COTA  Associazione Radioamatori Carabinieri 
         The Association of Carabinieri Force Amateur Radio from Italy  
        
                
		
		
		Tippah Amateur Radio Association 
         Tippah Amateur Radio Association 
        
                
		
		
		PHARC - Potomac Highlands Amateur Radio Club 
         The Potomac Highlands Amateur Radio Club,  a non-profit association in West Virginia 
        
                
		
		
		VU2IIA -Ham Radio & NOAA 
         Ham Radio & NOAA Apt Weather Satellite blog. All weather satellite NOAA APT images are decoded with homebrew receiver. Setup using homebrew Turnstile Cross Dipole antenna, P-3 500MHZ PC with WIN-XP & WXTOIMG program. 
        
                
		
		
		W0CGM South East Metro Amateur Radio Club 
          
        
                
		
		
		JTSync 
         Software/Time JTSync is a simple utility that provides the ability to synchronize your computer clock over a network with world-wide NTP servers. When the Internet connection is not available, JTSync allows you to make time adjustments based on decoded QSOs within the WSJT-X application. 
        
                
		
		
		BktRemote 
         Software/Radio Control BktRemote Suite is a package of programs that allow you to control the transceiver with different devices via a LAN connection or WiFi. The whole suite is composed by BktRemoteServer and BktRemoteClient 
        
                
		
		
		Top Amateur Radio Websites - Issue 2009 
         QFH antenna for NOAA Satellites, SDRGadgets, JSatTrak - Satellite tracking program, Google Earth Grid Square Locator, Folded Dipole Antennas, Online Morse Code Training, Taming the Quadrifilar Helical Antenna, World Grid Square Map PDF, RF Exposure Evaluating Your Station, Interactive Maidenhead Grid Square Locator Map 
        
                
		
		
		WSJT-X Drops Windows XP 
         Beginning from version 2.2.0 WSJT-X will not run on Windows XP and Windows Vista anymore. 
        
                
		
		
		WSJT-X 2.2.0  new version available to download 
         WSJT-X 2.2.0 has been officially released and it includes improvements and fixes for all digital modes like FT8 FT4 JT4 JT66 WSPR 
        
                
		
		
		Sable Island DXpedition news 
         Randy, N0TG, reports: "Many have asked about the impact COVID-19 could have to the Sable Island DXpedition scheduled for October 
        
                
		
		
		Pulling data from news feed telemetry 
         We are used to seeing shots from TV news helicopters every day, they are part of the backdrop to life in the 21st century. But so often we hear them overlaid with studio commentary, so it’s interesting to hear that their raw audio contains telemetry 
        
                
		
		
		Auction 20 cancelled 
         In May 2020, New Zealand's Auction for short-term, early access rights in the 3.5 GHz band for 5G services (Auction 20) was cancelled. This was due to the constraints imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead, a direct allocation process will be undertaken 
        
                
		
		
		'Green Ghosts' spotted above sprites in New Mexico 
         Citizen scientists have discovered a new form of upper atmospheric lightning: The Green Ghost 
        
                
		
		
		Radio amateur on BBC Wiltshire 
         The RSGB reports BBC Wiltshire's Graham Seaman interviewed Andy Henley 2E1GQX from the Chippenham and District Amateur Radio Club  
        
                
		
		
		Quindar Tones: Those iconic NASA PTT confirmation beeps 
         The SWLing Post reports on the PTT confirmation tones used by astronauts in the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo space programs 
        
                
		
		
		Radio amateurs stay connected during lockdown 
         Local radio amateurs have been keeping active during lockdown by meeting up on the air each morning, checking that everyone is in good health, and chatting about who else around the world they have been contacting 
        
                
		
		
		RSGB Director on national broadcaster Talk Radio 
         RSGB Board Director Mike Bruce M0ITI was interviewed by Darryl Morris about amateur radio and the RSGB on the nationwide broadcaster Talk Radio 
        
                
		
		
		GQRP Club online 
         The GQRP Club has decided to see what support there would be for an online QRP Convention this year to replace the event which would have been hold in England on September 5th and 6th 
        
                
		
		
		Astronauts Bob Behnken, KE5GGX, and Doug Hurley Settling in after Historic Flight 
         NASA astronauts Bob Behnken, KE5GGX, and Doug Hurley, are settling in on board the International Space Station (ISS) after arriving aboard the first commercially built and operated US spacecraft to transport humans into orbit. Behnken and Hurley headed into space on Saturday, May 30, in the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule, powered by a Falcon 9 launcher from Cape Kennedy. They docked at the ISS Harm...  
        
