Top Amateur Radio Websites - Issue 2222
VHF UHF BiQuad, WA3RNC QRP Kit Online Store, Cantenna Calculator, W6LVP Loop Antennas, AppCAD, IK6BAK QSL Archive, VU4W - Andaman Islands DXPedition, VU4W log online,
Ireland in IARU HF Championship
Apart from a temporary issue with log submission on the ARRL web-site at the conclusion of last weekend's contest, the IARU HF Championship turned out to be a success in terms of increased participation and number of submitted logs
Dublin Maker Festival
The South Dublin Radio Club will be at the 'Dublin Maker' festival, Merrion Square, Dublin on Saturday the 23rd of July. 'Dublin Maker' is a free-to-attend, family-friendly, community-run event that celebrates the inventiveness, creativity, and resourcefulness of the 'Maker' movement
Control EMI, don’t dump AM receivers
A Radio World article by Pooja Nair calls on makers of electric vehicles to devote sufficient resources to mitigating Electromagnetic Interference
A RemoteQth Cable Adapter for Prosistel Rotator
Operating Modes/Remote Operations
If you are a RemoteQth server user, and own a Prosistel rotor, you will have to deal with the problem of remoting your rotor.
The solution suggested by RemoteQth is to build the K3NG interface that allows you to control any types of rotor.
40th Annual AMSAT Space Symposium and General Meeting announced
AMSAT announces the 40th Annual AMSAT Space Symposium and General Meeting will be held on Friday through Saturday, October 21 - 22, 2022 in Bloomington, Minnesota
Azores
Jim, W6PQL, will once again be active as CT8/W6PQL from Pico Island (HM58rn) between July 14th and September 6th
The ZS2 QSO Party this afternoon
The ZS2 QSO Party is a fun activity to promote contacts between radio amateurs in the Eastern Cape and radio amateurs in Southern African countries
Cinema film has CW message
The recently released and praised biographical film 'Explorer' of Sir Ran Fiennes life has a fair number of clips of HF radio operations, with his late Wife, Ginny, and Laurence (Flo) GM4DMA now KL7L included
Interference causes EV makers to drop AM radio
Radio World reports the Electromagnetic Interference generated by Electric Vehicles is causing some EV automakers to drop AM (medium wave) radio
Grant: Scholarships for Hampton University students
Amateur Radio Digital Communications say: Hampton University is a comprehensive institution of higher education, dedicated to the promotion of learning, building of character and preparation of promising students for positions of leadership and service
TF1A will be operating portable on QO-100
The IRA report Ari Johannesson TF1A plans to operate portable using the QO-100 geostationary satellite amateur radio transponder from various locations in Iceland over the summer months
Iceland provides practical training for new radio hams
The national amateur radio society of Iceland, the IRA, held an 'open day' on Saturday, July 16, to help those who had just passed their ham radio exam
QSO Today - Frank Roman, KC8VKA
Frank Roman, KC8VKA, was born in Puerto Rico, grew up in Cleveland, Ohio, enlisted in the Navy, and served in Vietnam
ARRL Audio News July 15, 2022
Ulrich L. Rohde, N1UL, to Receive Engineering Achievement Award
ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® is pleased to recognize Dr. Ulrich L. Rohde, N1UL, as the 2022 recipient of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Photonics Society Engineering Achievement Award. The award is for outstanding engineering achievement in the field of optoelectronic signal generation and optical measurement equipment for next-generation intell...
The 2021 ARRL Technical Innovation Award Honors Wojciech Kaczmarski, SP5WWP
The 2021 ARRL Technical Innovation Award honors Wojciech Kaczmarski, SP5WWP, for developing a new digital radio communication protocol, M17, for the good of amateur radio.
M17 is a new open-source and patent-free digital radio protocol with a goal to provide a fully sustainable option for digital radios in the future.
ARRL member Ed Wilson, N2XDD, the Community Manager of the M17 Project, accept...
