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Ham radio operator reflects on 45-year hobby Yahoo News reports on Bill McAlpin WD9GIU of Peru in Indiana, he got his amateur radio licence in 1977 and has been enjoying the hobby ever since Amateur Radio helps rescue injured California outdoorsman A relaxing weekend of camping and fishing did not go as planned last Friday when a member of a California outdoors club fell and broke his hip The RSGB AGM is being livestreamed The RSGB AGM is being livestreamed on Saturday 23 April at 12 noon VE2EK Ham radio blog Ham radio and Radio professionnal experience since 1971. Georges VE2EK - ZS1ii - 9Q1EK VK9NT Norfolk Island 2022 DX Resources/DX Peditions/2022 DXpeditions Chris VK3QB, Luke VK3HJ and Alan VK6CQ will be active from Norfolk Island - IOTA OC-005 14 April - 25 April 2022 (UTC) The K4ICY Antenna Launcher Technical Reference/Antenna Launcher The Steampunk-styled air cannon sending tennis balls flying at 500 mph! Pubs Clubs On The Air (PACOTA) 2022 It's Back! - Pubs Clubs On The Air - May 13th/14th/15th 2022 Geomagnetic storm underway A moderately-strong G2-class geomagnetic storm is underway on April 14th following the apparent arrival of a 'dead sunspot CME.' Celebrating the centenary of the Transatlantic Tests http://www.southgatearc.org/news/2022/april/celebrating-the-centenary-of-the-transatlantic-tests.htm Easter Sunday Youngsters on the Air net The FreeSTAR Network has announced that a 'Youngsters On The Air' net will take place on Easter Sunday, April 17, at 1400-1600 UTC IARUMS newsletter - Military intruders in ham radio bands IARU Monitoring System (IARUMS) Region 1 newsletter reports during March, likely as a consequence of the current military situation, they noticed an increase of transmissions in unknown modes in HF amateur radio bands F6KIM Radio Club F6KIM amateur radio club based in Nancy VK9NT Norfoik Island 2022 DX Resources/DX Peditions/2022 DXpeditions Chris VK3QB, Luke VK3HJ and Alan VK6CQ will be active from Norfolk Island - IOTA OC-005 14 April - 25 April 2022 (UTC) Irish pirate radio We are developing an audio archive of Irish pirate radio as part of the commemoration of the clampdown on the unlicensed broadcasting sector 30 years ago José Castillo, N4BAA, named CQ WAZ Award Manager succeeds John Bergman, KC5LK José Castillo, N4BAA, of Straughn, Indiana, has been named the new CQ Worked All Zones Award Manager, effective immediately, it was announced today by CQ magazine Editor Rich Moseson, W2VU. Castillo succeeds John Bergman, KC5LK, who has retired after managing the WAZ program since 2014 Strange slow pulse signals in 11m BC band For the last month I have been hearing strange pulse signals , with a repetition rate of 4 per second , sounding like a ticking clock . They are spread evenly across 25.8 MHz to 26.1 MHz in the 11 metre broadcast band First RSGB Call Book in Science Museum A first edition of the RSGB Amateur Radio Call Book, published in Autumn 1951, is held at the Science Museum Tesla Unwired webcast for World Amateur Radio Day In honor of World Amateur Radio Day on April 18, the Tesla Science Center at Wardenclyffe (TSCW) is hosting a Tesla Unwired webcast on YouTube featuring a special lineup of ham radio enthusiasts IARU-R1 respond to EC Solar Energy Strategy In their response to the European Commission Solar Energy Strategy IARU Region 1 have highlighted the level of RF Pollution that can be caused by the Solar PV optimizers used in solar panel installations Massive solar storm to hit Earth on 14th April One more geomagnetic storm is making a headway for a 'direct hit' with Earth within 48 hours and could cause power, GPS and radio blackouts A Simple High-Performance Vertical Antenna Antennas/20M/20 meter Vertical Antennas This article describes the details of the design, which can be easily scaled for just about any HF band. The antenna described in this article is for the 20 meters band. The SARL AGM The 2022 SARL Annual General Meeting will start at 10:00 CAT on Saturday 23 April 2022 on the Bluejeans platform - you can attend from your home Online Talk: What is JS8call On Wednesday, April 20, Denby Dale Amateur Radio Society will have an online talk and live demonstration of the weak-signal data chat mode JS8call, all are welcome to join the Zoom session ICQPodcast - Ham Radio Bootsale and Podcasters Quiz In this episode, Martin Butler (M1MRB) is joined by Chris Howard (M0TCH), Martin Rothwell (M0SGL), Frank Howell (K4FMH), Bill Barnes (WC3B) and Leslie Butterfield (G0CIB) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode's feature, Ham Radio Boot Sale and Podcasters Quiz Trenton Computer Festival - Quantum Comms Transmitting sensitive information can be risky. Public key encryption takes a step in reducing the risk. But, in a way, public key encryption only kicks the can down the road. An eavesdropper can intercept the exchange of a public key, and make the transmission of information invalid Canada: Updated policy on amateur radio and examination On March 22, 2022, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) released updated versions of two important amateur radio policy documents Icelandic WebSDR activated Iceland's IRA say the KiwiSDR receiver at Bjargtangar was activated on April 9 ARISS contact scheduled for students in Israel This will be a direct contact via amateur radio. Students at Rakia - Herzliya Science Center, Herzliya, Israel will ask questions to astronaut Eytan Stibbe, amateur radio call sign 4Z9SPC TX5N Raivavae, Austral Islands DX Resources/DX Peditions/2022 DXpeditions TX5N DX-peditionto Raivavae, Austral Islands, April 16 April 28, 2022 The Loop on Ground Antenna Antennas/Receiving An experimental antenna for HF reception. It consists of a single loop element mounted on the ground. It is stealthy, small, and quiet. EZ-NEC plots and on-air test results are included. Top Amateur Radio Websites - Issue 2211 Digital Mode calling frequencies, The definitive guide to RF Power measurement , Operating EME on two meters band, QRP is for Beginners, Guide to your first steps in CW, A Simple Dual-band Transceiver, BITX QRP RTX, QRP - Low Power Operating ARRL, Two Tone Generator, Specan Spectrum analyzer The Irish Net Active not only on Sundays, but most weekdays starting at around 1600 UTC, the informal gathering on 14.156 MHz frequently suffers from QRM during contests and DXers unawaware of this long standing net of North American operators with an Irish connection High Altitude Balloon Experiment High-altitude weather balloons, also known as HABs, are increasingly popular in meteorological and scientific communities in terms of analyzing atmospheric and weather patterns A dead sunspot explodes A dead sunspot exploded today. The corpse of AR2987, which decayed days ago, erupted, and the debris is heading straight for Earth Local HAMs will observe 45 years On April 17, 1977, 20 Highland County area amateur radio operators gathered in the Farm Bureau conference room to discuss organizing an amateur radio club to serve the interests of the amateur radio community.