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Approaches to tackle noise problems vary, remedies elusive RF noise is a frequent discussion topic among radio amateurs. A proliferation of electronics has cluttered and complicated the noise environment; it’s not just power lines anymore Don't miss your chance to respond to exam consultation Have you given your views in the RSGB’s consultation on a proposed new, Direct to Full licence exam? Ofcom write to radio amateurs about EMF regs change On Wednesday, March 3, Ofcom wrote to all radio amateurs about their intention to add a new EMF clause to the licence Moldova Peace Corps to Sponsor March 3 Amateur Radio on the International Space Station Contact K7ID Kootenai amateur raido society Kootenai County's general interest club. 160m Band Loaded Inverted L Antenna Antennas/160M This is a simple 160 meters antenna, a short loaded inverted L. The linear lenght is 20 meters, with the loading coil at 5 meters from the feedpoint. Papua New Guinea Special Event Look for special event station.P29MM to be active from Papua New Guinea, to celebrate the 175th anniversary of the birth of Nicholas Miklouho-Maclay Royal Australian Air Force From modest beginnings in 1921, the Royal Australian Air Force has grown into a potent, world class Air Force which Australia relies upon in both conflict and peace. The men and women of the Royal Australian Air Force have achieved great success in serving Australia and its national interest over the past 100 years PJ4G Radio House on the air Marty, W1MD, will be active as PJ4A from the 'PJ4G Radio House' on Bonaire Saint Petersburg special event Look for special event callsign R125PR from to be active between March 1-31st. Activity is to honor the world's first radiogram ever sent RTE to cease radio transmission on DAB network RTE is to cease transmission of its radio services on the Digital Audio Broadcast (DAB) network on 31 March ARISS APRS Testing The ARISS team has been working very closely with NASA and ESA to identify potential ARISS radio anomaly causes and resolve the radio issues that were observed after the EVA (spacewalk) conducted on January 27 Ofcom speedily respond to report of interference to licence-exempt devices Ofcom sent an engineer out just 30 minutes after receiving a report of interference to unprotected licence-exempt devices, they say they treated the case as 'high priority' John Portune, W6NBC, Wins the February 2021 QST Cover Plaque Award St. Lucia operation Operators Bill/K9HZ (J68HZ), Kyle/WA4PGM (J68PG) and Dan/W0CN (J68CN) will once again be active as J68HZ from a villa at Labrelotte Bay, Castries, St. Lucia (NA-108, WLOTA L-1336), between March 2-11th German North Pole DXpedition Operators Martina/DF3TS and Thomas/DC8TMmwill activate Svalbard (EU-026) as JW/homecalls to start their DXpedition between April 10-13th, 2022 Alan Turing's grades Alan Turing's grades report cards. Alan Turing was a code breaker and the father of computer science - here I react to some of his school grades New 70cm beacon at Catalonia Since March 1st a new 70cm band beacon is active nearby Barcelona, sponsored by Unió de Radioaficionats de Catalunya-URCAT Costa Rica and its great VHF National Channel Costa Rica is a small country but it has an exceptional repeater system, which helps to save the broken topography of this Central American country of 51,100 km², thanks to the work of the main radio clubs and individual radio amateurs who actively participate DXpedition video - K5P Palmyra Atoll The following is a YouTube.com video/presentation at a 'Redwood Empire DX Association' (W6KB) online club meeting by John Miller, K6MM, titled 'K5P DXpedition: The Cursed Paradise of Palmyra Atoll' The strongest geomagnetic storm of the new solar cycle (so far) Did you know, March is the most geomagnetically active month of the year? France: New Amateur Radio Callbook available for download A new callbook listing the more than 13,000 radio amateurs in France at the end of 2020 is now available for free download WSPR Rowing Atlantic sea! Yes I did it! Guirec Soudee, after 74 days at sea and over 2,900 nautical miles of rowing, between Canary Isl snd Carabbean Isl I finally arrived this Friday February 26th in St Barthélemy Ofcom to add EMF clause to ham radio licences Ofcom have decided to go ahead with their plans to introduce an unnecessary EMF clause into the amateur radio licenCe. It will be inplace no later than May 18 and there will be at least a 6 month grace period to comply Thunderbolt Amateur Radio Assn "Amateur Radio Operators in Pueblo, Colorado have formed an association dedicated to public service called the ""Thunderbolt Amateur Radio Assn.""" W3SGJ - Beaver Valley Amateur Radio Association The first and oldest amateur radio club in Beaver County PA USA HW VSP3 - Virtual Serial Port Software/Virtual Serial Port HW VSP is a free software driver that adds a virtual serial port (e.g. COM5) to the operating system and redirects the data from this port via a TCP/IP network to another hardware interface Scotland Special Event Look for special event station GB2CR to be active from Invergordon, Scotland, between March 4-18th. The special callsign's suffix stands for 'Collins Radio' ICQPodcast - Progressive changes at the ARRL In this episode, Martin (M1MRB) is joined by Leslie Butterfield G0CIB, 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’s features is in an interview with ARRL David Minster NA2AA, and the President, Rick Roderick K5UR as they discuss changes for the ARRL with Frank Howell K4FMH Tim Hunkin rides again with The Secret Life Of Components Long-time readers may remember one of the occasional Engineering Heroes series that focused on the British engineer, inventor and sometime TV presenter Tim Hunkin, known for his intricate creations, unusual arcade machines, and Secret Life Of Machines TV series’ from the years around 1990. It seems we’re now in for a fresh treat as he’s returning to our screens via YouTube with a new series Hacking a transmitter - 1920s style Back in the 1920s, when electronic breadboading often used a real wood breadboard, swiped from the kitchen in the dark of night, a limited supply of commercial electronic components inspired ham radio hobbyists to roll their own capacitors, inductors, switches, and whatever else was needed to build a transmitter International Women's Day contest on Monday, March 8 Finland's SRAL reports International Women's Day will be celebrated in the spirit of a relaxed race. The contest will take place on March 8 from 0000-2359 Finnish Time (2200-2159 GMT) New Zealand regulator's view of RF pollution New Zealand's Radio Spectrum Management (RSM) says the RF spectrum 'has become an important economic resource, but its usefulness is diminished by pollution' Problems with ham radio licensing in Brazil Brazil's amateur radio society LABRE has written to the communications regulator ANATEL expressing their concern about the bureaucratic problems in becoming a radio amateur WW8GM GM Amateur Radio Club General Motors Amateur Radio Club - WW8GM EchoLink Repeater in SE Michigan