CW Run QSOs - CW Simulator
Operating Modes/Morse code/Learning Morse Code
A CW Contest Simulator, a simulator for the weekly CWT contests sponsored by CWops, based on Arduino Nano
The Best Amateur Radio Links of 2020
The best new amateur radio links of 2020
WICEN members to remain prepared
WICEN NSW, is a communications support squad of Australia's NSW Volunteer Rescue Association
Indoor ham radio antennas
Al Williams WD5GNR writes on Hackaday about indoor antennas for amateur radio use
Special call signs in Belgium during the second lockdown period (operation until January 31, 2021)
Belgian amateurs activate the following special event callsigns to remind everyone of Covid-19 restrictions and express gratefulness to medical personnel
Midway Island DXpedition
Recently the USFandW Service became uncomfortable with our proposed expedition date due to the forecast of a second virus wave
IK1LBL Blog
Personal HamRadio Blog
Setup Raspberry Pi for Ham-Radio
Technical Reference/Raspberry Pi
A complete guide to install and configure a raspsberry pi for amateur radio usage. In includes from preparing a SD card, installing the operative system, configuring the Pi, and installing all ham applications you will ever need.
Fox hunting with software-defined radio
Fox hunting, or direction finding, is a favorite pastime in the ham radio community where radio operators attempt to triangulate the position of a radio transmission
CQ DX Marathon
The CQ DX Marathon is a year-long DX hunt, with participants competing to see who can work the greatest number of countries ("entities") and CQ zones during the calendar year
WIA Director Nominations
The WIA will soon be calling for nominations for the 2021 half-board election. Directors are elected for a two-year term and hence each year approximately half the board positions are up for nominations
Randy's grand tour to get underway shortly
Randy, WW6RG, informs OPDX that on Sunday evening, January 3rd, around 2100z, he will be arriving in Antigua (V25), and hopes to be set up by 0000z to operate holiday style as V25RA until 1400z Monday, January 4th
'Bands Alive' ultra-marathon
The True Blue DXers Club announces, 'Bands Alive', a year-long 'ultra-marathon' to be run from 1 January to 31 December 2021
ARRL Straight Key Night
This 24-hour event is not a contest; rather it is a day dedicated to celebrating our CW heritage
QSO Today - Joe Reisert W1JR
Joe Reisert, W1JR, continues to pay forward, the kindness of his early ham radio mentors, with his contributions to our amazing hobby
Amateur radio decline in Japan continues
Hideo JH3XCU/1 has tweeted the latest total for the number of radio amateurs in Japan
Parks on the Air - Rapid Deployment Amateur Radio
These videos show how Leah KD9LFZ and Becca KD9POK did a successful Parks On The Air (POTA) Rapid Deployment Amateur Radio (RaDAR) activation of both K-4270 and K-1477
ARRL ARES Volunteers Standing By to Assist if Needed in Wake of Nashville Blast
ARRL Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) volunteers remain ready to deploy in Williamson County, Tennessee, in the aftermath of an apparently intentional explosion early on Christmas morning in downtown Nashville. In addition to injuring at least three people and possibly killing one, damaging more than 40 buildings, and causing multiple water main breaks, the blast disrupted telecommunicati...
Guide to 6 Meter DXing
Operating Modes/50 Mhz
Getting Started on the Magic Band is a very exaustive article about operating the six meters band. It covers several aspects of operations, techniques, tips and guidelines on getting started on the six meters band.
1st EUDX Contest 2021
Francesco, IK6QON, announced that that the European DX Contest Club has the honor to present the first European Union DX Contest ("EUDX CONTEST").
SpaceAusScope team listen to the galaxy
Australia has always had a reputation for astronomy. It is a great site low in the Southern hemisphere and there are lots of sparsely inhabited areas free from light and radio interference
December RAE results
The SARL report that all ICASA licenses, HAREC and HF certificates, including the welcoming letter, have been e-mailed to each candidate who has fulfilled all the requirements
ARRL Kids Day
The ARRL Kids Day is a phone event on Saturday 2 January
Mauritius: MIR-SAT1 to launch in 2021
The first CubeSat from Mauritius, MIR-SAT1, carries an amateur radio digipeater and is expected to launch to the ISS in February for deployment in May/June
Free Yagi and an interview with MFJ's Martin Jue
A channel update this week and the offer of a 9el 144MHz LFA Yagi to be shipped globally for free
Ham radio shack desk project
A new ham radio shack desk made of a solid core oak door.
HF Multiband Moxon Antenna
Antennas/Moxon
A project that describes a build a multiband wire beam antenna. A 3 band single feed moxon antenna for 20,15,10 meters.
Russian special event
Members of the Miller DX Club will activate the several special event stations to celebrate the "International Radio Marathon Russian New Year
- 2021" between December 25th, 2020, and January 14th, 2021
Switzerland: Effect of the new Telecommunications Act
Swiss national society USKA reports the new Telecommunications Act (FMG) will result in the cancellation of amateur licences and a move to a "licence exempt" style system, similar to that for wireless microphones etc
220 MHZ Spectrum Management Assn
Amateur radio spectrum management and frequency coordination entity for 219
WSPR Maps and Chars VK7JJ
Operating Modes/Weak Signal
WSPR Search and spot analysis web site offers fast, easy and comprehensive spot mapping, charts, table and statistics with advanced search ability
Top Amateur Radio Websites - Issue 2035
Build your own HF balun , HF Skeleton Slot Antennas, Packet Radio with Raspberry Pi 2 and Baofeng Radio, About Digital Modes, BlueDV for Android, Soundmodem UZ7HO, Guide to QSLing, doozy DStar for Windows, What is System Fusion, What is System Fusion
Latest RASA QTC magazine published
The latest issue of QTC magazine from the Radio Amateur Society of Australia (RASA) has just been published
Earthlings and astronauts chat away, via ham radio
An almost-all-volunteer organization called Amateur Radio on the International Space Station, or ARISS, now helps arrange contact between students and astronauts on the space station. Students prepare to ask questions rapid-fire, one after another, into the ham radio microphone for the brief 10-minute window before the space station flies out of range
Get on the air for Christmas in magazine
The Radio Society of Great Britain reports the RSGB/NHS campaign Get on the air for Christmas was profiled in the December 2020 edition of the Emergency Services Times (EST) magazine
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