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How to comply with FCC RF exposure rules How to comply with FCC RF Exposure Rules Forum featuring Ed Hare, W1RFI at 2022 Dayton Hamvention GB70U: From Guernsey to space - and back again Platinum Jubilee special event station GB70U is active on the amateur radio QO-100 geostationary satellite transponders Sasquatch Amateur Radio System (SARS) Serving Southern California Since 1980 YLOTA A blog dedicated to YL Corned Fed Delta Loop Antennas/Delta loop Author found a ratio between the lengths of the sides of the Delta Loop that give reasonably low SWR into a 50 ohm coaxial cable almost independent of the high above ground and other surroundings. This ratio also gives good results no matter orientation. Includes an online delta loop antenna calculator. Highland County club wins 'Academy Award' of amateur radio The Highland Amateur Radio Association, a local organization of amateur radio operators called “hams,” was named the Club of the Year during the three-day annual Dayton Hamvention event at the Greene County Fairgrounds and Expo Center Saturday, May 21 Ham Radio Prep releases full course for the new US Amateur Radio Technician License exam For those looking to get their entry-level US Amateur Radio Technician License, aka ham radio license, the exam questions are updating starting on July 1st, 2022. The new questions will be valid through 2026 Ham Radio Summer School Ham Radio Summer School hosted by the Strangford High Frequency Enthusiasts Group will prepare you for the UK Full licence exam Remote Monitoring Saves the Day! New Zealand's Radio Spectrum Management reports how remote monitoring can be used to track down a source of radio interference ISS SSTV June 8-9 145.800 MHz FM Russian cosmonauts on the International Space Station (ISS) are planning to transmit Slow Scan TV (SSTV) images on 145.800 MHz FM probably using the SSTV mode PD-120 Wireless Institute of Australia represented at Dayton Hamvention 2022 On the 19th-22nd of May, new WIA Director Chris Dimitrejivic VK3FY and WIA Vice President Lee Moyle VK3GK attended Dayton Hamvention in Ohio USA representing the WIA IC-7300 Bluetooth Support Radio Equipment/HF Transceivers/Icom IC-7300 It is possible to add a very small Bluetooth transmitter to the 3.5mm headphone jack and then use a pair of Bluetooth headphones around the shack. In this article Author provides some tips on choosing the proper Bluetooth interface. New HEMA DL Region live Following close behind the DL-HBW (Baden-Wuerttemberg) region, the DL/HBM (Bayern Mittlegebirge) region has now been added to the HEMA summit awards scheme in time to be available to those amateurs travelling to and from Ham Radio Friedrichshafen in three weeks time, for activation 'en-route' International mis-representation The WIA appear to have misled the ARRL, RSGB, and others regarding the representation process for Amateur Radio in Australia AO-73/FUNcube-1 Fitter message for 70th Jubilee Celebration In June 2022, Her Majesty The Queen becomes the first British Monarch to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee after 70 years of service The Quarter-wave stub Antennas/Feed Lines/Coax Stubs The Quarter-wave stub can be used for many purposes. If it is left with an open end it can be used as a notch filter to attenuate certain frequencies. A quarter wave length of a transmission line can also be used as an impedance transformer, to know more about the Quarter-wave impedance transformer miniVNA PRO Installation Notes Radio Equipment/Antenna Analyzers Notes on installing the miniVNA PRO software, making a calibration standard, a trap tuning loop. How BBC changes affect Freeview, Freesat and Sky A series of cuts to services are being planned by the BBC Amateur Radio “Field Day” June 25 and 26 The public is invited by the Boston Amateur Radio Club to view the proceedings on Saturday from 2 to 8 PM and on Sunday from 10 to 1 PM at Hale Reservation, 80 Carby Street, Westwood, MA. Drop by to see them in action, learn how to join in on the hobby China prepares final missions to complete its Tiangong space station China released details about the final stages of work on its Tiangong space station, an under-construction orbiter started after the US barred Beijing from participating in the International Space Station A meteor outburst is possible tonight Probably nothing will happen. However, there is reason to believe that a cloud of debris from broken comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 is approaching Earth, and could cause a meteor outburst over North America on the night of May 30-31 'Q' RSL to celebrate The Queen's Platinum Jubilee Holders of a UK Foundation, Intermediate or Full Amateur Radio licence can apply online for a Notice of Variation (NoV) to use the 'Q' RSL in their callsign during the month of June Australia: Under 18's can take ham radio exam online The WIA recently received official AMC documentation confirming a shift in Amateur Radio Remote Exam Procedure SOTA on BBC Countryfile The hobby of amateur radio, and portable operating in particular, will receive some high profile coverage this coming Sunday, 5th June, on national televsion An introduction to the air cored coil Antennas/Coils We use the term air core coil to describe an inductor that does not depend upon a ferromagnetic material to achieve its specified inductance. This covers the cases where there really is just air inside as well as windings upon a different insulator such as bakelite, glass or PTFE etc. Do you need an air coil? Top Amateur Radio Websites - Issue 2218 Measuring with a MiniVNA, Automatic Arduino Antenna Switch, The KC5LDO Vertical Antenna, Decoder CW, 2 Meter Portable Yagi Antenna, Arduino Nano and si5351 Digital VFO/BFO, 70MHz Quarter Wave GP Antenna Radio ZS 75th anniversary The July 2022 Radio ZS with be the 75th anniversary issue of the magazine EI90IRTS The Irish Radio Transmitters Society was founded in 1932 and this year the society celebrates its 90th birthday. To mark the occasion the society has secured the special call-sign EI90IRTS Noise Cancellation Part 1 Watch this very informative video by W2UD ARISS contact is scheduled with students at Old St. Mary's School, Chicago, Illinois, USA The ARISS amateur radio ground station (telebridge station) for this contact is in Aartselaar, Belgium. The amateur radio volunteer team at the ground station will use the callsign ON4ISS, to establish and maintain the ISS connection OARC SOTA Activity Day June 25 The Online Amateur Radio Community is planning the activation of various summits across the UK for their SOTA Activity Day on June 25 VSWR Calculator Software/RF Design This calculator converts between VSWR and Return Loss, Reflection Coefficient, Mismatch Loss, and Reflected Power. WIA at Dayton Hamvention Dayton Hamvention is renowned to be one of the big three hamfests in the world. The other two are Friedrichshafen in Germany being held in late June and Tokyo Hamfair which is to be held in August this year Softball-sized hail batters Waddy area Severe thunderstorms hit Kentucky and southern Indiana last Thursday night and large hail pummeled the east end of Shelby County Netherlands amateur radio exam Netherland's amateur radio society VERON reports on the amateur radio exams held in Leeuwarden on Saturday, May 21