New amateur radio book
Hi, I am very pleased to announce the release of my 6th ham radio book, ‘Testing 12 Measuring amateur radio performance on a budget.’
WX4NHC at the National Hurricane Center will Activate, Other Resources on Alert
In response to Tropical Storm Zeta, WX4NHC at the National Hurricane Center in Miami will activate at 0000 UTC on October 27 (the evening of October 26 in North American time zones) to monitor 14.325 and 7.268 MHZ as well as the VoIP Hurricane Net and other resources. WX4NHC requests surface reports from stations or vessels in the affected area, with or without weather data for use by NHC Forec...
Lake County RACES
Lake county races/ares, volunteer auxillary communications group working under lake county emergency management agency. offical skywarn site for lake county. VE testing and radio clases offered. not-for profit 501(c)3
National SK Archive
The purpose of the National Silent Key Archive is to collect and preserve photographs, life event narratives, and data artifacts of deceased Amateur Radio operators, and to make the Archive's digital library available to anyone wishing to view its contents online.
Hy-Gain TH3jr Beam Manual online
Radio Equipment/HF YAGI Antennas/Hy-Gain TH3JR
Hy-Gain TH3jr Tri-band HF 3 Element Beam Covers 10, 15 and 20 Meters assembly instruction manual
A dark streak just appeared on Mars
Amateur astronomers are monitoring something new on Mars. A dark streak has just appeared near one of the Red Planet's giant extinct volcanoes, Arsia Mons
Mid Ulster ARC Tuesday Night Lecture
The Mid Ulster Amateur Radio Club Tuesday Night Lecture Series have now moved to twice monthly on the 2nd and 4th
ICQPodcast - HF-PRO-2-PLUS-T Antenna Review
In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Chris Howard M0TCH, Martin Rothwell M0SGL, Ed Durrant DD5LP, Frank Howell K4FMH and Bill Barnes WC3B to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news
Amateur Satellite FAQ and How-To Wiki
The AMSAT News Service reports John Brier KG4AKV and Brad Brooks WF7T have created a wiki page you can use to look up the abbreviations and acronyms used in amateur satellites
Peru to sell amateur radio frequencies
BNamericas reports Peru’s Ministry for Transport and Communications (MTC) plans to sell-off amateur radio frequencies in the 3.3-3.8 GHz band for 5G mobile
AMSAT Symposium Satellite Talks on YouTube
The video of the 38th AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual General Meeting, held on October 17, 2020, is now available to view on YouTube
IK1JNSs Personal Blog
panniello.it IK1JNS personal Ham Radio blog
40M Delta Flag
Antennas/Receiving
A delta loop receiving antenna for the 40 meters band
Top Amateur Radio Websites - Issue 2025
LAN-IQ SDR, The Morse Sagas: Cobweb Antennas, Delta Loop for 50 MHz, 136 kHz QRP Transmitter, Top 10 Reasons to Take Ham Radio Portable, Interface for SSTV using a Soundcard, ChrisTech
KDKA Centennial-The birth of Commercial Radio
November 2, 2020 marks the centennial of radio station KDKA going on the air for the first time. Their first broadcast, considered by many to be the birth of commercial broadcast radio, was to report the election results of the Harding-Cox presidential race. KDKA has been on the air continuously ever since
Japan looking at amateur radio rule change
apan's Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications is holding a public consultation on revisions to Radio Law Enforcement Regulations to enable elementary and junior high school students to experience the enjoyment of amateur radio
WSJT-X developer expresses puzzlement over FT8 contest use
The ARRL reports WSJT-X co-developer Joe Taylor, K1JT, recently expressed puzzlement over the use of FT8 in contests -- rather than FT4, which was designed for contesting
Jac Holzman K2VEH in Rolling Stone
Radio Amateur Jac Holzman K2VEH who founded Elektra Records and signed The Doors is featured in Rolling Stone
QSO Today - Keith Schlottman - KR7RK
Keith Schlottman, KR7RK, is not only a mountain goat, he is also a super sloth
Magnolia Amateur Radio Club
Magnolia Amateur Radio Club serves the Starkville area in North Mississippi.
Reverse Engineering the Coax Dipole Antenna
Antennas/Dipole
Study of the Coaxial Dipole: Just how does this thing work.
IARU Administrative Council Meeting
The IARU have released a summary of the Administrative Council Virtual Meeting held from October 8-10
Amateur band Intruders and their reporting
In WIA News, the Wireless Institute of Australia Vice President Lee Moyle VK3GK reports on the work being done to identify and report intruders in the amateur radio bands
ARRL Audio News - October 23, 2020
ARRL Audio News - October 23, 2020
Romanian Radio Amateurs Federation
Federation of Romanian radio amateurs
The DXFC Web Site
The site for dxers who like to travel
The F in DXFC stands for Feet: countries in which you have stepped foot. This is for licensed radio amateurs who like travelling.
Sisterhood Of Amateur Radio-SOAR
Sisterhood Of Amateur Radio
W1MX The MIT Radio Society
The MIT Radio Society is a student run organization intended for MIT students, faculty, and staff. New student members are greatly appreciated.
7Q7RU Malawi
DX Resources/DX Peditions/2020 DXpeditions
DXPedition to Malawi November 2020 By Russian Robinson Club
Rare red aurorasn
Who needs solar activity?
Last week the sun was very quiet. Somehow, the lull produced a vivid display of rare red auroras around the Arctic Circle
AmateurLogic.TV 15th Anniversary prize winner
Congratulations to Clint Frost, W2BL of Owens Cross Roads, AL. Clint was randomly selected as winner of the AmateurLogic.TV 15th Anniversary contest!
New optical communications station
The University of Western Australia is set to install an optical communications station capable of receiving high-speed data transmissions from space.
NZ 5 MHz Amateur Band usage - ceases
NZART, the New Zealand National Amateur Society advises that unfortunately the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) has advised us that they are not willing to approve another renewal of our 5 MHz trial allocation/licence
IARU Official Challenges Member-Societies to Focus on “Tomorrow” Issues
International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) Region 1 President Don Beattie, G3BJ, urged member-societies attending the virtual Region 1 General Conference on October 16 to keep an eye on future issues affecting amateur radio and IARU Region 1 (Europe, Africa, and the Mideast). In closing the 6-day meeting, Beattie said he looked forward to the planned in-person workshop on the future of amateur ra...
Nominations Open for Golden Antenna Award
The German town of Bad Bentheim will receive nominations for the Golden Antenna Award. For 50 years, the town has hosted Deutsch-Niederländische Amateurfunker Tage (DNAT), or German-Dutch Amateur Radio Days, during which the town stresses the importance of amateur radio as a public service. Nominations (in PDF) are open until April 1, 2021. A committee headed by the mayor of Bad Bentheim will cho...
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