Station VK2KRR
Station VK2KRRlocated at The Rock Hill, southern NSW, Australia. The station is located 222 masl. Locator is QF34mr.
The Six Meter Club of Chicago
SMCC Amateur Radio Club - K9ONA
G3JVL Vertical Antenna for 50 MHz
Antennas/6M
The G3JVL 6M ground plane vertical is a compact antenna that is ideal for portable operations. It packs away into a small bag only 1.3 metres long which is an ideal size for hand-baggage on aircraft.
A cultural crossover
In a time and age where there’s instant gratification, validation and criticism for everything we do, thanks to social media, imagine receiving a tangible form of communication through a letter or postcard from a stranger, from thousands of kilometres away
UKEICC 80m CW Contest on Wednesday next April 28th
The UKEI Contest Club run one hour 80 metre contests both on SSB and CW every month from September to April
ICQPodcast - The Not So Simple Dipole
In this episode, Martin (M1MRB) is joined by Chris Howard M0TCH, 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 this episode we feature The not so simple Dipole
ARISS contact with school in Melbourne, Australia
An ARISS educational school contact is planned for Shannon Walker KD5DXB with students at St. Margaret’s School, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
NASA to air live coverage of SpaceX Crew-1 astronauts’ return to Earth
NASA will provide live coverage of the upcoming return activities for the agency’s SpaceX Crew-1 mission with NASA astronauts Michael Hopkins, KF5LJG, Victor Glover, KI5BKC and Shannon Walker, KD5DXB and Soichi Noguchi, KD5TVP of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) from the International Space Station
Feld Hell Club
A club dedicated to Hellschreiber, or Hell, a unique, HF digital mode for sending and receiving text using facsimile technology
Global Ionosphere Radio Observatory
Propagation/Observatories
In cooperation with the URSI Ionosonde Network Advisory Group (INAG), the LGDC promotes cooperative agreements with the ionosonde observatories of the world to accept and process real-time data of HF radio monitoring of the ionosphere, and to promote a variety of investigations that benefit from the global-scale, prompt, detailed, and accurate descriptions of the ionospheric variability.
Top Amateur Radio Websites - Issue 2115
Pocket-sized SSB CW RTX for HF Bands, Portable SSB transceiver for 14MHz, The DxDozer, DxCalendar by DXCenter, 40m CW QRPp/QRP transceiver , AGWMorseTrainer, DL4YHF PIC-Keyer
Antique Wireless Association Valve QSO Party on 1 and 2 May
The aim of South Africa's AWA Valve QSO Party is to create activity on the 40 and 80 metre bands. It is a phone only contest using AM and SSB. Preferably, valve radios or radios with valves in them may be used. No linear amplifiers may be used
Apathy voting RSGB AGM
MARTIN G3ZXZ writes: There are over 22000 members of the RSGB, just over 600 members bothered to vote for the new President, that’s approximately 2.7% yes 2.7%
Electronic voting for the 2021 SARL AGM Motions
The voting for the 2021 AGM Motions opened at 00:01 CAT yesterday Saturday 24 April 2021 and will close at 23:59 CAT on Monday 3 May 2021
QSO Today - Peter Shilton, VE7PS
Peter Shilton, VE7PS, became a lifelong chaser of meteor scatter and EME contacts because of a very early acquisition of a Drake receiver and a transverter, at the beginning of his ham radio career
ARISS contact with school in Glebe, Australia
An ARISS educational school contact is planned for Victor Glover KI5BKC with students at St Scholastica's College, Glebe, NSW, Australia
RSGB awards Louis Varney Cup to Dave Crump G8GKQ
At the RSGB AGM held on Saturday, April 24, the Society awarded the Louis Varney Cup for advances in space communications to Dave Crump G8GKQ
MacLoggerDX Version 6.33 released
Dog Park Software is pleased to announce that version 6.33 of MacLoggerDX has been released
Update on new Ofcom EMF regulations
As part of the RSGB AGM held on April 24, John Rogers M0JAV provided an update on the new Ofcom EMF licence regulations, the video is now available on YouTube
ARRL Audio News - April 23, 2021
ARRL Audio News - April 23, 2021
DXMaps Ham Radio Clip Art
Internet and Radio/Classifieds
HAM radio related clipart gallery, is a large collection of amateur radio gifs and jpeg images classified in several categories
Workshop 2021 : pre-work meeting
The IARU Region 1 2021 Workshop delegates gathered virtually on April 21st to officially start the pre-work which will lead the MS to the next October workshop programme addressing the future of amateur radio
Danny Weil - A Dreamer of Distant Lands Who Took Amateur Radio on the Trip of a Lifetime
The Board of Directors of the Yasme Foundation is pleased to announce the release of "Danny Weil - A Dreamer of Distant Lands Who Took Amateur Radio on the Trip of a Lifetime" by Martti Laine, OH2BH, AH3D, and VP2VB
Consultation on future regulation of telephone numbers
Ofcom has proposed amendments to the rules that govern the use of phone numbers in the UK
PW and Radio User on Pressreader
Did you know Warner Brothers have put Practical Wireless and Radio User on the Pressreader website
Vhf-propagation-monitoring via AIS-RXing
Derek, V51DM from Swakopmund / Namibia is now often visible on the VHF propagation-monitor 'DXMaps'
IARU R3 Disaster Management Coordinator role
The WIA report that the role of IARU Region 3 DM Coordinator has become vacant
EMF: RSGB release Pre-assessed Configuration for half-wave dipole
The RSGB has released the first in a series of Pre-assessed Configurations (PAC) which, if required, amateurs may choose to use to assist with the new EMF regulation
Overseas amateurs visiting Australia
While the WIA has been focused on the main class licence submission, it seems the team has also been monitoring the ACMA consultation pages for other issues that may affect the amateur service due to ammendments
The RSGB 2021 AGM
The RSGB is holding its 94th AGM at 12 noon (11:00UTC) today, Saturday 24 April. The formal business of the AGM will include the results of the RSGB elections
Woody Brem, K3YV, is the 2020 Bill Orr, W6SAI, Technical Writing Award Winner
The ARRL Foundation Board of Directors has selected Ellwood “Woody” Brem, K3YV, of Spring Mills, Pennsylvania, as the winner of the 2020 Bill Orr, W6SAI, Technical Writing Award for his article, “‘Leaky’ Antenna Switches,” which appeared in the March 2020 issue of QST. The Foundation Board acted on a recommendation from the QST editorial staff in selecting the recipient at its January 27 annual...
ARRL, American Red Cross Renew Memorandum of Understanding
ARRL and the American Red Cross (ARC) have renewed their long-standing Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for another 5 years. The MOU spells out how ARRL and the American Red Cross will work cooperatively during a disaster response. “We are pleased to extend our partnership with the American Red Cross,” ARRL President Rick Roderick, K5UR, said. “This agreement details how ARRL Amateur Radio Emer...
A Loft-Yagi for Six Metres
Antennas/6M/6 meter Yagi Antennas
This design makes the most of having to put an aerial in the attic. This inverted-vee yagi is giving good results at GW0GHF. Directive gain is about 6 dBd. The front-to-back ratio is not brilliant, about 20 dBd.
DRM digital radio accessible on mobile phones and tablets
Starwaves, a German Swiss developer and distributor of radio receiver technologies, is providing the first full-featured general DRM receiver (App) solution for Android phones and tablets
Radio frequency exposure rules to take effect
The website 'In Compliance' reports that rules issued in 2019 by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on the measurement of human exposure to radiofrequency (RF) emissions are scheduled to take effect on May 3rd
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