Isle of Man Amateur Radio Society (GT1IOM)
This blog is maintained as a resource for the IOMARS and other persons interested in Amateur Radio.
BlueDV for Android
Software/Android
BlueDV Android is DMR/DSTAR and Fusion hotspot software for Android 4.x and higher. It supports DSTAR (DEXTRA, DPLUS, DCS), FUSION (YSF, FCS), DMR ( Brandmeister, DMR+)
Radio Caroline North broadcast
Tune in for more nostalgia with another Radio Caroline North broadcast this weekend 21st-22nd November
South Dublin Radio Club video
South Dublin Radio Club has uploaded its latest video to the club's YouTube channel. The video was created for Science Week in collaboration with Dublin Maker and Science Foundation Ireland and is called "Signals from Outerspace! Make your own antenna to get images from Weather Satellites"
IEEE: The 11 Greatest Vacuum Tubes You’ve Never Heard Of
A IEEE Spectrum magazine aricle says for richness, drama, and sheer brilliance, few technological timelines can match the 116-year (and counting) history of the vacuum tube
Ham radio VEC testing executed smartly
The American Legion reports 21 people took their amateur radio exam in the hall of Post 46 in Danville, Kentucky
How ham radio has changed over the decades
On the DX Engineering blog Sean Kutzko, KX9X, describes some of the changes in amateur radio over the past 40 years
Clear Frequencies Requested for Caribbean Hurricane Emergency Traffic
Stations handling emergency traffic during the response to Category 5 Hurricane Iota, just off the eastern coast of Nicaragua, are requesting clear frequencies. Radio amateurs not involved in the emergency response are asked to avoid (± 5KHz) the Hurricane Watch Net (HWN) and WX4NHC (National Hurricane Center) frequencies of 14.325 and 7.268 MHz, as well as a Honduran emergency net operation on ...
VA3XPR DMR Repeater Blog
The website for VA3XPR is intended to provide users with information about the VA3XPR repeater, plus news and information related to ham radio digital voice communications.
Japan DX Web Cluster
HF DX Web Cluster from JAPAN show spots by JA stations
DARC Ortsverband Muenchen-Ost C11
DARC Ost C11
Accessible Digipan
Blind and visually impaired ham radio operators can now operate PSK31 in a powerful and accessible application
RW4LYL Club station
Russian contest club station RW4LYL with impressive antenna farm
DF1ZN
German Ham Radio Station DF1ZN
cqrprop
Software/Linux
HF propagation to your Linux desktop. CQRLOG uses data from HamQSL website provided by Paul, N0NBH.
Top Amateur Radio Websites - Issue 2028
Multiband Dipole for 40 30 17 m, Getting Started on RTTY, Building the 10 meter Moxon Antenna , D-STAR Info, ARISS SSTV Award, QSORDER - Listen to yourself, ZL2IFB Elecraft K2 K3,
Jamboree on the Air in Borneo
The Borneo Bulletin reports on the successful 2020 Jamboree On The Air (JOTA) held in October at the Belait District Scout Association
Alan Turing: Stolen items to be returned to UK from US after decades
Items belonging to World War Two Bletchley Park code-breaker Alan Turing that were stolen from the UK decades ago are to be returned from the US
Tripura’s Ham Radio Club connects childhood friends after 39 years
India's The Print reports Chandana Basu and Sabita Roy, two friends in Tripura who parted ways in 1981, were brought together again by the Tripura Ham Radio Club set up by police officer Biswajit Saha VU2LJB
IARUMS October newsletter now available
The IARU Region 1 Monitoring System newsletter says on October 7, three intruding OTHRs were active right next to each other, plus an FSK, the interference covered almost 50 kHz of the 7 MHz amateur radio band
Introducing the Winter 2021 AM QSO Party
The 'AM Amateur Radio Europe' Facebook Group would like to introduce our second operating event! The AM QSO PARTY Winter 2021
December 2020 Festival of Frequency Measurement
HamSCI (www.hamsci.org) is looking for amateur radio operators around the world to help collect propagation data during the December 14 eclipse. Data collection requires an HF radio connected to a computer
OH2BC installs large InnovAntennas 50MHz array
Every now and then, a really special antenna system gets installed and usually it is a result of desire, commitment and dedication of the station owner. Kari, OH2BC is one of these guys
Hurricane Watch Net to Activate for Hurricane Iota
The Hurricane Watch Net (HWN) will activate on Monday, November 16, at 1300 UTC, for Hurricane Iota, now a strong Category 1 storm. The HWN will begin operation on 14.325 MHz, remaining there for as long as propagation holds, then moving to 7.268 MHz. Iota is expected to be a major hurricane by the time it makes landfall on the eastern coast of Central America, where it’s expected to bring poten...
Italian VHF & up BandPlan
Italian vhf and up frequency allocations mantained by I5JRR
BPQ32 the AX25 Networking Package for Windows
Software/Packet
BPQ32 allows a computer running under Microsoft Windows to act as a Node in a NET/ROM compatible AX25 network, and to support a multiuser Mailbox, or other similar applications.
Update on temporary Covid-19 Restricted Service Licences
Ofcom has published an update on temporary Covid-19 restricted service licences (‘RSLs’)
Coming soon: A total solar eclipse
One month from today, on Dec. 14th, the new Moon will pass in front of the sun, producing a total solar eclipse over Argentina and Chile
Presentation on a pioneering radio amateur
Colonel Meade James Crosbie Dennis C.B. first became interested in wireless transmission in 1898 and held the amateur radio callsigns DNX, GW11B and EI2B
Maunsell Sea Forts on tv
Margaret Flo McEwan writes: I’ve been working with ITV this week on the technical voiceover information for Paul O'Grady's Great British Escape
RSGB release Board Proceedings for October 1
The RSGB has released proceedings for the October 1 Board meeting which discussed the need for a new Customer Relationship Management (CRM) System to be in place by the end of March 2021
HAMNET upgrades to 802.11ac
Switzerland's USKA reports the HB9ZG section in Zug is the first HAMNET group in Switzerland to upgrade its infrastructure to the new IEEE 802.11ac standard
AmateurLogic 149: Another Friday The 13th
Tommy sends pictures over the radio. Mike discusses the new M17 digital radio protocol project. Jeffery Kopcak, K8JTK joins in with a background look at the K8JTK Hub Digital Multimode Interlink System we use each Tuesday night for the AmateurLogic Soundcheck Net. AllStar Link, EchoLink, DMR, D-STAR, NXDN, P25, and Yaesu System Fusion are linked together for the ultimate multimode conferencing experience
Proteccion civil
Maidenhead square Calculator
Operating Aids/Grid Squares
You can use this tool to calculate the maidenhead square by entering the longitude and latitude.
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