Mars outshines Sirius, the brightest star in the sky
Mars is approaching Earth for one of its best apparitions since 2003. Earlier this week, the Red Planet crossed an important threshold. It is now brighter than Sirius, the brightest star in the sky
Steve Wright presentation
Steve Wright EI5DD gave a presentation on the Galway Digital Radio Network via Zoom on 27-July-2020
New draft Canadian 144 MHz Band Plan
Canada's national amateur radio society the RAC has released a new draft 144 MHz band plan
WWROF news (Board of Director changes)
The World Wide Radio Operators Foundation, Inc. (WWROF) is pleased to announce the election of Philipp Springer, DK6SP, to its board of directors, effective immediately
100% success rate to date
100% success rate for the UK Intermediate Exam (at the time of writing) why not sign up for your UK Intermediate Licence Studies?
ARRL Audio News - August 21, 2020
ARRL Audio News - August 21, 2020
K4HY Owensboro Amateur Radio Club
The Voice for Amateur Radio in Daviess County for 53 Years
ChrisTech
Shopping and Services/Regional/Europe
Amateur radio and two-way radio communication dealer with online ham radio shop for most popular ham radio brands based in Norway
Radio ham picks up Argentine Antarctic base signal
New Delhi Television (NDTV) reports a radio amateur in West Bengal received a signal from the Argentinian base in Antarctica
German Radio amateur falsely accused in Greece
A Greek court queries the validity of a radio amateur contacting other hams while on vacation
Ham radio exams in USA during pandemic
Amateur radio license testing continues during the pandemic, with a combination of remote Volunteer Examiner (VE) test sessions and careful in-person session planning
K6OIK Wins the August QST Cover Plaque Award
The winning article for the August 2020 QST Cover Plaque award is “Antenna Performance in a Forest of Trees” by Steve Stearns, K6OIK. The QST Cover Plaque Award -- given to the author or authors of the most popular article in each issue -- is determined by a vote of ARRL members on the QST Cover Plaque Poll web page. Cast a ballot for your favorite article in the September issue today!
Enthusiasm Undimmed for International Lighthouse Lightship Weekend
The 23rd International Lighthouse Lightship Weekend (ILLW) takes place this weekend. The 2-day event begins at 0001 UTC on August 22 and continues until 2400 UTC on August 23. Each year, participants set up portable stations at, or as close as possible to, lighthouses and lightships around the world. This year’s event is a week later than usual to avoid on-the-air activities marking the 75th an...
James Armstrong, NV6W, Named Santa Clara Valley SM
James Armstrong, NV6W, of San Jose, California, has been appointed to the post of Santa Clara Valley (SCV) Section Manager (SM), following the untimely death on July 28 of incumbent Bill Ashby, AA6FC, just 4 weeks after he took office. An ARRL Life Member, Ashby, also of San Jose, was 66 and the only nominee for the position when nominations closed in March. Ashby had earlier served as the Affi...
Shorter Call Signs Popular with Australian Foundation Licensees
Australian Foundation-class licensees attempting to swap call signs under a new plan are encountering delays. Foundation licensees may now shed their seven-character call signs (VK#Fxxx) for standard six-character call signs. Australian regulator ACMA announced the change in July. Its contractor, the Australian Maritime College (AMC), has been unable to meet the overwhelming demand, so processi...
Technology and Technique Making Ham Radio Testing Possible During Pandemic
Amateur radio license testing continues during the pandemic, with a combination of remote Volunteer Examiner (VE) test sessions and careful in-person session planning. In Hawaii, VE Team leader and Section Manager Joe Speroni, AH0A, said he and his team passed the 100-candidate mark on August 10 for video-supervised remote test sessions. Speroni said the most recent session administered exams t...
W4BOC Alford Memorial Radio Club
Based in Stone Mountain Georgia
FAARA Fenton Radio Club
The club is located in Fenton, MI. and has a repeater site on Denton Hill
Delta Loop for 50 MHz
Antennas/6M
A homemade delta loop antenna for six meters band in German
Researchers predict a surge in cosmic rays
Interplanetary space is about to become a more dangerous place
Mid Ulster ARC Tuesday Night Lecture Series on Youtube
The Mid Ulster ARC have started a youtube channel that currently contains all of our Tuesday Night Lecture Series recordings
Videos of amateur radio tutorial webinars
The Philippines Radio Engineering Circle has made available videos of their amateur radio tutorial webinars
CRAC announces this year's first Class C exam
The Chinese Radio Amateurs Club (CRAC) say the first Class C Amateur Radio exam to be held in 2020 will take place on September 19
Radio hams assist teams on ground with contact tracing
The Times of India reports amateur radio operators have once again been roped in to fight Covid-19
ILLW imminent
The 23 rd International Lighthouse Lightship Weekend is almost here and the impact of Covid-19 has failed to dampen the enthusiasm of nearly 350 entrants in 43 countries. There have been some cancellations due to changes in lockdown rules but it is great to see so many weathering the storm
Rene Fonseca, NP3O, Elected as Puerto Rico Section Manager
Challenger Rene Fonseca, NP3O, has been elected as ARRL Puerto Rico Section Manager, defeating two other candidates including incumbent Oscar Resto, KP4RF. Fonseca, of Fajardo, received 85 votes, Juan Sepulveda Mercado, KP3CR, garnered 48 votes, and incumbent Section Manager Oscar Resto, KP4RF, got 31 votes. Resto has been Puerto Rico’s Section Manager since 2016. An ARRL Life Member, Fonseca i...
BRATS ATV society
BRATS amateur television, amateur radio, and public service, Baltimore Radio Amateur Television Society
Elmer Shack
Elmer Shack is the best place on the web to ask questions about amateur or ham radio.
New York City Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Service NYC-ARECS
New York City Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Service (NYC-ARECS) is a NYC based auxiliary communications service. The organization is made up of amateur radio operators who are trained and dedicated to providing radio communications for governments, civil-preparedness and relief agencies during periods of local, regional, or national civil emergencies. This may include situations such as power failures, explosions, fires, floods, earthquakes or terrorist activities. NYC-ARECS is a participant in the NYC Office of Emergency Management (OEM) Partners in Preparedness program and a member of DHS FEMA's National Preparedness Coalition.
LAN-IQ SDR
Radio Equipment/Receivers
Stand Alone Software Defined Radio, direct sampling receiver from 30 kHz to 1700.00MHz continuous frequency range, LAN interface for remote access
Past Puerto Rico Section Manager Victor Madera, KP4PQ (SK)
Victor Madera, KP4PQ, who served as Puerto Rico's Section Manager from 2000 until 2007, died on July 23. An ARRL Life Member, he was 90 years old
RSGB release Board Proceedings for July
The RSGB has released the proceedings for the July Board meeting where they decided to support the creation of practical videos for newly licensed radio amateurs
Success with a new Online Amateur Radio Club
In this video Francis Hennigan M0UKF explains how the new Online Amateur Radio Club works
JT9 activity days 'Make haste slowly' 22-23 August 2020
We invite fans of digital modes of radio communication to JT9 activity days 'Make haste slowly' which will take place from 00:00 UTC Saturday August 22 to 23:59 UTC Sunday August 23, 2020 on HF-bands from 160 to 10 meters. Repeated QSO can be made on different bands
A review of the QSO Today Virtual Ham Expoday
Veteran hams Quin ("Dr. Q") Schultze, K8QS, and Tom, WA9TDD, review the QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo, suggesting what worked, what didn't, and how such online events will shape the future of amateur radio
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