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Learn Morse Code by GW6ITJ Operating Modes/Morse code/Learning Morse Code A multi section article on learning the morse code for beginners. The article include a list of tips the author consider to be uesful when someone want to begin the trip to learn the morse code. Christmas Special Event Operators Ray/PA5DX and Wim/PD8DX will be activating three special event callsigns, PA20XMAS, PD20SANTA and PD20ELF during the Christmas holiday season (specific dates not stated) Date for the 2021 SARL National Convention The Council, at its meeting on 5 November, determined that the 2021 SARL National Convention will be held on Friday 16 and Saturday 17 April 2021 at a venue to be arranged by the Sandton ARC Ofcom fines Islam Channel for serious broadcasting breaches Ofcom has imposed a £20,000 financial penalty on Islam Channel Ltd for serious breaches of our broadcasting rules Etherify: Transmitting Morse Code via Raspberry Pi Ethernet RF Leakage Over on his blog SQ5BPF has been documenting a TEMPEST experiment where he's been able to transmit data via RF being leaked from a Raspberry Pi's Ethernet connection IRTS PDF magazine popular with members In Eire the national amateur radio society IRTS gives their members the choice of having their magazine as either a convenient PDF or in paper format Coordinator for school contacts via QO-100 The DARC reports Charly Eichhorn, DK3ZL, was recently officially appointed by the board of AMSAT-DL as the new coordinator for worldwide school contacts with DP0GVN on the German Antarctic Neumayer Station III Last few days to respond to Ofcom EMF consultation Ofcom is proposing significant changes to the amateur radio licence requiring amateurs to carry out EMF assessments everytime they make a change to the antenna or equipment FT8 and splatter and the ugliness of ALC Operating Modes/FT8 A guide to properly use FT8 ALC and power when transmitting in FT8 Mode. Incorrect usage of power and audio from your computer may cause unreadable signals and transmit harmonics that can didturb other signals. Shortwave radio blackout There have been several reports that the AR2781 sunspot let off a C-class flare with a pulse of X-rays and UV radiation which ionized the top of Earth's atmosphere, causing a brief shortwave radio blackout over Australia and the Indian Ocean Hacking the Perfect (Spectrum) Auction In 2016, the Federal Communications Commission held a very special auction. For decades, a lot of the electromagnetic spectrum — the airwaves over which TV, radio and wireless signals are transmitted — were owned by TV stations ICQPodcast - Announcing Homebrew Hero 2020 In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Leslie Butterfield G0CIB, Dan Romanchik KB6NU, Edmund Spicer M0MNG and Matthew Nassau M0NJX to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and this episode’s features is Interview with Homebrew Hero 2020 HAREC examination classes on Zoom The Irish Radio Transmitters Society report a meeting was held on Zoom for prospective students for a HAREC examination course on Wednesday last and fifty-eight people joined in ARU-R1 Conference VHF-UHF-Microwave Report A report on the key recommendations made by the C5 (VHF+) Committee at the IARU Region 1 Virtual Conference is in edition 87 of the free IARU-R1 VHF-UHF-Microwave newsletter Israel special event During the week of Chanukah celebrations, special Israeli radio amateur stations will be active on the air with a special callsigns ending in letters from the word "Chanukah", (4X1C, 4X2H, 4Z3A, 4X4N, 4X5U, 4X6K, 4Z7A, 4X8H and 4X0NER). "Ner" means candle in Hebrew. The number in the callsign indicates the number of the candles lit that day Thunderstorms Causing Sporadic E Propagation/Sporadic E A Case For Thunderstorms Causing Sporadic E on 6 Meters. In Propagation and Radio Science, Eric Nichols explains one possible mechanism is thunderstorms that are strong enough to break electrons free forming a cloud of free electrons. Yaesu FTDX10 FCC Approval & Price Yaesu FTDX10 new amateur radio transceiver, has been recently approved by FCC. Yaesu FTDX10 Price on the web Top Amateur Radio Websites - Issue 2027 Half Sloper Multiband Antenna, 17m QRP SSB Transceiver, QSL Label Printing in ClubLog, 40m 2 elements HQ Traps Yagi, RYS Electronics, Scanning the Top of Utah, ERcomER, Greece's War of Independance special events Look for nine special stations to be active from these three DXCC entities between December 2020 and March 2021. Activity is to celebrate the 200th anniversary of "Greece's War of Independance" against Ottoman Turks Upcoming SARL contests The second leg of the SARL VHF/UHF Analogue Contest will run from 12:00 UTC on Saturday 14 November to 08:00 UTC on Sunday 15 November 2020 IARU coordinates frequencies for six satellites in October During the month of October the IARU coordinated frequencies for six upcoming Amateur Radio satellites s Neutron1 launched from the ISS Hawaii's first 3U CubeSat designed to detect neutrons was launched on November 5, 2020 by the ISS and is now in Low Earth Orbit Scouts SA recognise amateur radio Richard Hooper, ZS6RKE has informed the SARL that Scouts SA have finally added the Amateur Radio Operator Badge to the Scout Interest Badges and Challenge Awards Alan Wolke (W2AEW) headlines FLARC November 2020 Speaker Series: "An Intro to NanoVNA" As part of its 2020 Kawfee Tawk Speaker Series, our November program will feature one of the best technical experts in the region and a ham who has certainly developed a following Kristen McIntyre, K6WX, is New ARRL Pacific Division Director 70cm Slim Jim antenna Antennas/Slim Jim A simple slim jim antenna for 433 MHz. Simple drawings and pictures of a simple Slim Jim antenna. Group revives amateur radio in the CNMI The Saipan Tribune reports on an amateur radio revival in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) Spectrum trade in the 2.6 GHz band approved Ofcom has approved a trade of 25 MHz of spectrum in the 2.6 GHz band, from EE Limited to Telefonica UK Limited, following consultation Special ham radio call signs during the second lockdown period Belgium's UBA reports radio amateurs can apply for special callsigns that can be used from home during the second lockdown. This also applies to Novice and Entry-Level licence holders Kids - and Ham Radio - What's Happening? In this video Callum McCormick M0MCX talks about his experiences in introducing amateur radio to young people Stenigot Radio on the air A small band of radio amateurs have reinstated the repeaters up at the RAF Stenigot site in the Lincolnshire Wolds ARRL files comments in defense of ham radio microwave bands ARRL has submitted comments on two draft recommendations approved in October by the FCC’s World Radiocommunication Conference Advisory Committee (WAC) ARRL Audio News - November 6, 2020 ARRL Audio News - November 6, 2020 ToyNtp Software/Time ToyNTP is a simple freeware time server for Windows that implements the SNTP protocol and uses a GPS receiver, Garmin GPS 18x LVC, as time reference. ToyNTP was designed to be used with Faros in the locations where access to the SNTP servers on the Internet is not available, but it may be used for other purposes as well, in particular, it may be configured to keep the PC clock synchronized to a GPS receiver. 5G: Using drones to beam signals from the stratosphere 5G: Using drones to beam signals from the stratosphere. Plans to beam 5G signals to the public via drones that stay airborne for nine days at a time have been announced by two UK firms