Coronavirus: Bengal Ham radio operators help police in tracking
Outlook India reports "Ham radio operators in West Bengal are helping police in tracking down mass gatherings and sending vagabonds to the shelters during the nationwide lockdown imposed in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, officials said on Thursday"
FCC to Hold Open Meeting on March 31 by Teleconference
The FCC will hold its March 31 open meeting by teleconference. “Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic and related agency telework and headquarters access policies, this meeting will be in a wholly electronic format and will be open to the public on the internet via live feed from the FCC web page and on the FCC YouTube channel,” the Commission announced this week. Agenda items are expected to be...
Annual Intrepid Spirit Award Goes to the VP8PJ DXpedition Team
The annual Intrepid-DX Group Intrepid Spirit Award will go to the Perseverance DX Group’s VP8PJ South Orkney Island DXpedition team for its “superb activation” from Signy Island. “This DXpedition was extremely well planned and executed from this very remote, cold, and harsh Island,” the Intrepid-DX Group said in announcing the award. “This award is to recognize the entire team’s collective effo...
LY1YK Contest Club
Lithuanian contest club
RACK Radio Amateur Club of Knoxville
Radio Amateur Club of Knoxville - ( RACK )
N3TWT South Mountain Repeater Association
The South Mountain Repeater Association (SMRA) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit group of amateur radio operators dedicated to community service and emergency communications within Cumberland County and the surrounding area in Central Pennsylvania.
LARC
Livonia Amateur Radio Club
BCC - Bavarian Contest Club
German contest club
2.3GHz to 432MHz RX converter for FT-817
Radio Equipment/HF Transceivers/Yaesu FT-817
A very small receiver converter that can be plugged to the backside of the battery powered portable transceiver FT817 from Yaesu. A high performance receiver for 2.3GHz amateur radio signal
100 Watt RF Power Amplifier for 2 GHz
Technical Reference/Amplifiers
Modification to an old cellular phone base station modules, with a fairly reduced output power (10 watts or so), the stock power amplifier modules will cover the 2.3 GHz and 2.4 GHz amateur radio bands.
Turkish special event
Members of the Turkish Radio Amateur Club (TRAC)[YM3KB], have activated special event station TC105GL and will be on the air until March 30th
Hamfest and convention cancellations
The ARRL has created a Web page that lists all hamfests and conventions that have advised the League that they are canceling scheduled events due to the concerns over the coronavirus
RAC welcomes new Special Advisor for World Radio Conferences
As we are about to begin another four-year process leading to the next World Radiocommunication Conference in 2023, Bryan Rawlings, VE3QN, has decided to step down as RAC Special WRC Advisor to let another RAC representative start the process
Ofcom awards six new community radio licences
Ofcom has just announced the award of six new community radio licences in England
ISWL callsigns for April 2020
The following ISWL club callsigns will be used throughout the month of April 2020
Electromagnetic Field 2020 is cancelled
The organisers have announced the popular Electromagnetic Field, EMF 2020, event planned for July 23-26 has been cancelled
FREE UK Foundation License online course
I have created a FREE UK foundation license course. I have designed this because of the COVID-19 allowing people to study material for their exam
ESA invitation to Space Talk, today March 26, 2020
In Europe and around the world, we've been getting used to a different way of living in recent weeks. On Thursday, 26 March, ESA and long-time partner Asteroid Day will host #SpaceConnectsUs - a chance to connect across borders and hear from space explorers, artists, and scientists about how to manage ourselves and our environment as our communities battle a global pandemi
May QST Going Out to Members on Time, W1AW Adjusts Its Schedule
ARRL wants to assure members that the COVID-19 shutdown of ARRL Headquarters will have little or no impact on publication schedules. The print edition of May QST is now off the presses and will enter the mail stream next week, and the US Postal Service anticipates no delivery disruptions. Digital QST and the pending digital debuts of QEX and NCJ are expected to be posted on schedule. May QST wil...
Anglo Scottish Repeater Group
The Anglo Scottish Repeater Group is a voluntary organisation which owns, operates and maintains four amateur radio FM repeaters in North Cumbria.
New Zealand Ham Radio Band Plan
These charts show the New Zealand bandplan
2.3GHz to 432MHz RX converter fot FT-817
Radio Equipment/HF Transceivers/Yaesu FT-817
A very small receiver converter that can be plugged to the backside of the battery powered portable transceiver FT817 from Yaesu. A high performance receiver for 2.3GHz amateur radio signal
VFC LP Lightning Protection Products
Manufacturers/Lightning and Surge Protection
VFC has grown to become the national leader in the lightning protection industry. Protecting facilities and equipment from lightning and transient current by designing and installing lightning protection, grounding, surge protection and lightning warning systems.
Top Amateur Radio Websites - Issue 2007
Home Made Artificial Ground Tuner , ZR6KMD 20m Field Dipole, ZS6KMD 20-40m Multiband Dipole, 70cm Mini-Transverter Project, Measuring SWR at 1296 MHz, Car Power Adapter to Anderson PowerPole, TU5PCT Ivory Coast 2020,
CQ WW WPX SSB Contest 2020
The WPX Contest is based on an award offered by CQ Magazine for working all prefixes. Held on the last weekend of March (SSB), the contest draws thousands of entries from around the world.
Kosovo operation
A German team will be active as Z66DX from the capital city of Prystina in Kosovo between October 15-28th
W1AW to limit transmit schedule
In response to an executive order from Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont that all non-essential businesses and not-for-profit entities reduce in-person workforces because of COVID-19 pandemic concerns, W1AW has slightly altered its transmission schedule
World Amateur Radio Day
The SARL reminds us that World Amateur Radio Day on April 18, is just a few weeks away!
Covid-19 impact
The following expeditions have all been cancelled due to the pandemic
Easter Island DXpedition
A Polish team will be active as XR0YSP from Easter Island (SA-001, WW Loc. DG52GU) between September 15-30th
SA clubs cancel meetings
In South Africa the Cape Town Amateur Radio Club and Secunda Radio Club have both cancelled activities due to the coronavirus
Ofcom: Approach to the coronavirus (Covid-19)
This is an unprecedented time for our country, and keeping communications going across the UK has never been more important
Coronavirus: RSGB HFCC and VHFCC update to recent rule changes
The RSGB HF and VHF Contest Committees have made an announcement regarding Portable, Alternative address and Multi-Operator stations following the government’s updated position on people’s movements
It’s time for remote amateur radio license exams
Dan Romanchik KB6NU writes in his blog about the need for remote amateur radio license exams. Dan notes that in the USA remote exams have been permitted since 2014 but to-date only Alaska has implemented them
Coronavirus: Radio amateurs to help university design low-cost ventilator
Amateur radio volunteers from around the world have offered to assist University of Florida Professor Sam Lampotang and his engineering team in their quest to rapidly develop an open-source, low-cost patient ventilator
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