Voting for the 2022 SARL AGM motions
Thank you to the SARL Members who have already cast their votes for the 2022 SARL AGM motions. If you have not voted, there is still time until 23:59 CAT on Wednesday 4 May 2022
ITU: How to become a radio ‘ham’ in the digital era
The ITU Radiocommunication Bureau's Nick Sinanis SV3SJ / F5VIH / HB9DSR writes about amateur radio “Above all, amateur radio is a social hobby that still attracts the interest of the young”
ZS SOTA Autumn Activation Day
The Autumn ZS SOTA Day will be held on Monday 2 May (a public holiday) and this is a fun day out in nature and not a competition. Each participant will receive an Autumn Day certificate whether you activated or chased those activating summits
Spectacular X-class solar flare
The sun produced another X-class solar flare today. Even though the responsible sunspot was located behind the edge of the sun, enough radiation reached our planet to cause a strong shortwave radio blackout
BIG Contest Super Suite during Hamvention - 4 Nights
Many top USA contest clubs will host the Contest Super Suite during Hamvention. This is our 36th year!
QSO Today- John Fallows, VE6EY
John Fallows, VE6EY, when faced with an urban HF noise problem, applied this knowledge, expertise, and background from his years of experience in amateur radio to find a solution
ARRL AUDIO NEWS 4-29-2022
ARRL Youth Licensing Grant Program
The ARRL Youth Licensing Grant Program, in effect since April 19, 2022, will cover the one-time $35 application fee for new amateur radio license candidates younger than 18 years old for tests administered under the ARRL Volunteer Examiner Coordinator (VEC) program.
"We are thrilled that we are able to provide this opportunity to our youth candidates," said ARRL VEC Manager Maria Somma, AB1FM.
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A New Colorado Section Manager Begins July 1
ARRL Colorado Section Manager Robert Wareham, N0ESQ, has resigned from the position, effective June 30, 2022. "I appreciate all the hard work that you have put in and wish you the best for the future," responded ARRL Field Services Manager Mike Walters, W8ZY.
Wareham has a long history of leadership within ARRL, serving as State Government Liaison, Public Information Coordinator, Section Emergen...
Webinar for ARRL Foundation Club Grant Program on May 4, 2022
An informational webinar about the ARRL Foundation Club Grant Program will be held on Wednesday, May 4, 2022 at 8 PM EDT / 5 PM PDT. This webinar will offer an orientation to the program and provide information on how to apply. Please register in advance for this webinar. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. -- Mike Walters, ...
Ham Radio Connects Bellefontaine, Ohio Students with Astronaut Kayla Barron
Astronaut Kayla Barron, amateur radio call sign KI5LAL, completed a successful, scheduled ham radio contact on April 21, 2022, with students from Bellefontaine High School in Bellefontaine, Ohio via Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS). The radio contact was streamed on YouTube.
The students were supported by members of the Champaign Logan Amateur Radio Club Inc., W8FTV, an ...
FCC Hiring for Electronics Engineering
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has started accepting applications for electronics engineers for Recent Graduates positions in the Pathways Program which is located in the Office of Engineering and Technology in Washington, DC. Candidates should be recent graduates for this one year developmental program which may lead to a term or permanent appointment.
Training will cover the agenc...
ICOM IC-775 FIlter Installation
Technical Reference/Filters
Inrad Roofing Filter installation instruction, The IC-775 Roofing Filter Mod consists of a 6 pole, 5 kHz wide filter followed by a high dynamic range, feedback amplifier.
High school students use ham radio to contact astronaut
ARRL reports on a successful scheduled ARISS amateur radio contact between Bellefontaine High School and the International Space Station
IARU-R1 HAMChallenge
IARU Region 1 says 'we want your ideas to change us! Join now the very first HAMChallenge'
Hackaday: Multiband Crystal Set
Dan Maloney KC1DJT writes on Hackaday about a multiband crystal set
2022 USA ARDF Championships results
The results are in for the 21st USA Championships in Amateur Radio Direction Finding (ARDF). The 4 days of competitions were held from April 7 - 10 in Prince William Forest Park (PWFP) in northern Virginia
Radio amateurs to participate in MARS Interoperability Exercise in May
Members of the Military Auxiliary Radio System (MARS) will conduct an HF skills exercise from Monday night, May 2 through Saturday, May 7, 2022 to practice interoperability with the amateur radio community
Friedrichshafen, Germany to host the 45th International Amateur Radio Exhibition
After a 2-year break, amateur radio fans will reunite on Lake Constance in Friedrichshafen, Germany, from June 24-26, 2022, for HAM RADIO -- the 45th International Amateur Radio Exhibition
YOTA Croatia 2022 – RSGB applications open
The 2022 Youngsters on the Air (YOTA) summer camp will be held in Croatia not far from the capital city of Zagreb. The Croatian Amateur Radio Association will be hosting the event, which will take place from 6-13 August 2022
HEMA Summit activation award scheme - Expansion in Southern Germany
For those planning to drive to HAM RADIO Friedrichshafen in June and looking for some radio activatons to do on the way, the HEMA team have just added another 135 summits into the award scheme. These are located in the state of Baden-Württemberg, where Freidrichshafen is located
RSGB Tonight@8 summer programme
The summer programme for Tonight@8 begins on Monday 9 May with a presentation by Mark Haynes, M0DXR on contesting, which is also sometimes known as radio sport
SOTA Associations
DX Resources/SOTA
SOTA is continually growing with new Associations regularly coming on board. Click on an Association to find out more information, access the Association Reference Manual (ARM) and view its regions and qualifying summits.
African Tour
Harald, DF2WO, will once again be active as 9X2AW just north of Kigali (with a new Grid KI48xe) between June 1-22nd
Day-Xenia HamVention Hospitality Suite
The Northern Ohio DX Association will once again sponsor a Hospitality Suite (24th year) at this year's Day-Xenia HamVention
Dogecoin sent via HF and Starlink
A DOGE crypto currency transaction has reportedly been sent via HF radio using a protocol called Radio Doge
Register now for free Foundation Online amateur radio training course
The next free amateur radio Foundation Online training course run by volunteers from Essex Ham starts on May 1 - place still available. Register Now
Ham radio and AMSAT-UK at EMFcamp 2022
The popular Electromagnetic Field event takes place June 2-5 at the Eastnor Castle Deer Park, Herefordshire,
RSGB RadCom Technical Editor
The RSGB is recruiting a RadCom Technical Editor
FCC Not Processing New License Applications
On Wednesday, April 27, in a notice to all VECs, the FCC again asked them to refrain from submitting any amateur radio exam session or license application files while the Commission works to resolve an issue with the Universal Licensing System (ULS) application filing system.
The ULS application filing system was not functioning properly last week and then the FCC indicated the problem was resol...
SFFMA
South Florida FM Association Web Page
Wolf River Coil
Manufacturers/Antenna Parts
Vertical Base Replacement Coil. Wolf River Coil build quality antenna coils that are easy to tune and easy to install.
Rio school to make QO-100 ham radio contact with Antarctica
Students at Rio's Naval School will make contact via the QO-100 geostationary satellite transponder with the Neumayer III research station in Antarctica
Amateur Radio in India
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Alistair Hopkins M0TYM - SOTA Mountain Goat
Alistair Hopkins M0TYM from Wolverhampton has achieved the coveted SOTA 'Mountain Goat' status for reaching 1000 activator points
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