ARRL urges members to strongly oppose FCC’s aplication fees proposal
In a special edition of the ARRL Letter issued October 27 the League is urging its members to oppose the FCC proposal to charge a fee for license applications, renewals and upgrades
AL-705 Magnetic Loop Antenna for the Icom IC-705
The AL-705 is a new, versatile portable magnetic loop antenna from Alpha Antenna. As part of a special agreement with Icom, the AL-705 is now an official partner product for our ground-breaking new radio, the IC-705
Hurricane Watch Net Goes Back on Duty as Another Storm Heads for the Gulf Coast
As the Gulf Coast braces for yet another hurricane, the Hurricane Watch Net (HWN) has announced plans to activate on Wednesday morning at 1500 UTC on 14.325 MHz for Hurricane Zeta. Simultaneous operation on 14.325 MHz and 7.268 MHz will begin at 2100 UTC. Once activated, the net will remain in operation on 14.325 MHz for as long as propagation permits and will remain on 7.268 MHz until Zeta has...
New Zealand Radio Amateurs Lose Access to 60 Meters
Catalina Amateur Repeater Association
Covering most of So. Cal. from 26 miles off the coast! 2m, 220, & 900.
160 Meters 4 Square Receive Antenna
Antennas/Receiving
A four square array receiving antena for the top band, performance is extremely directional and space requirements are really hard to fulfill.
Draft 2021 Blue Book
Have you downloaded a copy of the Draft 2021 Blue Book from the South African Radio League website? There is a link on the front page
South Dublin Radio Club Tuesday presentation on EIRSAT-1
South Dublin Radio Club continues its weekly club meetings on Tuesday nights from 2000 to 2200 via Zoom
IRTS Committee Meeting on Zoom
The Irish Radio Transmitters Society (IRTS) committee will meet on the Zoom platform on Saturday next October 31st
Mobile firms to be banned from selling ‘locked’ handsets
Mobile phone companies will be banned from selling ‘locked’ handsets, under a range of new rules from Ofcom that will make switching even simpler
RSGB seeks records of complaints about on-air behaviour
The RSGB has been trying to quantify the size of the problem and recently made a Freedom of Information (FoI) request to Ofcom asking for the number of reports that had been submitted
New amateur radio book
Hi, I am very pleased to announce the release of my 6th ham radio book, ‘Testing 12 Measuring amateur radio performance on a budget.’
WX4NHC at the National Hurricane Center will Activate, Other Resources on Alert
In response to Tropical Storm Zeta, WX4NHC at the National Hurricane Center in Miami will activate at 0000 UTC on October 27 (the evening of October 26 in North American time zones) to monitor 14.325 and 7.268 MHZ as well as the VoIP Hurricane Net and other resources. WX4NHC requests surface reports from stations or vessels in the affected area, with or without weather data for use by NHC Forec...
Lake County RACES
Lake county races/ares, volunteer auxillary communications group working under lake county emergency management agency. offical skywarn site for lake county. VE testing and radio clases offered. not-for profit 501(c)3
National SK Archive
The purpose of the National Silent Key Archive is to collect and preserve photographs, life event narratives, and data artifacts of deceased Amateur Radio operators, and to make the Archive's digital library available to anyone wishing to view its contents online.
Hy-Gain TH3jr Beam Manual online
Radio Equipment/HF YAGI Antennas/Hy-Gain TH3JR
Hy-Gain TH3jr Tri-band HF 3 Element Beam Covers 10, 15 and 20 Meters assembly instruction manual
A dark streak just appeared on Mars
Amateur astronomers are monitoring something new on Mars. A dark streak has just appeared near one of the Red Planet's giant extinct volcanoes, Arsia Mons
Mid Ulster ARC Tuesday Night Lecture
The Mid Ulster Amateur Radio Club Tuesday Night Lecture Series have now moved to twice monthly on the 2nd and 4th
ICQPodcast - HF-PRO-2-PLUS-T Antenna Review
In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Chris Howard M0TCH, Martin Rothwell M0SGL, Ed Durrant DD5LP, Frank Howell K4FMH and Bill Barnes WC3B to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news
Amateur Satellite FAQ and How-To Wiki
The AMSAT News Service reports John Brier KG4AKV and Brad Brooks WF7T have created a wiki page you can use to look up the abbreviations and acronyms used in amateur satellites
Peru to sell amateur radio frequencies
BNamericas reports Peru’s Ministry for Transport and Communications (MTC) plans to sell-off amateur radio frequencies in the 3.3-3.8 GHz band for 5G mobile
AMSAT Symposium Satellite Talks on YouTube
The video of the 38th AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual General Meeting, held on October 17, 2020, is now available to view on YouTube
IK1JNSs Personal Blog
panniello.it IK1JNS personal Ham Radio blog
40M Delta Flag
Antennas/Receiving
A delta loop receiving antenna for the 40 meters band
Top Amateur Radio Websites - Issue 2025
LAN-IQ SDR, The Morse Sagas: Cobweb Antennas, Delta Loop for 50 MHz, 136 kHz QRP Transmitter, Top 10 Reasons to Take Ham Radio Portable, Interface for SSTV using a Soundcard, ChrisTech
KDKA Centennial-The birth of Commercial Radio
November 2, 2020 marks the centennial of radio station KDKA going on the air for the first time. Their first broadcast, considered by many to be the birth of commercial broadcast radio, was to report the election results of the Harding-Cox presidential race. KDKA has been on the air continuously ever since
Japan looking at amateur radio rule change
apan's Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications is holding a public consultation on revisions to Radio Law Enforcement Regulations to enable elementary and junior high school students to experience the enjoyment of amateur radio
WSJT-X developer expresses puzzlement over FT8 contest use
The ARRL reports WSJT-X co-developer Joe Taylor, K1JT, recently expressed puzzlement over the use of FT8 in contests -- rather than FT4, which was designed for contesting
Jac Holzman K2VEH in Rolling Stone
Radio Amateur Jac Holzman K2VEH who founded Elektra Records and signed The Doors is featured in Rolling Stone
QSO Today - Keith Schlottman - KR7RK
Keith Schlottman, KR7RK, is not only a mountain goat, he is also a super sloth
Magnolia Amateur Radio Club
Magnolia Amateur Radio Club serves the Starkville area in North Mississippi.
Reverse Engineering the Coax Dipole Antenna
Antennas/Dipole
Study of the Coaxial Dipole: Just how does this thing work.
IARU Administrative Council Meeting
The IARU have released a summary of the Administrative Council Virtual Meeting held from October 8-10
Amateur band Intruders and their reporting
In WIA News, the Wireless Institute of Australia Vice President Lee Moyle VK3GK reports on the work being done to identify and report intruders in the amateur radio bands
ARRL Audio News - October 23, 2020
ARRL Audio News - October 23, 2020
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