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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 Schedule released for E2STAYHOME satellite operation Thailand’s regulator, the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC), has issued the special callsign, E2STAYHOME, to the Radio Amateur Society of Thailand under the Royal Patronage of His Majesty the King (RAST) for use during the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus OT75VED - Victory in Europe Day The UBA radioclub of Durnal in Belgium will air this special callsign to remember the end of WW2 We will be active on CW, SSB and digital modes Repeaters in Brazil Repetidoras do Brasil. List of ham radio repeaters in Brazil. ARES vs RACES ARES vs RACES FAQ: Two Flavors of Amateur Radio Emergency Operation Master Callsign Database Editor Software/Databases Master Callsign Database Editor allows to create and modify Super Check Partial database files used by many contesting programs in DTA and SCP formats. The files produced by Master Editor in DTA format can be used with CT, WriteLog, TRlog, SD, and others. The SCP versions of the produced files are for use with Win-Test, N1MM+, and others. Master Editor allows to create a callsign database from a separate log or from a set of logs in the Batch Import mode. Elecraft K4 Update Elecraft K4 Update - High-Performance Direct Sampling SDR by Wayne Burdick, N6KR South African special event stations There are two local special event stations you can look out for. ZS95SARL celebrates the 95th birthday of the SARL and ZS1820S celebrates the 200th anniversary of the landing of the 1820 Settlers AO-27 returns from the dead A number of amateurs have reported that the FM repeater of AO-27 has been active for brief intervals in recent weeks NASA invites public to be its guests to celebrate historic ‘Launch America’ NASA is inviting the public to help celebrate a historic milestone in human spaceflight as it prepares for #LaunchAmerica – the first flight into orbit of American astronauts on American rockets from American soil since the end of the space shuttle era in 2011 AMSAT announces 2020 Field Day rules It’s that time of year again; summer and Field Day! Each year the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) sponsors Field Day as a “picnic, a campout, practice for emergencies, an informal contest and, most of all, FUN!” The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT) promotes its own version of Field Day for operation via the amateur satellites, held concurrently with the ARRL event