Amateur radio, not just a hobby
Virginia's Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) site features an article about amateur radio by park ranger John Fury KJ4PGD
Foundation Online Amateur Radio training starts May 3
Register now for the next free Essex Ham online amateur radio Foundation training course that starts on May 3
ARISS school contact on YouTube from Virginia, USA
An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Northern Virginia Schools Group, Woodbridge VA on 30 April. However, this will be an ARISS event with a difference
Amateur radio VE Day and VJ Day commemorations
To commemorate the 75th anniversary of VE Day and VJ Day, the RSGB has organised the VE/VJ Day amateur radio marathon on the HF bands and 6m using SSB, CW and digital modes
Japan’s 7-CALL Amateur Radio Club Celebrates Anniversary with Unique Call Sign Prefix
Central States VHF Society Conference Canceled
Online Registration Opens for Free Virtual Contest University
W6SOJ SOJOURNERS
he State Of Jefferson Operators' United Relay Network and Emergency Radio Society
Arizona Outlaws Contest Club
Arizona contest club for big guns, little pistols and cap guns, from experienced to new contesters.
Small Loop Antenna Calculator by KY8D
Software/Antenna analysis
A free Labview antenna calculator program. This interesting calculator for small loop antennas can be ran on most recent Windows versions using the Labview runtime.
Bored with 'stay at home' orders?
Although we are missing DXpeditions, there is a tremendous amount of activity on the bands as every country in the world seems to have stay at home orders. With no expeditions, some may be experiencing a lack of motivation to get on the air. We have the answer! CQ's annual DX Marathon!!
XR8RRC video
A video is now available on YouTube.com (as April 25th) on the recent XR8RRC IOTA DXpedition to Wellington Island (SA-032) by Russian Robinson Club (RRC) members
South African local contests this week
Please take note that the Lock Down Regulations will influence certain outdoor activities. The ZS SOTA Activity Day is a fun event to encourage radio amateurs to take part in the Summits on the Air (SOTA) programme
RSGB release 2019 Board proceedings
The RSGB has released the Board proceedings for the meetings held on November 15 and December 14, 2019
Two solar cycles are active at once
You don't see this every day. There are two sunspots on the sun today, and each one comes from a different 11-year solar cycle
AMSAT SA carries out successful test with Africube
This week Hannes Coetzee, ZS6BZP and Pierre Holshausen, ZS6PJH carried out a successful on the air QSO using the AfriCUBE digital transponder
Amateur Radio provides social life during distancing
The Swindon Advertiser newspaper interviews Dave Rootes M3FGR about amateur radio
AU2STH special event call from India
Looking to the present crisis of COVID 19 and to save our community from this problem, VU2JAU will be operating with a special callsign AU2STH stands for STAY HOME and keep yourself safe from this crisis
RSGB Director leaves Board
The RSGB has reported that Dr Kamal Jit Singh M0IOV has stepped down from the RSGB Board
Significant digital voice growth
The Irish Radio Transmitters Society report that the installation of three additional gateways for digital voice modes has finally been completed
Radio Amateur Finds Another “Zombie Satellite”
British Columbia radio amateur Scott Tilley, VE7TIL, has found another “zombie satellite,” as he calls them. This time, he tracked and identified radio signals from the experimental UHF military communication satellite LES-5. Tilley says he found the satellite in what he called a geostationary “graveyard” orbit after noting a modulated carrier on 236.7487 MHz. “Most zombie satellites are satelli...
Emergency Ventilator Designed and Constructed by Hams Going to FDA
Radio amateurs have succeeded in providing a complete, working ventilator system to University of Florida researchers who are in the process of applying to the Food and Drug Administration for an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA). A successful submission would blaze the way for volunteers and manufacturers around the world to create low-cost, highly functional Intensive Care Unit (ICU) or anest...
The Potomac Valley Radio Club
A world-class amateur radio contesting club, is represented by two chapters in North Carolina and extends as far north as Pennsylvania and Delaware.
Amateur Exam Question Pools
ARRL page on amateur radio exam questio pools, withdrawn questions and question pool schedule
CW QSO Example
Operating Modes/Morse code/Morse operating guides
A sample morse code QSO template. In this page you can find a standard QSO message protocol between two operators.
Samoan special event
Atsu, 5W1SA, is expected to be active as 5W19STAYSAFE from Apia during the pandemic COVID-19 lock-down
Radio remedy
The Telegraph newspaper reports how amateur radio operators are doing their bit during lockdown in India
Radio amateurs spray disinfectant on vehicles
Indonesia's national amateur radio society, ORARI, reports radio hams have been spraying disinfectant on the Trans Sulawesi Road as part of efforts to fight Coronavirus
GB0GIG on air in May to thank our NHS
Dragon Amateur Radio Club and North Wales Radio Society are pleased to announce their collaboration to run the special event station GB0GIG (Gwasanaeth Iechyd Gwladol), which is Welsh for National Health Service
DIY amateur radio operators answer the COVID-19 call
Design News reports that since the coronavirus pandemic hit the U.S., a record number of ham radio candidates have prepared for tests and achieved their FCC license
ICQPodcast - Radio Communication Museum
In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Leslie Butterfield G0CIB, Edmund Spicer M0MNG and Dan Romanchik KB6NU to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and this episode’s feature is the National Communication Museum
Electronic voting for the 2020 SARL AGM
Following the declaration of a State of Emergency for the Corona Virus Pandemic and the Regulations issued by the Government, the SARL Council made the decision to postpone the 2020 SARL National Convention until August
IARU-R2 online workshops exceed expectations
IARU-R2 reports the response to the original notice of workshops was far beyond their expectations: 230 registered and more are still registering!
Baluns and common mode chokes
Antennas/Baluns
Voltage baluns versus Current baluns. When to use them, differences, and typical usage in feeding antennas, or in resolving radio frequency interferences.
New OSCAR t-shirt available from AMSAT Zazzle store
Thanks to an post on Twitter from Michael Styne, K2MTS, AMSAT is pleased to offer a new t-shirt on the AMSAT Zazzle Store
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