Registration now available for RAC Advanced Course: Summer 2020
In response to the global pandemic, Radio Amateurs of Canada is once again offering an online Advanced Qualification Amateur Radio Course so that individuals can upgrade their qualifications while continuing to practise social/physical distancing
APRS and WSPR balloon completes 2nd circumnavigation of Earth
A balloon launched on May 20 by 'Amateur Radio Roundtable' web show host Tom Medlin, W5KUB, and team has begun its third circumnavigation of Earth transmitting 144.390 MHz FM APRS and 14.0971 MHz WSPR
Registration Open, Plans Firming Up for ARRL-TAPR Digital Communications Conference
ARRL Foundation Awards Grant to ORI
The ARRL Foundation has awarded $3,000 to the Open Research Institute (ORI). The grant will be applied to Phase 1 of the Digital Multiplex Transponder research and development program. ORI is an IRS 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to open-source research and development in amateur radio. This grant will allow hardware prototypes for broadband microwave digital satellite payloads to proceed mor...
WSJT-X Update Released
The digital modes suite WSJT-X version 2.2.2 has been released. The update is a bug-fix release. The primary change is to incorporate the new Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC) Prince Edward Island (PE) Section PE into the FT8/FT4/MSK144 contest mode for ARRL Field Day. Operators planning to be on the air for Field Day should upgrade to this version to enable accurate logging. Another change: the FT...
ARRL Seeks Vintage DX Logs for Archive
ARRL continues to solicit paper logs of prominent DXpeditions or logs from stations and operators active from more rare locations from the 1950s through the 1980s, for inclusion in The DX Log Archive Endowed by JA1BK. The DX Log Archive program was created, thanks to an endowment established by Kan Mizoguchi, JA1BK, to obtain, preserve, and utilize paper logs from rare and significant DXpeditio...
CAMSAT CAS-6 Satellite Antenna Deployed, Transponder Activated
CAMSAT reports that the VHF-UHF antenna on the CAS-6 satellite, launched last December 20, has been deployed and its linear amateur radio transponder activated. CAMSAT’s Alan Kung, BA1DU, reports that the CW beacon and GMSK telemetry are not working properly at this time, with only carriers being transmitted. “We will try to diagnose and then determine whether the CW and telemetry data stream tr...
ARRL to Hold National Convention at Orlando HamCation in February 2021
Balloon Launched by Popular Web Show Host Completes Second Round Trip
Homemade Satellite Yagi
Antennas/Satellite
In this article author illustrate a homemade yagi antenna for satellite operations. The antenna includes a VHF antenna and an UHF antenna with a band splitter.
International Lighthouse Lightship Weekend
The 23rd International Lighthouse Lightship Weekend (ILLW), which usually takes place during the third weekend of August, has been moved to August 22-23rd
Wake Island and Marshall Islands
Randy, WW6RG, was expected to be active as KH9/WW6RG from Wake Island this past week (June 16-18th), but "due to Covid-19" restrictions on Kwajalein Island, he has been notified by the airline that Thursday's flight to Wake has been canceled (things have been changing rapidly in the airline business).
Niue and Tonga
Operators Stan LZ1GC and Ivan LZ1PM will be active from Niue as E6AM between September 28th and October 17th
Radio Caroline North
Tune in for more nostalgia with another of our monthly Radio Caroline North broadcasts this weekend 27th-28th June
Apple announce 13.560 MHz CarKey
Apple has announced CarKey, a way to wirelessly unlock your car with your iPhone, it could herald the start of an era that sees 13.560 MHz NFC transmitters installed in cars
Ham radio saved my life !
