ISS cosmonaut talks to Bangladeshi radio amateur
The Business Standard newspaper reports on the Amateur Radio contact that Fazlay Rabby S21RC had with cosmonaut Yury Lonchakov RA3DT who was on the International Space Station
ARRL President Emeritus Harry Dannals, W2HD (SK)
Harry Dannals, W2HD, President Emeritus of ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio, died on August 30. He lived in Charlottesville, Virginia
Radio DARC
Radio DARC on 6,070 KHz, every Sunday 0900 GMT: on September 04, 22 with ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer on the subject of amateur radio on the ISS with school stations
Seminar on Revolutionary Alternatives in Sunspot Prediction available
Dr. Frank Howell K4FMH gave the kick-off seminar yesterday to the HamSCI group based on the two-part RadCom article published in July and August. It was titled, 'Revolutionary Alternatives to Sunspot Prediction,' and is described in the HamSCI announcement below. The group has published it to the HamSCI Youtube Channel
Yes, amateur radio is still a thing: Here's why
Electronics 360 have published an article by Seth Price N3MRA describing amateur radio
Coastal Waves and Wires
The Coastal Waves and Wires YouTube Channel looks at the current state of Amateur Radio social media
ARRL Audio News September 2, 2022
ARRL Headquarters is Closed on Monday, September 5, for Labor Day
ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® will be closed on Monday, September 5, 2022, in observance of the Labor Day federal holiday. There will be no W1AW bulletin or code practice transmissions. ARRL Headquarters will reopen on Tuesday, September 6, at 8 AM EDT (1200 UTC).
Visit the ARRL Special Events Stations database to find on-the-air events and commemorations this weekend.
ARRL wi...
Route 66 On the Air Special Event
The annual Route 66 On the Air Special Event will take place September 10 - 18, 2022. The purpose of the event is to commemorate the history of the "Mother Road" connecting the east and west United States. Now in its 23rd year, the Northern Arizona DX Association (NADXA) started the event, which is now coordinated by the Citrus Belt Amateur Radio Club (CBARC) in San Bernardino, California. There ...
Roving Antenna Range and Much More
Antennas/70cm
A 18 elements Yagi antenna for 432/435 MHz as published on 2011 CQ VHF magazine
The September-October 2022 SARC Communicator
We're back with 130+ pages of projects, news, views and reviews
Connach Regional News Magzine
The September issue of the Connacht Regional News Magzine is avalable for download
New Zealand acts over importation of handheld transceivers
The Northern Advocate newspaper reports a Northland man who breached the Radiocommunications Act faces a fine of up to $30K
Radio Club of America Announces 2022 Award Recipients and Fellows
The Radio Club of America (RCA) has announced its 2022 award recipients and Fellows, including amateur radio operator Edward M. Gable, K2MP. The 2022 awards and Fellows ceremonies will be held at the RCA Awards Banquet in the Atlanta, Georgia, Hyatt Regency on November 19, 2022.
ARRL Life Member Edward M. Gable, K2MP, is the Barry Goldwater Amateur Radio Award recipient. This award recognizes si...
ARRL President Emeritus Harry Dannals, W2HD, SK
Harry Dannals, W2HD, President Emeritus of ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio®, died on August 30. He lived in Charlottesville, Virginia. In April, Dannals celebrated his 95th birthday and over 80 years of involvement in amateur radio. He served as ARRL President for 10 years, from 1972 - 1982, and his President Emeritus status was conferred in 1984. He was also an ARRL Life Member...
Slim Jim vs. Traditional J-pole Antenna
Antennas/J-Pole
A comparison among a traditional J-Pole Antenna and 2BCX Slim Jim Antenna
A big CME is about to hit Venus
A coronal mass ejection (CME) left the farside of the sun yesterday
International Air Ambulance Week 2022
This year's International Air Ambulance Week will take place between 5th - 14th September 2022
Brazil: Statistical study of ham radio released
LABRE have published new edition of a statistical study on Amateur Radio in Brazil, updated with data from 2022, prepared by Ricardo Benedito PY2QB
NASA coverage for Artemis I Moon Mission next launch attempt
NASA is targeting 2:17 p.m. EDT on Saturday, Sept. 3, for the launch of Artemis I, the first integrated test of NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, Orion spacecraft, and the ground systems at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. There is a two-hour launch window for the next attempt
Update of RSGB exam syllabus and sample questions
The RSGB Examinations and Syllabus Review Group (ESRG) has just completed an editing and checking exercise for all the v1.5 syllabus content on the RSGB website
ARRL Foundation Grants $270,000 to Amateur Radio Clubs
The new ARRL Foundation Club Grant Program, funded by a generous grant from Amateur Radio Digital Communications (ARDC), has awarded $270,000 to radio clubs that participated in the first round of applications.
The Club Grant Program, introduced earlier this year, includes $500,000 to be awarded to radio clubs with projects that will have the most impact on amateur radio, the community, and the ...
ARRL Mourns Loss of Caroline Kenney, QST Assistant Editor
ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® mourns the passing of our colleague and friend Caroline Kenney. Kenney died August 18, 2022, after battling cystic fibrosis. She was 28 years old.
Kenney was Assistant Editor for QST, ARRL’s monthly membership journal. “Over the past 6 years, Caroline has been a committed professional member of our editorial team,” said CEO David Minster, NA2AA, ...
Ham Secretary
Software/QSL
The program serves to assist in a ham-radio activities secretarial with his hobby , such as Printing QSL cards or print labels directly from the program , printing envelopes and mailing envelopes for the feedback you send direct QSL cards, download address for sending cards direct from QRZ.COM or for any station. Checking whether for the QSO and his country is present QSL bureau.
Goonhilly - the station supporting Nasa's Artemis moon mission from Cornwall
Naturally, mission control in Houston and the Kennedy Space Center in Florida are the places most closely associated with Nasa’s Artemis 1 moon adventure but a lesser-known spot on a remote heath in the far south-west of Britain is also playing a crucial part
Tassie Ham Radio Conference and Expo
Held in Hobart at the University of Tasmania, Sandy Bay Campus in a spacious and contemporary venue The Sir Stanley Burbury Lecture Theatre
Morse code detected an old B52's music gig
I was listening on Youtube to an ancient recording and could clearly hear NAWS DE CFH
Florida residents get ham radio training
Broadcaster WCJB reports North Central Florida residents have taken amateur radio training in case of a major disaster
Repurposing LEDs from commercial strips
Technical Reference/Homebrew
How to reuse high intensity surface mount LEDs as on-board indicators in your homebrew projects
Kosova
Mike, KN4PRE, is now active as Z6/KN4PRE
Introducing FISSURE: A Toolbox for the RF Hacker
No matter what the job at hand is, if you're going to tackle it, you're going to need the right kit of tools
GB0DOD Special Event Station - 17th September
Paisley Amateur Radio Club will be operating the special event station GB0DOD
NASA to provide update on Artemis I Moon Mission status
NASA will hold a media teleconference at 6 p.m. EDT Tuesday, Aug. 30, to discuss the flight test of the agency’s mega Moon rocket and uncrewed Orion spacecraft
QSO Today Bill Jordan AE4S
Bill Jordan’s, AE4S, love of electronics and radio paralleled his professional career as college professor
40-80 Coax Trap Dipole
Antennas/40M/40 meter Dipole Antennas
Full article on how to build a home-made wire dipole antenna for 40 and 80 meters band.
Article is fully in italian, as it was published on ARI RadioRivista, but is plenty of self explaining pictures that will guide you on homebrewing this trapped dipole antenna for the lower amateur radio bands.
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