GB3LV IRLP and EchoLink nodes: Latest
IRLP node 5600 and EchoLink node 155403 attached to the GB3LV repeater in Enfield, UK have been subject to sporadic and occasionally long closure over the past two or 3 weeks. This is owing to a combination of ISP failure and irregular but persistent electrical storms
Blackhead Lighthouse on-the-air for ILLW
Members of Co. Antrim DX Group (Northern Ireland) will be active from Blackhead Lighthouse during ILLW using GB5BL on Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd August 2020
Portable Operations Challenge
A new contest has been announced that will level the competitive playing field between the Big Guns and the Little Pistols who operate a portable station. It’s called the Fox Mike Hotel Portable Operations Challenge.
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. Madera was instrumental in translating amateur radio study guides and test materials into Spanish. Upon his retirement as Section Manager, Madera was awarded the Warren Knight Distinguished Service Award in recognition of his outstanding service as a...
Top 10 Reasons to Take Ham Radio Portable
Operating Modes/Portable Operations
Amateur radio portable operation has a lot to offer, even if you are a shack sloth and have an awesome setup.
Top Amateur Radio Websites - Issue 2018
Multiband J-Pole Antenna by IZ0UPS, CatBKT Universal CAT Control, PSKReporter Viewer, BktRemote, JTSync, NetTime for Windows, BktTimeSync, Time-Sync for Windows, GPS2Time , GPS time
ICQPodcast - Launch of Portable Operations Challenge
In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Leslie Butterfield G0CIB, Dan Romanchik KB6NU and Edmund Spicer M0MNG to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and this episode’s feature is Launch Portable Operations Challenge
How Ria got into amateur radio
In this video ARRL Director Ria Jairam N2RJ talks about how she got started in amateur radio
AmateurLogic 15th Anniversary Contest
Announcing the AmateurLogic 15th Anniversary Contest!
IARU Region 1 Multi-operator contests September onwards
Multi-Operator Contests bring radio amateurs together and so can represent an environment where social distancing can be difficult to achieve. We must recognize that many radio amateurs are in the older, higher-risk age groups
VE1YAR Yarmouth Amateur Radio Club
Nova scotia amateur radio club.
URCAT
Ham radio club of Catalunya Spain
Portal de la Radioaficio de Catalunya
Decoding Russian Meteor-M2 satellite images in real time
Operating Modes/Satellites/Weather Satellite
The Meteor-M N2 is a polar orbiting Russian weather satellite that was launched on July 8, 2014. Its main missions are weather forecasting, climate change monitoring, sea water monitoring/forecasting and space weather analysis/prediction. Meteor-M N2 transmits images using the digital LRPT protocol at around 137.1 MHz with can be received with an RTL-SDR.
8J17CALL, 7-CALL 30th Anniversary Special station 3rd Shack opened
7-CALL Amateur Radio Club has started operation for 3rd Shack of 8J17CALL, 7-CALL 30th Anniversary Special station on 3rd August, 2020
RSGB release Board Proceedings for May and June
The RSGB has released the Board proceedings for May and June 2020
Hamfest goes silent
The Courier newspaper reports the Findlay Radio Club has canceled its upcoming Hamfest, which typically draws about 2,000 ham radio enthusiasts to Findlay, Ohio
Long delays as Australian Foundation hams swap call signs
It appears many Australian Foundation holders have taken advantage of the opportunity to swap their unwieldy 7 character call signs (VKnFxxx) for standard 6 character calls
Southeastern VHF society
The Southeastern VHF Society (SVHFS) is a not-for-profit organization incorporated to promote amateur radio operation on the bands above 50 MHz in the southeastern United States.
The IARU QSL Bureau System
DX Resources/QSL Bureaus
The exchange of QSL cards by radio amateurs is a practice that is almost as old as radio itself. History of IARU QSL Bureau, evolution of the system
QNews: Time for reconstruction of the ham radio hobby ?
2020 saw the UK and the USA lead the amateur radio world in introducing online ham radio exams taken at home but most countries still have exam systems stuck in the 1900s
Sharing a success story
In this month’s RadCom, RSGB General Manager Steve Thomas, M1ACB thanks all the staff and volunteers who have pulled together to cope with the challenges of the last four months
IARU: HF Digital Mode Band Plan review
For the first time in their history all three IARU Regions have joined together to directly coordinate band planning efforts to accommodate the the explosive growth in HF digital modes
ARRL Audio News - August 14, 2020
ARRL Audio News - August 14, 2020
IARU Announces HF Digital Mode Band Plan Review
An International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) working group has been formed to develop solutions to reduce congestion within very popular mode segments while preventing mutual interference between “incompatible modes” as much as possible. The working group includes representatives of the three regional band-planning committees, marking the first time the IARU three regions have joined together to...
Matanuska Amateur Radio Association
The Matanuska Amateur Radio Association (M.A.R.A.) is a general interest amateur radio club, with approximately 100 members, our members are involved in every aspect of amateur radio.
WWV numbers and F2 Propagation
Propagation/Propagation Forecast
Comments on the irrelevance of WWV numbers to 50 MHz F2 propagation
An unusual comet just flew past the sun
Astronomers were surprised on Aug. 7th when a triple comet flew past the sun.
ACMA Amateur Radio e-bulletin
Australian communications regulator ACMA is reaching out to radio amateurs by producing an amateur radio e-bulletin sent to all interested amateurs by email
North Wales VHF / UHF Activity Day
Dragon Amateur Radio Club are holding a VHF / UHF Activity Day this coming Saturday 15th August and would like to invite you to take part by operating portable and sending in your logs or simply listening out for activity on the VHf / UHF bands
QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo to Become Twice-Yearly Event
Intrepid-DX Group Announces Winners of Youth “Dream Rig” Essay Contest
The Intrepid-DX Group has announced the winners of its first annual Youth “Dream Rig” Essay Contest. “We received over 60 essays from young amateurs from all over the world,” said Intrepid-DX Group President Paul Ewing, N6PSE. “The essays were unique in thought and very well-articulated. Extra points were given for proper grammar, punctuation, and spelling. Most of the essays gave unique perspe...
Silphase Technologies
Manufacturers/Software Defined Radio
Amateur radio SDR Receiver and Transceiver manufacturer , makers of the Silphase R1 an innovative HF receiver with high performance real-time spectrum scope.
New 8m and 5m bands added to the popular PSK Reporter website
Thanks to the efforts of Tim EI4GNB, the new 40 MHz (8-metres) and 60 MHz (5-metres) bands have been added to the popular PSK Reporter website
Radio ham reached this world and beyond
The Tampa Bay Times reports radio amateur and NASA engineer John Chitwood K3RGB died from Coronavirus on June 26, aged 73
Police still investigating disappearance of radio amateur and friend
The Daily Mail reports detectives are investigating if two elderly campers who vanished without a trace five months ago were ambushed inside their tent as they slept
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