Monitoring compliance with the EU Net Neutrality regulation – 2019/20 update
Ofcom has today published its fourth annual report to the European Commission on monitoring open internet access, also known as ‘net neutrality
Learn from 70+ speakers at the first ever Virtual Ham Expo
We are reaching out to let you know that despite the closure of all ham radio events, there is a great opportunity to join your fellow hams and us at the first ever QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo on Saturday and Sunday, August 8 - 9, 2020
LO-94 the first amateur radio spacecraft in lunar orbit
Nature carries an article about the spacecraft Longjiang-2/Lunar-OSCAR 94 (LO-94) which carried the first Amateur Radio communication system to operate in lunar orbit
Old QSL card collection
Jean Michel, F6AJA, wants to remind everyone to visit the Les Nouvelles DX (LNDX) Web page to see more than 18,000 old QSL cards in several different albums/galleries
Belgium: Amateur radio regs and exam consultations
Belgium's communications regulator the BIPT has published two consultations relating to radio amateurs
IARU HF World Championship
The amateur radio HF World Championship takes place this weekend July 11-12
ARRL Seeks Awards and Programs Assistant
ARRL has invited applications for the position of Awards and Programs Assistant at ARRL Headquarters in Newington, Connecticut. This is a full-time, non-exempt opening in the Radiosport and Field Services Department. The pay range is from $16.08 to 19.30 per hour. The Awards and Programs Assistant assists with all Radiosport and Field Services Department activities, with an initial priority on L...
Introducing The ARRL Current
ARRL has a new way to let members know when the digital editions of QST and other publications are available. Distributed via email, The ARRL Current offers a monthly overview of ARRL publications and member benefits. The inaugural edition launched in June. Subscribe now to receive each issue going forward. Manage your email preferences from your ARRL account (members must first register on the ...
N9NT Tim S Dickerson
Ham Radio resources, aviation, linux and ham radio, music and recording.
LA6EIA Oles dx-blog
Shortwave listening dx blog from Norway
KG-UV6 Commander
Software/Radio Programming
Free programming software for the Wouxun KG-UV6D and KG-UV6X.
Software Defined Radio Academy goes virtual
They say every cloud has a silver lining. It’s hard to find a positive among all the bad news about the current global pandemic, but it has pushed more conferences and events to allow online participation either live or after the fact. A case in point: The Software Defined Radio Academy’s annual event is all on a YouTube channel so you can attend virtually
Publish your Grid Rover Activites with ease - tyQSL
Recently the Online Logbook tyQSL got a new Activity Function that allows Users to publish for example future GRID Activations or participation in Events
IARUMS June newsletter now available
The latest IARU-R1 Monitoring System newsletter reports on the continuing interference on various frequencies in the 7 MHz band from Russian language propaganda broadcasts
IARU Region 1 General Conference website
Information about the upcoming IARU Region 1 General Conference is available at a dedicated conference website
The number of HAMNET links continues to increase
In 2017 holders of Germany's lowest level of Amateur Radio licence, the Class E, were given access to the 2320–2450 MHz and 5650–5850 MHz since the number of HAMNET data links has grown significantly
ESA Lunar lander
Following our report "ESA invites proposals for lunar lander mission in late 2020's" (SARC News, 30 May 2020), the German Amateur satellite organisation, AMSAT-DL has submitted a major and comprehensive proposal to the European Space Agency for their Lunar Lander
The Rebirth of HF
In his latest blog post ICQ Podcast presenter Dan Romanchik KB6NU looks at a paper produced by Rohde and Schwartz - The Rebirth of HF
ESA promote amateur radio in ISS SSTV video
The ESA space agency has released a new video 'How to get pictures from the International Space Station via Amateur Radio'
ARI Perugia
ARI sezione Perugia IQ0PG
Hoosier DX and Contest Club
An Indianapolis club specializing in working contests, both CW and SSB, chasing worldwide DX, and supporting DXpeditions. Please drop by one of our meetings and join the fun!
Ak-Sar-Ben Amateur Radio Club
The Ak-Sar-Ben Amateur Radio Club, Inc. of Omaha, Nebraska is a general interest amateur radio club.
Home Built six meter J-Pole Antenna
Antennas/6M/6 meter J-Pole Antenna
This article provides details on building a 6 Meter J-Pole antenna using PVC pipe for an enclosure. This antenna uses flat 450 ohm Window Line for the tuning stub.
Icom IC-705 Videos
ICOM IC-705 Recent Youtube videos
RAC will host virtual presentation on Canada C3 WSPR Project at 2020 IEEE International Antenna and Propagation Symposium
On Thursday, July 9, Radio Amateurs of Canada will participate in the 2020 IEEE AP-S Symposium on Antennas and Propagation by hosting a virtual presentation on the Canada C3 WSPR Project
Australian special callsign
Members of the Wireless Institute of Australia are QRV with the special call VI 110 WIA until the end of 2020
Temporary licences extended for radio stations broadcasting Covid-19 services
Radio stations providing news and information about the coronavirus pandemic to local communities will remain on air, after Ofcom confirmed it will extend their temporary licences
Radio hams assist sailing vessel
ARRL reports the Maritime Mobile Service Net (MMSN) on 14.300 MHz came to the assistance of a sailing vessel on June 25
Ofcom's Contracts and MoU's with the RSGB
A recent Freedom of Information request asked about the Contracts and Memorandums of understanding that Ofcom has with the RSGB
DIY Weather Satellite Ground Station
Sasha M6IOR and Sophie M6NYX have made available a Guide for the reception of NOAA satellite images using software defined radio on Windows or MacOS
Ham radio talks on YouTube
Mid Ulster Amateur Radio Club talks have been made available for everyone to view on YouTube
IARUMS: Russian-Ukrainian radio war is remaining on a high escalation level
The new newsletter of the IARU Monitoring System (aka 'Intruder Watch') has just been published. The most frequently reported intruders on the exclusive amateur radio service bands were in conjunction with the 'Russian-Ukrainian radio war' (see below) as well as the daily emissions from the Russian OTHR (Over the Horizon Radar) 'Contayner'
Annual KPH “Night of Nights” Has Been Canceled
The Maritime Radio Historical Society (MRHS) and the National Park Service have announced that the annual KPH Night of Nights has been canceled due to COVID-19 precautions. This would have been the 21st such event, which commemorates what is believed to be the last commercial Morse transmission in the US. While KPH, KFS, and K6KPH will not be on the air for Night of Nights XXI, MRHS members will...
SP3L Wins the July QST Cover Plaque Award
The winning article for the July 2020 QST Cover Plaque award is “A Vertical End-Fed Dipole with a Folded Stub” by Jacek Pawlowski, SP3L. 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 August issue today.
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