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Talks for EMF Camp 2022 announced An initial list of talks to be given at the popular Electromagnetic Field event June 2-5 at Eastnor Castle Deer Park, Herefordshire has been released, more talks to be added later Zoom talk - create stunning graphics from ADIF log files On Thursday evening 5th May, Wigtownshire ARC is hosting an open Zoom meeting with a talk by Mark Wickens M0NOM on: The ADIF Processor - A tool for enriching your log files and visualizing contacts in Google Earth WA3RNC QRP Kit Online Store Manufacturers/QRP Kits Manufacturer of the TR-35 4-Band 5-Watt CW Transceiver Kit Svalbard activity Operator Knut, LA9DSA, may sometimes be active as JW9DSA from the Longyearbyen club station (JW5E) on Spitsbergen Island (EU-026) between May 1-8th Umpqua Valley Amateur Radio Club May Field Day at Singleton Park Saturday, May 7th, the Umpqua Valley Amateur Radio Club will be gathering at Singleton Park, Roseburg, OR. X-flare announces new sunspot group It announced itself with an X1-class solar flare, which caused a strong shortwave radio blackout over the Atlantic Ocean and Europe Norwegian radio hams meet with Government Norway's NRRL is working to improve understanding about amateur radio in the Government and Legislature, in April they held a meeting with a State Secretary to the Minister of Justice and Public Security NZ 60m Sub Licence continued by regulator The latest news bulletin - InfoLine 451 - from the New Zealand Amateur Radio Transmitters Society (NZART) reports that their regulator, RSM, has continued their 60 m Sub – Licence (5351.5 to 5366.5 kHz) IK6BAK QSL Archive DX Resources/QSLing/QSL Galleries Online QSL archive counting 13400 QSL scanned and indexed online with a searchable database A Tiger ELVE over Texas Last Thursday night, an enormous red ring of light appeared over west Texas--a rare species of sprite known as a 'Tiger ELVE.' Changes in number of radio amateurs around the world This Ham Radio DX video shows changing amateur radio numbers in a selection of countries between 2000 and 2022 Victim-blaming for vampire devices is no way to energy efficiency UK energy supplier British Gas hit the headline last week with a report that focused on ‘vampire devices’ that consume power while plugged-in but on standby Dave Kalter Memorial Youth DX Adventure INDEXA is proud to announce its support of the 2022 Dave Kalter Memorial Youth DX Adventure (YDXA)! Ham Radio and Operation Deep Freeze This video about Operation Deep Freeze, codename for a series of missions by USA to Antarctica, describes how amateur radio was used to enable McMurdo station personnel to contact the USA Radio World letter critical of ham radio Radio World have been flooded with letters defending amateur radio after Burt Fisher K1OIK wrote disparaging remarks about the hobby Cantenna Calculator Antennas/Antenna Calculators Aka Circular Waveguide Antenna. This online antenna calculator let you plan your cantenna for the desired frequency of operation, giving the Can diameter you have available. Top Amateur Radio Websites - Issue 2214 Build this Vertical Portable HF Antenna, Which part of a dipole radiates most?, Spy Numbers Stations, Pirate QSL Collection, DK0TE Mobile version WebSDR Germany, Pro Audio Engineering, SR4DON Web Radio Receiver, DK0TE KiwiSDR Germany, UR5WT WebSDR on 80m, Northern Utah WebSDR USA Who will be the lucky winner! It was announced on the HamVention Web page April 26th that one lucky attendee at Dayton Hamvention 2022 (May 20-22th) will walk away with the largest prize ever offered in the history of the event - an Icom Amateur Radio Dream Station Package worth close to 20,000 USDs 1930s transatlantic radiotelephone system Dan Maloney KC1DJT writes on Hackaday about the shortwave radiotelephone system that linked New York and London in the 1930s LA100B celebrating centenary of Bergen Group of NRRL LA100B is the centenary call sign for the Bergen group of the NRRL and will be used throughout 2022 UK’s digital watchdogs take a closer look at algorithms as plans set out for year ahead The Digital Regulation Cooperation Forum (DRCF) has today published its annual report, its workplan for the year ahead and two papers on algorithms with a call for comments EI0MAR Tony, EI5EM sends the Newsteam this report: Saturday 23rd of April was a very special day at the Martello tower in Howth. At 10 a.m. we held a ceremony to celebrate the life of Pat Herbert, founder of the vintage radio museum. Pat sadly passed away almost two years ago when the pandemic was at its height, and it wasn't possible to do justice to the memory of this legend until now Radio amateurs in court Lewis M3HHY has released a video that takes a look back at the UK radio amateurs who were prosecuted during World War 1 Sweden to hold Antenna Day on May 7 Newcomers often ask Which antenna is right for me? How do I set it up? Do you need a balun? So Sweden is holding an Antenna Day event to answer these questions 40 MHz - Belgium regulator considering new band Belgium's UBA says the communications regulator UBA is investigating the possibility of an amateur radio band at 40 MHz Dayton Hamvention 2022: May 20-22 Radio Amateurs of Canada is very pleased to once again be able to operate a booth at the Dayton Hamvention, the world’s largest Amateur Radio gathering, from May 20 to May 22 PIT QSL Printer Shopping and Services/QSL Printing QSL Printer service in Romania AMSAT represented at the 2022 CubeSat Developers Workshop The 2022 CubeSat Developers Workshop was held in person for the first time since 2019 on the campus of California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, California on April 26th-28th 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