Support ARRL When Shopping for Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day is Sunday, May 9. If you’re looking for the perfect gift, shop at AmazonSmile and choose American Radio Relay League Inc. (ARRL) as your charity of choice. With every purchase you make at AmazonSmile, Amazon will make a contribution to ARRL. This helps ARRL to extend its reach in public service, advocacy, education, technology, and membership. Make Mom smile while supporting amateur...
Balun 1:4 UNBAL to BAL
Antennas/Baluns
How to wind toroids in making baluns, using two pieces of 0,5 mm enameled wire in parallel.
Statements on Passing of Michael Collins
As pilot of the Apollo 11 command module – some called him ‘the loneliest man in history’ – while his colleagues walked on the Moon for the first time, he helped our nation achieve a defining milestone. He also distinguished himself in the Gemini Program and as an Air Force pilot
Recent activity on the 23cm band RNSS Coexistence Studies
The Chair of IARU Region 1 Spectrum Affairs, Barry Lewis G4SJH, reports on the work being done in defending the interests of the Amateur Services in the 1240-1300 MHz band
Communications regulator recognizes achievements of radio amateurs
The Dominican Republic Communications Regulator recognizes radio amateurs on World Amateur Radio Day (WARD)
Licence-exempt regulation changes and new IR-2030
Ofcom has confirmed changes to licence-exemption regulations for short range devices (SRDs), 500 mW ERP is now permitted in 870.0-874.4 MHz
ARISS-USA Volunteer Search
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station, Inc. (ARISS-USA) is seeking volunteers to support our mission: To provide and operate Amateur Radio systems on the International Space Station (ISS) and elsewhere to inspire, educate, and engage youth and communities in science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM) and to support ISS backup communications
Enter Four State QSO Parties at Once Using N1MM Logger+
The N1MM Logger+ team has made it easy for operators to participate in four contests with just one log. The 7QP (7th Call Area), Indiana, Delaware, and New England QSO Parties all take place this weekend, and sponsors have agreed to coordinate so that all four can be logged in a single log. The program software allows users to log stations active in all four QSO parties, and it automatically de...
Amateur Radio Credited with Rescue of Back-Country Hiker in Tennessee
A back-country hiker was rescued from Great Smoky Mountains National Park with assistance from amateur radio after she became exhausted on the trail and possibly dehydrated. A member of the hiking group on the park’s Little River Trail, Tim Luttrell, KA9EBJ, put out a call on the evening of April 11 via the W4KEV linked VHF repeater in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, requesting assistance in extricating...
Technician Class License Question Pool 2006
Word document containig valid answers only of the technician class license question pool - Edition 2006
6 metre SOTA Antenna
Antennas/6M
A simple and light vertical coaxial dipole for 50-52 MHz band, designed for portable SOTA operations based and inspired by the VK2ZOI flower pot antenna
Fan Dipoles 10/15/20m and 12/17/30m
Antennas/Fan Dipole
How to build Fan-Dipoles by DK7ZB. Experiences with various band combinations. Not all combinations are working properly. If the frequencies are to close together the impedances will lead to a very bad SWR. This happens with the bands 10-12-15m or 15-17-20m.
YOTA Online: The end ... but a new beginning Today!
The next Youngsters on the Air (YOTA) Online takes place today, Thursday, April 29, at 1800 GMT (7pm BST). In this newest episode the team will present the main topic 'The end … but a new beginning!'
Prins Karls Forland Island
Operators Erwann LB1QI, Harald LB2HG, Ken LA7GIA, Peter LA7QIA and Christian LA8OM will be active as JW0W from Prins Karls Forland Island (EU-063), which is part of Spitsbergen's Coastal Islands Group, between July 21-26th
Digital divide narrowed by pandemic, but around 1.5m homes remain offline
The UK’s digital divide narrowed during the coronavirus pandemic, as people have gone online to escape the lockdown, Ofcom research suggests
GB0/GB1/GB2/GB4, England special event
The following stations are active in honor of HRH Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh, passing on April 9th at the age of 99
Europe Day - On The Air
Look for the following Spanish stations to be active between May 7-9th, to celebrate/commemorate 'Europe Day - On The Air 2021' which was created in 1950
Visalia DX Convention 2021
Many DXers have a visit to the Visalia DX Convention on their wish list. This year, the 72nd meeting of this famous International DX Convention, sponsored by the Northern California DX Club (NCDXC) will be held on Saturday, May 15 and Sunday, May 16, via Zoom webinars
CubeSat for under $1,000?
