Top Amateur Radio Websites - Issue 2110
Online Yagi Antenna Calculator, 2 meter transverter for KX2, The Standard Horizontal Dipole Characteristics, Aerial-Parts of Colchester, Jpole for 70cm, 2Tone - RTTY Engine, The DX Shop
ICOM AL-705 Magnetic Loop Antenna
The AL-705 is a new, versatile portable magnetic loop antenna for 10-40 meters band from Alpha Antenna.
German special callsign
Look for the special callsign DQ11WCA to be active until April 17th, from different WCA (World Castle Award Program) and WWFF (World Wide Flora Fauna) areas
Fiji - new ham
Joanna 'JK', 3D2ZK, from Denarau, Nadi, Fiji, posted the following: I'm very new to the HAM radio family. Please be patient when you hear me
SpaceX adds 60 more satellites to its Starlink satellite broadband network
Elon Musk’s SpaceX division has announced that it has launched an additional 60 Starlink satellites, as part of its satellite broadband project
EI6YXQ Activation
Members of Kerry Amateur Radio Group will be QRV on Friday 19th March as EI6YXQ to commemorate the 102nd Anniversary of the First East to West TransAtlantic telephony transmission, from Ballybunion, Co Kerry to Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
Soviet QSL graphia
Interested in the QSL cards from the former Soviet union? Andy, G0SFJ has taken a historian's view and you're invited to send him your comments
Ongoing Licence renewal issues
The SARL has not received any communication from ICASA this week. It appears that the ongoing spectrum auction issues have taken up the executives’ time
France: A threatening radio amateur has equipment seized by ANFR
France's National Frequency Agency has taken action against a radio amateur who allegedly used threatening language on the air. ANFR used an EMF regulation as the justification for seizing the equipment
Davie - Copper City Amateur Radio Club
The Davie/Cooper City Amateur Radio Club (DCARC), established in 2010, is an amateur radio organization based in western Broward County, Florida.
A Practical, 5-Band Homebrew Wire Beam
Antennas/HexBeam
A Practical, 5-Band Homebrew Wire Beam the Upside-Down Umbrella
ARRL Audio News - March 12, 2021
ARRL Audio News - March 12, 2021
ARRL to Have Two Exhibits at this Weekend’s QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo
ARRL will have two exhibits at the the QSO Today Ham Expo. One will offer opportunities to meet ARRL Lab engineers, who will answer questions and share tips on an array of topics. ARRL CEO David Minster, NA2AA, will deliver the Expo’s keynote address at 2000 UTC on Saturday, March 13. The Expo has a packed line-up of 87 speakers and workshops spread across 10 different virtual theatres. March 13...
Results Available for ARRL Contests
The full results of the 2020 ARRL November CW Sweepstakes have been published on the ARRL Contests web page. The full results article, a searchable database of all scores, line scores, certificates and Log Checking Reports are available there. Also available on the ARRL Contests web page: - Raw scores for the 2021 ARRL International DX CW Contest. Raw scores are the scores before any log checking h...
NORTEX QRP CLUB
North Texas QRP Club
mW to dBm Calculator
Technical Reference/Calculators
Online calculator that will convert power entered in milliwatts to dBm. Includes a quick mW to dBm conversion table
The Great Quebec Blackout
New research into the Great Quebec Blackout of March 13, 1989, is revealing surprises. Turns out, it was not just one solar storm, but two
Ultimate Antique Radio Upcycling - A trash to treasure Glass Cased Radio
In 2015, Robert Lozier recreated a glass cased TRF receiver design from 1926 and in this video he shows how he used a derelict homebrew radio that he picked up at a radio meet, and transformed it into a work of art
DXing in England, 1933 - Aluminum disc recordings of US AM broadcast stations
These audio clips were recorded on aluminum discs using more of an embossing than cutting action
Radio Interference
Germany’s Federal Network Agency instituted a ban Friday on the sale and use of a New Age 'water vitalizer' device, citing numerous reports that the device sold by Swiss company Wassermatrix AG was transmitting on the frequencies allocated for ham radio users
Solar Activity and Propagation
With entering a new solar cycle, we all are curious about how it will change conditions. A look into the rear window mirror may help: there are millions of data available for free from ionosndes around the world through several solar cycles
RSGB's Direct Entry to Full licence consultation
Have you shared your views yet in the RSGB’s Direct Entry to Full licence consultation?
ARRL to have two exhibits at this weekend's QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo
ARRL will have two exhibits at the the QSO Today Ham Expo
High Performance common-mode chokes
Antennas/Feed Lines/Choke
May 2015 Radcom Article on common-mode chokes that can be used for control cables, phone lines, but mostly on typical HF antenna systems. This article explain what common mode chokes does, why you meay need one, properties common mode chokes should have, how to build and measure performances.
Ofcom released age of radio amateurs data
Following a Freedom of Information request about the age of radio amateurs Ofcom said they do not hold Date-of-Birth information for many radio amateurs but released what information they do have
World Meteorological Organization Day
QSL Manager Nick, UA3DX, informs us that members of the International Amateur Radio Contest DX Club (ARCDXC - United Nations) will once again be active as C7A during the month of March for the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) which is a specialized agency of the United Nations
Israel celebrates 73 years of Independence
This year is a very special for the ham radio family all over the world. Special activity will take place during these days using the special callsigns 4X73(XX) and 4Z73(XX)
Rapid Deployment Amateur Radio Challenge
The next RaDAR Challenge is April 3rd, 2021, UTC. RaDAR is Rapid Deployment Amateur Radio
Update to EMF guidance
Ofcom has published simplified guidance on its new electromagnetic fields (EMF) licence condition
Registration Now Open for HamSCI Workshop 2021
Online dBm to watts conversion
Technical Reference/Calculators
dBm to watts conversion calculator and explaination on how to convert dBm to watts, including dBm to watts conversion table
Dutch inventor of the audio cassette tape dies aged 94
Lou Ottens, inventor of the cassette tape and a CD pioneer died aged 94 at his home in Duizel in Brabant on Saturday, Dutch media report
Video-sharing platforms - who needs to notify to Ofcom?
Ofcom has published guidance to help providers self-assess whether they need to notify to Ofcom as UK-established video-sharing platforms
VK9HR DXpedition to Willis Island in November
I am glad to report on behalf of the group, that all is going well and all is on schedule for November
In India popularity of ham radio is rising
The Bangalore Mirror newspaper reports all 41 candidates who did the amateur radio exam on January 18 passed, they were awarded their certificates on March 7
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