Youth on the Air Camp 2023 Application Period Now Open
Applications are now being accepted for campers interested in attending Youth on the Air (YOTA) Camp 2023.
Licensed amateur radio operators ages 15 through 25 are encouraged to apply online at YouthOnTheAir.org. The Radio Amateurs of Canada will be the local host for the 2023 YOTA Camp. It is scheduled to take place July 16 â 21, 2023, at the Carleton University campus in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada...
New General Question Pool Released for Ham Radio Licensing Effective July 1, 2023
The National Conference of Volunteer Examiner Coordinators' (NCVEC) Question Pool Committee (QPC) has released the 2023 - 2027 General Class FCC Element 3 Syllabus and Question Pool to the public. The new General Question Pool is effective July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2027.
The new pool incorporates some significant changes compared to the 2019 - 2023 version. Its 432 questions were modified s...
Amateur Radio Operators and National Weather Service Mark SKYWARN Alliance
Saturday December 3, 2022 was SKYWARN® Recognition Day (SRD), an event that recognizes SKYWARN volunteers for their contribution to public safety. SRD was observed by several National Weather Service (NWS) locations across the United States. Amateur radio volunteers set up temporary operations from forecasting headquarters to make contacts with other stations to demonstrate their readiness to ...
Grimeton Station to Transmit Christmas Message
On Christmas Eve morning, December 24, 2022, the Alexander Grimeton Friendship Association, in southern Sweden will be on the air sending out a special Christmas message to the world.
The event will begin at 08:30 CET (07:30 UTC) with the startup and tuning of the Alexanderson alternator transmitter through Grimeton Radio Station, call sign SAQ. The transmission will begin at 09:00 CET (08:00 UT...
Santa is On the Air Via Ham Radio
As Christmas approaches, many amateur radio clubs carry out an annual tradition of helping kids talk directly to Santa Claus while he is still at the North Pole before his big ride.
On Saturday, December 10, 2022, the Wallingford Amateur Radio Group in Connecticut will connect kids to Santa and Mrs. Claus via amateur radio during their Calling Santa event. The group organizes the event in cooper...
Amateur Radio interest of SV1CDY
Things on the occasion of amateur radio activity only
Astatic Mic Wiring Handbook
Technical Reference/Mic wiring
Complete microphone wiring handbook for most popular radio transceivers provided by Astatic Microphones.
The Arkansas Repeater Council
recognized Amateur Radio Frequency Coordinating entity for the State of Arkansas.
QRM Eleminator by DC2WK
Technical Reference/QRM Eliminator
A home made project to reduce noises from lower bands, an X-Phase QRM Eliminator project that can help you a lot
Reverse Polarity Protection
Technical Reference/Power Supply
how I learned to stop worrying and love the magic smoke
Top Amateur Radio Websites - Issue 2241
Digital Mode Interface, 50Ah LiFePO4 battery , Pinouts Reference Tables, 6m Amplifier with 2x Gi7b, Satellite Yagi crossed 2m, 70cm, Double BiQuad Antenna Calculator, 12v Battery Charger,
Amateur Radio Operators Commemorate Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
At the request of ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® (ARRL), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) granted a waiver allowing amateur radio operators to participate in a special event commemorating the 81st anniversary of National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day.
On December 6 and 7, ham radio operators can make crossband contacts with the Battleship IOWA, now moored in the Port...
ON7KEI SSTV Site
Dedicated to SSTV and live reception from all over the world
Ham365
Software/Logging
ham365 is an independent online logbook, free for all Amateur Radio Operators. First launched in December 2008 as the online logbook of Ham Radio Deluxe, it is now integrated with many other logbook programs. Share own logbook over the net.
Pacific Division Of the ARRL
Pacific Division of the American Radio Relay League
Worked All Britain Award
DX Resources/Ham Radio Awards
The Worked All Britain Awards Group (W.A.B.) was devised by the late John Morris G3ABG in 1969. This was to promote an interest in Amateur Radio in Britain and to sponsor a series of awards based on the geography of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
PiFox
Technical Reference/Raspberry Pi
Raspberry pi powered fox hunt transmitter. pifox is a script written by KM4EFP to configure, control, and deploy a Raspberry Pi as a fox hunt transmitter. No external radio needed use your Pi's gpio output as a radio transmitter.
Top Amateur Radio Websites - Issue 2240
80m-40m Dual-Band Vertical, KC2G HF MUF Propagation maps, Patented RF choke test, FT-817 Cheat Sheet, Beacon Monitor Station DL8LAS, IC706 MKIIg Mic Interface, Yaesu FTDX101 Review by IZ0FIB,
Glacier-Waterton Hamfest
Glacier-Waterton International Peace Park Hamfest
Oldest continious running hamfest in the world
Digital Dummy Load
Technical Reference/Dummy Loads
Check your RF power with an easy to read and build digital display
ARRL Audio News December 2, 2022
Quarter Century Wireless Association to Celebrate 75 Years
The Quarter Century Wireless Association (QCWA) will celebrate its 75th anniversary on December 5, 2022.