Listen to ARRL Audio News for July 15, 2022
The latest edition of ARRL Audio News podcast for July 15, 2022 is available for listening now. This week's edition includes a story about a donated digital Geochron to ARRL, an announcement that Dr. Ulrich L. Rohde, N1UL, is the 2022 recipient of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Photonics Society Engineering Achievement Award, informaton about ARRL's upcoming partic...
ARRL Seeking Public Relations & Outreach Manager
ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® is seeking a Public Relations & Outreach Manager for employment at its headquarters in Newington, Connecticut. The manager will be responsible for increasing the awareness and value of the Amateur Radio Service to the public at large, for promoting the value of ARRL and the contributions of its member-volunteers, and for developing outreach oppor...
West Valley Amateur Radio Association
Activities, meetings and more
Pedestrian Mobile BackPack
Operating Modes/Portable Operations
Description of an optimal backpack used for pedetrian mobile operation both on HF and VHF bands.
Helping secure Amateur Radio's digital future
Tom Nardi writes on Hackaday about the grants available for ham radio projects from Amateur Radio Digital Communications
Latest complaints data shows widening gap between best and worst telecoms and pay-TV providers
We have just published the latest league tables of complaints we’ve received about the UK's major home phone, broadband, mobile and pay-TV firms
Amateur Radio to be showcased at 2022 EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin
ARRL member-volunteers will ensure amateur radio is well-represented at the annual EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, on July 25 through July 31. More than 10,000 aircraft and a half-million flight enthusiasts make Wittman Regional Airport the busiest airfield in the world during AirVenture
Netherlands: CBR to take over amateur radio exams
From July 1, 2023, CBR will run Amateur Radio exams in the Netherlands. Candidates will take their exam Online but only at a CBR exam center
Registration now open for NASA 2022 International Space Apps Challenge
The NASA International Space Apps Challenge – the world’s largest annual hackathon – returns this year with the theme 'Make Space' which emphasizes NASA’s commitment to inclusivity
Australia: Number of new radio hams declines
WIA News carries an update from the WIA secretary Peter Clee VK8ZZ which notes Australia has seen a decline in new amateur radio licences
A simble Attic Antenna for HF bands
Antennas/Stealth
This simple antenna was installed on the attic. Antenna was matched with help an Automatic ATU in 40, 30, 20, 17, 15, 12 and 10 meter amateur Bands. The Antenna worked satisfactory on the above mentioned bands.
Youth Mentorship program launched by Radio Club of America
The world’s oldest wireless society has launched a new mentorship initiative to encourage youths to tap into wireless and STEM-related careers
Small-scale DAB bringing ultra-local radio to more areas across the UK
Applications for small-scale DAB multiplex licences under the fourth round of the rollout are now open, covering areas from East Fife in Scotland to the Ards Peninsula in Northern Ireland, and from Anglesey in Wales to Wolverhampton in England
Gov. Lee recognizes local amature radio club
The Smokey Barn News reports that, along with amateur radio operators across the state of Tennessee, the Robertson County Amature Radio Club has been honored by Governor Bill Lee
HI-EMA activates State Emergency Operations Center to monitor Hurricane Darby
Kauai Now report the Hawai'i Emergency Management Agency activated the State Emergency Operations Center at 8 a.m. Thursday, July 14
Bringing some discipline to an DSR transmitter
The proliferation of software-defined radio (SDR) technology has been a godsend for RF hobbyists. SDR-based receivers and transmitters have gotten so cheap that you’ve probably got a stick or two lying around your bench right now — we can see three from where we sit, in fact
The Bastille Day Event
Twenty-two years ago today, the sun exploded with so much force it buffeted the Voyager spacecraft in the outer solar system
W7VJD Lewis-Clark Amateur Radio Club
W7VJD Lewis-Clark Amateur Radio Club is located in the Lewis-Clark Valley on the borders of Idaho and Washington. LCARC also provides emergency communcation support.
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