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OM0ET Antennas Manufacturers/Antennas/HF/Magnetic Loop Maker of small and compact multiband QRP UltraLight Magnetic Loop Antennas and UnUn transformer for end-fed multiband antennas ARRL CEO David Minster, NA2AA, to Keynote QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo Youth on the Air will Make Final Decision on Summer Camp in April GridTracker Software/Log Analysis GridTracker listens to live traffic from WSJT-X or JTDX and displays it on a map. It can also load ADIF log files, load clublog, lotw, hrdlog.net and other sources to diplay your logbook statistics and map your QSOs. GridTracker is a free application for windows Linux and MacOS. Amateur Radio operators help fill earthquake donut holes Ham radio networks gear up to provide real-time, on-the-ground information about earthquake shaking and damage when other communication pathways are knocked out of commission Kangaroo Island QSO status Grant, VK5GR, reports: For those looking for electronic confirmation from the VK5KI activation on Kangaroo Island (OC-139), the LOTW records were uploaded today (Feb. 15th) nd the blackout period for ClubLog matching should be ending also Capstan winch central to this all-band adjustable dipole antenna The perfect antenna is the holy grail of amateur radio. But antenna tuning is a game of inches, and since the optimum length of an antenna depends on the frequency it’s used on, the mere act of spinning the dial means that every antenna design is a compromise. Or perhaps not, if you build this infinitely adjustable capstan-winch dipole antenna ARISS contact is scheduled for students at Estes Park Elementary School, Estes Park, Colorado, USA This will be a multipoint telebridge contact via amateur radio between students from the Estes Park Elementary School following Covid guidelines and Astronaut Shannon Walker, amateur radio call sign KD5DXB. Students will take turns asking their questions. The downlink frequency for this contact is 145.800 MHz 23cm band in the spotlight with regulators The Chair of IARU Region 1 Spectrum Affairs, Barry Lewis G4SJH, reports on the meeting of the ITU-R Working Party 4C (WP4C) Feb 15-19 which discussed the amateur radio allocation at 1240-1300 MHz W1RJA North East Weak Signal Group Our group is the North East Weak Signal Group. We are an ARRL affiliated regional club dedicated to the interests of "weak signal" work on the bands 50 MHz - VK6 Weekly News Since 1946, the weekly NewsWest news is produced and presented from Perth in Western Australia. Heard across VK6 on the NewsWest linked repeater network, various news relays and available via download from vk6.net. Analyze Contest Passing Software/Log Analysis Contest log checker to detect QSO band passes. The PASS program reads a Cabrillo log and reports the QSOs that were passed (moved) from one band to another. The program is not graphical and it is meant to be run at a DOS prompt or in a CMD window under Windows. Benin Ian, ZS6JSI, has been active recently as ZS6JSI/TY from Parakou about 400km north from capital city. He has been there since late January and is expected to be there for 6 months Cocos Keeling Islands Members of the Northern Corridor Radio Group will be active as VK9CE from Cocos Keeling Islands (OC-003) between March 16-23rd Elon Musk: SpaceX will double Starlink's satellite internet speeds in 2021 CNET report that SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said on Twitter Monday that his company's satellite internet service, Starlink, will offer speeds close to 300 Mbps later in 2021. That's roughly twice as fast as currently advertised, and would represent a significant step forward for the service as it seeks to deliver high-speed internet to underserved regions across the globe UKEICC CW Contest The UKEICC monthly one hour 80m CW Contest will be held on Wednesday next the 24th at 2000. EI5G and, for this contest at least, GM7V will be bonus stations Become an amateur radio operator: Free online classes prepare people for upcoming FCC licensing exam Amateur radio has been around for more than 100 years and, in this day of cell phones, computers and other high-tech devices, ham radio, as it is also known, continues to play an important role in the world of communication Online exams boost ham radio numbers The figures released cover the whole of 2020 for both in-person and Remotely Invigilated (RI) Online exams. Due to the pandemic in-person exams were only held during the first 10 weeks of the year and there weren't many of them Amateur radio exams survey now open The focus of this year's survey from Essex Ham is the the amateur radio exams IRTS Amateur Radio Training Courses IRTS News reports that while online amateur radio training courses have been successfully completed it is still not possible to take the exam due to the pandemic Saint Paul Radio Club, Inc. Gimme Five - QRP SSB Transceiver Technical Reference/QRP Projects Gimme Five reloaded, a compact 5 band QRP SSB transceiver in SMD technology. This unit covers 5 bands within the amateur radio spectrum (3.5, 7, 14, 21 and 28 MHz). Receiver is a single conversion unit with an interfrequency of 9 MHz. Transmitter uses 5 stages and has got a power level of 10 watts PEP output. Minami Torishima Take, JG8NQJ, will once again be active as JG8NQJ/JD1 from Marcus Island, Minami Torishima (OC-073, JCG 10007) Hamfest will bring together amateur radio enthusiasts from across the nation Greg Williams says amateur radio is a hobby with something in it for all types of personalities Ham radio on BBC Radio Lincoln The Lincoln Short Wave Club, hosts of the National Hamfest, celebrated their 100th anniversary in February and Steve Burke M5ZZZ / G6TVP was interviewed on BBC Radio Lincoln Derek G4CQM has carried out a major upgrade to his websites Derek G4CQM has carried out a major upgrade to his websites to HTML5 standards compliance throughout. This enables viewing on PC, Tablet and Mobile devices and benefit from interactive features ARISS contact scheduled for students at John F. Kennedy High School, Denver, Colorado, USA Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) has received schedule confirmation for an ARISS radio contact with astronauts. ARISS is the group that puts together special amateur radio contacts between students around the globe and crew members with ham radio licenses on the International Space Station (ISS) German radio hams tackling RF noise pollution DARC reports 35 Electrical Noise Area Monitoring Systems (ENAMS) have been delivered and another 20 locations are sought as part of the effort to monitor the interference from human-made noise on the HF bands Hinckley Amateur Radio & Electronics Society Hinckley, Leicestershire ham radio club W0ZWY Sioux Empire Amateur Radio Club Chester & District Radio Society Web Site The Chester & District Radio Society is affiliated to the Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB) Jpole for 70cm Antennas/70cm A homemade Jpole antenna for 70 cm band made with 6mm copper pipe Top Amateur Radio Websites - Issue 2107 FBK 2m-70cm dualband coax antenna, Fritzing, Yeggi 3D printable Models for Ham Radio, Remote Orbitron Interface, GPS clock, Weather APRS data converter ARRL Audio News - February 19, 2021 ARRL Audio News - February 19, 2021 Shore Point Amateur Radio Club Shore Points Amateur Radio Club of Southern New Jersey, Atlantic County, NJ