Amateur Radio Club President is among Two Killed in Knife Attack
The president of the River City Amateur Radio Communications Society in California, Paul McIntyre, KC5JAX, was one of two individuals killed on February 28 in a knife attack by a client at a recovery center. McIntyre, a father of two, had been interning at the Wellness and Recovery Center in Carmichael as part of his training to become a social worker. He was 57. Two other victims survived the ...
Former CQ Amateur Radio Magazine Awards Editor Eddie De Young, KS4AA, SK
Weeks after stepping down due to health issues, CQ Amateur Radio Magazine Awards Editor Eddie De Young, KS4AA (ex-VK4AN, KH6GLU, AE7AA), of Clearwater, Florida, died on February 25, after a period of ill health. He was an ARRL member. De Young had held the position for less than a year, according to CQ Editor Rich Moseson, W2VU. A ham since 1954, De Young migrated to Australia in 1974, earning W...
W4FDX Mid Florida DX Association
The mid florida dx association was formed in february 2005. to promote friendship and cooperation among amateur radio (wireless) operators primarily
JI5RPTs Weblog
Japanese ham blob
sodiraSDR - Software Radio
Software/Software Defined Radio
Software Defined Radio (SDR) for analog and digital modulation modes, can demodulate AM envelope, AM synchronous, AM stereo, LSB, USB, FM, FM Broadcast, DRM30, DRM+
Fixing poor squelch levels on Baofeng radios
Radio Equipment/VHF-UHF Handhelds/Baofeng UV-5R
How to set new squelch values on Baofeng HT Radios by using the CHIRP software. Make sure you save the original configuration before editing squelch levels. Edit at your own risk.
Coronavirus forces Kiribati postponement
Alex, 5B4ALX, has postponed his T30ET operation that was scheduled between March 18th and April 2nd, due to the Tarawa's Ministry of Health of Kiribati announcement / communication
Somalian operation in need of help
Ali, EP3CQ, will once again be active as 6O1OO and will stay until March 25th. Activity will be limited to his spare time because he works for the UN Department of Safety and Security (UNDSS) in Mogadishu
Beyond Exams (BE) Coordinator appointed
The RSGB have announced that Chris Colclough G1VDP has been appointed to the role of Beyond Exams (BE) Coordinator
#BeAnAstronaut: NASA seeks applicants to explore Moon, Mars
For the first time in more than four years, NASA began accepting applications Monday for future astronauts. Aspiring Moon to Mars explorers have until 11:59 p.m. EDT Tuesday, March 31, to apply
March GEO Newsletter available for download
The March PDF of the GEO Newsletter weather satellite publication produced by the Group for Earth Observation is now available for free download
RSGB Exam Papers
The RSGB have made an announcement regarding the use of randomised answers in exam papers
IARU-R1 VHF-UHF-Microwave newsletter
The edition 85 of the free IARU Region 1 VHF-UHF-Microwave newsletter is now available for download
Copyright infringement: Motorola wins case against Hytera
The ARRL report Motorola wins multimillion dollar theft of trade secrets case against Hytera
Zambia DXpedition
Just a reminder that the 9J2LA team will be active from Zambia between March 5-15th
IOTA Honour Roll and Annual Listings 2020
The IOTA Honour Roll and Annual Listings 2020 has now been
published online.
Freeview TV - 700 MHz clearance update
In early February Ofcom issued an update on Moving Freeview to make more airwaves available for mobile - the ‘700 MHz Clearance Programme’
Ofcom awards four new community radio licences
Ofcom has announced the award of four new community radio licences in England and Scotland
Mobile LoRa-APRS via QO-100
An article by Andreas Malek OE3DMB describes his experiment to transmit a mobile LoRa-APRS signal via the transponder on the QO-100 geostationary satellite
Remake Amateur Radio for the 21st Century
IARU Region 2 request help from young people to remake Amateur Radio for the 21st Century Are you a “young” ham? Want to help remake Amateur Radio for the 21st century?
Dayton Hamvention officials keeping an eye on coronavirus situation
With the Dayton Hamvention® 2020 a little more than 10 weeks away, Hamvention officials say they are closely following the coronavirus (COVID-19) situation
Henry Radio Los Angeles Founder Ted Henry, W6UOU, is 100
Henry Radio Los Angeles founder Ted Henry, W6UOU, turned 100 years old on January 25. The fascinating Henry family history in amateur radio marketing and manufacturing dates back to the late 1920s. The original Henry Radio shop, started by Ted’s brother Bob Henry, W0ARA, opened in 1927 in their hometown of Butler, Missouri, selling equipment and parts for the then-new ham radio hobby. The store ...
Motorola Wins Multimillion Dollar Theft of Trade Secrets Case against Hytera
ICQPodcast - Launching the Illinois Young Ham Club plus BRATS Rally
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 - Launching the Illinois Young Ham Club and a report from the BRATS Rally
DXCC Most Wanted
The 'DXCC Most Wanted' entities list has been updated on ClubLog as of February 27th. The list contains 340 entities
RSM no longer accepting Kiwibank cheques for annual licence fee payments
From 28 February, New Zealand's regulator RSM will no longer be accepting Kiwibank cheques as payment for annual licence fees
Somaiya Space Conclave 2020
Somaiya Space Conclave 2020 was organised by KJ Somaiya Institute of Engineering and Information Technology - Mumbai (India) on 28th Feb 2020.
MyHam.net
Share your passion for the hobby with the rest of the community. A new social network called “MyHam Network” has been established by IECRO
Project for school QO-100 ham radio stations
DARC reports on a Practical Seminar about the amateur radio QO-100 geostationary satellite transponders. Part of seminar fees goes to the "School stations on QO-100" project
Ham radio QFH satellite antennas built at workshop
Radio amateurs built Quadrifilar Helicoidal (QFH) satellite antennas at a workshop in Indonesia organised by a local branch of the national amateur radio society ORARI
State of Maine Bicentennial Special Event Set for March 16 – 22
W5NC Northwest Amateur Radio Society
The Northwest Amateur Radio Society serves amateur radio operators in the suburban FM 1960 area NW of Houston, Tx. NARS is active in community and public service events.
Livonia Amateur Radio Club Swap & Shop
49th Annual LARC Swap & Shop, Sunday Feb. 17, 2019, 8a-12p, Civic Park Senior Center, 15218 Farmington Rd. Livonia MI 48154. K8UNS 145.350
Angel of the North Amateur Radio Club
ANARC web site
Mighty Woof 2m 70cm Dual Band Fan Dipole
Antennas/VHF UHF
This article describes a unique copper pipe fan dipole that the author home made and that provides fantastic results.
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