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Centenarian radio amateur on BBC Radio Solent
Bill Sykes G2HCG from Milford-on-sea celebrated his 100th birthday on April 8 and was featured on BBC Radio Solent
Latin America and Carribean Contest on HamSphere 4.0
Welcome to our first HamSphere 4.0 Latin America and Caribbeans contest. You can work with everyone for distances points, but our Latin American and Caribbean friends will give you 10 extra points for each valid QSO and multipliers for their countries. Beam you antennas to South America and Caribbeans
Coronavirus: Newspaper reports amateur radio activity has flourished
New Zealand's Otago Daily Times reports amateur radio activity has flourished since the Covid-19 lockdown began
WIA Board elections
Mr John Marshall, the returning officer of the Wireless Institute of Australia, has declared that in accordance with The WIA Constitution, Clause 14.1c and the Regulations (as amended November 2017) nominations were called for three positions which will be vacated in 2020
Half of UK adults exposed to false claims about coronavirus
Almost half of UK online adults came across false or misleading information about coronavirus (Covid-19) in the last week, Ofcom has found
Past ARRL Atlantic Division Director Bernie Fuller, N3EFN - SK
Past ARRL Atlantic Division Director Bernard E. "Bernie" Fuller, N3EFN, of Saegertown, Pennsylvania, died on April 2. He was 86
COVID-19 and radio amateurs in IARU Region 2
After the COVID-19 pandemic began, up to April 2, 2020 the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has reported 247,473 confirmed cases and 5,600 deaths in America
Historic first trans-Atlantic contact made on 432 MHz
On Tuesday the 7th of April 2020, a remarkable contact was made on the FT8 digital mode on the 432 MHz band between D4VHF on the Cape Verde Islands off the coast of Africa and FG8OJ in Guadeloupe in the Caribbean
Annual Armed Forces Day Crossband Test Postponed
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 response and mitigation actions, the 2020 Armed Forces Day (AFD) Crossband Test scheduled for Saturday, May 9, has been postponed. Because it’s uncertain just when stay-at-home orders will be lifted across the US, AFD planners chose to postpone this year’s event, because the government stations that typically support this event may not be available. Armed Forces Day ...
Portland Amateur Radio Club
One of the Portland ,Oregon metro area's oldest club, all are welcome, if you are in the area, our club repeater is on 146.840 mhz
Chinese Taipei - CTARL
Chinese Taipei Amateur Radio League
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TYT MD-380 Review by Miklor
Radio Equipment/VHF-UHF Handhelds/TYT MD-380
DMR Handheld TDMA Tier I and Tier II VHF or UHF product review with information on accessories
How To Build a Quadrifilar Helix Antenna for Weather Satellites
Antennas/Quadrifilar Helix
How to build a QFH (Quadrifilar Helix Antenna) to download images from weather satellites. A complete tutorial on assembling QFH antenna at home with simple and common tools
SRAL - The Finnish Amateur Radio League
In the world-wide amateur radio community, social distancing is not an issue. The ham radio network operates by radio waves with signals flying high and wide, across all borders near and far
Special event callsign VI2020STAYHOME
The Radio Amateur Society of Australia have been issued with the distinctive special event callsign VI2020STAYHOME
EURAO Award: rewarding Hams and SWLs around the world
We offer you an entertainment for these days of confinement: try to get the EURAO Award
Minute by Minute - Norwegian TV
In the summer of 2011, NRK (Norway’s equivalent of the BBC) set a Guinness World Record. They broadcast live, continuously, minute-by-minute from 11 cameras set up on MS Nordnorge during a Classic Voyage North
AMSATSA reports good progress with AFRICUBE
http://www.southgatearc.org/news/2020/april/amsatsa-reports-good-progress-with-africube.htm
Ofcom sets out licensing plans for small-scale DAB
Local radio listeners will be able to tune into new stations following measures announced by Ofcom today
Coronavirus: On-line knowledge sharing
Don Beattie G3BJ reports on the IARU Region 1 site that Member Societies ARA (Algeria) and ARAT (Tunisia) have started this week a series of online knowledge sharing sessions for their members and the public
Special Calls OH*PYSYKOTONA and OH*STAYHOME in Finland
Finnish radio spectrum management, TRAFICOM, has authorized Lahden Radioamatoorikerho ry, OH3AC; to use ten ' OH*PYSYKOTONA' special calls 4.4.2020-3.7.2020
Coronavirus: International understanding and help
Germany's DARC reports in 2018 and 2019, Reinhard Kühn, DK5LA, supported the Harbin Institute of Technology in China with the EME system for the Chinese Longjiang 2 moon mission
World Amateur Radio Day on April 18 Celebrates 95th Anniversary of the IARU
Ned Stearns, AA7A, Appointed as ARRL Southwestern Division Vice Director
New TQSL Version 2.5.2 Provides Better LoTW Rover Support, Other Improvements
The latest version of TrustedQSL (TQSL), version 2.5.2, offers improved Logbook of The World (LoTW) support for operations from several locations, as well as the ability to detect uploads that contain incorrect location data. The primary new feature in TQSL 2.5.2 allows logging programs, in conjunction with TQSL, to avoid incorrect contact uploads, while adding mechanisms to allow easy uploadin...
XE1XZQ Diego
Weekly bolletins of XE1RCS in RealAudio
CollegeARC Blog
Showcasing college amateur radio club activities, events, and projects. Informs visitors of up to date news items pertaining to ham radio technology used on campuses by students, faculty, and staff. A way for alumni to be informed of their clubs activities.
Callsign divisions listed by prefix
Ham call dot net, Callsign divisions listed by prefix
HARC Hollyburn Amateur Radio Club
K6QLF Amateur Radio Club of Alameda
How to register for a DMR ID
Operating Modes/DMR
Learn how to register for a DMR ID on DMR-MARC and Brandmeister
Fldigi 4.1.11 released
New bugfix release version for Fldigi. The developer's team of the popular multiplatform multimode amateur radio software has recently announced version 4.1.11 of their open source program.
NASA coverage set for Chris Cassidy, crewmates flight to space station
A trio of space travelers, including NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy, KF5KDR is scheduled to launch to the International Space Station on Thursday, April 9
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