A Tutorial on the Decibel
Technical Reference/Electronics
This tutorial provides background information on the decibel and instructions for performing calculations involving decibels. This tutorial combines information from several authors, including Bob DeVarney, W1ICW; Walter Bahnzaf, WB1ANE; and Ward Silver, NOAX
Top Amateur Radio Websites - Issue 2019
Low Cost Antenna Traps, Tuning Antenna Traps, LogView for WSJT-X , Marine Mobile with Three Antennas, Make a Chirp Programming Cable, GridLocW Locator converter , King of Spain Contest,
‘We are there in more ways than just radio’
Since 2013, Woody Howse K7EDH has been the chairman of the devoted and diligent 94-person group, which was founded by former Island public safety director Ron Elsoe and Bob Farmer
Dutch 144 MHz DATV experiment is a success
VERON report on the success of their experiment to encourage radio amateurs to use Digital Amateur Television (DATV) in the 144 MHz band
G-QRP Club Convention
I am just out of this week's progress meeting for the Convention and all is on track for it to be a great weekend of live QRP talks with QandA sessions after each one
Battle of Britain 80th Anniversary
Royal Air Force Amateur Radio Society (RAFARS) members will operate GB80BOB, a special event call sign for the 80th anniversary of The Battle of Britain. It will be active between the 1st and 28th of September 2020
Young radio amateur in the UK press
The i newspaper has published an article about amateur radio by Rhiannon Williams featuring one of the new generation of radio amateurs, 10-year-old William M7WHB
Hurricane Watch Net to Activate as Louisiana Braces for Marco and Laura
The Hurricane Watch Net (HWN) will activate for Hurricane Marco today (Sunday, August 23) at 2100 UTC on 14.325 MHz, switching to 7.268 MHz at 2300 UTC, where operation will continue until 0100 UTC. Just barely a category 1 hurricane, Marco is forecast to make landfall on Monday afternoon. “The purpose of this activation is to line up reporting stations for Marco as well as for Laura, which is ...
Interface for SSTV using a Soundcard
Operating Modes/SSTV
A SSTV interfsace (soundcard) to minimize RF feed back and a soundcard limiter to prevent over driving the soundcard
Arecibo Observatory damaged
The WIA report that an auxiliary cable that helps to support a metal platform above the Arecibo Observatory radio telescope’s reflector dish in Puerto Rico snapped in the early morning hours of August 10, causing a 100-foot gash in the reflector dish.
YOTA online session
Are you ready for our upcoming YOTA online session already? Set your alarms for 18:00 UTC (20:00 CAT) on Thursday 27 August 2020
NZART AGM and AREC Annual Meeting
It is planned they are still going ahead with plans to hold meetings at Wellington over the 4/5/6 September 2020.
Bletchley Park Trust to undergo organisational restructure
The Bletchley Park Trust has announced that following the coronavirus pandemic it is to restructure, up to a third of staff could go
W8TQE Adrian Amateur Radio Club
50 Plus Years of Ham Radio
Sardinia QRP Club
A QRP association of amateur radio operators based in Sardinia Island Italy
San Diego County Amateur Radio Council
San diego county amateur radio council, sandarc. serving the san diego amateur radio community.
VU2SGW
My blog is general info regarding HAM radio hobby and collection of my QSL cards
SKCC Group
A group of hams decided to make those wishes come true and founded the Straight Key Century Club - a/k/a SKCC.
The Morse Sagas: Cobweb Antennas
Antennas/CobWebb
Useful tips on building cobweb antennas. Since I've done so many posts on the Cobweb antennas I thought it best to separate them on a different page so that potential Cobweb builders can see all the posts together. Hopefully this will make planning and building easier.
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...
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