FMH Portable Operations Challenge allows 'Patio Portable'
The upcoming international Fox Mike Hotel Portable Operations Challenge on October 3rd and 4th wish to make it clear that operation as a portable station from your back yard, garden or indeed patio, using the equipment that you would otherwise have taken portable for the challenge, is allowed and will be included in the portable station classification of the contest
Waters and Stanton advertising
On their Twitter feed amateur radio dealer Waters and Stanton has suggested they may not be advertising in RadCom magazine
The Toronto Marine Ham Radio Club
CE5PRD
Chilean Amateur Radio Station
ARISS SSTV Award
Operating Aids/Awards
To get this award one should receive and decode at least one picture in the session. The quality of the received image does not have to be perfect, but good enough to be able to identify. The picture does not have to be full. It is acceptable to send just some part of the picture as well.
VHF virtual workshop
The SARL/AMSAT SA VHF workshop will be held on Saturday 12 September from 10:00 - 13:00 on the BlueJeans platform. Note the new date, a week earlier than originally announced
EURAO Party - Summer 2020: working on 80m and 40m bands
The European Radio Amateurs' Organization announces a new party on the air, this time with the motto: " working on 80m and 40m bands"
Bluetooth beacon offers a massive 32km range
With a range 20 times longer than the nearest competitor, the Bluetooth beacon from Apptricity can track equipment coming in or going out of building sites.
VLF Balloon with 210m long antenna launches Sept 12
A high-altitude balloon experiment, launched by Warsaw University of Technology, is planned to lift off September 12, carrying a VLF 210-m-long fully-airborne antenna system, transmitting on 14.2 kHz
Licence Success
Pat 3B8GF advises that the first lot of students who have used the online training course created by Billy GM6DX for the Mauritius Class B License have all passed
K1USN’s New Weekly Slow Speed Test
The CWops Club (CWops) promotes the art of CW for those who wish to expand and improve their on-the-air experiences. CWops’ CW Academy (CWA) program has produced thousands of successful graduates who have gone on to become everyday CW operators
Multiband Dipole for 40 30 17 m
Antennas/Dipole
A portable home made wire dipole antenna that works on 40 30 and 17 meters band.
IRTS contest news
The 70cms and 2 metres IRTS Counties Contests take place next Sunday
Saudi Arabian special event
Members of the Saudi Amateur Radio Society (HZ1SAR) will be active as HZ90ND to celebrate the 90th anniversary of their National Day of the Unification of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (September 23rd) between September 17-25th
Amateur radio featured in a TEDx talk
In a TEDx talk entrepreneur Lital Marom recalls that back in the last century when she first attended an amateur radio class she was laughed at because she was female and young (10 years old)
WRC23 preparations across the Regional Telecommunications Organisations
For a number of years preparations for ITU World Radiocommunication Conferences (WRCs) have been conducted in recognised Regional Telecommunication Organisations (RTOs)
Brazil proposes end of all amateur radio exams
ANATEL, the Brazilian National Telecommunications Agency, recently published a public consultation, CP65
VE3SPC South Pickering Amateur Radio Club
Pickering, Ontario
17m QRP SSB Transceiver
Technical Reference/QRP Projects
18MHz QRP SSB transceiver PEREGRINO DX is a small portable QRPp project
New Manager of the VO Incoming QSL Bureau
Rick Burke, VO1SA/VO2CW, has retired from his position as the VO Incoming QSL Bureau Manager and Bill Kirby, VO1BB, has taken over as the new Manager effective immediately
Central Coast Amateur Radio Club News 6th September 2020
The Club held in-person training and examination sessions last week after having received approval from the AMC
South Africa releases RAE results
South Africa only holds the radio amateurs exam twice a year, in May and October. This year the May exam was delayed until August 29 due to the pandemic
WRC23 preparations continue
ARU Region 1 President Don Beattie G3BJ reports on the IARU participation in the first meeting of Project Team C (PTC) of the WRC23 CEPT Conference Preparatory Group (CPG)
40m 2 elements HQ Traps Yagi
Antennas/40M/40 meter Yagi Antennas
The longest element has a total length of 14m and has a boom length of 5.5 meters featuring a total bandwith of 166 kHz
Online Talk: Portable Adventures with SOTA
At 8pm on Monday, September 7, James M0JCQ will talk about Portable Adventures with Summits On The Air (SOTA), as part of the RSGB Tonight @ 8 series of live webinars
Online ham radio Foundation trial questions
WIA Vice President Lee VK3GK reports trial amateur radio foundation tests are now available online to help people prepare for their exam
M7ELP, keeping it in the family
A warm congratulation from the whole team at Icom UK to Callum Stockley as he becomes one of the latest students to pass his Amateur radio Foundation course during the lockdown
Raspberry Shake RF shielding article
Radio amateur Andy Hansis K7FED discovered the Raspberry Shake seismograph lacked adequate RF shielding so he made an RF tight enclosure
ARRL Audio News - September 4, 2020
ARRL Audio News - September 4, 2020
K1USN Radio Club Announces New Weekly Slow-Speed CW Contest
Maine Radio Amateur Dies after Fall from Tower
James Larner, N1ATO, of Bangor, Maine, died on Wednesday, September 2, after apparently falling a reported 80 feet from an amateur radio tower in the rural Knox County town of Union. The incident happened just before 1 PM local time. Said to have been a tower professional who had done a lot of work for many Maine broadcasters, Larner, an ARRL member, was 74. According to news accounts, Larner wa...
Air Force Research Laboratory Tracks Sporadic E
Researchers at the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) in New Mexico have discovered a new way to track and characterize sporadic E, which occurs when large structures of dense plasma form naturally in the upper atmosphere. These plasma structures, which occur at mid-latitude locations around the world, can affect radio wave propagation in both positive and negative ways. VHF enthusiasts frequ...
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Shopping and Services/Regional/Europe
Amateur radio and two way radio dealer based in Poland
RSGB Online Training Resource page
To help newcomers find out about amateur radio Online Training the RSGB has created a page with links to all the known online training resources
Ham radio clubs formed at American Legion posts
The American Legion reports on the work of Tony Cromwell KB4TC who has been working to establish amateur radio clubs at Legion Posts in Kentucky
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