Rockwell Collins mentions ham radio
Amateur Radio features in a Rockwell Collins promotional brochure that describes the company's UrgentLink Disaster Communications Network
Amateur Radio Exams in South Africa postponed again
South Africa holds two amateur radio exams a year in May and October. This year the May exam was first postponed until June 27 and has now been postponed indefinitely
QSO Today Amateur Radio Podcast - Julius Jones, W2IHY
Julius Jones, W2IHY, had an early interest in electronics and radio as a teenager growing up in Boston, in the early 1960s
AmateurLogic 144: Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is
In this release Tommy builds the neat WB0OEW Ham Clock. Emile discusses hurricane preparedness. George shows the ‘dead bug’ method of construction using a surface mount MAX-232 TTL to RS232 level converter
VE3RB Peterborough ARC
The PARC web site describes ham radio activities and information of the Peterborough Amateur Radio Club in Peterborough, Ontario
JH5LUZ Blog
1296Mhz EME Station from Japan, includes eme amplifiers pictures
Marine Mobile with Three Antennas
Operating Modes/Portable Operations
Operating marine mobile with antennas for 15-17-20 meters band.
National Radio Society of Ireland
NRSI has just been founded this 2020 to provide representation for all those amateur radio operators and shortwave listeners within Ireland who want it
Kathy Lueders selected to lead NASA’s Human Spaceflight Office
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine Friday selected Commercial Crew Program Manager Kathy Lueders to be the agency’s next associate administrator of the Human Exploration and Operations (HEO) Mission Directorate
Qnews-VK: changing world of ham radio
In this week's QNews-VK broadcast Geoff Emery VK4ZPP considers the changing world of amateur radio
ARRL Audio News - June 12, 2020
ARRL Audio News - June 12, 2020
AMSAT Japan
JAMSAT - AMSAT division Japan
San Bernardino Microwave Society
A non-profit technical organization dedicated to the advancement of communications above 1 GHz
Low Cost Antenna Traps
Antennas/Traps
How to home made antenna traps with material you can easily find, and how to properly tune it.
Tuning Antenna Traps
Antennas/Traps
The problem with making your own trapped HF antennas is usually getting the coaxial traps tuned to frequency. This article explains a method using a RF signal generator at +10dBm output into the coaxial trap.
Digital Radio Mondiale DRM - Delivering Distance Education
Under the title of “Digital Radio Mondiale DRM – Delivering Distance Education,” the DRM Consortium in collaboration with Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) and Arab States Broadcasting Union (ASBU) will host jointly an interactive webinar session on June
Ballooning
Liam Kennedy, KN6EQU, of Pasadena, California, has been declared the winner of a mid-altitude cross-continent educational challenge balloon race
The SARL Top Band QSO Party
The Top Band QSO Party, which runs from 00:00 UTC on Thursday 18 June to 00:00 UTC on Monday 22 June, gives you the opportunity to obtain the QSOs for the SARL Top Band Certificate and increase the number of grid squares you have worked on 160 meters
Two South African youth events coming up
The Hammies Sprint will be held from 14:00 to 15:00 UTC on Sunday 14 June 2020 and the SARL Youth Sprint will be run from 12:00 to 14:00 UTC on Tuesday 16 June
Amateur radio discussed at CEPT meeting
IARU Region 1 report the 96th meeting of the CEPT Frequency Management Working Group (WGFM), held virtually during June 8-12, dealt with several amateur radio matters
Netherland's national ham radio societies meet regulator
On April 30, the 101st Amateur Consultation took place under the leadership of the chairman Frans Hofsommer of the Telecom Agency (AT). Delegates from VERON, VRZA and DARU took part
Bob Heil talks at Denby Dale
Denby Dale Amateur Radio Club weekly meetings continue.
Our next meeting features a presentation from Bob Heil (of Heil sound, K9EID and Ham Nation)
ARRL Announces Updated Features on Contest Portal
The much-anticipated updated features at the ARRL Contest portal are here! These web-based tools provide an updated interface to contest data for all ARRL-sponsored contest events, including: - Contest Score viewer, including a searchable call history and records
- Submitted logs and raw scores for recent events
- Downloadable Comma Separated Values (CSV) files of contest results
- Club Competition scor...
Deadline is June 15 for 2020 McGan Silver Antenna Award Nominations
The deadline is Monday, June 15, to submit nominations for the 2020 Philip J. McGan Memorial Silver Antenna Award, presented annually to a radio amateur who has demonstrated success in public relations on behalf of amateur radio and who best exemplifies the volunteer spirit of Philip McGan, WA2MBQ (SK). “ARRL Public Information Officers (PIOs) and other volunteers are working hard every day to ...
The Latest Episode of the On the Air Podcast is Now Available!
Listen to the new episode of ARRL’s On the Air podcast. In Episode 6, we discuss ARRL Field Day and the new rules for 2020 concerning Class D (home) stations. Listen with your iOS or Android podcast app, or online at https://blubrry.com/arrlontheair/.
Volunteer Monitor Program Recognizes Good Operators
Volunteer Monitor Program Coordinator Riley Hollingsworth, K4ZDH, said the program has recognized numerous radio amateurs with Good Operator Notices. “One facet of the ARRL and FCC agreement that set up the Volunteer Monitor Program calls for ARRL to recognize especially good amateur radio behavior, in order to encourage compliance with FCC rules and further the efficiency of the Amateur Radio ...
Cuyahoga Amateur Radio Society (CARS)
The Cuyahoga Amateur Radio Society (CARS) is a not-for-profit organization comprised
of Amateur Radio (Ham Radio) operators dedicated to furthering the art of Ham Radio
and to serving the public in times of disaster
Blackstone Vally Amateur Radio Club
Amateur Radio in the Blackstone Valley area
Indian ham radio enthusiast did not connect with SpaceX crew: NASA
The Quint reports: US space agency NASA has denied an Ahmedabad-based HAM radio enthusiast’s claim that its crew aboard spacecraft Crew Dragon spoke with him earlier this month
Amateur Radio Field Days proclaimed in Crossville
1057News report Crossville Tennessee Mayor James Mayberry presented a proclamation last night in the city council meeting for amateur radio field days
The teenage inventor on a mission
Freddie has won two prizes for his inventions designed to keep people safe at home
38th Annual AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual General Meeting moving to virtual event
The 38th Annual AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual General Meeting in- person event scheduled to be held in Bloomington, Minnesota has been canceled. The event will be shifted to a virtual, online platform.
15 Canadian CubeSats to launch from 2021
Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC) report 15 CubeSat satellites are being built by students in Canada, all are expected to carry amateur radio payloads
US Air Force MARS Announces Broadcasts from MARS Chief
The 1st US Air Force MARS Special Operations Group (1AFMSOG) Military Support Network Squadron broadcasts a message on alternate weeks (Fridays in US time zones) from the Chief Air Force MARS. The broadcast addresses Air Force MARS members, but all amateur radio stations and shortwave listeners are invited to monitor the transmissions. The next transmissions will be on June 12, starting at 2300...
Youth Working Group in IARU Region 1 Inaugurates YOTA Online
The International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) Region 1 Youth Working Group inaugurated YOTA (Youngsters on the Air) Online in late May. The program is an opportunity for young radio amateurs from Region 1 (Europe, Africa, and the Mideast) to gather online each month. For each session, a YOTA team will present various topics; the initial session focused on the Youth Contesting Program (YCP) in Re...
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