Alden Sumner Jones IV, KC1JWR, of Bennington, Vermont, is thankful for amateur radio, after he suffered a medical incident and lost consciousness on June 15 while hiking with others along a remote section of the Long Trail, not far from his home
New QTC e-magazine for VK
The Radio Amateur Society of Australia is pleased to announce the release of a new E-magazine for Amateur Radio in Australia
Online Talk: Having Fun with Morse Code
Dan Romanchik KB6NU, well-known from his regular appearances on ICQ Podcast, will be giving an online talk "Having Fun with Morse Code" at 7:30pm BST (1830 GMT) on Wednesday, June 24
Radio enthusiast making waves for nearly 40 years
Phil Catterall G4OBK got some good publicity for amateur radio in Rydale's Gazette and Herald newspaper
Mid Ulster ARC Tuesday night Lecture Series
This Tuesday (30th June) evening the Mid Ulster Amateur Radio Club will be hosting another one of their Lecture Series via the Zoom platforms at 7 pm
All RSGB ham radio exams slots for July booked
All the amateur radio online exam slots for July that were made available on June 1 have now been booked
Yasme Foundation Announces Grant to Establish Reverse Beacon Network Nodes In Africa
The Yasme Foundation has announced a supporting grant to establish Reverse Beacon Network (RBN) nodes in Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya. The project will be carried out by youth members of Amateurs Radio Algeriens and the Association des Radio Amateurs Tunisiens radio clubs. Build-out of these nodes will increase RBN presence in Africa for both the amateur and scientific communities. The RBN is a ...
Rescued Radio Amateur Says, “Ham Radio Saved My Life”
ARRL member Alden Sumner Jones IV, KC1JWR, of Bennington, Vermont, is thankful for amateur radio, after he suffered a medical incident and lost consciousness on June 15 while hiking with others along a remote section of the Long Trail, not far from his home. An EMT from Appalachian Mountain Rescue (AMR), who was hiking nearby, saw Jones pass out but was unable to connect with 911 via his cell p...
Vanuatu Special Event will Celebrate 40th Anniversary of Independence
Forty years ago, on July 30, 1980, the Republic of Vanuatu gained its independence. France and the UK claimed parts of the archipelago, and in 1906, they agreed on a framework for jointly managing it as the New Hebrides. In celebration of the 40th anniversary of independence, all three members of the Vanuatu Amateur Radio Society (VARS) will operate special event station YJ40IND during the mont...
BX-184 – An MH-31 microphone integrated voice keyer
Radio Equipment/Voice Keyers
A voice keyer kit available on the marker in two models, BX-184 is the replacement PCB for those who already own an MH-31 microphone. Kit BX-184M includes an MH-31 besides the PCB for those not owning one yet.
Top Amateur Radio Websites - Issue 2011
Getting Started with Satellite Communications, Multiband trap dipole , FT-857D Serial and Sound Card Interface, FSK vs AFSK, How To Build a Quadrifilar Helix Antenna for Weather Satellites, 160m Kite Vertical Antenna, TYT MD-380 Review by Miklor, TYT MD-380 firmware modification, Yaesu FT-991 Memory Manager, MD-380 Modifications
Radio Amateur Insurance: a new EURAO global service
This month EURAO launches a new global service: the Radio Amateur Insurance
Galway Digital Radio Group
The Galway Digital Radio Group are pleased to announce that the Galway Radio Club Fusion Repeater is operational from its new site in Knockroe, Loughrea Co. Galway
SDR: I/Q Data explained
Jan van Gils PE0SAT has made available an explanation of the I/Q (In-phase and Quadrature) components of a signal that are used in Software Defined Radios (SDR)
Licence Exams in Ireland
Following the postponement of the exam scheduled for May, exams have now been arranged at venues in Dublin, Cork and Galway
ICQPodcast - Transmitter Performance with Rob Sherwood NC0B
n this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Leslie Butterfield G0CIB, Edmund Spicer M0MNG and Dan Romanchik KB6NU to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and this episode’s feature is Rob Sherwood, NC0B on Transmitter Performance
Online talk: Writtle and the Birth of British Radio Broadcasting
Radio amateur Tim Wander G6GUX will be giving an online talk at 7:30pm (1830 GMT) today, Monday, June 22, about the historic 2MT Writtle broadcasts
Norway forms ham radio Vision and Action Working Group
The Norwegian national amateur radio society NRRL reports a Vision and Action Working Group is being formed
6th anniversary of NANOSATC-BR1
LABRE reports June 19 marked the 6th anniversary of the launch of the Brazilian satellite NANOSATC-BR1 which carried an amateur radio payload. Work is progressing on its successor NANOSATC-BR2
German Ham Radio Callbook PDF
Germany's telecommunications regulator, the Federal Network Agency (BNetzA), has released a new edition of the Amateur Radio callbook for free download
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