QSL updates on F6KOP operation
Christian, F5GSJ, QSL Manager of F6KOP (Radio-Club de Provins), provides the following QSL updates of the Club's expeditions
Nicaragua
Robert, DL7VOA, will be active as YN5AO from Casa Guacalito, Guacalito de la Isla (WW Loc. EK61xi), Rivas, Nicaragua, between November 21st and December 5th
From the IRTS QSL Inward Manager
Over the last couple of months, QSL cards have arrived to the inward bureau that cannot be sent to their EI recipients. This is due to us being unable to find your details
Aruba rescheduled
Operators Bill/N4IQ and Bob/ND7J will be active as P4/N4IQ and P4/ND7J from Aruba (SA-036) between July 7-14th, 2021, (not July 15-22nd, 2020)
ICQPodcast - The Futures of Ham Radio
In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Chris Howard M0TCH, Martin Rothwell M0SGL, Ed Durrant DD5LP, Frank Howell K4FMH and Bill Barnes WC3B to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and this episode’s feature is The Futures of Ham Radio
Iceland: Amateur radio meetings to resume
Iceland's IRA has announced the weekly amateur radio meetings at their headquarters in Skeljanes, Reykjavík, will resume on Thursday, June 11
12-13 June - activity days RUSSIAN DOMINO 2020
Dear Fellow Radio Amateurs, The Russian Digital Radio Club invites you in activity days RUSSIAN DOMINO 2020 from 00:00 UTC on June, 12st till 11:59 UTC on June, 13th
National Radio Society of Ireland (NRSI)
We are delighted to announce the recent establishment of the 'National Radio Society of Ireland' (NRSI)
NZART Memorial Contest
The NZ Memorial Contest will again be held over the first weekend in July (4th and 5th)
Technical writers still wanted
The NZART exam rewrite committee needs writers from among the amateur radio community to help make our exam more relevant for current times
Yasme Foundation supporting grant to Open Research Institute
The Board of Directors of The Yasme Foundation has made a supporting grant to the Open Research Institute (ORI) to enable completion of ORI's Phase 4 Ground Project
Central Coast Amateur Radio Club
With a number of public venues progressively reopening their doors, Unfortunately the club rooms as well as all other clubs are still closed for general use under mandated access restrictions
Get On The Air To Care montage
Essex radio amateurs have been thanking the NHS and supporting the RSGB Get On The Air To Care #GOTA2C campaign during the COVID-19 lockdown
Longjiang-2: Journey to the Moon
A cartoon movie has been made that tells the story of the student-built spacecraft Longjiang-2 / Lunar-OSCAR-94 which went into lunar orbit and transmitted SSDV images back to radio amateurs on Earth
Airwaves kept abuzz for 95 years
Hans van de Groenendaal ZS6AKV got some good publicity for Amateur Radio by a sending a press release to the Bloemnuus newspaper
ARISS-USA formed
In late May, the USA team of the ARISS International working group became an incorporated non-profit entity in the state of Maryland, officially becoming ARISS-USA
Online exam booking system proves popular
The RSGB report that 300 candidates booked a remotely-invigilated online Foundation exam in the first 5 days of the new booking system being live
Wichita Amateur Radio Club
WARC was established in December, 1932
GPS2Time
Software/Time
A means of sync-ing your computer clock using a GPS Receiver. GPS2Time is another GPS network time synchronization software application for Window 7 and higher. Freeware.
GPS time
Software/Time
GPSTime is a small freeware applet that corrects your PC clock using GPS.
GPSTime reads the serial data coming out of your GPS receiver and decodes the $GPRMC messages to determine the precise UTC time. Works on Windows Vista/7/8/10 with PC with serial ports.
Time-Sync for Windows
Software/Time
Time-Sync is a freeware software to synchronize the time of your system. Time-Sync is installed as a service, the configuration is very easy for each user and can be done in a few steps. Up to five redundant time servers can be configured.
BktTimeSync
Software/Time
BktTimeSync synchronizes the PC time using an internet time server (NTP server) or a GPS receiver connected to USB, serial port or Bluetooth.
Great for use with digital modes like FT8, JT65, JT9, JS8Call and others. For the operation of this program requires an active internet connection or a GPS receiver. This program works on all versions of Windows 32 or 64 bit
PSKReporter Viewer
Software/Weak Signal
Do you want to see how your FT8 signals are being received in the other parts of the globe?
How To Sync Your Computer Clock
How to accurately sync your PC clock using software programs that connect NTP servers or GPS system
EURAO Newsletter June 2020
EURAO Newsletter comes out quarterly, either in pdf format and as a website. Spread the word!
History of amateur radio in Wallonia
The Regional Archives of Wallonia (Southern Belgium) has published a free 118 page book - Wallonia and amateur radio through the archives and writings of Pierre Stoffel ON4PS
MacLoggerDX Version 6.29 released
http://www.southgatearc.org/news/2020/june/macloggerdx-version-6-29-released.htm
Ofcom EMF Consultation: Your response needed by Friday, June 12
Ofcom are proposing to impose onerous new licence conditions and mandatory guidance on all licensees (not just amateurs) who are able to transmit >10W EIRP, prompted by recent but unjustified 5G concerns etc
ARRL Audio News - June 5, 2020
ARRL Audio News - June 5, 2020
KN6EQU Balloon Wins Cross-Country Educational Challenge Race
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) partner ISS Above inventor Liam Kennedy, KN6EQU, of Pasadena, California, has been declared the winner of a mid-altitude cross-continent educational challenge balloon race. His balloon was one of four launched on June 1 from the west coast with the goal of reaching the Eastern Time Zone first. Coming in second was the balloon of Ted Tagam...
The Yasme Foundation Announces Supporting Grant to Open Research Institute
The Yasme Foundation has made a supporting grant to the Open Research Institute (ORI) to enable completion of ORI’s Phase 4 Ground Station Project. ORI is a non-profit IRS 501(c)(3) research and development organization that provides all of its work to the general public under the principles of open source and open access to research. The Phase 4 Ground Station Project is an open-source satelli...
ARISS Establishes Itself as an Independent Organization
Going forward, the US arm of the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station International working group will be known as ARISS-USA, an independent organization. ARISS serves as the intermediary to arrange contacts between schools and organizations on Earth and ISS crew members. ARISS-USA incorporated as a non-profit entity in Maryland in late May. The move will allow ARISS-USA to work ind...
The 2019 DXCC Yearbook is now available for download
The yearbook includes the 2019 Annual List and Clinton B. DeSoto Challenge top scorers for 2019
Yasme Foundation supporting grant to scholarship programs
The Board of Directors of The Yasme Foundation announces that it has made the following grant at its May 20, 2020 board meeting
India: Update on SpaceX Dragon story
A story in the Ahmedabad Mirror newspaper adds clarity to the report by the ANI News Agency about Adhir Saiyadh VU2MAU and the SpaceX Dragon astronauts
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