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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 xxxx 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 Vietnam War Veterans Amateur Radio Event 2022 The Amateur Radio Alliance (ARA) has been accepted as one of the non-profit organizations that will be observing and honoring veterans of the Vietnam War Getting a UK licence for the 40 MHz band Several UK radio amateurs have now got their licences for operation in the 40-42 MHz band, the licence application form is available on the Ofcom website Making Sense of Solar Indices Propagation/Beginner's Guide Undesrtanding three band conditions indicators to undestand current and future propagation conditions, solar flux, Ap and Kp indices