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
SJ South Jersey DX association,
The South Jersey DX Association was first organized in 1978 by N2OO
National RACES web site
US national radio amateur civil emergency service web site
Homemade 137 MHz Weather Satellive V-dipole Antenna
Antennas/Satellite
This is a short version, the final of the article describing how to build the Weather satellite 137 MHz horizontal V-dipole antenna.
Canadian radio stations and TV outlets risk closure
As many as 40 local television outlets and 200 Canadian radio stations could be forced to close in the next three years as the financial pressures faced by media companies intensify under the COVID-19 pandemic, suggests a new study from an industry advocacy group
9M63MJ is special event callsign for Malaysia Independence Day 2020
9M63MJ is special event callsign for Malaysia Independence Day 2020. This program is conjunction with Malaysian 63rd independence Day Celebration
Monthly performance of 8J17CALL for July-August
Please be advised that monthly performance of 8J17CALL, 7-CALL 30th Anniversary Special station for July-August, 2020 (23rd July to 22nd August, 2020) are as follows
Auxiliary display makes ham radio field operations easier
Dan Maloney KC1DJT writes on Hackaday about an auxiliary display for the FT-817 developed by Andy G7UHN
Ham College 68
Extra Class Exam Questions – Part 6.
E1F Miscellaneous rules: external RF power amplifiers, prohibited communications, spread spectrum, auxiliary stations, Canadian amateurs operating in the U.S., special temporary authority, control operator of an auxiliary station
QSO Today - Michael Walker VA3MW
Michael Walker, VA3MW, joins me from the Canadian State of Ontario where he started his ham radio journey
AB7SL Charles
Large personal page wilth photos, details and links
W8LBZ Sandusky Radio Experimental League
The Sandusky Radio Experimental League Inc,(SREL), is a club of amateur radio operators in Northern Ohio. SREL sponsors the 53.35, 146.655 and 444.375 repeaters.
S50E Danilo Brelih site
S50e, radio klub cerkno
How to assemble a BNC connector
Technical Reference/Coax Cables and Connectors
How to install a BNC connector on a coaxial cable like the ELSPEC1030AF / HPF195RG and 58C/U cables
Trans-Atlantic opening on 144 MHz between the Canary Islands and the Caribbean
story: There was a remarkable trans-Atlantic tropo opening on 144 MHz the 27th and 28th of August 2020 between the Canary Islands and the Caribbean. Several stations on the island of Tenerife managed to make successful contacts on FT8 and SSB with stations on Puerto Rico, Guadeloupe and Martinique.
FCC proposes charging amateur radio license fees
In the USA amateur radio licenses are, like the UK, free of charge but now the FCC is proposing imposing a charge of $50 for a new license or a renewal
ARRL Audio News - August 28, 2020
ARRL Audio News - August 28, 2020
FCC Proposes to Reinstate Amateur Radio Service Fees
Amateur radio licensees would pay a $50 fee for each amateur radio license application if the FCC adopts rules it proposed this week. Included in the FCC’s fee proposal are applications for new licenses, renewal and upgrades to existing licenses, and vanity call sign requests. Excluded are applications for administrative updates, such as changes of address, and annual regulatory fees. The FCC pr...
Hurricane Watch Net Logs More than 29 Hours of Continuous Operation for Laura
The Hurricane Watch Net (HWN) logged 29.5 hours of continuous operation in advance of Hurricane Laura, beginning at 1300 UTC on August 26, and after the storm made landfall. One primary function of the HWN is to elicit real-time ground-level weather conditions and initial damage assessments from radio amateurs in the affected area and relay that information to the National Hurricane Center (NHC...
ARRL Access to Amateur Radio for the Disabled
Articles for the sight impaired
The Ramsay Dipole for 40 20 15 meters
Antennas/Fan Dipole
A multiband Fan Dipole that works on 40 20 15 meters band, making a folded dipole for 7 MHz band and additional element for the 21 MHz and 14 MHz
The sun is swallowing a comet
A comet discovered just yesterday is diving into the sun. As you might expect, it's not going well for the comet
London Air Ambulance GB1LAA
This year's International Air Ambulance Week will take place between 5th - 13th September 2020, with the focus on supporting and generating donations for flying medical services around the world
ARRL Board elects new CEO
The ARRL Board of Directors has elected David Minster, NA2AA, of Wayne, New Jersey, as ARRL’s new Chief Executive Officer, starting on September 28
Ham radio ISS contact in UK press
The UK newspaper the Daily Mail featured an article about the amateur radio contact between Canadian students and ISS astronaut Chris Cassidy, KF5KDR
Hurricane Laura: ARRL asks FCC to allow Pactor 3 and 4
Another hurricane and yet again the ARRL has to ask for a special waiver from the FCC to use what are elsewhere a routine amateur radio digital modes
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