AMSAT Symposium proceedings now available to AMSAT members
All editions of the AMSAT Symposium Proceedings dating back to 1986 are now available as a benefit of AMSAT membership via the Member Resources section of our new membership portal at launch.amsat.org
Second attempt to access DL88
Ron (@AD0DX) and Doug (@N6UA) are making another run at the elusive DL88 in Big Bend National Park, TX
Raspberry Pi takes control of Ham Radio
Al Williams WD5GNR writes on Hackaday about Hambone which acts as computer interface for your radio by listening for DTMF commands and can activate the radio's PTT via the Raspberry Pi's GPIO to play audio
Two SARL contests next weekend
The first leg of the SARL Newbie Party takes place from 08:00 to 20:00 UTC on Saturday 4 July 2020. The ZS5 Sprint is on the air from 14:00 to 15:00 UTC Sunday 5 July 2020
SolderSmoke Podcast 223 available
Bill Meara M0HBR / N2CQR has released a new edition of the amateur radio SolderSmoke podcast
Online remote exam sessions in Australia
VEA (Volunteer Examiners Australia) is pleased to advise we are currently able to perform online remote exam sessions for both AMC and ARRL VE Examinations
QSO Today Amateur Radio Podcast Doug Millar - K6JEY
Doug Millar, K6JEY, grew up in Southern California, is a teacher of teachers, and likes to operate EME or Moon Bounce on the sidewalk in front of his home
Radio amateur still missing after 3 months
The Daily Mail newspaper has published an update on the case of radio amateur Russell Hill VK3VZP from Drouin in Victoria who along with a friend has been missing since March 20
Durham Ham Radio Club
Durham FM Association DFMA Durham Ham Radio Club - Durham Amateur Radio Club - Durham, NC
Potomac Valley Radio Club
The Potomac Valley Radio Club
Mt. Diablo Amateur Radio Club
MDARC has a membership of over 300 dedicated hams and is one of the largest amateur radio clubs in California.
2 element Yagi for 20 meter
Antennas/20M/20 meter Yagi antennas This antenna was designed for the CQ WW CW 2009 at EA8URL. All elements are made out of fishing rods with an insulated copper cable fixed on the rods by cable ties. Both fishing rods and cable are UV resistant.
A J Beirens dies
Radio pioneer AJ Beirens passed away at the age of 73. He had been seriously ill for a long time. The past month his health had deteriorated so much that he opted for euthanasia
Tim Shoppa, N3QE, named CQ Contesting Editor
Tim Shoppa, N3QE, of Bethesda, Maryland, has been named CQ magazine's Contesting Editor, CQ Editor Rich Moseson, W2VU, announced today
Memories of Amateur Radio Exchange
Martin Lynch G4HKS re-visits his original employers at Amateur Radio Exchange (A.R.E) in the seventies
ARRL Audio News - June 26, 2020
ARRL Audio News - June 26, 2020
Virginia Air & Space Center Ends Relationship with Ham Radio
Virginia Air & Space Center (VASC) Executive Director and CEO Robert Griesmer has advised that the Center’s amateur radio station exhibit will be discontinued, effective July 1, when the Center, in Hampton, Virginia, reopens. VASC is the official visitor center for NASA’s Langley, Virginia, facility. “We have been told to be out of the VASC by June 30,” Griesmer said. “Currently we are in the p...
MARS Announces HF Skills Exercise
Illinois Section Manager Steps Down, New SM Appointed
Illinois Section Manager Ron Morgan, AD9I, has stepped down due to health concerns that became apparent just as he was ready to start a new term. He was re-elected in the spring Section Manager election cycle. Morgan, of East Peoria, has been Section Manager since February 2017. Thomas Beebe, W9RY, of Marion, has been appointed as the Illinois Section Manager, effective July 1, to fulfill the 2...
The July/August Digital Edition of the National Contest Journal is Now Available
K9JM to transmit CW Version of 2020 W1AW Field Day Bulletin
West Coast ARRL Qualifying Run station K9JM will transmit the CW version of the 2020 W1AW Field Day Bulletin on 80 and 40 meters. On Saturday, June 27, the CW version will be transmitted at 7:30 AM PDT (1430 UTC). On Saturday evening, the CW version will be transmitted at 5:30 PM PDT (Sunday at 0030 UTC). On Sunday, June 28, the CW version of the bulletin will be transmitted at 7:30 AM PDT (1...
Wheaton Community Radio Amateurs
Wheaton Community Radio Amateurs (WCRA - W9CCu), Wheaton, Illinois
Muskegon County Emergency Communication Services
Muskegon County October Color Tour Hamfest.
OCTOBER 13, 2012 in Muskegon, Michigan
Get on the Satellites for ARRL Field Day
Operating Modes/Satellites Practice these operating techniques so you will be ready to capture that 100-point bonus on Field Day. QST Article
Greek special event
Two members of the 'Fifth Ocean Ham Aviator's Club' will be active as SX1AFM from Piraeus Hellas between September 1-30th
Liechtenstein operation
Operators Loick HB9HBY and Greg HB9TWU will be active as HB0/HB9HBY from Liechtenstein between July 24-26th
Vanuatu special event
Operators Colin YJ8CW, Estelle YJ8ED and Rod YJ8RN will be active as YJ40IND between July 1-30th
Out of nowhere, a Global Magnetic Anomaly
On June 23rd, Earth's quiet magnetic field was unexpectedly disturbed by a wave of magnetism that rippled around much of the globe
UK radio ham answers call for help
ARRL report UK radio amateur Maxis Johnston GM0MRJ answered a call for help made on DMR by an amateur in Massapequa, New York
Proposal fees for Local Access and Shared Access licences
Ofcom is proposing to update the Wireless Telegraphy Act fees regulations to include the most recently released licences
Radio Amateur’s Call for Help Relayed from across the Atlantic
When Richard Tashner, N2EO, of Massapequa, New York, suffered a medical emergency on May 18, his DMR radio was closer than his phone. His call for help was answered by Maxis Johnston, GM0MRJ, who put out a call for “anyone in the states.” Kent County Amateur Radio Club member Ken Dix, KB2KBD, in Delaware heard the call on the local 146.91 MHz repeater, which was linked to the North American talk...
ARRL President Rick Roderick, K5UR, Issues Field Day 2020 Statement
ARRL President Rick Roderick, K5UR, has released a statement in advance of ARRL Field Day 2020. Dear ARRL Members, For the first time since the event was introduced in 1933, ARRL Field Day will indeed be significantly different this year. Continuing public safety restrictions due to COVID-19 will force many of you to operate from home, while some radio clubs, where permitted, will venture outside...
Galashielsand District Amateur Radio Society
Scottish ham radio society
EURAO Radio Amateur Insurance
Shopping and Services/Ham Radio Insurance The purpose of this insurance is to guarantee the pecuniary consequences of the civil liability incumbent on the insured due to consequential bodily, material and immaterial damage caused to third parties as a result of their radio amateur activities
Yasme Foundation supporting grant to establish Reverse Beacon Network (RBN) nodes in Africa
The Board of Directors of The Yasme Foundation has made a supporting grant to establish Reverse Beacon Network (RBN) nodes in Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya
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