Archive of USA Amateur Radio Regs 
         Annual editions of the US Code of Federal Regulations dating back to 1996 are available for free download 
        
                
		
		
		New online reporting form for DARC Bandwatch 
         Germany's DARC takes seriously the problem of intruders in the amateur radio bands and formed Bandwatch to address the issue  
        
                
		
		
		RAC Canada 2020 Conference and AGM is this Sunday 
         Radio Amateurs of Canada is pleased to welcome all Amateurs to the RAC Canada 2020 Conference which will be held on  Sunday, September 20 before the RAC Annual General Meeting 
        
                
		
		
		Hurricane Watch Net Wraps Up Marathon Activation for Two Storms 
          
        
                
		
		
		FCC Grants ARRL Rules Waiver Request for Fire Emergencies, Hurricanes 
          
        
                
		
		
		W5AC - The Texas A&M University 
         W5AC is the Texas A&M University Amateur or "Ham" Radio Club. This club, founded in 1912, is one of the oldest university radio clubs in existence. 
 
        
                
		
		
		LUTZ-Electronics 
         Shopping and Services/Regional/Europe Amateur radio dealer based in Switzerland 
        
                
		
		
		Ham radio save lives during wildfires and hurricanes 
         In Wired, Jaime Stathis writes there's no better time to be an Amateur Radio Geek  
        
                
		
		
		RF pollution from electric vehicle wireless chargers 
         VERON reports IARU Region-1 President Don Beattie, G3BJ, is ringing the alarm on WPT-EV. WPT-EV stands for Wireless Power Transmission for Electric Vehicles, wireless car chargers with high power 20 kW!  
        
                
		
		
		Ham radio club talk collection on YouTube 
         The collection of Denby Dale Amateur Radio Society online talks are available for everyone to watch on YouTube
 
        
                
		
		
		Hurricane Sally: Request to keep frequencies clear 
         Northern Florida Section Emergency Coordinator Karl Martin, K4HBN, is requesting that stations not directly involved in the Amateur Radio Emergency Service response to Hurricane Sally please avoid 3.950 MHz (primary) and 7.242 MHz (backup)  
        
                
		
		
		Northern Florida ARES Requests Clear Frequencies for HF Nets 
         Northern Florida Section Emergency Coordinator Karl Martin, K4HBN, is requesting that stations not directly involved in the Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES®) response to Hurricane Sally please avoid 3.950 MHz (primary) and 7.242 MHz (backup). ARES has activated in four Northern Florida counties. Shelters are open, and power and telecommunications outages are widespread, Martin reports.   
        
                
		
		
		VK5SW Australian  Solar  Powered  Station 
         Solar Powered Station 
        
                
		
		
		STAMPFL 
         Manufacturers/Morse Key Stampfl ham electronics produces SDR Receiver kits and Morse Keys in small batches and in the usual Swiss Quality 
        
                
		
		
		EURAO Newsletter September 2020 
         EURAO Newsletter comes out quarterly, either in pdf format and as a website. Spread the word!  
        
                
		
		
		RAC Annual General Meeting 2020 
         The Radio Amateurs of Canada is pleased to announce that it will be holding its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Sunday, September 20  
        
                
		
		
		ITU Radio Regulations 2020 released 
         The ITU has made the Radio Regulations 2020 available as a free download  
        
                
		
		
		Ham radio channels designated for Wildfires and Hurricane Sally 
         ARRL reports that two 5-MHz interoperability channels have been designated for Wildfires and Hurricane Sally response 
        
                
		
		
		Ten-year-old radio amateur on BBC radio and TV 
         On September 15, ten-year-old Caitlin Field M6XTT got some good publicity for amateur radio when she was interviewed on BBC Radio Somerset. She is expected to be on BBC TV on Wednesday, Sept 16  
        
                
		
		
		Solar Cycle 25 has begun 
         Solar Cycle 25 is officially underway.
NASA and NOAA made the announcement during a media teleconference earlier today 
        
                
		
		
		A History of Ham Rig Visual Design 
         Ham Radio Perspectives' latest video looks at how HF radio designers have tried to modernize the look of equipment, from military rigs to the present  
        
                
		
		
		5-MHz Interoperability Channels Designated for Wildfires and Hurricane Sally Response 
         The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has announced that two 60-meter channels have been made available, as necessary, for interoperability between US Government stations and US amateur radio stations involved in emergency communications related to the wildland firefighting response in California, Oregon, and Washington, and to Hurricane Sally. These interoperability channels will rema...  
        
                
		
		
		High efficiency, legal limit, solid state linear HF amplifiers 
         Technical Reference/Amplifiers/RF Amplifiers Theory Not a project yet, but very theoretical thoughts about very practical amplifiers! 
        
                
		
		
		Indonesian special callsign 
         Members of the Indonesian Amateur Radio Organization (ORARI) of the Local City of Bandung will be active with special callsign 8A100GB from Bandung, Java Island (OC-021), until September 30th  
        
                
		
		
		Marconi Day Award 
         The Calabria DX Team has once again organized Marconi Day and Award for the second year  
        
                
		
		
		Radio hams monitor Hurricanes Sally and Paulette 
         The Hurricane Watch Net (HWN) said it will continue to gather any reports from Bermuda in the wake of Hurricane Paulette, which made landfall on the resort island on Monday, September 14  
        
                
		
		
		International radio stations now restricted on TuneIn 
         Radio Today report that TuneIn has removed access for UK listeners to the majority of radio stations based outside the country due to licensing reasons 
        
                
		
		
		RAC Online Beginner’s CW Course: Thank You! 
         xxxIn response to the global pandemic, Radio Amateurs of Canada is continuing to offer Amateur Radio online courses so that individuals can obtain their Amateur Radio certification or can upgrade their qualifications while practising social/physical distancing
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		Getting hams on the air 
         Lack of mentorship can prevent some hams from getting on the air, in a free QST article Fred Kemmerer AB1OC looks at one club's approach to the problem  
        
                
		
		
		Attention Turns to Tropical Storm Sally after Hurricane Paulette Hits Bermuda 
         The Hurricane Watch Net (HWN) said this morning that it will continue to gather any reports from Bermuda in the wake of Hurricane Paulette, which made landfall on the resort island today (Monday, September 14). Paulette is slowly moving away from Bermuda, a British overseas territory. The HWN is currently active on 14.325 MHz, seeking damage and storm surge reports. “The Atlantic Basin is very b...  
        
                
		
		
		An automatically tuned 7 to 30 MHz mobile antenna 
         Antennas/Portable For every radio amateur who loves to travel by car, a mobile installation soon becomes a necessity.
While in inhabited areas there is usually some coverage of VHF repeaters, in many other places VHF radios are useless.  In these very places, HF can provide reliable contacts, and a lot of fun, from anywhere. 
        
                
		
		
		Top Amateur Radio Websites - Issue 2021 
          
        
                
		
		
		A new solution for HAMNET in the 70 cm band 
         Germany's national amateur radio society DARC reports on the use of higher data transmissions in the 430 MHz band  
        
                
		
		
		Kids On The Air - OL1KOTA 
         During the weekend of September 12-13 the Czech Radio Club organised the 1st #KidsOnTheAir Camp 
        
                
		
		
		Avutu Nagi Reddy VU2ANI SK 
         Avutu Nagi Reddy VU2ANI a senior ham operator and Secretary of the Coastal Amateur Radio Society (CARS) passed away in Guntur town of Andhra Pradesh on Thursday morning, September 10, aged 64  
        
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