. Red Cross forms are integrated as templates in Winlink Express, and hams using W...
QSL management in the 21st Century
DX Resources/QSLing
Article on the OQRS M0URX service and demands by dxpeditioners with examples and features of this original QSL service
UKEICC 80m CW Contest on Wednesday last April 28th - results
The final UKEICC monthly 80 metres CW contest was held on Wednesday last, April 28th
US investigating possible mysterious directed energy attack near White House
Federal agencies are investigating at least two possible incidents on US soil, including one near the White House in November of last year, that appear similar to mysterious, invisible attacks that have led to debilitating symptoms for dozens of US personnel abroad
Elderly couple uses military Morse Code training to escape Tennessee assisted living facility
A husband and wife briefly escaped from a secure memory unit at an assisted living facility in Lebanon last month by using military experience with Morse code to decipher and memorize the code to an electronic door lock
ARRL and the American Red Cross have renewed their long-standing Memorandum of Understanding for another 5 years
The MOU spells out how ARRL and the American Red Cross will work cooperatively during a disaster response. It calls on both parties to maintain open lines of communication and to share information, situation, and operation reports, as allowed to maintain confidentiality
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