Basics of Anderson PowerPole Connectors
Technical Reference/Coax Cables and Connectors
How to build and secure Anderson Power Pole Connectors properly
CQ WW RTTY DX Contest 2020
CQ WW RTTY DX Contest - September 26-27, 2020, Contest Rules and RTTY Software
Ham radio operators stay active during pandemic
The Rochester Post Bulletin has published an article about how members of the Hiawatha Valley Amateur Radio Club are coping with the pandemic
Ofcom fines Panjab Radio £30,000
Ofcom has imposed a £30,000 financial penalty on Panjab Radio for serious breaches of our broadcasting rules
New JA RTTY sub-bands
Hide, JH8KYU/1, wants to remind everyone of the new JA RTTY sub-bands during the CQWW DX RTTY Contest (September 26-27th)
Radio hams help reunite missing person with family
The Millennium Post describes how radio amateurs were involved in helping to reunite someone with their family after 15 years
New multimode beacon network for South Africa
The VHF Working Group has been investigating digital options so that a reverse beacon network could be established to monitor the various propagation modes, such as tropospheric propagation and others
Emergency exercise 'Austria Off-Grid'
On October 3 radio amateurs will participate in the nationwide emergency exercise Austria Off-Grid
The Day of the YL's Memorial Contest (7th-8th November 2020)
This contest is in memory of Carine DUBOIS. F5ISY. She developed the YL contest and did not ever see it to the end. Carine F5ISY passed away November 3rd and we will remember her at the weekend of Saturday 7th November and Sunday 8th November
MARS Communications Exercise will Involve Amateur Radio Community
Military Auxiliary Radio System (MARS) volunteers will take part in the Department of Defense (DOD) Communications Exercise 20-4, starting on October 3 and concluding on October 26. The MARS focus is interoperability with ARRL and the amateur radio community. “Throughout the month of October, MARS members will interoperate with various amateur radio organizations that will be conducting their an...
Decoding Weather Satellites
Radio Scanning/Weather
Receiving & Decoding NOAA Weather Satellites using a simple rtl-sdr dongle, a helix antenna and a Windows PC
Top Amateur Radio Websites - Issue 2022
Six meter dipole project, Short Monoband Dipole Antennas - KGD Antennas, Home Built six meter J-Pole Antenna, Exploring The J-Pole Antenna, 6 Meter Ladder Line J-Pole Antenna, Royal Communications International, Inc., KG-UV6 Commander
Elecraft AX1 Antenna
AX1 by Elecraft is an ultra-portable two-band antenna system for 20 and 17 meters.
AO-7 approaching return to full illumination
AO-7 is approaching a return to full illumination, sometime around September 25. This period will last until approximately December 26
Nordic Radio Amateur Union
The Nordic Radio Amateur Union (NRAU) is celebrating its 85th anniversary
Radio Amateurs of Canada 2020 Conference on YouTube
On Sunday, Sept 20, the Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC) held their 2020 Conference and AGM online. The videos are now available to watch on YouTube
SI9AM to close
The King Chulalongkorn Memorial Amateur Radio visitor's station SI9AM in Ragunda, Sweden, was established in 2000 but following of years of losses and the pandemic it is to permanently close down
Shannon Basin Radio Club launch new 2 metre repeater
Shannon Basin Radio Club put their new 2 metre repeater into service on Thursday last from a site in North Roscommon
The EI DX Group 4th Annual DX Féile is cancelled
The 4th annual DX Féile organised by the EI DX Group for October 2nd and 3rd. in the Aran Islands Hotel, Inis Mór has been cancelled due to the current Covid-19 crisis
SA radio amateurs exam news
The SARL report results of the August 2020 RAE have been sent to each candidate and those who passed the exam can get on the air. Please be patient as the RAE process is finalised.
SOTA Activity Day
This is a fun event to encourage radio amateurs to participate in the Summits on the Air (SOTA) programme
SolderSmoke Podcast 225 available
Bill Meara M0HBR / N2CQR has released a new edition of the amateur radio SolderSmoke podcast
Live stream of first HF contacts
Emily McCormick M6ELM got her amateur radio licence about 10 years ago but until this month had never operated. This video shows her first HF contacts which were live streamed by Callum M0MCX
The Newington Amateur Radio League
The Newington Amateur Radio League
Joplin Amateur Radio Club
Information about the joplin amateur radio club.
Double Bazooka
Antennas/Bazooka
Build a double bazooka antenna. This website offers pictures and diagrams of bazooka antennas for all Bands, from 6m to 160m
UK amateur radio exam report released
The RSGB Examinations Standards Committee (ESC) report covering 2019 is now available for anyone to download
Dragon Amateur Radio Club activate GB2VK
On Saturday 19th September, Dragon Amateur Radio Club will once again be activating the callsign GB2VK from the old Marconi transmitter site at Waunfawr, North Wales to commemorate the first wireless contact between the UK and Australia on the 22nd September 1918
RASA introduces amateur radio tech support portal
The Radio Amateur Society of Australia is pleased to announce a new initiative to support newcomers to our hobby
Fires/Hurricanes: FCC grants rule waiver for modern ham radio modes
Some modern amateur radio modes are prohibited in USA due to an archaic symbol rate restriction introduced in 1980. Everytime there's a natural disaster ARRL has to ask for a rule waiver to use them
ARRL Audio News - September 18, 2020
ARRL Audio News - September 18, 2020
Hurricane Watch Net is Tracking New Weather Systems
6Shooter.net
The 6 Shooter Net is a informal rag chew, swap net, and tech question net held on Sunday nights on 147.570 simplex in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex. See our website, www.6shooter.net for more information!
Low Cost FT8 WSPR Monitoring System
Technical Reference/Raspberry Pi
A tutorial on setting up a Low Cost QRP (FT8, JT9, WSPR etc) Monitoring Station with an RTL-SDR V3 and Raspberry Pi 3
Get the suffix you want in 2#1
As many people are passing their intermediate exam, one of the hardest issues is being able to pick a free suffix as most of the 2#0 calls have been issued
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