Contest University to Host Propagation Summit on January 23 
         Contest University (CTU) is holding a Virtual Propagation Summit on Saturday, January 23. The Zoom-platform event will get under way with introductory remarks from Tim Duffy, K3LR, and Ray Novak, N9JA, at 1600 UTC. At 1605 UTC, Scott Jones, N3RA, and George Fremin, K5TR, will moderate a session “Update on the Personal Space Weather Station Project & HamSCI activities for 2021” with Nathaniel Fri...  
        
                
		
		
		Raytown Amateur Radio Club 
         Raytown Amateur Radio Club - Kansas City/Rsytown, Missouri 
        
                
		
		
		Home Brew paddles 
         Technical Reference/Morse Keys A home made morse paddle made with a perf board 
        
                
		
		
		Oakville Amateur Radio Club 
         A local resource offering Club repeaters, weekly meetings, breakfasts and technical assistance. 
        
                
		
		
		North Coast Amateur Radio Club 
         North coast amateur radio club - Cleveland, OH 
        
                
		
		
		ZenitPCB 
         Software/Circuit Design An excellent tool to create, design printed circuit boards in a simple and easy to learn way. ZenitPCB is free for personal and amateur use, limited to 1000 pins, that is more than enought for any amateur radio electronic project 
        
                
		
		
		TV DETECTOR VANS ONCE PROWLED THE STREETS OF ENGLAND 
         The United Kingdom is somewhat unique in the world for requiring those households which view broadcast television to purchase a licence for the privilege  
        
                
		
		
		Australian radio hams keep same callsign when upgrading 
         In July 2020 Australia followed other countries and stopped forcing radio amateurs to change callsign every time they got a new qualification or moved to another part of the country 
        
                
		
		
		
ARISS contact is scheduled for students at Hisagi Junior High School, Zushi, Japan 
         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) 
        
                
		
		
		Radio Society of Christchurch (New Zealand) Centenary Award 
         The Christchurch ARC (NZART branch 05) is pleased to announce an informal award to celebrate the club’s centenary 
        
                
		
		
		International Emergency Communication Registry of Operators (IECRO) 2021 Annual Membership 
         Its that time of year again. Every January IECRO runs its membership drive campaign 
        
                
		
		
		HamCation QSO Party Set 
          
        
                
		
		
		HamSCI Issues Call for Abstracts for March Virtual Workshop 
          
        
                
		
		
		Elkins Training - FCC  Training 
         Ekins offers an fc  preparatory training class for grol and for all commercial licenses, permits and endorsements, including gmdss, stcw and the 70-hour coast-guard approved course.   
        
                
		
		
		KiCad EDA 
         Software/Circuit Design A Cross Platform and Open Source Electronics Design Automation Suite that runs on multiple operative systems. It allow to easily create even complex schematics and is suitable for professional use 
        
                
		
		
		Top Amateur Radio Websites - Issue 2102 
         Free eBook - Capture the MAGIC of Six Meters, DX Commander Antennas, Homebrew 6 Element Yagi for 70cm, WSPR MAP by WSPRnet, Icom 706MkIIG Frequency Calibration, UA9QCQ Contest Calendar, Programming  KG-UV3D and UV-5R 
        
                
		
		
		ICQPodcast - Improving your Handy Talkie
 
         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. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and in this episode’s features How to improve your Handy Talkie 
        
                
		
		
		QSO Today with Clint Turner KA7OEI 
         Clint Turner, KA7OEI, is an experimenter, builder, and operator on all bands and modes 
        
                
		
		
		Radio hams comment on the draft BNetzA plans for 2021 
         Germany's amateur radio round table (RTA) has commented in a letter on the Federal Network Agency BNetzA draft plan for the year 2021 
        
                
		
		
		Does price buy performance or satisfaction in an HF transceiver? 
         Frank Howell K4FMH of ICQ podcast is talking on this subject at the Denby Dale amateur radio club on Weds January 20th at 7.30pm (1930utc) 
        
