Transceiver performance for the HF-VHF-UHF operator
The presentation on transceiver performance given by Rob Sherwood KC0B to the Sutton and Cheam Radio Society is available on YouTube
DATV in 2m band on August 22
The Netherlands IARU member society VERON is encouraging radio amateurs to use DATV in the 2m band on August 22 to demonstrate the band is suitable for DATV
National Hamfest cancelled
The UK National Hamfest planned for September 25-26 at the Newark Showground has been cancelled due to the Coronavirus outbreak
OE SOTA Day 2020
OE SOTA Day is a popular annual Summits on the Air event, organised by the Austrian SOTA Association. It traditionally includes lots of summits being activated in OE, both from Austrian hams and visiting amateurs, plus a social meet-up somewhere in the Austrian mountains
Former North Texas Section Manager Tom Blackwell, N5GAR, SK
Former North Texas Section Manager Tom Blackwell, N5GAR, of Dallas, Texas, died on May 14. An ARRL Life Member, he was 65. Blackwell served as North Texas SM from 2005 until 2009. Blackwell graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in the College of Business Administration. He attended graduate school at the University of Texas at Dallas. He was an original petitioner in the Petition for ...
Yasme Foundation Supporting Grant will Expand Reverse Beacon Network
The Reverse Beacon Network (RBN) will gain 15 new nodes, thanks to the Yasme Foundation. These new nodes will be added in regions where there is a need for reception reports to support amateur radio operation and where those reports will also have scientific value for geophysical research. Yasme was assisted in this effort by supporting grants from Amateur Radio Digital Communications (ARDC) an...
FCC Announces Closing of Filing Window at its Headquarters
W8DZ - Greater cincinnati amateur radio association
GCARA is a general interest amateur radio club intended to promote amateur radio, electronics education and fellowship through amateur radio in the Greater Cincinnati Tristate - Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky area. The club service area lies within a circle having a radius of 25 miles from downtown Cincinnati.
Construction of a J-Pole antenna for 2 meter
Antennas/J-Pole
If you like building good antennas, this one is for you. The J-pole is a slim, omnidirectional, half-wave antenna fed at the end through a quarter-wave shorted transmission line. Its predecessor is the famous Zepp antenna developed for the Zeppelin airship.
CQ WW VHF 2020
CQ WW VHF Starts: 1800 UTC Saturday, July 18, 2020 Ends: 2100 UTC Sunday, July 19, 2020
Solar weather station listens for lightning
Custom weather stations are a common enough project these days, especially based around the ESP8266. Wire a sensor up to the MCU, power it up with an old phone charger, and you’re half way there. But if you want something that’s going to operate remotely on the long term, you’ve got to put a little more thought into it
Radio ham worked on power supply unit for Space Station
The Republic reports Ed Krome K9EK is helping amateur radio operators and students connect to the International Space Station (ISS)
Radio Caroline – the return to the Ross!
At last we are back on board our radio-ship Ross Revenge for the first time since March for the next Radio Caroline North broadcast over the weekend 18th-19th July
NASA broadcasts final spacewalks to upgrade space station power system
NASA astronauts Chris Cassidy, KF5KDR and Robert Behnken will conduct a pair of spacewalks Thursday, July 16, and Tuesday, July 21, to finish a 3.5-year effort to upgrade the International Space Station’s power system
First Worked All ZS 2000 issued
For the past 13 years, the Worked All ZS awards programme has been dominated by one individual
Amateur radio satellite enthusiast makes newspaper front page
The Waco Tribune-Herald newspaper featured an article on their front page about amateur radio satellite enthusiast Josh Ward W3ARD
Irish Amateur Radio Examination Resource Pages and Blog
A new resource for students studying for the HAREC examination has been launched on Facebook by Tony EI5EM and has been generating considerable interest
AMSAT-DL Submits Lunar Lander Proposal to European Space Agency
Argentina - RCA
Radio Club Argentino
FLARC: Fair Lawn Amateur Radio Club
The Fair Lawn Amateur Radio Club organization is located in the Fair Lawn Community Center
Build a Weatherproof PVC JPole Antenna
Antennas/J-Pole
After you have build this antenna, you may not need anything else. This article shows how to build a VHF j-pole antenna and how to protect it by inserting it into a PVC tube, the correct way.
US global media agency seeks to kick out international journalists
Efforts to clean house at the US Agency for Global Media continued this week as leadership indicated that international journalists who work for Voice of America (VOA) will not have their visas extended and a widely respected top editor at Radio Free Asia was fired
Jingle Bells on Top Band
In the 1960’s, many UK Top Band operators and listeners around the country were greeted by the sound of beacons of various tones, usually around 1900 kHz (or should that be kc/s ?) which got the nickname ‘jingle bells’ or more simply ‘the beacon’
Limerick Clare Amateur Radio Club
LCRC has returned to the Shannon Aviation Museum and is currently setting up HF and VHF/UHF working stations
Mid-Ulster Amateur Radio Club Tuesday Night Lecture Series
The next Mid-Ulster Amateur Radio Club Tuesday Night Lecture series is this Tuesday 14th, with Mike Richards Gi4WNC talking about the inner workings of Raspberry
Bengaluru taps HAM community to tackle Covid-19 spread
India’s technology hub Bengaluru is tapping into a strong community of amateur radio users to help tackle the spread of the Covid-19 outbreak
Brazil: Amateur Radio statistics released
Brazil's national amateur radio society LABRE has released a report by Ricardo Benedito PU2RKA that uses ANATEL's Open Data to provide an analysis of radio amateur numbers by Class and State
Ham radio in Third Age Matters magazine
Radio amateur Mike Meadows G4GUG got some good publicity for the hobby in an article for Third Age Matters magazine in which he explains his enjoyment of amateur radio over the years
Online booking for Remotely-invigilated Intermediate Exams
The RSGB have announced that radio amateurs can now book online to take the remotely-invigilated Intermediate exam
XE1NK Alberto
Ham radio blog from mexico mainly in spanish
WD4AHZ- amateur radio blog
Ham Radio News, Information, and Operating Activities of Ron, WD4AHZ
KB0ZUU Ham Radio and other things
Just a whats happening in ham radio and things in my life here
Royal Communications International, Inc.
Shopping and Services/Regional/USA
Since 1988, Royal Communications International has been supplying communications equipment designed for the military, professional, and amateur market. We specialize in the sale and service of High Frequency, Single Sideband transceivers that are dependable and easy to use.
Polish special callsign
Members of the Mysliborski Klub Lacznosci PZK (SP1PMY) will be active with the special callsign SN87LOT from Mysliborz between now and August 31st
SARL 80m Club Sprint
The fourth leg of the 80m Club Sprint is on the air from 17:00 to 18:00 UTC on Wednesday 15th July with CW and phone activity
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