Founded in 1947, QCWA's mission includes promoting "friendship and cooperation among Amateur Radio (Wireless) operators who were licensed as such at least a quarter of a century ago."
Today, QCWA has 230 chapters in the US. During the organization's 75 years, it has had nearly 40,000 members. ...
Nova Scotia Students Contact Astronaut Via Ham Radio
Students at Five Bridges Junior High School in Stillwater Lake, Nova Scotia, Canada, finally had an opportunity to talk with an astronaut onboard the International Space Station (ISS) via ham radio.
On Wednesday, November 23, 2022, the students were able to talk with Astronaut Josh Cassada, KI5CRH, for about 11 minutes as the ISS passed over northern Europe.
The students were anxious to ask quest...
Youth/Youngsters on the Air Month-Long Event Begins December 1
On December 1, 2022, YOTA begins a month-long, special event to celebrate young amateur radio operators -- YOTA Month 2022. YOTA is Youth or Youngsters on the Air. Amateur radio operators aged 25 and younger will be on all bands using all modes throughout the month to make contacts around the world. In 2021, YOTA participants worldwide made 119,516 contacts, surpassing their goal of 100,000 con...
Amateur Radio Club Provides Communications Support for Thanksgiving Day Race
The BEARS of Manchester Amateur Radio Club in Manchester, Connecticut, spent Thanksgiving Day providing amateur radio communications support for the 86th Manchester Road Race.
The race, a 4.748-mile course that begins and ends on Main Street in downtown Manchester, has been a Thanksgiving Day tradition since 1927. This is the 30th consecutive year the BEARS of Manchester Amateur Radio Club has p...
Radio Amateur Dr. Kristina Collins, KD8OXT, Earned PhD in Electrical Engineering
Dr. Kristina Collins, KD8OXT, earned her PhD in Electrical Engineering from Case Western Reserve University on November 18, 2022. Dr. Collins' thesis, Development of a Low-Cost Meta-Instrument for Distributed Observations of Ionospheric Variability, focuses on the development of the HamSCI Grape Personal Space Weather Station Network. Ham Radio Science Citizen Investigation (HamSCI) serves as a...
AJ4JDs Adventures in Amateur Radio
This is a blog about AJ4JD's radio activities.
Kenwood TS480HX Firmware Upgrade
Radio Equipment/HF Transceivers/Kenwood TS-480
The Kenwood TS480SAT/HX firmware upgrade guide, procedure, tools required, software needed to upgrade the transceiver firmware and some hints.
Band Pass Filters for HF Transceivers
Technical Reference/Filters
If your multiple transceiver station is suffering of intrastation interference, this handy and inexpensive band pass filters and help you. QST article Sept 1988
The M0CVO HW-42HP OCF Antenna
Antennas/OCF
A multi-band off centre fed dipole, designed to operate on all bands from 40m (7MHz) to 6m (50MHz). Author claims it will operate on 40, 30, 20, 17, 15, 12 and 10m without an ATU (SWR <3:1) plus 6m with an ATU.
Top Amateur Radio Websites - Issue 2239
Slim Jim vs. Traditional J-pole Antenna, 40-80 Coax Trap Dipole, Repurposing LEDs from commercial strips, Roving Antenna Range and Much More, N6QAB Hidden Transmitter Controllers, FT-817 CAT and Dig Mode Interface
160m 80m Vertical Antenna
Antennas/80M
A dual band vertical antenna for 160 and 80 meters band, on a 18m spiderbeam fiberglass pole. This vertical is a good compromise when you want good performance on these two low ham bands and don't have the space to install two seperate antennas.
The K7RA Solar Update - November 28, 2022
ARRL Headquarters was closed for the holiday last Thursday and Friday, so this bulletin is delayed until Monday, but has fresh content from Sunday night. At 2228 UTC on November 27, the Australian Space Weather Forecasting Centre issued a geomagnetic disturbance warning. “A coronal hole wind stream is expected to induce G1 periods of geomagnetic activity from mid-30 - November to 01-December.” So...
OE5REO - Austrian Amateur Radio Station
Homepage of OE5REO, APRS, SOTA, Summits on the air, Online Log, Geocaching, Free Radio and portable operations
G0YLM Linda
An Amateur Radio enthusiast living in the North of England. A keen DXer and Contester.CoSysop GB7MBC DXCluster. Member of Sands Contest Group MX0SCG/M0SCG
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