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IRC over LORA, for when things really go south As a society, we’ve become accustomed to always-on high-speed data connections, whether we’re at home on the computer or out and about with a mobile device. But what happens if a natural disaster knocks out the local infrastructure? Sure some people will be able to fire up their radio if they need to reach out and touch someone, but even among hackers, hams are a minority. What we really need is a backup Internet Free ebook about 50 MHz ham radio band The ebook Capture the MAGIC of Six Meters by Jim Wilson K5ND is available for free download Spain: Authorization to use 2,400 MHz extended Spain's Secretary of State for Telecommunications and Digital Infrastructure has extended the authorization for Radio Amateurs to use 2,400.050 to 2,410.0 MHz for QO-100 communications until Dec 26, 2021 Silent Key - then what happens? With the majority of radio amateurs now over 65, Randy Hall K7AGE looks at how amateurs can prepare for their passing and ease the burden those left behind face in dealing with the collection of radio equipment ARISS: Celebrating 20 Years of Continuous Operations on ISS!! Twenty years ago - November 13, 2020 - the Expedition-1 crew turned on the ARISS Ericsson radio for the first time and completed several contacts with ARISS ground stations around the world to validate the radio communications system. These inaugural contacts launched an incredible two-decade operations journey on ISS, enabling ARISS to inspire, engage and educate our next generation of explorers and provide the ham radio community a platform for lifelong learning and experimentation DigiSkimmer Software/Weak Signal DigiSkimmer is a GIT project that permits FT8/FT4/WSPR skimmer base on kiwirecorder/KiwiSDR. Video of Further Adventures in VHF/UHF talk On December 8, Practical Wireless columnist Tim Kirby GW4VXE gave the Mid Ulster Amateur Radio Club (MUARC) a talk on all things VHF/UHF, the video is available on YouTube Hans Knot International Radio Christmas Report The new edition of the Hans Knot International Radio Christmas Report is now on line for downloading Geminid Meteor Alert The Geminid meteor shower is about to peak. On Sunday night-Monday morning (Dec. 13/14), debris from "rock comet" 3200 Phaethon will fly out of the constellation Gemini, producing what many forecasters believe will be the best meteor display of 2020 Registration for Winter 2021 RAC Basic Course Radio Amateurs of Canada is once again offering an online Amateur Radio course so that individuals from all across Canada can obtain their Amateur Radio Operator Certificate with Basic Qualification while continuing to practise social/physical distancing Old ham radio equipment: ANATEL respond to LABRE request Brazil's communications regulator ANATEL has responded to the request of the national amateur radio society LABRE concerning the approval of old amateur radio equipment Isolated PTT and CW Key interface Technical Reference/Sound Card Radio Interfacing Simple soundcard interface that can satisfy several requirements like totally isolated AF interface, Totally isolated PTT and CW Key interface, Extend Accessory connector to interface to allow easy connection of TNC and provide a solid PTT or SEND connection The Geminids - a reminder The Geminids are a prolific meteor shower caused by the object 3200 Phaethon, which is thought to be a Palladian asteroid with a "rock comet" orbit. This would make the Geminids, together with the Quadrantids, the only major meteor showers not originating from a comet ARISS Slow Scan TV event An ARISS Slow Scan TV (SSTV) event is scheduled from the International Space Station (ISS) for late December. This will be a special SSTV event to celebrate the 20th anniversary of ARISS IARU involved in meeting of key CEPT working group CEPT Working Group SE 40 (Space Service compatibility issues) met on December 2-4 and 7, and discussed the amateur radio band from 1240-1300 MHz 103 people take ham radio exam in Balmon Jayapura For the first time an amateur radio exam using the Online system was held in Balmon Jayapura, Indonesia and 103 people took part Brazil: Announcement on ham radio exams In June Brazil followed the UK and USA's lead by introducing online exams for their Class C and A amateur radio licenses. It was said to be a temporary pandemic measure now it is to become permanent New Zealand: Wireless Power Transfer across HF spectrum New Zealand has added Wireless Power Transfer (WPT) systems using the RF spectrum from 0.1485 to 30 MHz into the General User Radio Licence for Short Range Devices (GURL-SRD is equivalent to UK's licence exempt) Bangalore Amateur Radio Club - Virtual Monthly Meeting Jitsi is an OpenSource Collaboration tool. You can join the meeting just by clicking the above link from your Desktop/Laptop. You can install the Jitsi App on your Android / iPhone and join the meeting with the above link 4-element Yagi for 40 MHz (8-metres) With interest growing in the new 40 MHz (8-metre) amateur band in Europe, YU7EF has designed a 4-element Yagi antenna which will give good performance in this part of the low VHF spectrum. VHF / UHF Repeaters in IARU Region 2 Since its formation in 2017, the Region 2 Band Planning Committee has worked to not just keep the band plans current, but also to determine the level of activity on the bands 'Get on the air for Christmas' off to a great start The RSGB and NHS Campaign ‘Get on the air for Christmas’ is off to a great start with the charity auction raising money for NHS Charities Together ARRL Audio News - December 11, 2020 ARRL Audio News - December 11, 2020 How to Listen to Real Spy Broadcasts Shortwave Radio/Numbers stations Encrypted messages, fancy technology, spies use them all to communicate, but sometimes the best way to hide is in plain sight. Right now, broadcasting across the airwaves around the world, are automated, anonymous shortwave AM radio stations that most governments won't acknowledge even exist, much less explain Red Sands Fort on TV This programme will now be broadcast on 16 December (revised from 9 December originally announced) Changes to RAC bulletin subscription: Effective January 1, 2021 In addition to posting news items on the RAC website and in magazine, Radio Amateurs of Canada regularly communicates with its membThe Canadian Amateurers about its programs and services by sending RAC Bulletins such as the one you are now reading Ham radio operators honor legacy of Mars Hill company The Asheville Citizen Times reports radio amateurs ran special events stations to honor the memory of the Hammarlund radio factory in Mars Hill North Carolina and the company's founder Oscar Hammarlund Young radio ham interviewed in newspaper The Indian Express interviews 13-year-old Smriti Hegde VU3FNV from Bengaluru (Bangalore), she is one of the youngest radio amateurs in India KY4KY The Bullitt Amateur Radio Society The Bullitt Amateur Radio Society (B.A.R.S.) is a diverse organization of amateur radio operators from around the Bullitt and Jefferson county areas in the state of Kentucky Using the Baofeng UV-5R3 Radio Equipment/VHF-UHF Handhelds/Baofeng UV-5R Notes for new hams using the Baofeng UV-5R3, Basic Ham Procedures, open repeaters, Local Ham Nets. Antarctica operation Alexei, RX6A, will be active as RI01ANT from Antarctica between December 25th, 2020, and May 30th, 2021 Dangerous experiments with microwaves Turn a microwave oven into an microwave gun These guys from Luhansk or Lugansk, formerly known as Voroshilovgrad, is a city in eastern Ukraine, like to live dangerously! New YouTube channel dedicated to low power ham radio The G-QRP club have launched a YouTube channel for those interested in low power amateur radio operation China turns Ladakh battleground with India into a ‘microwave oven’ India dismisses claim that China used microwave weapons on its troops in Himalayan border battle as 'fake news' and says 'our soldiers are still there' QO-100 Wiki available A so-called Wiki Lexicon is now available in the AMSAT-DL forum. Those who are undecided, or are still thinking about joining QO-100, can visit the wiki