RF Exposure Evaluating Your Station
Technical Reference/RF Safety
How do you practically conduct an RF exposure evaluation of your station? What information do you need and what values must you compute? What are the tools and techniques readily available to the casual operator to ensure compliance with the FCC regulations about RF exposure
Coronavirus: Southdown ARS postpones all future meetings due to COVID-19
After careful consideration and in light of the fact that a significant proportion of our membership is particularly vulnerable to COVID-19, the Southdown Amateur Radio Society Committee has taken the decision to indefinitely postpone all future monthly meetings
BT fined £245,000 for overcharging EE customers for 118 calls
Ofcom has fined BT £245,000 after an investigation found that the company overcharged EE’s mobile customers for making calls to 118 directory enquiries services
Coronavirus: ITU to conduct meetings remotely
In response to the Coronavirus outbreak the ITU has announced that from Monday, March 16 it will conduct meetings remotely
Switzerland: Ham radio Taskforce processes consultation response
The Swiss Telecommunications Act (FMG, 784.10) has been comprehensively revised. The revised law will enter into force on January 1, 2021
Coronavirus: RSGB National Radio Centre to close temporarily
The RSGB website has announced that the National Radio Centre (NRC) at Bletchley Park is to close temporarily due to Coronavirus
British Amateur Radio Teledata Group anniversary award
BARTG was established 60 years ago and to celebrate this anniversary the group is running a special award. The callsign GB60ATG is being activated week by week from one of the seven UK countries and the logs uploaded to Hamlogs.net
W4AVA Arlington Radio Public Service Club
Arlington county races
Ham Radio and Heartquake in italy
Amateur radio operations during heartquake in italy
ARI Albino
ARI Sezione Albino BG
W6AJF Valley of the Moon Amateur Radio Club
Vomarc is an organization dedicated to the advancement and service of amateur radio in the sonoma valley
Lakeway Amateur Radio Club W2IQ
Lakeway Amateur Radio Club VE Testing @ monthly meetings
ARI Settimo Milanese
ARI sezione Settimo Milanese
WR7HLN DMR Montana
DMR in Helena, Montana. Experiments in Digital Amateur Radio Communications
Baofeng UV5R vs UV82 Series
Radio Equipment/VHF-UHF Handhelds/Baofeng UV-5R
What are the Differences between UV5R and UV82 Series
Nigel in Mauritius for Commonwealth Contest
Nigel, G3TXF, will once again be active as 3B8XF from Mauritius (AF-049) during the 2020 Commonwealth Contest (BERU) [March 14-15th]
Coronavirus: 2020 International DX Convention cancelled
The International DX Convention planned for April 12-14 in Visalia, California, has been cancelled due to Coronavirus
What Hams Do podacast - The Future of Amateur Radio
Are young people involved in Amateur Radio? That’s an existential question because if they’re not, there’s no future in ham radio
Coronavirus: Ham radio events cancelled in Norway
Among events affected is the annual general meeting of Norway's national amateur radio society NRRL that have been planned for Sunday April 19
IARUMS February newsletter now available
The latest IARU-R1 Monitoring System newsletter notes the Russian Over The Horizon Radar (OTHR) "Contayner 29B6" affects radio amateurs often and very badly
Coronavirus: FUNK.TAG ham radio event cancelled
The amateur radio event FUNK.TAG planned to take place in Kassel, Germany on April 18 has been cancelled due to coronavirus
Visalia International DX Convention, Other Events Cancelled Due to Coronavirus Worries
JSatTrak - Satellite tracking program
Software/Satellite tracking
JSatTrak is a Satellite tracking program written in Java. It allows you to predict the position of any satellite in real time or in the past or future. It uses advanced SGP4/SDP4 algorithms developed by NASA/NORAD or customizable high precision solvers to propagate satellite orbits.
SADARC at Radio Australia site
Members of the Shepparton and District Amateur Radio Club (SADARC, VK3SOL) will activate the Shepparton location of Radio Australia on March 14 and 15th
Climate change: New rules could spell end of 'throwaway culture'
BBC News report: New rules could spell the death of a "throwaway" culture in which products are bought, used briefly, then binned
Hamvention names 2020 Award winners
Dayton Hamvention has named five radio amateurs and one ham radio club as the recipients of its 2020 awards
CQ Magazine Awards Editor Eddie De Young, KS4AA, is silent key
Just a few weeks after stepping down due to health issues, CQ Amateur Radio magazine Awards Editor Eddie De Young, KS4AA, became a Silent Key on February 25
RAC office phone service has resumed
Service to the Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC) phone system has been successfully restored and individuals who left messages yesterday will be contacted during the work day
Ham radio operators made communication easy
The Times of India reports members of the Radio Amateur Society of Ananthapuri (RASA) assisted the district administration and police with communications
GMDX Convention postponed
It is with much regret and great reluctance that The GMDX Committee has decided to postpone the GMDX Convention which was due to be held on 4th April
ARISS Celebrating Successful Launch Carrying Interoperable Radio System to ISS
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is celebrating the successful launch and docking of the SpaceX-20 commercial resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS). One payload on the flight is the ARISS Interoperable Radio System (IORS), which ARISS calls “the foundational element of the ARISS next-generation radio system” on the space station. Amateur radio has bee...
Correction to Frequency Measuring Test Website URL
An incorrect website address for the April 24 Frequency Measuring Test (FMT) appeared in QST. The correct URL is fmt.arrl.org. The old website is still active and has a hyperlink to the new site.
Ham Radio University Founder Phil Lewis, N2MUN, SK
The founder of the annual Ham Radio University in New York, Phil Lewis, N2MUN, of Lindenhurst, New York, died on March 5. An ARRL member, he was 72. Lewis grew up on Long Island, attended RCA Institute, and worked for Hazeltine and, later, BAE Systems in the aerospace industry. Licensed in 1991, he was a member of Great South Bay Amateur Radio Club (GSBARC), serving as a volunteer examiner and ...
Cancellation of PSAT3 Launch Means No DARPA Launch Challenge Winner
International Group to Reactivate the Legendary Yasme VP2VB Call Sign
On Tuesday, March 10, an international group now in New York will set sail to the British Virgin Islands and activate the VP2VB call sign of Yasme fame for 6 days, focusing on the low bands with two stations. VP2VB was the call sign of the legendary Danny Weil, VP2VB, skipper of the Yasme series of sailing vessels that carried the peripatetic adventurer traveled from one DX location to another ...
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