                
		
		
		Germany dealt with over 3,500 radio interference complaints in 2020 
         Germany's Federal Network Agency BNetzA take radio interference seriously and in 2020 dealt with over 3,500 cases 
        
                
		
		
		FCC Issues Enforcement Advisory: Radio Users Reminded Not to Use Radios in Crimes 
         The FCC has released an Enforcement Advisory for licensees and operators across radio services. 
  [Complete text of FCC Enforcement Advisory follows.]
  FCC ENFORCEMENT ADVISORY
  DA 21-73
  Released:  January 17, 2021 WARNING:  AMATEUR AND PERSONAL RADIO SERVICES LICENSEES AND OPERATORS MAY NOT USE RADIO EQUIPMENT TO COMMIT OR FACILITATE CRIMINAL ACTS The Enforcement Bureau (Bureau) of the Federal Communic...  
        
                
		
		
		ARRL on the Purpose of Amateur Radio 
          
        
                
		
		
		Amateur Radio - State of the Hobby - Survery 
         Annual poll for radio amateurs - the good, the bad, the ugly! This is an annual survey conducted among the online community, and it represents the status of amateur radio. The authors ask to hams several questions, from the most used operating modes, to the typical ham radio lifestyle habits. 
        
                
		
		
		Choking balun for 160-30 meter band 
         Antennas/Baluns Choking balun for lower HF and MF bands. (1.8MHz - 10MHz). Requiring a choking balun to isolate the potential RF pick up on the coax cable as it runs past equipment such as computer within the radio room at lower HF and MF frequencies a simple method of winding RG58 coax onto a Powdered Iron Toroid Core was constructed. 
        
                
		
		
		New digital protocol Q65 
         SARL News reports WSJT-X version 2.4.0 will introduce a new digital protocol called Q65, which, according to the Quick Start Guide, is designed for "minimal two-way QSOs over especially difficult propagation paths." 
        
                
		
		
		ISS contact using 40 year old computer
 
         This lighthearted video (that I helped a little with) shows a project to contact the packet radio digipeater on the International Space Station using a 1980s vintage Commodore 64 home computer. Quite apt for Expedition 64! 
        
                
		
		
		GB3LV repeater off the air 
         GB3LV repeater is off air at the moment and for the foreseeable future 
        
                
		
		
		The Langley Amateur Radio Club 
         The Langley Amateur Radio Club has been in existence since 1988 and received it's charter in 1989.  It has a membership of approximately 20 active amateurs. 
        
                
		
		
		CDXA Periodic Table of Contests 
         DX Resources/Contest Calendars A yearly contest calendar with most interesting amateur radio contests and QSO parties collected by Carolina DX Association 
        
                
		
		
		Harmful Coronavirus content on Loveworld breaks broadcasting rules for second time 
         An Ofcom investigation has found that religious satellite television channel, Loveworld, breached broadcasting rules for the second time in a year 
        
                
		
		
		eton.ca is now CLOSED 
         The email robot at RAC-Bulletins@eton.ca is now CLOSED - this is the LAST message you will receive from it 
        
                
		
		
		ARRL Audio News - January 15, 2021 
         ARRL Audio News - January 15, 2021 
        
                
		
		
		Welcome to Amateur Radio for Newcomers 
         Operating Aids/Beginner's Guides A complete guide for newcomers edited by the Radio Amateur Society of Australia Inc.
This free PDF includes several basic articles for new hams, with particular reference to Australian regulations, but is however a good guide for those who are aproaching the hobby worldwide. 
        
                
		
		
		Just one week until the Winter 2021 AM QSO Party! 
         It is time to get those aerials checked and your vintage sets warmed or your modern transceiver tuned to AM. This can only mean one thing, the Winter AM QSO Party 2021 will soon be with us! 
        
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