Brazil Grid Map
Ham Radio grid map of Brazil
North Jersey DX Association
North Jersey DX Association, home of the ARRL W2 Incoming QSL Bureau
W3LWW Foothills Amateur Radio Club
Greensburg, Pennsylvania
Ecoflex-15 Degradation
Technical Reference/Coax Cables and Connectors
This article describes the problem detection on power loss events experienced during repeated usage of the Ecoflex-15 coax cable by members of the G3PYE contest minions and addressed to repeated coiling and uncoiling which has fractured the foil braid in numerous places.
Stay at home and self-isolate
Well we have all been hearing that we should stay at home and self-isolate, but what do we do when we are at home?
Surprise geomagnetic storm
The first geomagnetic storm of 2020 (category G1) took forecasters by surprise this morning when a CME impact sparked bright auroras over Canada and some northern-tier US states
David Icke interview on London Live breaks broadcasting rules
Ofcom has today imposed a sanction on ESTV after an interview with David Icke on its local television channel London Live included potentially harmful content about the coronavirus pandemic
Japanese Morse code talk by G3CSG (SK)
VERON has made available on their YouTube channel a vintage video of the talk given by Norman Kendrick G3CSG to the Wyre Amateur Radio Society about Japanese Morse code
Timor-Leste DXpedition postponed
A statement on their website says: Unfortunately, we had to make the decision that we have to postpone our DXpedition to Timor-Leste to next year. The current situation based on the Corona pandemic makes it impossible to plan anything later in this year
NASA Television to air Space Station cargo ship launch, docking
NASA Television will provide live coverage of the launch and docking of a Russian cargo spacecraft delivering almost three tons of food, fuel, and supplies to the International Space Station beginning at 9:30 p.m. EDT Friday, April 24
Special station Notice: 8J17CALL by 7-CALL Amateur Radio Club, Japan
Hello! This is 7M4VQJ, Satoshi from Tokyo. I am a president of 7-CALL Amateur Radio Club (JS1YEY), Tokyo based club station organized by 7-CALL amateurs
BYOTA - Back Yards On The Air April 25
NZART report that with the extension of Level 4 to April 27 here in New Zealand and back by popular demand (yes seriously, people have been emailing me), another BYOTA will be held on Saturday, April 25
Operation from Eire on the 5 and 8 meter ham radio bands
IRTS News wants to remind radio amateurs that 8m and 5m (40 and 60 MHz) activity might be fun in this emerging E-Skip season
Ronan O'Rahilly, founder of Radio Caroline, dies
The extremely sad news is that Ronan O'Rahilly, the founder of Radio Caroline, has passed away near Greenore in County Louth where the station's original boat was kitted out in 1963, eventually going on to launch from the North Sea at Easter 1964
COVID-19 Net Now Running Wednesdays on 40 Meters
The Medical Net, a special COVID-19 net, is running Wednesdays, 0130 UTC, on 7.222 MHz. The net deals with correct data on COVID-19 epidemiology care, care issues, and more. Net control will be Dr. Harry Przekop, WB9EDP, a past president of the Medical Amateur Radio Council Organization (MARCO) and now a director at large. Przekop is a specialist in infectious diseases and biomedical physics and...
ARRL/TAPR DCC Going Virtual
FCC Seeking World Radiocommunication Conference Advisory Committee Members
The FCC has announced that it’s looking for individuals or entities to serve on its World Radiocommunication Conference Advisory Committee. The committee will provide advice, technical support, and recommended proposals in the run-up to World Radiocommunication Conference 2023 (WRC-23). In particular, the committee will focus on international frequency spectrum issues identified on the WRC-23 a...
UR-QRP Club
Official homepage of the Ukrainian radio amateur UR-QRP Club
TQSL - ARRL LoTW
Software/QSL
Official download page of TQSL software provided by ARRL as LoTW signing tool to upload QSO confirmations valid for ARRL Awards. TQSL download page provide links for Windows MacOS and Linux platforms.
SIVA Coax Cables
Manufacturers/Cable and Connectors
Cable manufacturer based in Italy, produces coax cables fo RF applications including 50 Ohm low loss cables for amateur radio applications.
Gigatronix Coax Cables
Manufacturers/Cable and Connectors
Manufacturers of Coaxial Connectors, Push-Pull Latching Connectors, Coaxial Cable, Multicore and Coaxial Cable Assemblies based in UK
Trusted QSL V2.5.3 Update
Download and update your TQSL 2.5.3. This version of Trusted QSL has new features as well as corrections for defects found on previous release.
AOR AR5700D
AR5700D is a high-end table-top receiver with wide band coverage between 9kHz and 3.7GHz.
Astronauts photograph Starlink satellites from space
Astronauts onboard the International Space Station have gotten a first good look at the controversial Starlink satellites
Hackaday: An FPGA and a few components can make a radio
Jenny List G7CKF writes on Hackaday about the Medium and Short Wave SDR receiver developed by radio amateur Alberto Garlassi I4NZX
Abandoned mansion of a Portuguese radio amateur 'found his radio room'
I found a cool video with a ham related story.
These guys have a youtube channel where they visit abandoned homes and they show us one they´ve found in northern Portugal with a surprise...
QSO Today Amateur Radio Podcast Paul Taylor - VK3HN
Paul Taylor, VK3HN, loves to operate QRP, SOTA, or Summits on the Air, with his homebrew pocket-sized multi-band transceivers that he designs and builds in his home workshop
ARRL, AMSAT seek changes in FCC Orbital Debris Mitigation proposals
ARRL Washington Counsel Dave Siddall, K3ZJ, and AMSAT Executive Vice President Paul Stoetzer, N8HM, on April 8, discussed with senior FCC International Bureau staff by telephone the FCC’s draft Report and Order (R and O) on mitigation of orbital debris (IB Docket No. 18-313)
USA: Fully-Remote Amateur Radio License Exam Administration
The USA's Ham Study group have released the latest update on the Fully-Remote Amateur Radio Exam Process
Multiband trap dipole
Antennas/Multiband
This antenna is a classical antenna working on 7,10,14,18,50 MHz is implemented with three traps for 30, 17 and 6 meters
Lockdown Morse
A new way and an opportunity to learn or improve Morse Code proficiency during the lockdown provided by Matt M0PTO
Ofcom publishes latest 5G measurement results
Ofcom has published the latest results from our spectrum measurement programme, including six additional 5G mobile sites
Special STAY AT HOME stations
Be looking for many special event stations to hit the airwaves to promote "STAY-AT-HOME" and raise awareness for the restrictions necessary to fight the spread the corona- virus
Polish QSO status
"Following similar news regarding international postal services' issues, we also must report that currently, the Polish Post Office, does not process any in and outbound international mail
GU75, Guernsey special event
The Guernsey Amateur Radio Society (GARS) will be running a special event station between May 6-12th (main days of operation are 8/9/10th), to mark the 75th anniversary of the Liberation of Guernsey from Occupying Forces
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