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.
Dramatic aging of Swiss radio amateurs
USKA report at a recent Section Presidents conference only 25% expressed any concern about the undisputed dramatic aging of Switzerland's radio amateurs
ICQPodcast - FT8 as a Messaging Network?
In this episode, Martin Butler (M1MRB) is joined by Frank (K4FMH), Chris (M0TCH) and Martin (M0SGL) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode's feature FT8 as a Messaging Network
WRC23 preparatory activities are intensifying
The Chair of IARU Region 1 Spectrum and Regulatory Liaison Committee, Barry Lewis G4SJH, reports on the WRC23 preparatory activities
Radio hams in Nuclear Power Plant Exercise
The ARRL reports the Ohio Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES®) just completed a dry-run exercise for the Perry Nuclear Power Plant in Lake County, Ohio
Brazil celebrates 200 years of independence
LABRE presents a new Award - WID (Worked Independence Day) - to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the Independence of Brazil
Essex Tabletop Sale
The great Essex Table Top Sale, hosted by Chelmsford Amateur Radio Society (CARS), returns to Danbury Village Hall CM3 4NQ, on Tuesday 6 th September
N6QAB Hidden Transmitter Controllers
Operating Modes/Radio Direction Finding
When it is time for you to hide a Hidden Transmitter there are several ways to control the transmission timing and audio of the transmitter.The most basic of these is of course the manual method of hiding in the bushes with your trusty HT and talking on and off for several hours.
Yaesu FT-950 CAT Manual
Radio Equipment/HF Transceivers/Yaesu FT-950
The CAT (Computer Aided Transceiver) System in the FT-950 transceiver provides control of frequency, VFO, memory, and other settings such as dual-channel memo- ries and diversity reception using an external personal computer. This allows multiple control operations to be fully automated as single mouse clicks or keystroke op- erations on the computer keyboard.
Top Amateur Radio Websites - Issue 2228
Coax Attenuation Chart, 9:1 Unun Impedance Transformer, An 80 m dipole antenna for restricted spaces, 144 MHz 2m dipole for SOTA, 2m Lightweight Portable Dipole, TNXLOG, Virgo - Meteorscatter app,
ARRL Audio News August 26, 2022
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