ARRL Audio News - April 1, 2022
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Texas VHF FM Society
The SPC Tuner
Antennas/Tuners
SPC, series parallel capacitance, tuner project. Built properly, it will match a very wide range of impedance. It also maintains good harmonic attenuation.
RSGB Convention Chair vacancy
The RSGB is looking for a Convention Chair to lead the team of people who create this year's Convention
RadCom Basics
The March issue of RadCom Basics is on the website for members to read
Brazilian radio amateur candidates organize petition
Brazil's national amateur radio society LABRE reports on a petition that demands the regulator ANATEL take action over the delays of up 6 months in issuing an amateur radio license
RSGB National Radio Centre volunteers needed
The RSGB National Radio Centre welcomes thousands of people through its doors each month and introduces them to amateur radio
G4OBK 1000 SOTA activator unique
Congratulations to Phil Catterall G4OBK from Pickering, North Yorkshire who has activated his 1000th unique summit for SOTA - Summits on the Air
Icelandic ham radio course is both online and in-person
Iceland's national amateur radio society, the IRA, are running an amateur radio training course with both in-person and online participants
Tonight@8 – Monday 4 April
BBC journalist and long-time RSGB member Laurie Margolis, G3UML broke the fact of the invasion of the Falklands through amateur radio
QSO Today - Robin Critchell, WA6CDR
Robin Critchell, WA6CDR, had a profound influence on many young hams operating in the VHF and UHF bands in Southern California in the 70s’ and 80s
ARRL Audio News - March 25, 2022
WA5BU Baylor University Amateur Radio Club
WebSDR in Andorra
Internet and Radio/WebSDR
Listen to online WebSDR located in Andorra Europe. Four receivers on 60m, 20m, 40m, and 80m, connected to a dipole antenna direction East/West
Ofcom publishes Spectrum Roadmap
Ofcom has published its first Spectrum Roadmap, which sets out how they are preparing to ensure that everyone in the UK can benefit from the rapid advances in cutting-edge wireless technology
Mid-latitude auroras in the USA
Last night's geomagnetic storm caused by a 'Cannibal CME' was not as strong as expected
Ofcom suspends KTV’s licence following serious breach of broadcasting rules
Ofcom has suspended Khalsa Television Limited’s licence to broadcast after an investigation found the KTV channel in breach of broadcasting rules
ILLW turns 25
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New FCC Application Fee will not apply to amateur radio license upgrades
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) staff has clarified in response to an ARRL request that the new $35 application fee will not apply to most license modifications, including those to upgrade a licensee’s operator class and changes to club station trustees
E-field Probe Antenna
Antennas/Active
A small active voltage probe antenna to aid reception on the LF bands
A 'Cannibal CME' is approaching Earth
A strong G3-class geomagnetic storm is possible later this week when a 'Cannibal CME' hits Earth's magnetic field. It's a 'cannibal' because it ate one of its own kind en route to our planet
The history of UK Test and Development G9 callsigns
Lewis M3HHY has released a video about the G9 callsigns which in the last century were associated with Test and Development licences
Kerry Banke to be honored with the 2022 Hamvention Special Achievement Award
The Hamvention awards committee recently announced that Kerry Banke, N6IZW, has won the 2022 Hamvention Special Achievement Award for his efforts in the design, development, manufacturing, and human spaceflight certification of the ARISS Multi-Voltage Power Supply (MVPS
France takes action against radio amateur
The court of Versailles (Yvelines) sentenced a 65-year-old resident of La Falaise to a one-year suspended prison sentence, Monday, March 28, 2022. The Radio amateur had transmitted insulting, threatening and homophobic remarks
Six meter Hentenna
Antennas/Hentenna
An Hentenna project for the six meters band. The standard size of standard hentenna is width 1/6 wavelength x height 1/2. The antenna build in this project is a full wavelenght antenna for the 50 MHz providing a 6.8 dbi gain.
WCLARC leesville LA
Leesville luisiania, West Central Louisiana Amateur Radio Club
Big Wheel Antenna for VHF
Antennas/2M
An omnidirectional horizontal polarization antenna for 2 meters band in Italian
Ham Meets Military
On Friday, April 1st, the Royal Dutch Army will organize 'HAM Meets Military' with 8 special stations consisting of 2 military operators and 1 amateur
Zorro, JH1AJT - silent key
Zorro, JH1AJT, died on March 22, 2022, after a long battle with cancer. Until the end, he was optimistic; cheerful; and most importantly, concerned for his fellow human beings, especially disabled children
Use of HF by Russian troops in Ukraine
Shephard Media carries a story about the use of HF communications by the Russian troops invading Ukraine
Solar flare, tsunami, and radiation storm
A strong flare on the sun this morning kicked off a remarkable sequence of events: a solar tsunami, a solar radio burst, a solar proton storm, a terrestrial radio blackout and a polar cap absorption event
SPDX Contest 2022 cancelled
After careful deliberation, the SP DX Contest Committee, together with Polish Amateur Radio Union (PZK) and the SP DX Club, has decided to cancel the 2022 SP DX Contest
Several radio amateurs in the UK obtain special 40 MHz permits
Roger, G3XBM in the east of England can operate from the 2nd of April for 1-year with 5-watts. Roger writes... After a very long wait OFCOM has approved my 8m TX permit that runs from April 2nd for a year
Arrival of the Transistor in Amateur Radio
The Reading and District Amateur Radio Club (RADARC) have released a video of a talk titled The Arrival of the Transistor in Amateur Radio by Duncan James M0OTG
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