Radio Amateurs of Canada offers new Online Amateur Radio Courses
In response to the current Covid-19 crisis, Radio Amateurs of Canada is pleased to announce that it is introducing two new online Amateur Radio courses so that individuals can upgrade their qualifications while continuing to practise social/physical distancing
Coronavirus: Spain grants special authorization to radio hams
Spain's national amateur radio society URE has talked to their regulator and obtained permission for unlicensed people to use amateur stations during the Coronavirus lockdown
FCC Grants Temporary Emergency Authority to WISPs Operating in 5.8 GHz Band
COVID-19 Affects Space Station Crew Transition
International Space Station (ISS) Expedition 62 crew is readying its Soyuz MS-15 vehicle for an April 17 departure back to Earth. Expedition 62 members are NASA Flight Engineer Jessica Meir; Flight Engineer Andrew Morgan, KI5AAA, and Commander Oleg Skripochka, RA0LDJ. The Expedition 63 crew members who are to replace them are nearing an April 9 launch aboard the Soyuz MS-16 vehicle. NASA astrona...
NOAA Satellite Reception with QFH Antenna
Antennas/Quadrifilar Helix
How to receive NOAA weather satellite with a home made QFH Antenna. This project includes some easy and efficient notch filters to suppress noise from FM frequencies
BBC local radio teams up to offer DAB radios to over 70s
BBC local radio has joined forces with loneliness charity WaveLength and a number of manufacturers and retailers to offer free DAB radios to vulnerable people over 70
IRTS Contest News update
In the light of the current public health situation, we have made a number of changes to the arrangements for our contests
ICQPodcast - Why Coax Fails
In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Leslie Butterfield G0CIB, Edmund Spicer M0MNG, Dan Romanchik KB6NU and Ruth Willet KM4LAO to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and this episode’s feature is - Why Coax Fails
The RaDAR Challenge
The first RaDAR Challenge of 2020 takes place in South Africa from 00:00 UTC to 23:59 UTC on Saturday 4th April 2020
EURAO President's letter about COVID-19
The EURAO President says: Dear members and friends, more than ever, we're witnessing an evolution of ham radio around the world. COVID-19 is just another catalyst that forces us to think wider than before, adaptive and think about changing seriously...
Coronavirus: Ham radio operators practice their social distancing on air
The Gardner News describes how radio amateurs responded to a request to provide 50 N95 masks for ICU physicians
Use of ZM Callsigns during COVID-19 Lockdown
At the suggestion of Paul, ZL4TT, we applied to Radio Spectrum Management for, and have been granted, approval to treat the COVID-19 lockdown period as a “special event.”
ILLW 2020 and COVID-19
Hopefully by the time we get to August and the International Lighthouse Lightship Weekend 2020, things will have returned to some kind of normality. Please rest assured that whatever the situation the ILLW will still be operational
ARRL: US frequencies allocation
Transmitter power limits and frequencies allocation by band
W2QW Raritan Valley Radio Club
Usenet FAQ
Search for Ham Radio in usenet.faqs
W6WGZ Madera County Amateur Radio Club
The Madera County Amateur Radio Club was formed for public service, education, scientific and recreational purposes of amateur radio and to elevate the standards of operating practices and ethics in amateur radio communications. San Joacquin Valley California
Florence Amateur Radio Club
supports three repeaters in the Florence SC area. The Club Callsign, W4ULH authorized by the Federal Communications Commission.
Taming the Quadrifilar Helical Antenna
Antennas/Quadrifilar Helix
The Quadrifilar Helical antenna provides circular polarization and complete hemispherical reception, which is precisely what is needed to receive the polar orbiting weather satellites, and as a 2 meter antenna it will receive horizontal, vertical and clockwise circular polarization.
Helical Antennas -Theory
Antennas/Helical
Helical antenna or helix antenna is the antenna in which the conducting wire is wound in helical shape and connected to the ground plate with a feeder line. It is the simplest antenna, which provides circularly polarized waves.
Amateur Radio guide to Social Distancing
“In the current climate, Social Distancing is very important and Keith G6NHU has put together a reminder for radio amateurs showing how to remember the recommended distance to keep apart”
Ham Talk Live! interviews Frank Bauer, KA3HDO
Ham Talk Live! host Neal Rapp, WB9VPG recently interviewed Frank Bauer, KA3HDO, for an informative look at recent events in the ARISS program
Randy Thompson, K5ZD, named interim WPX Contest Director
Former CQ WPX Contest Director Randy Thompson, K5ZD, has been appointed interim director of the on-air competition following the resignation of Terry Zivney, N4TZ. Zivney had been contest director for the past seven years
Small Scale DAB radio licences extended again
Radio Today report that the ten trial Small Scale DAB multiplex operators have had their temporary licences extended till the end of 2021
Foundation Online Amateur Radio Training
Essex Ham plans to start their next free online amateur radio Foundation training course on April 5
Ham College 63
Extra Class Exam Questions – Part 2
Station restrictions and special operations: restrictions on station location; general operating restrictions; spurious emissions; antenna structure restrictions; RACES operations
QSO Today Amateur Radio Podcast - Bry Carling - AF4K
Bry Carling, AF4K, is an old boat anchor radio collector, co-founder of the Novice Rig Roundup, and keeper of thousands of old-time crystals, for sale, for your next rig restoration, or a new build of Bob Heil, K9EID’s, pine board project
USA conducts first all-online ham radio exam
The first remote all-online amateur radio Technician license exam was carried out in the United States on March 26, 2020
Electril
Ham radio antenna manufacturer, duplexers, antenna rotors and antenna accessories based in Brazil
Clackamas County ARES
Clackamas County KD7ZDO
Amateur Radio Emergency Service
Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service
Yaesu FT-857D Select Knob Wobbles - How to replace
Radio Equipment/HF Transceivers/Yaesu FT-857
A youtube video instructions on how to replace, the Select knob. Very often this know wobbles after some years of usage and in this video is well documented all passages needed to replace the knob.
Online Morse Code Training
Software/Morse Code Training
Learn Morse Online in 40 lessons with this web based morse code learning program, based on the Koch method. Choose the lesson, adjust the wanted parameters, and start the transmission of a set of random characters based on chosen lesson. Recognize the code and verify it at the end of the lesson.
Taming the Quadrifilar Hliceal Antenna
Antennas/Satellite
The Quadrifilar Helical antenna provides circular polarization and complete hemispherical reception, which is precisely what is needed to receive the polar orbiting weather satellites, and as a 2 meter antenna it will receive horizontal, vertical and clockwise circular polarization.
Radio hams assist Homeland Security
The Wiscasset newspaper reports on one of the radio amateurs who are assisting Homeland Security with ham radio communications
Indian students offered the chance to learn Ham Radio in lockdown
Are you tired in kockdown? Indian Students are being offered the chance to Learn from Home about interesting scientific hobby known as Amateur (Ham) Radio!
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