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Scrambled radio transmissions Yesterday's geomagnetic storm scrambled HF radio transmissions Radio Caroline North Easter Tune in for more musical nostalgia during our marathon Caroline North broadcast over the Easter weekend Friday 15th - Sunday 17th April – live from our legendary radio ship Ross Revenge! Teacher uses ham radio balloons to encourage STEM learning Radio amateur Chris Murphy KD2MRV has been teaching students how to build and launch high altitude balloons that carry an amateur radio APRS payload Wireless Podcast April edition The April 2022 edition of the Wireless Podcast looks at the shortwave radio spectrum, considers its importance in the past and continued relevance in a digital world New RSGB EMF video The RSGB have published a short video outlining new EMF regulations and the guidance and tools the RSGB provides for radio amateurs Important role of radio hams in emergency preparedness Hawaii Public Radio KHPR report amateur radio operators will participate in a statewide emergency communications drill on April 16 RSGB’s Commonwealth Games SES The 2022 Commonwealth Games starts on 28 July. Over 5,000 athletes will converge on Birmingham and the surrounding area from an estimated 72 hosts to compete over 12 days as part of the Games Automatic Arduino Antenna Switch Technical Reference/Arduino A Programming-Free Automatic Arduino Antenna Switch project published on NCJ Radio ham determined to restore radio tower Knox TN Today reports radio amateur Tim Berry WB4GBI is determined to restore his magnificent 140 foot radio tower that was damaged by storms How can I be helpful to Amateur Radio and its Ham Spirit? To continue her activities to promote amateur radio Raisa R1BIG/OH7BG asked radio amateurs from several countries for advice on how she can be useful for our hobby and its Ham Spirit nowadays? CNN radio intercepts Shocking intercepted audio reveals talk between Russian soldiers QSO Today - Dave Slotter, W3DJS Dave Slotter, W3DJS, like many hams who had an early interest in radio, but postponed joining our fraternity, is here now ARISS SSTV event April 11-13 An ARISS Slow Scan TV (SSTV) event is scheduled from the International Space Station (ISS) April 11-13 on 145.800 MHz FM to celebrate Cosmonautics Day and Women in Space ARRL Audio News - April 8, 2022 Arduino Nano and si5351 Digital VFO/BFO Technical Reference/Arduino A kit Digital VFO with pre-soldered surface mount parts and burned-in firmware, a scratch build with Arduino Nano, C code with modifications, and a Silicon Labs si5351 PLL clock generator on a breakout board. Get radio active! In this video, you're guided STEP-BY-STEP by ARRL member Rob Zielfelder, Jr., N1NUG, to build an End-Fed Half-Wave Antenna Kit! The easy-to-build kit is great for new hams (and ALL radio hams) seeking a simple and effective antenna to get active in the exciting world of HF (shortwave) radio operating Finland: Use of Encryption by radio amateurs On April 9, 2019, Finland's communications regulator Traficom added the use of Encryption to the Amateur Radio license Dan Lloyd to lead Ofcom's work managing the UK's airwaves Ofcom has a new leader for our Spectrum Group, which manages the lifeblood of the UK's wireless industry whizz3dparts Here is a collection of 3D printed designs for hobbyists in electronics and amateur radio who want to add finishing touches to projects Russian soldiers discussed civilian killings in Bucha in radio messages intercepted by Germany Germany’s intelligence agency is reported to have intercepted radio messages from Russian military sources discussing civilian killings in the Ukrainian town of Bucha Radio Interference Service - Keeping The Airwaves Clean Lewis M3HHY has released a video that takes a look back at the former Radio Interference Service Yasme Excellence Award The Yasme Excellence Award is presented to individuals and groups who, through their own service, creativity, effort and dedication, have made a significant contribution to amateur radio The INDEXA Humanitarian Aid Fund - 'The Zorro Miyazawa, JH1AJT, Hams with Hearts Fund' INDEXA is proud to announce a new epitaph for our Humanitarian Aid Fund. The addition will be 'The Zorro Miyazawa, JH1AJT, Hams with Hearts Fund' in honor of its founder who recently became a silent key. Decoder CW Technical Reference/Morse Code Decoder A homemade morse code decoder project, providing a detailed schematic and pictures 70MHz Quarter Wave GP Antenna Antennas/4M A homemade quarter wave ground plane anntenna for 4 meters band. Solar cycle update - more New sunspot counts from NOAA confirm that Solar Cycle 25 is racing ahead of the official forecast--and the gap is growing Results of Commonwealth Contest 2022 released The results from the 85th Commonwealth Contest held March 12-13, 2022, have been released Paper shortage hits amateur radio magazines The national societies of both Switzerland (USKA) and the USA (ARRL) have reported difficulties in getting hold of the paper needed for their magazine Thailand holds Intermediate ham radio exam On Saturday, February 5, 2022, Thailand's regulator the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) hosted an Intermediate class amateur radio examination RAZzies magazine available as free PDF The Radio Amateurs Zoetermeer (RAZ) consists of members of the Dutch VERON and VRZA national amateur radio societies as well as 27 MHz operators and listeners Solar cycle update: The gap is growing Sunspot counts just hit their highest level in nearly 7 years, continuing a trend of relatively strong growth for Solar Cycle 25 YOTA Summer Camp 2022 Youngsters On The Air has announced this year's IARU Region 1 YOTA Summer Camp will take place August 6-13 in Croatia IARU Region 2 Online Emergency Communications Workshops Two IARU R2 Emergency Communications Workshops will be held on April 9-10, one day will be in English the other in Spanish Measuring with a MiniVNA Technical Reference/Vector Network Analyzer Measuring technicques using a MiniVNA, author describes how to determine and unknown inductance, or how to determine an unknown capacitance, crystals, how determine insertion loss and directional attenuation of couples and power dividers, coax switches or even common mode chockes. Dave Ritter, ND4MR, Receives ARRL Herb S. Brier Instructor of the Year Award The 2021 ARRL Herb S. Brier Award for Instructor of The Year was given to recipient Dave Ritter, ND4MR. The award was presented during the ARRL forum at the Charlotte, North Carolina Hamfest on Saturday, March 12. An ARRL Member for nearly 40 years, Ritter is an ARRL Registered Instructor and a full-time faculty member at Wilkes Community College in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, where he’s b...