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Ofcom Consultation: Space Spectrum Strategy Ofcom are holding a public consultation on their proposed strategy for managing radio spectrum used by the space sector Romeo Foxtrot DX Club members pass ham radio exams On Saturday, March 12, amateur radio exams were held in Nieuwegein, exclusively for members of Romeo Foxtrot DX Club (RFDX) an organisation for CB enthusiasts based in the Netherlands Talks from the Ham Radio Village at DEF CON 29 released The amateur radio talks given in the Ham Radio Village at last year's DEF CON 29 event are now available on YouTube Russians to give American astronaut ride to Earth in spite of tensions BBC News reports that a US astronaut will now be returning to Earth, after fears his Russian lift home might not materialise WebSDR from Croatia Internet and Radio/WebSDR WebSDR receiver located near Krizevci, Croatia with 0-2 MHz, 60-80 meters band and 40-49 meters band How to install a Mini Whip antenna Antennas/Receiving Notes on how to properly install a Mini Whip receiving antenna in an noisy urban environment. A welcome addition to the WIA National News Team, Alec,VK2APC Since this is my first time reading the news, I thought I would introduce myself to you. I earned an amateur operators certificate of proficiency and was issued a foundation license in September last year when I was 11 years old W1AW 2022 Spring/Summer Operating Schedule The complete W1AW Operating Schedule may be found on page 77 in the March 2022 issue of QST Consultation: FA Cup Final - 2022-2025 (Listed Events) Ofcom has received a request from the BBC and ITV to broadcast live coverage of the FA Cup Final in 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 Ofcom consultation: Restricted services - proposals to increase available spectrum and simplify our approach to licensing Restricted services have small coverage areas and are often used to broadcast at events, or within a particular establishment Press coverage of amateur radio in Russia Russia's publication 'Far Eastern Komsomolsk' featured an article about amateur radio and interviewed contester Alexander Nikolaevich Zamoroka UA0C Finding the MH370 with Whisper This Ask Dave question has been requested by many hams and has even piqued my own interest. So without further adieu, Finding the MH370 with Whisper? American Legion Post donates ham radio repeater American Legion Post 106 in Forks WA donated a new repeater system to the Clallam County Amateur Radio Club, which co-owns and operates equipment with Forks Community Hospital on Gunderson Mountain ComReg awards new HAREC exam contract to IRTS IRTS has announced the communication regulator ComReg has awarded them the new HAREC amateur radio exam contract Military exercise will use 50 MHz band Belgium's communications regulator BIPT has said 50.200 MHz and 51.075 MHz will be used from May 30 to June 18 during a military exercise DK0TE WebSDR Friedrichshafen Internet and Radio/WebSDR This is a WebSDR receiver, located in Friedrichshafen, Germany (at Lake Constance) using a multiband dipol and a FUNCube Dongle Pro+. Alcorn County ARES Alcorn County ARES radio club Pocher Antenne Manufacturers/Antennas/HF Amateur radio antennas manufacturer. Produces HF end-fed, dipoles, and other wire antenna types, mono band and multi band antennas. Top Amateur Radio Websites - Issue 2207 Building a 40m Delta Loop Antenna, HF9V Antenna Setup and mods, Reducing the Cable Mess, Building a SainSmart USB Antenna Switch, Where to buy PowerFilm Solar Panels, FGB-5000 Menu Transfer Manager SARL Wednesday 80 m Club Contest The second leg of the SARL Wednesday 80 m Club Contest takes place from 17:00 to 18:00 UTC on Wednesday 16 March with CW, RTTY and phone activity during the hour long contest CQ QRP sent on accordion with captions I composed this simple song that plays the Morse code message 'CQ QRP' with captions SARL 'Taking Amateur Radio into the Digital Age' Symposium The SARL 'Taking Amateur Radio into the Digital Age' Symposium will be held on Saturday 9 April 2022 starting at 10:00 CAT on the BlueJeans platform. It is free for SARL and AMSAT SA members. Register now! Increase in RAC membership fee due to inflation The ongoing global pandemic has caused significant disruptions in the international supply chain and this has in turn increased the cost of living and of doing business AMSAT Discord server open to all AMSAT is pleased to announce the availability of a Discord server for the amateur satellite community. Discord is a text, voice, and video client that has become very popular in recent years. Discord will provide the amateur satellite community with an additional option to communicate amongst each other, in real-time IARUMS newsletter - Russian HF radar activity IARU Monitoring System (IARUMS) Region 1 newsletter reports increased interference in the amateur radio bands from Russia's Over The Horizon Radar (OTHR) Contayner BBDL online ham radio training exam results The Bath Based Distance Learning (BBDL) team have released the exam results from their latest Full licence course and they show the percentage passing far exceeds the UK average in recent years HAMCAMP and HAMRADIO 2022 Friedrichshafen The IARU Region 1 Youth Working Group has been informed that HAMCAMP will not take place during the HAMRADIO 2022 event in Friedrichshafen Newspaper reports solar storm will hit Earth The Express newspaper carries a report on the Solar Storm expected to hit Earth and quotes radio amateur Dr. Tamitha Skov WX6SWW ARRL Audio News - March 11, 2022 DK0TE Mobile version WebSDR Germany Internet and Radio/WebSDR This is the mobile version of the DK0TE WebSDR providing HF ham radio bands coverage. Boat anchor twins get a little digital help staying on frequency In the ham radio trade, gear such as the old Drake units [Dr. Scott M. Baker] has in his radio shack are often referred to as 'boat anchors'. It refers to big, heavy radios that were perhaps a bit over engineered compared to the state of the art at the time they were designed A CME is heading for Earth Earlier today the sun launched a full halo CME into space Link FM fined for inciting violence and offensive content Ofcom has today imposed a financial penalty of £2,000 on The Pakistan Muslim Centre (Sheffield) Limited after our investigation found that its community radio station, Link FM 96.7, broke our broadcasting rules Raspberry Pi based DDS-VFO for Drake 4-Line Dan Maloney KC1DJT writes on Hackaday about a Raspberry Pi-based DDS-VFO project for a vintage Drake 4-Line station Grassroots effort uses shortwave radio to broadcast VOA in Ukraine, Russia A grassroots funding effort is underway to raise money to transmit Voice of America programming into Eastern Europe through shortwave radio, a more dated form of technology that can circumvent Russia's crackdown on tech companies