                
		
		
		Dan Grady, N2SRK, Appointed as New Rocky Mountain Division Vice Director 
         ARRL President Rick Roderick, K5UR, has appointed Dan Grady, N2SRK, of Aurora, Colorado, as the new Rocky Mountain Division Vice Director. Grady will succeed Robert Wareham, N0ESQ, who has stepped down from that post to accept appointment as Colorado Section Manager (SM), taking the reins from SM Jack Ciaccia, WM0G, who resigned effective on June 1 to relocate. “I am delighted to welcome Dan to ...  
        
                
		
		
		Elkhart County Radio Association 
         Elkhart, Indiana 
        
                
		
		
		GPS time sync for modern digital modes 
         Operating Aids/Time As FT8, JT65 and JT9 are a time synchronized protocol, one soon discovers that an accurate PC clock is very important. If your workstation time is off it can cause you to send when no one is listening, or to listen when no one is sending. 
        
                
		
		
		Multiband J-Pole Antenna by IZ0UPS 
         Antennas/J-Pole A multiband J-Pole antenna project that cover 144,220 and 430 MHz. The articles includes several pictures of this multi-band antenna, including handmade schematics and diagrams, project is mainly in Italian 
        
                
		
		
		Video of IARU-R2 'Satellite Communications 101' workshop 
         As I previously mentioned, IARU Region 2 (IARU-R2) is hosting workshops covering different facets of amateur radio.  
        
                
		
		
		EIDXG Summer Challenge 
         EIDXG members (who brought you 9N7EI, 7Q7EI, 5V7EI to name a few), are running a unique Summer Challenge as a fun event beginning June 1st through August 30th 
        
                
		
		
		LICW starts YL only CW class 
         May 23, 2020 marked the first YL only Morse Code (CW) class for Long Island's CW Club (LICW). The weekly class is hosted by Jennifer Moore KF4INA and Leanne Bulger W4LEA. Like all it's classes, instruction is done in a casual, friendly style and is hosted in virtual classrooms (Zoom)  
        
                
		
		
		ITV show features Barry Amateur Radio Society 
         RSGB report the ITV Wales show "Wonders of the Coast Path" to be broadcast at 8:30pm BST (1930 GMT) today, Monday, June 1, features the Barry Amateur Radio Society
 
        
                
		
		
		QSO Today Amateur Radio Podcast - Tim Carter - W3ATB 
         Tim Carter, W3ATB, was the first home remodeling media personality, even before it was popular 
        
                
		
		
		Online talk: The joy of QRP operating 
         The Chair of the GQRP Club Steve Hartley G0FUW will be giving an online presentation on the joy of low-power operating on Wednesday, June 3, at 7:30 pm BST (1830 GMT) 
        
                
		
		
		Radio hams keep in touch through pandemic 
         In this video, the Voice of America's Mike O’Sullivan reports, there’s a resurgence in amateur or 'ham' radio, a hobby that connects people from all walks of life, wherever they are in the world. 
        
                
		
		
		Global 'STAYHOME' event 
         An on-air gathering over the 6 and 7 June weekend will offer a further opportunity for stay-at-home stations and radio amateurs to share greetings in a contest-like framework 
        
                
		
		
		RAFAC Exercise Blue Ham 20-2 
         The Royal Air Force Air Cadets are pleased to announce that back by demand the next Exercise Blue Ham will be held on the MoD 5MHz (Shared) Band over the weekend of 6 and 7th June 20 
        
                
		
		
		Ham College 64 
         Extra Class Exam Questions – Part 3
Rules pertaining to automatic and remote control; band-specific regulations; operating in, and communicating with foreign countries; spurious emission standards; HF modulation index limit; bandwidth definition  
        
                
		
		
		New booking system for online amateur radio exams now available 
         The RSGB has announced that bookings for online Foundation exams, that people can take in their own homes, resumes today, Monday, June 1 
        
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