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Chinese special event callsigns Members of the Chinese Radio Amateurs Club (CRAC) will activate 10 special event callsigns (B0CRA - B9CRA) across their country making QSOs with amateur radio operators all over the world RAYNET helps elderly man The RSGB reports that during the Coronavirus outbreak the amateur radio UK’s national voluntary communications service RAYNET assisted an elderly man who was running out of food 5K0K DXpedition video A video of the 2019 5K0K DXpedition to San Andres Island (NA-033) by Pavel, OK1GK, is now available on YouTube A naked-eye outburst from Comet SWAN This week, an outburst from Comet SWAN (C/2020 F8) surprised observers in the southern hemisphere, who could actually see the comet brighten with their unaided eyes Germany extends 50 MHz allocation the German regulator (Bundesnetzagentur) announces that the following changes (based on WRC19) were implemented for radio amateurs in DL, just in time for the upcoming sporadic E season North American Overlay Mapper A new version of the North American Overlay Mapper program: v4.0.0.0 has been released for Windows 7/10, with many new features NASA TV to air Cygnus departure from space station Nearly three months after delivering several tons of supplies and scientific experiments to the International Space Station, Northrup Grumman’s unpiloted Cygnus cargo craft is scheduled to depart the International Space Station on Monday, May 11 New RAC membership renewal procedures On behalf of Radio Amateurs of Canada, I would like to thank you for your continued support of Amateur Radio in Canada and internationally Backyards on the Air - the final installment Mark ZL3AB has provided details of what he hopes will be New Zealand's final Backyards on the Air (BYOTA) event this Saturday Enhanced 50 MHz allocation in Germany The DARC reports the Federal Network Agency made a preliminary provisional implementation of the WRC results for the 6-m band in message 111 from the May 6 official journal 08/2020 K4BT Orange Park Amateur Radio Club The Mid-State Amateur Radio Club Franklin, Indiana Fi-Ni Report A satirical look at the world of ham radio DXing and contesting. Not for those without a sense of humor or irony Inmarsat supports HF, Amateur Radio communications for antarctic expedition Radio Resource International report Inmarsat Government provided mobile communications support to the South Orkney Expedition. This multidisciplinary expedition, supported by the research vessel RV Braveheart, took place on Signy Island Feb. 21 – March 6 Young Transmitters NZ Net This net is running every Monday at 7pm NZ local time accessible via IRLP 9556 Echolink: 256883 (Aotearoea CONF Server) All-Star: 48820 and 40452. We have DMR Connections also It's raining plasma on the sun today Today, a number of large prominences have sprung up on the sun. At least one of them is leaking plasma, producing a glowing-hot rain that is splashing down on the solar surface Using amateur radio technology to stay connected The St. Albert Gazette reports using technology to connect with each other is old hat for ham radio operators IARU Region 2's Virtual Workshops are now underway On Wednesday, April 29th, IARU Region 2 presented the first of its program of Virtual Workshops in English and Spanish with “What is WinLink and its importance during Emergency Communications" (in Spanish) RASA launches Welcome to AR guidebook for newcomers The Radio Amateur Society of Australia is pleased to announce the release of a free guidebook for all newcomers to our hobby RSGB-NHS campaign and amateur radio on the BBC We're delighted that amateur radio and our 'Get on the air to care' campaign with the NHS is featured prominently in the BBC News Special Events Commemorate the End of World War II W4IAX Mobile Amateur Radio Club, Inc. ARRL affiliate club in Mobile, AL Sutton & Cheam Radio Society website The Sutton & Cheam Radio Society has a 60 year history. We are an Affiliated Society of the Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB) and are based in the London Borough of Sutton. W8DIG Central Ohio Digital Interconnect Group Group of dedicated amateur radio enthusiasts who want to further digital modes of communication in the central Ohio area. We have been active in packet, APRS, VOIP and are now proud to provide D-Star digital voice and data connectivity. Solar Cycle Progression Propagation/Solar Cycle A dynamic graph of current and past solar cycle sunspot number progression and F10.7 cm radio flux progression. In both plots, the black line represents the monthly averaged data and the purple line represents a 13-month weighted, smoothed version of the monthly averaged data. The truth about ferrites Technical Reference/Radio Frequency Interference Articles on the correct placement of ferrite noise suppressors are common, but little has been written about the different options and where to buy them. This page contains an interesting comparison of several ferrite types used to reduce RFI. Change to The 5 MHz Newsletter Archive URL There’s been a change to The 5 MHz Newsletter Archive URL, as it was not originally in the Dropbox publicly-available section People experiencing fewer nuisance calls, but more work to do Landline and mobile customers are experiencing fewer nuisance calls than they were three years ago, according to latest research from Ofcom Radio Caroline North - 9th-10th May It's nostalgia time again with another monthly Radio Caroline North broadcast this weekend 9th-10th May Herb Schoenbohm KV4FZ SK Herb Schoenbohm who, since his arrival on St. Croix in 1968, was a Republican activist, weather prognosticator, both a radio personality and radio installer and so much more died Wednesday, April 29, in his bed at home with his wife Monika on the east end of St. Croix. He was 84 Thailand joins the STAYHOME family News from Bangkok, Thailand and the world. It was today when the Thai radio regulator, NBTC, granted a permit E2STAYHOME for Thailand to join the the COVID-19 movement as the country number 33 Coronavirus: How amateur radio is connecting people during lockdown The BBC News website reports: Amateur radio use in the UK has seen a "significant" rise during the coronavirus lockdown as people seek new ways of staying connected. The national body that represents users - the Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB) - has said many people who formerly enjoyed the hobby are also returning to it Denby Dale ARS talks available on Zoom The Denby Dale Amateur Radio Society are organising a series of online presentations using Zoom starting this evening Tuesday, May 5 Ham radio operators reach out to people with critical illness This Week reports amateurs radio operators have been scanning Kolkata round the clock during the ongoing lockdown to get medicines required by critically ill patients of West Bengal and outside FT8/FT4 and 'screen savers or power savers' This is a short article which could explain a phenomena that you may have experienced. It affects FT8, FT4 and maybe other data modes