Strictly Ham
Shopping and Services/Regional/Australia
Strictly Ham has a large retail presence in Australia and welcomes inquiries from New Zealand, the Pacific and Asia. Strictly Ham offers a comprehensive range of high quality Amateur, CB and Marine products, based in Victoria Australia
Mini Satellite-Antenna Rotator Mk1
Technical Reference/Antenna Rotator
This project is a portable device used to automatically point a directional antenna towards an orbiting satellite. It takes all the effort out of little kids holding the antenna and figuring out where to point it. It allows students to talk through Amateur Radio satellites or download weather satellite images.
Tenth YOTA postponed to 2021
The 10th edition of the Youngsters on the Air (YOTA) Summer Camp, to be hosted by the Croatian Amateur Radio Association (HRS) between 8th and 15th August has been cancelled and postponed to 2021
Results of the SARL Electronic Voting
The Electronic Voting for the four financial motions was completed at 23:59 CAT on Wednesday 6th May 2020
South Africa appoints new Assistant RAE Manager
SARL (South African Radio League) reports plans to hold the paper-based Radio Amateur Exam on June 27 are still going ahead and a new Assistant RAE Manager has been appointed
Coronavirus: The rise and rise of Amateur Radio during lockdown
Bournemouth's The Breaker reports the Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB) have experienced a threefold increase of people wanting to sit licensing exams since the government rules on lockdown
AMSAT-EA English language newsletter available
Spain's AMSAT organisation AMSAT-EA has released the English language version of their May newsletter
Amateur Satellite Workshop on YouTube May 27
IARU Region 2 will be holding a Satellites for Beginners Workshop at 2300 GMT on Wednesday, May 27, and you can participate via YouTube
QSO Today Amateur Radio Podcast - Rick Dubbs - WW9JD
Rick Dubbs, WW9JD, spent four years at sea in US nuclear submarines, retired as a teacher of junior high school kids, flies drones professionally as a part of his small business, and now has time for his ham radio projects
World Amateur Radio Day Certificates
World Amateur Radio Day Award Certificates are now ready for download for those who successfully contacted a RAC official station as described below
Get Your Foundation Licence FAQ!
The CORONA virus outbreak, country-wide lockdown and the RSGB's introduction of ‘Remote Exam Invigilation’ seems to have sparked a lot of interest in the UK's Foundation Licence
West Texas Amateur Radio Association
As a ham radio club we get involved with contest, emergency response and services (CERT, RACE, ARES & etc), volunteering to organizations that needs our help (Community, Boys Scouts, Senior Citizens, & etc.), promoting and educating individuals of amateur radio operations (ARRL, FCC, Obtaining Licenses, Local Government, & etc), meeting new and interesting people around the world and beyond through many sources (VHF, UHF, HF, Computers, CW, D-Star, RTTY, & etc.), amateur radio is a great social skill, there is no age limit on who can get involved, and much more.
Indian special event
Members of the Indian Institute of Hams, Bangalore Club (IIH) [VU2IIH], will be active as AT2GOK until July 26th, providing assistance in fighting COVID-19
Contest University news
Go to the Contest University Web site to register for the free CTU online via Zoom webinar bridge
Belarus Special Event
Look for the following special event stations from Belarus to be active between May 1-10th, to celebrate 75th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War (June 22, 1941 - May 9, 1945)
Hack-a-Sat call for participation
I've put out the call for participation for the Hack-a-Sat competition in the past, and would like to bring you all up to date on the developments and opportunities that have developed since
Glasgow Times features Amateur Radio
The Glasgow Times newspaper features an article about visually-impaired radio amateur Terry Robinson GM3WUX
France: REF makes April and May magazines available
France's national amateur radio society REF has made both the April and May editions of its magazine Radio-REF available for free download as convenient PDF's
Radio amateurs gather to support the Hamburger Factory
The San Diego Union-Tribune reports the Poway Amateur Radio Society rallied to support the Hamburger Factory restaurant on Saturday, May 2, holding a take-out food rally in the parking lot
ARRL Audio News - May 8, 2020
ARRL Audio News - May 8, 2020
Coronavirus Creating Short-Term Delivery Delays from ARRL Headquarters
The June Issue of Digital QST is Now Available!
JR3KBU Blog
MiniKits
Shopping and Services/Kits and Components
Largest range of Electronic Kits and Components for the Radio Experimenter in Australia
Short Wave SDR in IEEE Spectrum magazine
Take your software-defined radio into the shortwave band to receive signals sent around the globe by commercial, government, and amateur stations
The new V5IMA Award
Harry de Jong, PA3249 (SWL) says: As QSL manager for Mike, V51MA, I want to let you know that Mike has made a nice award for the award collector
CQ-QSO magazine available for free download
In response to the Coronavirus outbreak Belgium's national Amateur Radio society, the UBA, is making the latest issue of its magazine CQ-QSO freely available as a convenient PDF
Amateur Radio on BFBS
The RSGB Get on the Air to Care #GOTA2C campaign featured on the British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) breakfast show
P*75FREE celebrating freedom in the Netherlands
75 years ago the allied forces liberated The Netherlands from Nazi rule, ending the second World War, five years after it started. The southern part of The Netherlands was liberated in the autumn of 1944, while the northern part was only liberated in the spring of 1945
Essex Ham Foundation Online Training breaks all records - Again!!
The Coronavirus outbreak and the RSGB's introduction of online exams that can be taken at home have led to a surge in demand for free online amateur radio training courses such as that run by Essex Ham
New SSTV Software Now Available
An update of the popular MMSSTV slow-scan television (SSTV) software is now available. Eugenio Fernández, EA1ADA, has introduced YONIQ, which he calls a modern version of MMSSTV. “We are excited to finally be able to offer the entire radio community the revamped MMSSTV with the nickname YONIQ also in English,” he said. YONIQ is available in English and Spanish. The software offers several impro...
May/June Issue of ARRL’s On the Air Magazine Now Available
The May/June digital edition of ARRL’s On the Air magazine is now available. Read it and other ARRL digital publications by browsing to the ARRL Magazines page. In this issue: - Tips for better repeater operating
- Understanding modulation
- Go-kit basics
- Building a portable antenna mount
- Shopping for a mobile radio
…and much more! You can also read the issue on your Apple, Android, or Kindle device by ...
First Guatemalan Satellite Deployed from the ISS
Guatemala’s first satellite, a CubeSat called Quetzal-1, was deployed from the International Space Station (ISS) on April 28. Its primary mission is to test a sensor for remote data acquisition for natural resource management, which could be used to monitor water quality in inland water bodies. The satellite is part of the Japanese Kibo CubeSat program, a product of the cooperation between, amon...
IARU Region 2 Online Emergency Communication Workshops Get Under Way
International Amateur Radio Union Region 2 (IARU R2) virtual emergency communication workshops got under way on April 29, when the first of the programs in English and Spanish, “What is Winlink and its Importance during Emergency Communications,” was presented in Spanish. Workshop presenter Alfonso Tamez, XE2O, of the Mexican Federation of Radio Amateurs, offered insights into the usefulness an...
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Repeater Society of Middle Tennessee
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