ARISS contact with schools in Turkey
An ARISS educational school contact is planned for Victor Glover KI5BKC with students at 4 Turkish schools
QSO Today - Rob Suggs - NN4NT
Rob Suggs, NN4NT, is a space scientist at NASA, specializing in outer space environments that protect our astronauts from the hazards of space including space junk and debris
Australian regulator says NO to 60m
Glenn VK4DU, President of the Radio Amateur Society of Australia advises that national efforts to gain secondary access to the 60m band have been unsuccessful
SA7BOA Andrey
Personal blog devoted to ham radio topics, portable operation, homebrew, antenna and other projects
Soundcard Interfacing
Technical Reference/Sound Card Radio Interfacing
The sudden explosion of new digital modes has taken the Amateur Radio world by storm. New modes such as PSK31 FT8 JT65 FSK441, ISCAT as well as established modes such as RTTY, SSTV, Hellschreiber and others have rocketed in popularity.
In order to use these modes all that is required is a simple computer-to-radio interface which couples the computer soundcard to the radio
Canada’s public broadcaster announces new cuts to Radio Canada International
Officials at CBC/Radio-Canada announced a fresh round of cuts at Radio Canada International (RCI) on Thursday as part of a “major transformation” of the beleaguered international service of Canada’s public broadcaster
REF President reflects on 2020
Jean-Louis Truquet F5DJL, President of French national amateur radio society REF, has shared his thoughts on 2020 in his latest editorial on the REF site
Sweden: SSA cancels Annual Meeting planned for April
As a result of the pandemic the November 24 board meeting of Sweden's national society SSA took the decision to cancel the in-person Annual Meeting at Östersund planned for last weekend of April 2021
Press report on Indian radio ham's award
Newspaper reports radio amateur Jose Jacob VU2JOS has received an award from the DX Clube Sem Fronteiras (DXCSF)
South African radio hams sign MoU with Kenya
The South African Radio League (SARL) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Radio Society of Kenya (RSK) regarding the radio amateur examination
YOTA month in Namibia
On Saturday December 5, Youngsters On The Air (YOTA) month started in Namibia with an introduction to a group of youngsters in Swakopmund
Introducing the MBF-705 desktop holder for the IC-705
The Icom MBF-705 is a really neat desktop holder for the all new IC-705 QRP SDR transceiver
Simple Online QSL Generator
Software/QSL
A funny online application that lets you build your own QSL cards based on templates. You can choose background text aligment and text to be printed on your card.
W2NAP Ham Radio Manuals and More
Radio Equipment/Radio Manuals
Collection of amateur radio transceivers and accessories manuals, and modification database
ARISS contact scheduled for students at Athlone Community College, Athlone, Ireland
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) has received schedule confirmation for an ARISS radio contact with astronauts. ARISS is the group that puts together special amateur radio contacts between students around the globe and crew members with ham radio licenses on the International Space Station (ISS)
Belgium: Ham radio operator certificate in bank card format
Belgium's communications regulator the BIPT has announced an amateur radio operator certificate in bank debit card format will soon be sent to all radio amateurs
WIA responds to ACMA statement
The WIA has issued a reply to the comments concerning respect and courtesy made by the communication regulator ACMA
‘Get on the air to care’ campaign wins international award
We’re delighted that this year’s Amateur Radio Newsline’s International Newsmaker of the Year Award has been presented to the ‘Get on the Air to Care’ project operated jointly by the Radio Society of Great Britain and the UK's National Health Service
ARRL Audio News - December 4, 2020
ARRL Audio News - December 4, 2020
Simple Onlne QSL Generator
Software/QSL
A funny online application that lets you build your own QSL cards based on templates. You can choose background text aligment and text to be printed on your card.
Yaesu FTDX-10 Video
One of the very first video about the Yaesu FTDX-10 HF/50 MHz transceiver with comparison with FTDX-101 and FT991
Ofcom publishes list of applications for small-scale DAB multiplexes
Ofcom has published a full list of applications received in the first round of small-scale DAB multiplex licensing
RAC Affiliated Club Insurance
Radio Amateurs of Canada is pleased to announce that we are now accepting applications from Amateur Radio clubs across the country for our Liability Insurance Program for 2021
December GEO Newsletter available for free download
The December PDF of the GEO Newsletter weather satellite publication produced by the Group for Earth Observation is now available for free download
Amateur Radio Remote Courses - Info For Tutors
With more and more clubs gearing up to offering online training, Essex Ham has released some notes for tutors on how their online courses and webinars are structured
MacLoggerDX Version 6.31 released
Dog Park Software is pleased to announce that version 6.31 of MacLoggerDX has been released
UK Amateur Radio Full Licence Study Group
The Online Amateur Radio Community (OARC) hosts a full licence study group within its community that is open to all
ARRL to Award John Devoldere, ON4UN, Memorial Plaque for ARRL 160-Meter Contest
Launch Window for AMSAT's RadFxSat-2 / Fox-1E Opens on December 19
The launch that will carry AMSAT’s RadFxSat-2 / Fox-1E CubeSat into orbit will likely take place later this month. Virgin Orbit has announced that the launch window for their LauncherOne Launch Demo 2 mission, which will carry the AMSAT spacecraft into orbit, opens on December 19. RadFxSat-2 is the fifth and final Fox-1 satellite built by AMSAT. Like RadFxSat / Fox-1B (now AMSAT-OSCAR 91RadFxSat...
WX1AW and WX4NHC will be On the Air for SKYWARN Recognition Day 2020
Setup Packetradio on a Raspberry
Technical Reference/Raspberry Pi
A quik guide to install direwolf, bpq and jnos on a Raspberry Pi. if you follow the instructions in the examples you should get it to work. You only need to adjust the configuration files direwolf.conf, bpq32.cfg, autoexec.nos
Radio Emma Toc World Service - schedule
Programme Contents - 60 minute show this month with a look at - dramatic events heard on the radio
EURAO Newsletter December 2020
EURAO Newsletter comes out quarterly, either in pdf format and as a website. Spread the word!
TX Factor episode 27 is now on the air
Bouncing in an out of Lockdown(s) this year, TX Factor has a little something to help undo the restraints! We hope you are safe and well and looking forward to this final TX Factor show of 2020
A video history of radio DXing
HAM RADIO PERSPECTIVES looks at the fascinating history of DXing from early radio through the present, with insights about DXers as members of the human hunting and gathering species. Hosted by 50-year hams K8QS and WA9TDD on YouTube
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