A post on Hackaday looks at building a low cost satellite - a CubeSat
The ZS SOTA autumn activity day on 1 May
This is a fun event to encourage radio amateurs to participate in the Summits on the Air (SOTA) programme. The activity day is open to all radio amateurs and runs from 00:00 to 23:59 CAT on Saturday 1 May 2021
Carl Luetzelschwab, K9LA Wins the April 2021 QST Cover Plaque Award
ARISS Contact with Australian School Proves Educational on More Than One Continent
Four-Ham SpaceX Crew-1 Mission Astronauts Return to Earth on Wednesday
NASA will provide live coverage of the upcoming return activities for the agency’s SpaceX Crew-1 mission with astronauts Michael Hopkins, KF5LJG; Victor Glover, KI5BKC; Shannon Walker, KD5DXB, and Soichi Noguchi, KD5TVP, from the International Space Station. The Crew Dragon spacecraft, named Resilience, is scheduled to undock from the space station to begin its journey back to Earth at 1105 UTC ...
FLEX-6400M DSP Review
Radio Equipment/HF Transceivers
A guest review of the FLEX-6400M DSP HF Trasnceiver considering just the receiver part of this radio.
Southgate Vibes Podcast #54
Steve Richards G4HPE is here with the latest edition of Southgate Vibes. There's two new episodes every week - on Tuesdays and Fridays
Ham Radio Prep submits questions for next Technician class exam pool
Ham Radio Prep, the nation’s fastest growing amateur radio education program, has submitted 25 suggested questions to the National Conference of Volunteer Examiner Coordinators, for use on the upcoming revision of the amateur radio Technician class examination pool set to go into effect next year
OS ham radio prefix in Belgium
Since April 18 Belgian radio amateurs have been using 'OS' as the prefix instead of the usual 'ON'
Evil Crow is ready to cause some RF mayhem
There’s no doubt that the RTL-SDR project has made radio hacking more accessible than ever, but there’s only so far you can go with a repurposed TV tuner. Obviously the biggest shortcoming is the fact that you can only listen to signals, and not transmit them. If you’re ready to reach out and touch someone, but don’t necessarily want to spend the money on something like the HackRF, the Evil Crow RF might be your ideal next step
FCC auto-registration feature for exam applicants to be discontinued
The ARRL report that auto-registration in the FCC Commission Registration System (CORES) amateur radio exam for candidates using a Social Security number will be discontinued on May 20, 2021
Bill introduced to designate April 18, 2022, as National Amateur Radio Operators Day
Arizona Congresswoman Debbie Lesko has reintroduced a resolution with bipartisan support to designate April 18, 2022, as National Amateur Radio Operators Day
WRTC 2022 Postponed Until 2023
World Radiosport Team Championship 2022 (WRTC 2022) has been postponed for 1 year. At the WRTC 2022 Association Assembly on April 23, the event’s Organizing Committee decided to put off WRTC 2022 until 2023 after consulting with the WRTC Sanctioning Committee. “There have been no changes in the qualification process or to the overall structure of the event and its sponsoring committee,” said the...
Virtual CubeSat Developers Workshop is April 27 – 29
Annual Armed Forces Day Cross-Band Test Set for May 7 – 8
G4LOH 144MHz Blog
Ham Blog
Manipulateurs Morse Anciens
Operating Modes/Morse code/Morse Key Collections
A large collection of morse keys classified by country with samples from all over the world
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