W4CVY Columbus Amaterur Radio Club
Located in Columbus, Georgia
Noctilucent clouds are intensifying
The first noctilucent clouds (NLCs) of northern summer have arrived--and they're better than expected
Update: Licensing drive-in movies and church services
Drive-in movie and church service event organisers could be granted temporary radio licences by Ofcom, which may allow film lovers and congregations to come together while still observing social distancing
Ham radio operators catch the coronavirus wave
The Emergency Management site reports on central Ohioans who are taking to the airwaves
ISWL callsigns for June 2020
The following International Short Wave League (ISWL) club callsigns will be used throughout the month of June 2020
Digital Voice for VHF Marine Band ?
The May edition of the CEPT ECC Newsletter looks at using 6.25 kHz channel spacing Digital Voice in the VHF Maritime Band (156 MHz) instead of the current FM channels
Another New Beta Version of WSJT-X is Available
A new beta (“release candidate”), WSJT-X version 2.2.0-rc2, is now available for downloading from the WSJT-X website, along with a list of new features. The WSJT-X development team has also published additional FT8 “overflow” frequencies. The WSJT-X 2.2.0-rc2 Release Notes explain: “Increasing FT8 usage on 40, 30, and 20 meters means that the default 3 kHz subbands are often wall-to-wall with si...
Hurricane Exercise Carried Out in Southeastern US
Historic SpaceX Launch Carrying Radio Amateur, Fellow Astronaut, to ISS is Scrubbed
NASA astronauts Bob Behnken, KE5GGX, and Doug Hurley will have to wait a few more days to see if the can make US space history, as human spaceflight is poised to return to the US for the first time in almost a decade. SpaceX and NASA scrubbed the launch, which was set for 1833 UTC on May 27. It has been reset for Saturday, May 30, at 1922 UTC. “Standing down from launch today due to unfavorable ...
K6BJ - Santa Cruz Co. Amateur Radio Club
The santa cruz county amateur radio club. activities, the newsletter short skip, events, links and other happenings about amateur radio.
US Virgin Islands
Virgin Islands Amateur Radio Organization
PA0RDT Active Antenna
Antennas/Active
Active antennas can be very useful, in particular they can help reduce local electrical noise by allowing the antenna to be installed in a corner of the garden well away from house wiring. The original PA0RDT antenna uses a very small patch for the antenna and relies on the antenna being installed quite high.
IARU-R2 'Satellite Communications 101' workshop (online)
Region 2 of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU-R2) has begun hosting video workshops covering different facets of amateur radio
Ham radio exams to resume in Austria
Austria's national society ÖVSV reports oral amateur radio exams will resume on June 15 and 16 in Vienna and the Federal States
Mysterious transmitter in the woods
In this video Lewis M3HHY looks at a mysterious radio transmitter hidden in the woods
Is the South Atlantic Anomaly splitting in two?
Earth's magnetic field has a weak spot: The South Atlantic Anomaly, where space radiation comes closer than usual to our planet's surface
Radio hams active in aftermath of Cyclone Amphan
The New Indian Express reports that as communications failed post-Amphan, a ham radio club tuned in to save the day
IARU Region 2 Workshops and Seminars
IARU Region 2 has been organizing live Workshops via the Zoom platform linked also to their new YouTube Channel for the past few weeks with great success
HA8RM Peter
Hungarian amateur radio station
YB2ECG My amateur radio contesting
Jules Verne's "Around the World in 80 days" is old fashion way. Be an amateur radio I'll bet you'll rounding the world just on a flash!
Buddipole as a J-Pole for 50 MHz
Antennas/6M/6 meter J-Pole Antenna
How to setup and configure the buddipole antenna in the J-Pole mode for the six meter band
St. Pierre and Miquelon rescheduled
Eric, KV1J, will once again be operating from the Island of Miquelon as FP/KV1J between September 22nd and October 6th. This operation was originally scheduled for July, but was postponed due to travel restrictions. It will be Eric's 14th trip to the island
Indian special event stations
The following Indian special event stations will be on-the-air until August 18th
Electrostatic Field Mill Voltmeter Project
A field mill is a specialized instrument used for measuring the strength of electric fields in the atmosphere, one of the key parameters of atmospheric electricity. They are used in the launch criteria for rockets bound for orbit, as well as the now-retired Space Shuttle, to avoid lightning strikes
Radio amateur and friend missing in Victoria
Radio amateur Russell Hill, 74, and family friend Carol Clay, 73, were last reported being seen on March 20
Radio amateurs in Wittenberg
Günter Dähne DL3HXD, and Ralf Theunert DK1DSA from Wittenberg sit in their little "radio shack". It is not even 20 square meters in size, but it is packed with radio equipment an ideal meeting point to pursue a common hobby
Would-be radio amateur living in camper van during pandemic
Business Insider reports on Kristin Hanes who with her partner Tom (studying for his ham radio licence) is living and traveling in a 1994 Chevy Astro van during California's stay-at-home order
Last Few days of GB0GIG
Dragon Amateur Radio Club and North Wales Radio Society are nearing the end of their marathon 28 day activation of the call sign GB0GIG for the Welsh National Health Service (Gwasanaeth Iechyd Gwladol)
Grid Calculator
Software/Grid Bearing and Maps
Grid Calculator allows you to calculate either a grid square locator or the latitude and longitude of a location. Grid Calculator can be used to calculate a Great Circle bearing and distance between two stations in statute miles, nautical miles, and kilometers.
CQ WW WPX CW Contest 2020
The WPX Contest is based on an award offered by CQ Magazine for working all prefixes. Held on the last weekend of May (CW), the contest draws thousands of entries from around the world.
2020 W9DXCC DX Convention news
The board of directors for the Northern Illinois DX Association voted unanimously on May 19th to cancel this year's W9DXCC Convention (scheduled for September 11-12th) due to the coronavirus pandemic and expected limitations in Illinois surrounding large gatherings this fall
Funding regulations for universal broadband service providers
Ofcom has confirmed rules on how universal broadband service providers, such as BT and KCOM, can make a request to claim back any unfair costs involved in providing a universal service
ICQPodcast - Maintenance Time
In this episode, Colin M6BOY is joined by Dan Romanick (KB6NU), Edmund Spicer (M0MNG) and Leslie Butterfield (G0CIB) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and this episode’s feature is the Maintenance Time
1958 Essex floods saw RAEN activated
Members of the Chelmsford Amateur Radio Society (CARS) have been researching early club history including what is believed to be the first RAEN (now known as RAYNET) emergency action in 1958
Ofcom EMF consultation deadline
Ofcom is threatening radio amateurs with EMF regulations that would be onerous and not proportionate
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