Electronic voting for the 2020 South African Radio League AGM
The electronic voting for the four Financial motions opened at 00:01 CAT on Monday 27 April 2020 and there was an initial rush to cast votes, but this has decreased during the week
World Pulmonary Hypertension Day goes live on ham radio
Pulmonary Hypertension (PH) Association report on the amateur radio special event station W2H which will be active to promote World PH Day taking place May 5
66-year-old man rescued from ham radio tower
Firefighters were called to rescue a 66-year-old man who was stuck on a friend's amateur radio mast in Big Piney Road, Rapid City, South Dakota
Ham College 64: Remote Exams
In this episode of Ham College we get the up to date information on the state of Amateur radio exam remote testing. It’s come much further than we thought
Amateur radio explained to young coders
Simon Dorrer OE3SDO gave an online talk 'Amateur radio as a hobby' to young people in Linz, Austria, at a CoderDojo Junior Bootcamp event on April 24
QSO Today Amateur Radio Podcast Episode 300 - The Panel Discussion
I just posted episode 300, another milestone in the history of the QSO Today podcast. I decided to celebrate this milestone with a panel discussion as something new and completely different
FCC Chair comments on amateur radio remote testing
Ajit Pai Chair of the FCC (USA's communications regulator) has publicly thanked radio amateur Sam Hulick KD9PGO for highlighting the issue of remote testing
Amateur radio exam generator - Canada
A learning aid for prospective amateurs and administrative tool for accredited examiners.
LinuxLog
Software/Linux
Simple logger for Linux based ham radio station, can run on most popular linux distributions, offers dx cluster connection, display of QRZ data and pictures, search function, search duplicates, award module.
Reflected tsunamis mimic space weather
New research just published in the journal Space Weather shows that earthquakes and tsunamis can affect our planet's ionosphere as much as powerful X-class solar flares do, causing GPS receivers to completely lose lock
IARU report May RadCom freely available to read online
The IARU Secretary Dave Sumner, K1ZZ, reports that in response to the Coronavirus outbreak the RSGB is making the May edition of RadCom freely available to view on the web
Special event callsign VI20SH
The Radio Amateur Society of Australia have been issued with the special event callsign VI20SH (stay home)
Amateur radio E-Book prices to fall
The BBC reports the price of e-books in online stores is being cut immediately after the UK Government brought forward plans to scrap 20% VAT on online publications
WIA Future of Amateur Radio program
Adrian VK4APM, Vice President of Australia's national amateur radio society WIA, reports on the "fantastic" response to the WIA Future of Amateur Radio program
HRN 420: FCC allows remote testing!?!
Norm Goodkin K6YXH visits with David W0DHG and talks about getting up and running to do remote testing for Amateur Radio Licenses
ARRL Audio News - May 1, 2020
ARRL Audio News - May 1, 2020
Top-Band Stalwart Herb Schoenbohm, KV4FZ, SK
A fixture on 160 meters, Herb Schoenbohm, KV4FZ, of Christiansted, Virgin Islands, died on April 29. An ARRL member, he was 84. Licensed in 1954 as W0VXO, Schoenbohm became KV4FZ after relocating to the US Virgin Islands in 1968 to further his career as a sales representative for broadcast equipment manufacturers on the international market, primarily in Latin America. A regular participant in ...
Russian DOSAAF-85 (RS-44) Amateur Radio Satellite Transponder Now Active
The amateur radio linear transponder (SSB/CW) on the Russian DOSAAF-85 (RS-44) has been activated. Dmitry Pashkov, R4UAB, explains that RS-85 is a small scientific satellite built by specialists at Information Satellite Systems and students at Siberian State Aerospace University (SibSAU). The satellite’s name commemorates the 85th anniversary of the Voluntary Society for the Assistance to the Ar...
FCC Adopts a New Official Seal in Anticipation of Relocation
In anticipation of its upcoming move, the FCC has adopted a new FCC seal. The redesigned seal is the product of an agency-wide contest that solicited proposals from employees and contractors. The winning design, submitted by Umasankar Arumugam, was selected by a vote of the agency’s employees and contractors. The revised design incorporates several elements: communications technologies currently...
SARA Stamford Amateur Radio Association
MicroHAMS
Microhams is a dynamic organization of hams in the Puget Sound area. The club includes a broad range of people from our local tech industry who participate in just about every aspect of our hobby.
QRSS/QRPp Network 28.322 MHz
This blog is about the QRSS QRP beacon network transmitting at 28.322 Mhz managed by IK1ZYW
V.R.A. Flemish Radio Amateurs
Radio Amateur organisation of Flanders in Belgium.
AB6MV Moreno Valley Amateur Radio Association
Our goal is to provide a forum and learning environment where club members and visitors can share ideas and experiences regarding amateur radio.
Former teacher Andrew Beglin G4RCY SK
Burnham and Highbridge Weekly News reports on the tributes paid to popular former Burnham-on-Sea teacher and radio amateur Andrew Beglin G4RCY who passed away on April 23, aged 94
A way back to relevance for amateur radio?
Dan Romanchik KB6NU discusses the presentation 'The Future and Growth of Amateur Radio' given in October 2019 by then RSGB Board Director Dr. Kamal Singh M0IOV
Beyond Exams resources launched by the RSGB
Beyond Exams (BE) is a group of resources brought together by the RSGB Learning Team with the aim of encouraging participation and highlighting the diversity of amateur radio
The May-June 2020 Communicator Magazine
Amateur Radio News from the South West corner of Canada and elsewhere. You will find Amateur Radio related articles, profiles, news, tips and how-to's. You can view or download it as a .PDF file
GB0GIG on air today and until 28th May
Today the 1st May is the first Day of operation of GB0GIG (Gwasanaeth Iechyd Gwladol), or in English - National Health Service
First contact made on 40 MHz between Ireland and Lithuania
On Wednesday the 29th of April 2020, EI4GNB in Ireland managed to complete a digital FT8 contact with LY2YR on 40.220 MHz on the new 8-metre band
First Guatemalan satellite launched from the ISS
Guatemala's first satellite, a small cubesat called QUETZAL-1, was launched from the International Space Station (ISS) on Tuesday, April 28, 2020
DOAAF-85 (RS-44) amateur radio transponder activated
The amateur radio linear transponder (SSB/CW) payload on the Russian satellite DOSAAF-85 (RS-44) has been activated
Frequency Measuring Test Results Posted
The results of the spring 2020 Frequency Measuring Test (FMT), conducted on April 24, have been posted. Coming in at the top of the list for stations entering readings of both the 40-meter and 80-meter frequencies was Steve Cerwin, WA5FRF. His average error rate was 0.004902 parts per million (ppm).The Top 10 looked like this, with average error rates in ppm. Bill De Carle, VE2IQ, has posted a ...
ARI international DX Contest
DX Resources/Contest/Contest Rules
Official Rules of the ARI International DX Contest in Italian and English.
How Wide Area Radio Systems works
Radio Scanning/Police Scanning
This webpage explains how analog wide area two way radio systems were setup by various states before systems like VIPER, PALMETTO 800, or FLEETNET were established.
|
