ARRL Kids Day
The ARRL Kids Day is a phone event on Saturday 2 January
Mauritius: MIR-SAT1 to launch in 2021
The first CubeSat from Mauritius, MIR-SAT1, carries an amateur radio digipeater and is expected to launch to the ISS in February for deployment in May/June
Free Yagi and an interview with MFJ's Martin Jue
A channel update this week and the offer of a 9el 144MHz LFA Yagi to be shipped globally for free
Ham radio shack desk project
A new ham radio shack desk made of a solid core oak door.
HF Multiband Moxon Antenna
Antennas/Moxon
A project that describes a build a multiband wire beam antenna. A 3 band single feed moxon antenna for 20,15,10 meters.
Russian special event
Members of the Miller DX Club will activate the several special event stations to celebrate the "International Radio Marathon Russian New Year
- 2021" between December 25th, 2020, and January 14th, 2021
Switzerland: Effect of the new Telecommunications Act
Swiss national society USKA reports the new Telecommunications Act (FMG) will result in the cancellation of amateur licences and a move to a "licence exempt" style system, similar to that for wireless microphones etc
220 MHZ Spectrum Management Assn
Amateur radio spectrum management and frequency coordination entity for 219
WSPR Maps and Chars VK7JJ
Operating Modes/Weak Signal
WSPR Search and spot analysis web site offers fast, easy and comprehensive spot mapping, charts, table and statistics with advanced search ability
Top Amateur Radio Websites - Issue 2035
Build your own HF balun , HF Skeleton Slot Antennas, Packet Radio with Raspberry Pi 2 and Baofeng Radio, About Digital Modes, BlueDV for Android, Soundmodem UZ7HO, Guide to QSLing, doozy DStar for Windows, What is System Fusion, What is System Fusion
Latest RASA QTC magazine published
The latest issue of QTC magazine from the Radio Amateur Society of Australia (RASA) has just been published
Earthlings and astronauts chat away, via ham radio
An almost-all-volunteer organization called Amateur Radio on the International Space Station, or ARISS, now helps arrange contact between students and astronauts on the space station. Students prepare to ask questions rapid-fire, one after another, into the ham radio microphone for the brief 10-minute window before the space station flies out of range
Get on the air for Christmas in magazine
The Radio Society of Great Britain reports the RSGB/NHS campaign Get on the air for Christmas was profiled in the December 2020 edition of the Emergency Services Times (EST) magazine
AM transmitter sites sold for logistics
Since 2000 nearly 400 AM radio stations have ceased operations in USA. Transport Topics says the transmitter sites are now valuable real estate for the logistics industry
Virginia Radio Amateur will Commemorate 1906 Fessenden Christmas Eve Broadcast
As he has done each December for the past few years, Brian Justin, WA1ZMS, of Forest, Virginia, will transmit a program on 486 kHz, under authority of his FCC Part 5 Experimental License WI2XLQ to commemorate the accomplishments of wireless pioneer Reginald Fessenden. The Canadian-born inventor, experimenter, and entrepreneur has been credited as the inventor of radiotelephony. He claimed to ha...
Registration Is Open for Online Ham Radio University on January 9
ARRL Headquarters Announces Holiday Closures
ARRL Headquarters will close at noon EST (1700 UTC) on December 24, and will be closed all day on December 25 and January 1. We wish everyone a happy holiday and new year!
Rolla Regional Amateur Radio Society
The RRARS, an American Radio Relay League (ARRL) affiliated club, is established in the Rolla, Missouri area for the purpose of maintaining in our communities a pool of experienced amateur radio operators
Grupo Juizforano de CW
The CWJF Group began in the 80's with the ideas of an excellent telegrafist, our dear friend Julio (PY4AG) who with customary cordiality taught those interested in practice of morse code.
EA2CCG historias de radioaficion
The ZS6BKW Multiband HF Antenna
Antennas/ZS6BKW
This is the antenna for you guys who want to get on HF effectively, and haven’t too much space or cash to throw around. Actually, it’s a design from ZS6BKW (aka G0GSF), similar to the G5RV, but it actually resonates on five bands, (well 6, actually) and doesn’t rely on a tuner (ATU) to make it work.
ApacheLabs Andromeda
Elettra - The Miracle Ship Award
The "Elettra - The Miracle Ship" is an international amateur radio award organized by A.R.I. Fidenza, an Italian Radio Club
Sweden: PTS News
Sweden's national amateur radio society the SSA reports on the latest news from the Post and Telecom Agency (PTS)
CTU Propagation Summit 2021
Tim, K3LR, posted the following this past week [edited]: Contest University will host a "Propagation Summit" on January 23, 2021. All times are USA EST
Ofcom amends regulations for short range radar equipment
Ofcom has confirmed its decision to amend regulations regarding the use of 24 GHz short range radar (SRR) equipment in vehicles.
Austria receives 60m and 630m Christmas present
Claus, OE6CLD, the HF Manager of the Austrian National Amateur Radio Society, OeVSV, informs us that the Austrian regulator, BMVIT, has granted access to the 60m and 630m bands for all CEPT Class 1 licensees
FCC Posts Email Address Reminder On ULS Landing Page
The FCC is encouraging users of the Universal Licensing Service (ULS) to have an email address on file with the FCC. “Applicants are strongly encouraged to provide an email address on their license application(s), which will trigger the electronic issuance of an official copy of their license(s) to the email provided upon application grant. Per the timing specified in Rulemaking FCC 20-126, the ...
Bob Fontana, AK3Y, Wins the December 2020 QST Cover Plaque Award
RI Swap and Sell Net
A place where amateur's can swap and sell item's. of a non commercial nature. Most of the listings are from the Rhode Island Area. Bulletins and VE sessions, and Club meetings are also posted.
WsprDaemon
Software/Weak Signal
WsprDaemon is a robust application for Linux systems that decodes Weak Signal Propagation Reporter (WSPR) signals, operates with networked KiwiSDRs, Includes baseband audio input option, provides a reliable reporting function to the wsprnet.org database
DX Ultra-Marathon
Dear fellow DXers -- Like in the previous update, we are delighted to say that the Ultra-Marathon continues to attract an almost incredible interest.
Radio hams honor local legend with car parade
TV broadcaster WHEC reports a parade of people within the local amateur radio scene offered a salute to a longtime friend Irv Goodman AF2K on Sunday morning, December 20
QSO Today with Michelle Thompson - W5NYV on Amateur Satellites
Michelle Thompson, W5NYV, is a third generation amateur, beginning her ham radio journey in elementary school
Review of the 700 MHz clearance programme
The 700 MHz band had been used for digital terrestrial television and wireless microphones in the entertainment industry. The programme involved clearing the band so these airwaves can be used for mobile broadband from 2021
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