RASA writes to IARU over 40m QRM
The 40m band in VK suffers from chronic QRM from SE Asian pirates. “These stations are received continuously in Darwin and every afternoon and evening in the remainder of Australia. They are causing harmful interference to legitimate amateur stations.”, Glenn VK4DU, the President of The Radio Amateur Society of Australia (RASA) said
Michael Kalter, W8CI, ARRL Board candidate, to speak to ARROW on Wednesday, September 10
On Wednesday, September 10, 2020, Michael Kalter, W8CI, will talk to ARROW (Ann Arbor, MI) via Zoom. He will fill us in on why he's running for the ARRL Board of Directors and his vision for the ARRL
FCC Application Fee Proposal Proceeding is Open for Comments
Comments are being accepted on the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in MD Docket 20-270, which proposes application fees for radio amateurs. Formal deadlines for comments and reply comments will be determined once the NPRM appears in the Federal Register. Comments may be filed now, however, by using the FCC’s Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS), posting to MD Docket No. 20-270. The dock...
SIARC Squaw Island Amateur Radio Club
SIARC is not for profit corporation located in Ontario County, N.Y
PY2BBS - Hamradio Page
RYS Electronics
Shopping and Services/Regional/Europe
Amateur radio and two-way radio communication dealer for most popular ham radio brands based in Holland
ISS 437.800 MHz cross band repeater activated
At 01:02 GMT on September 2 a cross band FM amateur radio repeater with a downlink on 437.800 MHz was activated on the International Space Station
Ham Classes Move Online
For the past dozen years or so, Dan, KB6NU has been teaching one-day Tech classes. The classes have been very successful and helped hundreds of folks get Technician Class licenses. Since March 2020, though, in-person classes have not been possible
First Element of ARISS Next-Generation Radio System Installed and Operating on ISS
The initial element of the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) next-generation radio system has been installed onboard the ISS, and amateur radio operations using the new gear are now under way. The first element, dubbed the InterOperable Radio System (IORS), was installed in the ISS Columbus module. The IORS replaces the Ericsson radio system and packet module that were or...
Loughborough & District Amateur radio club
Loughborough and District Amateur Radio Club (LADARC) takes it\'s membership from the north west part of Leicestershire encompassing Loughborough, Shepshed, Coalville, Whitwick and Castle Donington.
QSL Label Printing in ClubLog
DX Resources/QSLing
Once you have designed your QSL label from the Label Settings screen, you will be able to print QSL labels and address labels from the OQRS requests submitted for your Call or Calls.
A warning from history: The Carrington Event was not unique
It might be time to rewrite the history books. New research shows that the Carrington Event--a monster solar storm that hit Earth 161 years ago today--might not be as unique as previously thought
NZART AGM Saturday 5 September 2020
For those that have registered an interest in attending the NZART AGM on Saturday (in person), please read the following update
Radio ham featured in Elektor magazine
Athens-based radio amateur Marios Lazos SV1EDG is interviewed in Elektor magazine
Ham Radio Digital Communications Conference Sept 11-12
This year's amateur radio Digital Communications Conference will be streamed live on YouTube there is no need to register to watch the presentations
Vega launch of three satellites with ham radio payloads
Christophe Mercier reports three satellites with amateur radio payloads will be on the Vega VV16 launch expected to take place early morning on September 2
Half Sloper Multiband Antenna
Antennas/Sloper
A presentation of a HF multi-band sloper antenna. This antenna project is for low band operations, and antenna presented in this article works on 40 80 and 160 meters band. Article is in Polish.
The Communicator - September-October 2020 now on-line
This issue over 100 Pages Of Projects, News, Views and Reviews...
200th anniversary of the arrival of British settlers
ZS1820S is a special call sign registered by the Port Elizabeth Amateur Radio Society (PEARS) to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the arrival of the British Settlers on Thursday 7 September 1820
CQ-IRELAND Wires-X node
The Galway Digital Radio Group and the Limerick Clare Amateur Radio Club are pleased to announce that the Galway Fusion Repeater, EI2TBR, the Limerick Fusion Repeater, EI7WHD, and the Galway Wires-X gateway, EI2SHD, are linked together via the Wires-X Room CQ-IRELAND
InnovAntennas invest in Ansys
InnovAntennas have invested in Ansys HFSS 2020 R2, a fully 3-dimensional mesh-based simulation package to help in the perfection and production of the new OWL and LFA Ultra Yagi of light weight Yagis
What should we do better in the next storm?
The Gazette interviews Craig Fugate KK4INZ about lessons learned from the Iowa Derecho storm on August 10
A video history of the Ham Shack
K8QS and WA9TDD of 'Ham Radio Perspectives' have created a video on the history of the ham shack
ARISS telebridge contact with school in Poland
An ARISS educational school contact is planned for Chris Cassidy KF5KDR with students at the KMO Kolska Wyspa, Koło, Poland
Scouting’s Jamboree on the Air Set for October 16, 17, and 18
Jamboree on the Air (JOTA) and Jamboree on the Internet (JOTI) will be held this year on October 16, 17, and 18. Register online as an individual or as a group. Jamboree on the Air is the largest Scouting event in the world. In a typical year, more than 1 million Scouts participate in JOTA, with over 11,000 stations operated by 20,000+ young radio amateurs from 150+ countries around the world. JO...
Solar Minimum Most Likely Occurred in December 2019
M0ERG Eagle Radio Group
The Eagle Radio Group Mablethorpe England United Kingdom
Scanning the Top of Utah
Radio Scanning/Regional/USA
Scanning the Top of Utah – Reband Update, Trunk Scanning – Channels & Talk Groups , Conventional Scanning - Frequencies, Scanning Aids
Top Amateur Radio Websites - Issue 2020
HF Flagpole Antenna, The Off-Center-Fed Dipole Antenna, HF Field Day Antenna Ideas, A Reversible Beverage at ZL3IX, Using the RTL-SDR Pan-adapter, Zadig Windows 10 RTL-SDR Driver, Practical Antenna Modeling with 4NEC2
Ireland’s youngest radio amateur EI8KW
Congratulations to Ryan Morrison, from Stillorgan in Dublin on receiving the callsign EI8KW last week following his successful sitting of the HAREC examination in Galway.
Thirty-one community radio stations to receive emergency funding
Ofcom has announced that 31 community radio stations will receive emergency funding through the Community Radio Fund
ICQPodcast - Exciting Bumper New Solar Cycle
Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and this episode’s feature is a discussion with Dr. Scott McIntosh of the National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO, USA regarding Exciting Bumper New Solar Cycle
Criminal activity
This is in relation to recent break-ins and thefts at a Victorian radio site on Mt. Cann, also known Mt. Bemm
Ofcom FoI request: Use of HAREC certificates
Ofcom were asked in a Freedom of Information request how many people had taken their amateur radio exam overseas and used the exam certificate (HAREC) to apply for a UK Full licence
Amplifiers for SDR's
Al Williams WD5GNR writes on Hackaday about amplifiers to boost the power from an SDR board to a useable level
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