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Ireland - Spirit Radio 549KHz Mid April the main Tram 50 Transmitter failed on 549KHz, local engineer was unable to repair, so the standby Harris DX 25 had the covers removed and put back into service. I still think the Harris has a better sound than the Tram 50 unit Visalia DX Convention The challenge for 2021 - Should we plan for an in-person convention in Visalia or a Virtual meeting? Everyone wants to hold out hope for a face-to-face meeting next year, but we have to ask, "What will our 'new normal' lifestyle be like next April and can we guarantee a 'Covid-Free' environment for our attendees?" KPH Coastal Radio Station In this video Shannon Morse KM6FPP visits coastal radio station KPH which provided ship to shore communications using Morse code. Volunteers have preserved it and operate weekends IRTS VHF/UHF Contest Due to the continuing need for social distancing, the IRTS VHF/UHF Field Day, which normally takes place over the first weekend of July, will not take place this year 35,000 radio hams to take part in Field Day The Perry News-Herald reports 35,000 radio amateurs will be taking part in Field Day June 27-28 LY2YR completes contact with S50B for another first on the new 40 MHz band At the end of April 2020, LY2YR in Lithuania made a contact with EI4GNB in Ireland for the first LY-EI QSO on the new 40 MHz amateur band Bob Heil K9EID online talk June 17 Bob Heil K9EID CEO of Heil Sounds and host of Ham Nation TV will be giving an online talk to radio amateurs in the UK on Wednesday, June 17, at 7:30pm (1830 GMT) EA5RCI Amateur Radio Club Elda Spain A Reversible Beverage at ZL3IX Antennas/Beverage How do two-wire reversible direction Beverages work, an excellent document that explains fundamentals of beverage antennas. Top Amateur Radio Websites - Issue 2010 Online Morse Code Training, Taming the Quadrifilar Helical Antenna, 2E0RDJ - Amateur Radio & Weather Station, NOAA Satellite Reception with QFH Antenna, VHF Baluns: Fact and Fancy, 2.3GHz to 432MHz RX converter for FT-817, 100 Watt RF Power Amplifier for 2 GHz, Emergency Net Log, 137MHz Quadrifilar Antenna, Yaesu FT-857D Select Knob Wobbles - How to replace, Hammies Sprint this afternoon The Hammies Sprint will be held from 14:00 to 15:00 UTC this afternoon with phone activity on 40 meters Radio Club Dominicano's 94th anniversary IARU Region 2 reports June 12, 2020, marks the 94th anniversary of the founding of the Radio Club Dominicano, Inc. by Dr. Carlos Regus HI8CR Practical Wireless 2m QRP Fun Contest takes place today The Practical Wireless 2m Contest takes place today, Sunday 14th June from 09:00 to 16:00 UTC 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)