Icom announces AH-705 HF/50 MHz Automatic Antenna Tuner
Icom has announced details of its forthcoming portable automatic antenna tuner for the IC-705. The AH-705 is a palm-sized portable antenna tuner that has been designed to work between the 1.8-50MHz bands. It can be powered either by alkaline batteries or DC 13.8V supply
Mauritius to Launch its First CubeSat in 2021
Northernmost Reverse Beacon Net Node in Europe Launched
Thanks to a grant from the Yasme Foundation, the northernmost Reverse Beacon Net (RBN) node in Europe went online on December 22. It was made possible by a Yasme Foundation initiative to provide additional Reverse Beacon Network nodes in underserved areas. The latest node to become active is hosted by Radio Arcala, OH8X, very close to the Lapland Region. At and above the Arctic Circle during hou...
Croatia Grants Access to New 40 MHz Band
Croatia has joined the small number of countries to allow operation on the new 40 MHz (8-meter) band. Dragan Mojsilovic, 9A6W, reports that national telecom authorities there have granted him a 1-year experimental license to operate from 40.660 MHz to 40.700 MHz, in the Industrial, Scientific, and Medical (ISM) band. Croatia becomes the fifth country to offer at least some operating authority in...
The Japan International DX Meeting (JIDXM) Committee Announces Awards
The Japan International DX Meeting (JIDXM) committee, in cooperation with CQ magazine, has announced awards to DXpedition teams and individuals who made outstanding contributions to the world’s DX community. The 2020 JIDXM award program will recognize the VP8PJ South Orkney DXpedition Team (February 2020), the VP2VB Yasme Memorial Expedition Team (March 2020), and the TO0Z St. Barthelemy Expedi...
SEA-PAC Cancels In-Person Convention
SEA-PAC, designated as the 2021 ARRL Northwestern Division Convention, will not take place as an in-person gathering this June. “The SEA-PAC Executive Committee has been closely monitoring the continuing COVID-19 pandemic situation and has determined that the safest course of action for all is to cancel the 2021 in-person event,” SEA-PAC 2021 Chair John Bucsek, KE7WNB, announced this week. “This...
Automatic HF Antenna Tuner with Arduino
Technical Reference/Arduino
Make and automatic antenna tuner based on Arduino and using economic card. This ATU Project can be installed outdoors and controlled remotely by an rs485 link
QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo Returning in March
Friese Radio Amateur Groep
Welkom op de website van de Friese Radio Amateur Groep. Hier vindt u allerlei informatie betreffende de FRAG.
Parallel Lines Contest Group G4LIP G8P
The parallel lines contest group - g4lip/p
NPARC North Port Amateur Radio Club.
Repairing HP 8753C VNA
Technical Reference/Vector Network Analyzer
A true detective story about a interesting repair project, putting back to life a malfunctioning HP 8753C VNA that was rebooting after startup with noise and clicking sounds produced by the attenuator and switch relays.
ARRL Seeks Nominations for Six Awards
ARRL invites nominations for awards that recognize excellence in amateur radio educational and technological pursuits. Nominations are also open for the Hiram Percy Maxim Award, ARRL’s premier award to honor a young licensee. The Hiram Percy Maxim Award The Hiram Percy Maxim Award is the premier honor for a radio amateur and ARRL member younger than 21 whose accomplishments and contributions are...
NA Contest Logging Software Developer Dave Pruett, K8CC, SK
Contester and logging software developer Dave Pruett, K8CC, of Allen Park, Michigan, died on December 29. An ARRL member, he was 66. Although slowed in recent years by health issues, he is considered to have been a significant contributor to the contesting community. After obtaining the source code for the CT contest logger, Pruett wrote new code, and “his NA software breathed new life into the...
Whitby Amateur Radio Club
HA YL Klub
YL Ham radio clun
APRSdroid to a Baofeng Cable
Technical Reference/Sound Card Radio Interfacing
Cable for connecting APRSdroid to a Baofeng UV-82 Radio (APRS via RF)
K7TTY
Operating Modes/RTTY
A website dedicated to RTTY with several articles and information on teletypes from history to operating RTTY on ham bands
Hornsea Amateur Radio Club
Old Bakery, Mereside, Hornsea
GB3JB 2m Repeater - Willoughby Hedge
The Green Repeater Powered by Wind and Solar Energy
Invicta Contest Group M5IC
Invicta Contest Group, Based in Kent, england, Mainly large VHF Contests.
Amantes do Radio
Shortwave listening web site from Brazil
Everything you needed to know about Radio Receivers and Scanners
Radio Equipment/Receivers
Tuning into the airwaves for new and interesting transmissions has fascinated enthusiasts since the very earliest days of radio. As a result of advances in computer and radio technology, the equipment packed radio rooms of the past are now replaced by scanning receivers sometimes just the size of a mobile phone.
What can radio receivers/scanners pick up? What types of radio receivers/scanners are there? What can and cannot be monitored legally? Best practice when using a radio receiver/scanner
2021 ARRL RTTY Roundup
The 2021 ARRL RTTY Roundup on January 2 3 features two new multioperator categories: multi-two and multi-multi
Did you work a YOTA station in December?
For the Amateur Radio community, December was designated as YOTA month. It is an annual initiative sponsored by Youngsters on the Air that wants to demonstrate amateur radio to youth to encourage them to get licenced, and for younger radio amateurs, to get active on the ham bands
From Yukon to Finland: CBC's radio signal heard from afar
Canada's CBC reports an AM radio broadcast on 560 kHz from CBC Yukon was heard 7,000 km away in Finland
UCC Awards-Endorsements for January 1 2021
Here are the endorsements and new VUCC Satellite Awards issued by the ARRL for the period December 1, 2020 through January 1, 2021. Congratulations to all those who made the list this month!
Central Coast new DMR repeater
With it being the 31st of December there was a project that our repeater team set to be cleared and completed by the end of the year
VE2CLM Club Radio Amateur de la Rive Sud de Montreal
TCRC -- Twin Cities Repeater Club
The Twin Cities Repeater Club (TCRC) is a charitable public service organization, incorporated as a non-profit Minnesota corporation, that owns four VHF and UHF repeaters in the Minneapolis/Saint Paul metropolitan area.
Short Vertical for 160 meters
Antennas/160M
A top band shortened vertical antenna project. This project includes drawing and MMANA-GAL output screens.
Listen to digital modes on any android device
This software connects to D-STAR, DMR, Fusion, NXDN, P25, and M17 reflectors and gateways/repeaters over UDP
A green flash on Jupiter
A photographer in Spain has witnessed a mirage so rare, it's possible no one has ever seen it before. We're talking about a green flash on Jupiter
Former RAC President Farrell (Hoppy) Hopwood, VE7RD SK
Radio Amateurs of Canada has received the sad news that former RAC President, Farrell Hopwood, VE7RD, became a Silent Key on December 8, 2020 at age 91
ARISS contact scheduled for students on Santa Cruz Island, Ecuador
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)
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