A 'radio-active' sunspot from the next solar cycle
A new sunspot is emerging in the sun's southern hemisphere. Its magnetic polarity identifies it as a member of new Solar Cycle 2
Dominican Republic radio hams get 5 MHz band
The Dominica Amateur Radio Club Inc (DARCI) reports the use of the WRC-15 60-meter (5 MHz) band with an EIRP of 25 watts has finally been approved in the Dominican Republic
Willis Island DXpedition
Murray Adams, WA4DAN, has informed OPDX of the following:
The 2016/2019 CY9C team, and the upcoming Sable Island DXpedition CY0C team, is pleased to announce our next DXpedition
Getting an FCC ham radio licence
NYC Resistor Hackerspace member Becky Stern KD2SSU has released a YouTube video about how she got her FCC amateur radio license
FT-8 experiment called-off
After receiving almost 100 requests for skeds in the last 24 hours, it was decided with a heavy heart to cancel the test with DR4K
Historic Portuguese Callbooks
Portugal's national amateur radio society REP reports PDFs of callbooks from 1953 and 1993 are available for download
New acitvity of EHSC and SHSC on 3.567 MHz
Dear OM, as from the 01.03.2020, I am the new President and Secretary of the EHSC and SHSC.I am very happy to do this and to inform you, that we have an activity frequency on 3.567 MHz now
Attracting youth to ham radio: Get out of their way!
ICQ Podcast presenter Frank Howell K4FMH says radio amateurs should encourage, sponsor and assist young people to create their own youth-driven groups. Get out of their way but be available to help when called upon!
QSO Today Amateur Radio Podcast Dale Parfitt - W4OP
Dale Parfitt, W4OP, developed a love for operating VHF and above, including moonbounce operation, from an early exposure to a 6 meter Gonset Communicator, or Gooney Box
SANSA release new HF propagation App
The South African National Space Agency (SANSA) has released a new HF radio propagation app called Ionospheric Characterisation, Analysis and Prediction (IOCAP)
Portuguese radio amateurs seek license changes
On February 26 Portugal's amateur radio associations submitted a joint proposal for legislation for the Amateur Service and Amateur Satellite Services to the Secretary of State
Nominations Invited for 2020 McGan Silver Antenna Award for Excellence in Public Relations
The ARRL Public Relations Committee invites nominations for the Philip J. McGan Memorial Silver Antenna Award, presented annually to a radio amateur who has demonstrated success in public relations efforts on behalf of amateur radio and who best exemplifies the volunteer spirit of Philip McGan, WA2MBQ (SK). “ARRL Public Information Officers (PIOs) and other volunteers are working hard every day ...
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HamGPS
Software/Android
Display your current Maidenhead locator with 10 digit precision. It also computes bearing and distance to a set of target locations using locator or latitude / longitude. Useful to align antennas in VHF / UHF / microwave DX activities. No network or fancy maps usage, so it can be used even in remote locations.
History of The Amateur radio LOCATOR System
Operating Aids/Grid Squares
This article taken from the IARU Region 1 VHF handbook, is about the history of the original Locator System named QRA-Locator consisted of just five-character code, two capital letters, a two-digit number and a lower-case letter, like inf example CM72j
European 24 hour Contest
European 24 hour contest SSB on HamSphere 4.0
Date 2020-03-07 at 07:00 UTC end 2020-03-08 at 07:00 UTC. Total 24 hours
Youth Coordinator Volunteers update
At the start of March IARU Region 2 put out a request for young people who wanted to remake Amateur Radio for the 21st Century, volunteers from 12 different countries applied
Special authorization required to use ham radio 13cm band
Switzerland's national amateur radio society USKA reminds amateurs wishing to use 13cm in the Swiss Activity Contest (SwAC) that they must apply for special authorisation to ue the band
Coronavirus: Ham radio event postponed in Iceland
As a result of coronavirus Iceland's IRA board has decided to postpone the amateur radio flea market announced on the winter schedule to be held on Sunday, March 8
ARRL Audio News - March 6, 2020
ARRL Audio News - March 6, 2020
Georgia Institute of Technology CubeSat to Feature Amateur Radio Robot Operation
The Glenn Lightsey Research Group’s Space Systems Design Lab at the Georgia Institute of Technology is sponsoring a 1U CubeSat mission that will include a digital robot. The primary function of the GT-1 satellite is to serve as an educational proof of concept and satellite bus demonstrator. Georgia Tech will use this mission as an opportunity for undergraduates to get involved in all facets of ...
The April Issue of Digital QST is Now Available!
Saint Patrick’s Day Special Event Set
Many radio amateurs around the world will celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day on the air as part of the St Patrick Award. The 48-hour event will take place from 1200 UTC on March 16 until 1200 UTC on March 18. Saint Patrick’s Day is March 17. SWLs are invited to take part. Awards will be in five categories: SPD Station Award (for registered stations); Fixed/Portable Station Award; Digital Station Awa...
Start Reading the March/April Edition of On the Air Now
German Contest Team to Conduct FT8 Experimental Event
Starting on March 9, a group of German radio amateurs will attempt to determine how long it takes to complete DXCC using only FT8 protocol. “Today, more than 80% of the QSOs are made by FT8 operators,” the group said. “Our goal is to get the DXCC in the shortest possible time.” Using the call sign DR4K, the operators have set several conditions. They will not use any spotting assistance, will lim...
Coronavirus Fears Spur Cancellation, Postponement of Some Ham Radio Events
Additional amateur radio events have been cancelled or postponed as a result of coronavirus (COVID-19) fears. The Japan Amateur Radio League (JARL) has announced the cancellation of several amateur radio events planned for March, in the wake of a government policy requesting that events be canceled, postponed, or reduced in size for the next 2 weeks, saying “events that attract large numbers of ...
Problems with Headquarters Mass E-mailings to Yahoo and AOL Addresses
Starting sometime Wednesday evening, March 5th, mass e-mailings sent from ARRL Headquarters have been refused by e-mail servers at Yahoo. This means that recipients with yahoo.com or aol.com addresses have not been receiving the ARRL Letter, DX News, the Section Manager newsletter, renewal notices, and ARRL marketing offers. Individual e-mail communications with ARRL Headquarters have not been a...
Outer Space is Your Next Radio Frontier!
You can make contacts through amateur radio satellites, and even with the International Space Station, using equipment you probably own right now! All it takes is the right information, which you’ll find in ARRL’s new book Amateur Radio Satellites for Beginners. Dozens of spacecraft are in orbit just waiting for your signals, and more are being launched every year. This book is your guide to a w...
W4HCA Highlands County Amateur Radio Club
WW Locator Map of Italy
Operating Aids/Maps
Amateur radio map of Italy with WW locators, provinces abbreviations and Call sign Prefixes, in a A3 size PDF file free to download, made available by IU3KJK Davide
New review to protect the future of radio
Media Minister John Whittingdale recently announced the scope of the Digital Radio and Audio Review that will examine the issues facing radio in the next decade as the digital revolution continues at pace
IOTA op postponed due to coronavirus
Members of the Nara DX Association Japan (NDXA) who were planning an IOTA DXpedition to OC-253 (Murilo Island, Hall Islands) this year have announced the following
Andaman Islands DXpedition news
VU4R Team will be active from 20th March 2020 to 31st March 2020 in Neil Islands, Andamans
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