Stacking, Phasing and Matching Yagi Antennas
Antennas/Theory
This is a synopsis of a talk presented to the Sydney VHF DX GROUP by VK2ZAB on how, when and why is convenient to build a Yagi antenna stack.
IC-706 mk2 Modifications
Radio Equipment/HF Transceivers/Icom IC-706
The 5 MHZ and MARS Mod, transmitter power max modification
AMSAT-UK Colloquium talks to be live-streamed
The talks given at the AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium will be streamed live to a global audience over the weekend of October 8-9, 2022
BBC News: EIRSAT-1 CubeSat
The amateur radio satellite EIRSAT-1 features in a BBC News report, the launch window is now planned for mid-January to mid-February from the Kourou spaceport in South America
Internet Archive looking for Amateur Radio material
Thanks to funding from the ARDC Foundation the Internet Archive is building an online Digital Library of Amateur Radio and Communications (DLARC), they are asking amateurs for material
Antarctica ISS school contact
On Friday, October 7, 2022, from 15:14 GMT there will be a amateur radio contact from Antarctica with the International Space Station (ISS)
RSGB 2022 Convention livestream
This year the RSGB is producing its first hybrid Convention
Scout Jamboree On The Air
This year's JOTA takes place October 14-16 and enables Scouts around the world to use amateur radio to contact each other
Hurricane Ian: Amateur radio used in rescue
Fox News reports a Maryland firefighter used his ham radio to send rescuers to Florida's Sanibel Island
A big dangerous sunspot
One of the biggest sunspots in years has just rotated over the sun's northeastern limb
Tony's 10 metre band report
Conditions on Ten metres at the moment are phenomenal. There were over 3500 reported contacts on Saturday and 3600+ on Sunday
Australia's ACMA proposals on Class Licensing and high power – WIA working on response
A Working Group has hit the ground running to develop the Wireless Institute of Australia's response to the ACMA's proposal on Class Licensing and high power operation by Advanced amateurs
Doreen Bogdan-Martin, KD2JTX, is Elected as Next ITU Secretary General
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the United Nations specialized agency for information and communication technologies, has announced the election of Doreen Bogdan-Martin of the United States of America as the next ITU Secretary-General. Bogdan-Martin will assume office on January 1, 2023. She is radio amateur; call sign KD2JTX. The election took place during ITU's Plenipotentiary...
Club Grant Application Period Open Until November 4
The ARRL Foundation Club Grant Program opened a second grant proposal period which began September 7, 2022, and runs until November 4, 2022, at 7 PM Eastern Time. Radio clubs can apply now, and information about the program can be found on the ARRL website at www.arrl.org/club-grant-program.
Following the first proposal period that ran earlier this year, 128 clubs applied for grants with a varie...
Satellite Frequency List
Operating Modes/Satellites
All Satellites Frequency List Update.
A complete list of satellite frequencies available in several formats, including info on Satellite Uplink and Downlink frequencies Beacon, operative Mode, Callsign and Weather sat functionality.
Port City ARC
Meets 1st Wednesday monthly Sept. thru June. 100+ members, repeater W1WQM 145.150 / PL 127.3
A Cobwebb antenna homebrew
Antennas/CobWeb
A homebrew cobwebb antenna for HF bands covering from 10 to 20 meters band.
World Time Zone
Operating Aids/Time
World Time Zone is an online quick reference chart that displays the world time zones in detail. DST is also indicated by yellow markers on the map. UTC difference is marked with different colors, and if you point and click will show up area details
Top Amateur Radio Websites - Issue 2232
ICOM IC 7300 mods, A simble Attic Antenna for HF bands, Pedestrian Mobile BackPack, HF Receive Antenna, Small HF RX Loop, A RemoteQth Cable Adapter for Prosistel Rotator, Kenwood TS-680S Mod
K2DSL Blog
David's blog dedicated to amateur radio operations
XE1KK Ramon
Ham radio satellites, XE1KK/B beacon on 50.023 MHz, and some other radio experiments.
Helical Antennas for 144 MHz
Antennas/Helical
This article is about two excellent small helical antennas for the two meters band.
With performance close to that of full sized antennas, these small helical antennas are low in profile but high in efficiency.
ARRL Audio News September 30, 2022
Morse Code Translator
Software/Morse Code Decoders
Convert text to morse code, dit-dah or create a midi file and translate morse code into text
Hurricane Watch Net Update for Ian
The Hurricane Watch Net (HWN) has been in operation since the morning of September 27, 2022, as Hurricane Ian swept across Cuba and headed toward Florida’s Gulf Coast. The HWN continues to operate on both 14.325 and 7.268 MHz as propagation permits. The 20-meter net resumed at 8:00 AM Eastern Time on Thursday, September 29, and will continue until further discussion and conditions warrant closi...
Amateur Radio Operators Continue Response to Ian
As Hurricane Ian, now a tropical storm, makes its way across Florida, amateur radio operators continue to provide communications support for weather updates and requests for assistance. The hurricane made landfall at 3:00 PM Eastern Time on Wednesday, September 28, 2022, just south of Tampa, Florida, as a Category 4 hurricane with winds of 150 miles per hour. Millions of residents are without po...
Online voting for ARRL Southeastern Division Election
In the next couple of days, ARRL members in the Southeastern Division will receive an email message indicating that the online voting site for the 2022 ARRL Southeastern Division Election is now open. The message will include instructions to access candidate statements, the ballot, and to vote.
A third party was selected by the ARRL Ethics and Elections Committee to conduct the election: Electio...
VE3ORC Orilla Amateur Radio Club
W0CW Kansas City DX Club
Ham Radio/Clubs/North America/USA/Kansas
Established in the mid 1970's The Kansas City DX Club is an ARRL-affiliated amateur radio club open to anyone interested in DX or contesting. Our club callsign is W0CW. Many of our club members are from the Kansas City metropolitan area, on both sides of the Missouri/Kansas state line, but our roster also includes members from all over the United States.
Telecoms firms must better support customers as record number of households struggle to pay bills
Ofcom is today urging telecoms firms to do more to support their customers through the cost-of-living crisis, as new research reveals record numbers of households are struggling to afford their communications services
EURAO Party - Autumn 2022: CQ mobile
The European Radio Amateurs' Organization announces a new party on the air, this time with the motto: 'CQ mobile'
NASA is about to buzz Europa
For the first time in more than 20 years, NASA is about to buzz Europa
Ukraine amateur radio satellite may launch November
Students at the National Technical University of Ukraine 'Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute' have built an amateur radio CubeSat expected to launch soon
University students learn about Amateur Radio Satellites
In India on 15 Sep 2022, on the occasion of National Engineering Day, an excellent Workshop titled 'Fascinating World of Ham Radio and Amateur Radio Satellites' was conducted by AMSAT-INDIA's Regional Coordinator Rajesh Vagadia VU2EXP at reputed Marwadi University Rajkot (Gujarat) INDIA
Amateur radio satellite from Zimbabwe
IOL reports Zimbabwe's first satellite ZimSat-1, carrying an amateur radio APRS digipeater is expected to be be launched to the ISS in October
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