San Angelo Amateur Radio Club Celebrates 100 Years
The San Angelo Amateur Radio Club (SAARC), based in San Angelo, Texas, will celebrate their 100th anniversary on October 15, 2022. The club has engaged in a century of community service, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education, emergency preparedness, and disaster response. Founded in 1922, SAARC held their first meeting on June 14 of that year, and membership today ha...
160 meter antenna problems and solutions
Antennas/160M
The quarter-wave Marconi working against ground is a popular and inexpensive antenna for 160 meters. A lot of newcomers to the band favor this simple antenna because it's easy to put up, it isn't too big, and it works.
Listening in on the Stars
Operating Modes/Meteors
Doppler Whistles from Meteor Trails, few hams know that meteors can be spotted without leaving the operating room. Identifying Meteor-Trail Reflections,
Shooting Stars, Why the Meteors Whistle
Robust Packet Network
Operating Modes/Robust Packet
Website dedicated to the Robust Packet Network with dynamic map of current stations, RP documentation, List of capable modems
N3EPA QRP club
The Eastern PA QRP Club N3EPA
https://leonid.arc.nasa.gov/GlobalMSNet/QST-Jan-1946.htm
Operating Modes/Meteors
Doppler Whistles from Meteor Trails, few hams know that meteors can be spotted without leaving the operating room. Identifying Meteor-Trail Reflections,
Shooting Stars, Why the Meteors Whistle
ARRL Audio News October 14, 2022
HF Nets
DX Resources/Nets
SMARC provides a list of HF nets available to local Hams with the right equipment. Join one or all of them
Radio Wave Transmission Paths
Propagation/Beginner's Guide
Radio transmission is affected by the presence of the earth. Also, the upper atmosphere of the earth is a rarefied, ionized, conducting region that influences transmission considerably. Undertanding Wave Diffraction, Wave Refraction and Absorption
K1IW Amateur Repeater and Broadcast Transmitters Database
Operating Modes/Repeaters/USA
Use this form to generate a list of amateur repeaters and broadcast transmitters to your specifications.
The database covers the fifty U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and the ten Canadian provinces.
i1-21171s blog
SWL and amateur radio by IZ1CRR
Proplab-Pro
Software/Propagation
Ray-trace radio signals through a realistic three-dimensional ionosphere using Proplab-Pro. This software has been used by the military, researchers, universities and amateur radio operators around the world to assist in determining radio propagation conditions and radio signal behavior. It is one of the most respected and well established software packages for radio engineers and enthusiasts, being actively updated for over 28 years.
GB3BS Bristol 70cms Repeater Group
Amateur radio uhf repeater covering the bristol area - callsign gb3bs
Who Invented Radio
Operating Aids/History
The Answer to the question, who invented radio, probably depends on where you are from. You may answer Popov or Marconi. They had a very different views about radio
Top Amateur Radio Websites - Issue 2233
A cheap VHF UHF Yagi, Multi-Band 4 Foot Magnetic Loop with Gamma Match, K8NDS Magnetic Loops, DXPSK, DXSPOTS, Yaesu FT 857 Filters Repair, Remote Morse Keyer,
Iowa City Amateur Radio Club
A nonprofit corporation registered in the State of Iowa
Magnetic Loop Antennas for 40-80-160m
Antennas/Magnetic Loop
This magnetic loop DIY site is ment to be an introduction into making DX high quality magnetic loop antennas that will beat any dipole
ARRL Audio News October 7, 2022
ARRL Director Emeritus Dr. Thomas W. Comstock, N5TC, SK
ARRL Director Emeritus Dr. Thomas W. Comstock, N5TC, passed away on September 22, 2022. He was 91 years old.
Comstock graduated from Texas A&M University in 1952 and was commissioned as a lieutenant in the US Air Force. One of his four domestic assignments was with the Texas A&M ROTC program in College Station, Texas. While there, Comstock received his master's degree and PhD. He retired from th...
Gerald J. Ramie, KI6LGY, Receives IEEE Award
ARRL Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Committee member Gerald J. Ramie, KI6LGY, received the Laurence G. Cumming Award for Outstanding Service on August 4, 2022. Presented by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) EMC Society, the award recognized Ramie for promoting meaningful EMC immunity testing for utility control products over the last decade.
Ramie's work began in ...
Proposals Sought For Amateur Radio Crew Contacts From The International Space Station
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is seeking formal and informal education institutions and organizations, individually or working together, to host an amateur radio contact with a crew member onboard the International Space Station (ISS) in 2023.Organizations that want to participate will need to submit a proposal no later than November 13, 2022. ARISS is looking for pro...
Amateur Radio Satellite Status
Operating Modes/Satellites
Status of active Satellites on Amateur Radio Frequencies
Where to look for bacar 10 signals on 8 october
The Balloon Carrying Amateur Radio or BACAR is planned to launch at 07:00 CAT on Saturday 8 October from the model aircraft airfield at Trichardt near Secunda
December YOTA Month
IARU Region 1 Youth Working Group reports during the month of December, several youngsters under the age of 26 will become active with YOTA suffixes in their callsigns
The Art and Design of Ham Radio
he Art and Design of Ham RadioThe Art and Design of Ham Radio
Support ARRL When You Shop Amazon’s Holiday Deals Oct. 11 - 12
Amazon's Prime Early Access Sale is set for October 11 and 12, 2022, and offers tons of deals ahead of Black Friday. The second Amazon Prime Day event will feature exclusive discounts across all categories for Amazon Prime members. As you browse great deals, you can support ARRL when you shop at AmazonSmile and choose American Radio Relay League Inc. (ARRL) as your charity of choice.
When you jo...
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
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