Amateur radio emergency communication may be hit by new fees
The Manistree News Advocate reports the proposed $1,400 Forest Service fee may impact amateur radio operations in Manistee County
Be alert for Zodiacal light
The season for Zodiacal Light has begun. In dark sky sites around the world, people are noticing a pale triangle of light lancing into the night sky
Frederike DH9FD - Germany's youngest class A radio amateur
Germany's DARC reports Frederike Dötsch, DH9FD, from Amberg has achieved her class A (HAREC equiv) license making her the youngest holder of a class A license in DARC e.V
Meet the Jersey man using his radio set to make contact with people in Ukraine
A man in Jersey is using amateur radio equipment to make contact with people caught up in the fighting in Ukraine
ARRL Board of Directors Elects Officers, Executive Committee
One new face will be among the Officers at the next ARRL Board of Directors meeting in July. During their twice-yearly meeting, the Board met in Windsor, Connecticut, January 21-22, 2022, and elected John R. Sager, WJ7S of Saratoga Springs, Utah to succeed Treasurer, Rick Niswander, K7GM, on May 1. Niswander had previously shared his decision to step down, having completed more than 10 years of ...
Tickets are on Sale for Next QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo, March 12 – 13
Crozet Island DXpedition Preparations are Moving Forward
The upcoming solo Crozet Island DXpedition spearheaded by Thierry Mazel, F6CUK, will likely arrive on the island around Christmas. While traveling aboard the Marion Dufresne, Mazel will make stopovers at other remote islands that are also rare DXCC entities, including Tromelin Island. The Crozet and Tromelin islands are administered as part of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands (abbreviate...
Amateur Radio in Ukraine Ordered Off the Air in State of Emergency
A state of emergency was declared in Ukraine just prior to the Russian military invasion. Among other things, the February 24 decree from President Volodymyr Zelensky will remain in effect at least for 30 days and may be extended. As published on the website of the Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine’s unicameral legislative body, the state of emergency includes regulation of TV and radio activities and “a...
ARRL Headquarters will be Closed on Friday, February 25, Due to Inclement Weather
ARRL Headquarters will be closed on Friday, February 25, due to inclement weather. There will be no W1AW bulletin or CW practice transmissions. ARRL Headquarters will reopen on Monday, February 28, 2022, at 8 AM EST (1300 UTC).
SmallDV FreeDV for Raspberry Pi
Technical Reference/Raspberry Pi
SmallDV is an embedded FreeDV for Raspberry Pi from Matt KK5JY
FCC: Amateur service licensees may not use radio equipment to commit criminal acts
The FCC Enforcement Bureau has re-issued an earlier reminder that licensees in the Amateur Radio Service, as well as licensees and operators in the Personal Radio Services are prohibited from using radios in those services to commit or facilitate criminal acts
Central African Republic
Members of the Italian DX Team will be active from Central African Republic as TL8AA (CW-SSB-RTTY) and TL8ZZ (FT8) between April 1-15th
Aland Islands
Wies, SP1EG, informs OPDX of the upcoming activities from Aland Islands (EU-002): Operators Wies/SP1EG, Hans/DK8RE, Frank/DM5WF and Hans/DL8UUF will be active as OH0EG from Jomala, Fasta Aland, between April 1-9th
Svalbard update
The 'DX Adventure Team' provides the following update to the DXpedition to Svalbard as JW0X and JW1000QO taking place between April 19-26th, 2022
Finding MH370: New breakthrough could finally solve missing flight mystery
Is the biggest aviation mystery of all time, the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, about to be solved? Yes, if you believe the man you're about to meet. Richard Godfrey is no crackpot; he's a respected British aerospace engineer and physicist who says he's found the doomed airliner
Three national Union JACK radio stations disappear from DAB
Union JACK Radio, Union JACK Dance and Union JACK Rock have all disappeared suddenly from the national SDL DAB multiplex
Ukraine: Poland's radio amateurs provide WinLink email links
Members of Poland's national Amateur Radio society PZK (Polski Związek Krótkofalowców) are providing WinLink email communications links in the 1.8, 3.5 and 14 MHz bands
Messages from radio amateurs in Ukraine
On the morning of Thursday, February 24, the Ukrainian Amateur Radio League (UARL / LRU) circulated a message to radio amateurs world-wide and another to amateurs in Ukraine
Section Manager Election Results Announced
Two Section Manager elections were held during the winter season, and the ballots were counted at ARRL Headquarters on Tuesday, February 22. In Virginia, Jack R. Smith, KE4LWT, of Ruckersville received 889 votes, and Terry Buzzard, KA8TNF, of Virginia Beach, received 412 votes. Smith was declared elected and will begin his first 2-year term on April 1. Smith has served as an Assistant Section Em...
The 5 MHz Newsletter Marks 10 Years
The first edition of The 5 MHz Newsletterappeared in the autumn of 2011, heralding the growth of the new 60-meter band to serve as a propagation bridge between 40 and 80 meters. The newsletter, edited by Paul Gaskell, G4MWO, offers official news of new allocations and regulations as well as feedback from operators. As a band, the US authorized a group of Experimental License operators to use 60...
Greece - RAAG
Radio Amateur Association of Greece
SWL Logger
Software/Shortwave
A shortwave radio listeners log book runs on Windows and MacOS Catalina and above. The KB6IBB SWL Logger is a program designed for the shortwave radio listener. It offers shortwave specific logging of stations, with most tasks handled automatically. The program also incorporates the use of EiBi shortwave database for logging and looking up various known shortwave stations world wide.
90th anniversary of JU52/3m maiden flight
The German club for aviation and amateur radio Flieger-Funk-Runde, the DARC clubs Dessau (W18), ZAB Dessau (W22), Koenigs Wusterhausen (Y07), Ludwigslust (V28), Mittweida (S44), and the Swiss special event station HB90JU commemorate the first official flight of the JU52/3m aircraft on March 7 in 1932
EI0MAR Hurdy Gurdy Museum of Vintage Radio in Howth
Tony, EI5EM, has good news to report regarding Ye Olde Hurdy Gurdy Museum of Vintage Radio in the Martello tower in Howth
How to capture satellite images
Sophie Dyer M6NYX and Sasha Engelmann M6IOR have written an article about how they used amateur radio tech to capture and decode images from NOAA Satellites for #COP26 – and how you can do the same
Electronic voting for the SARL annual financial statements
In terms of Rule 8.9, the SARL Annual Financial Statements for the Year ended 30 June 2021 were uploaded to the SARL website on Friday 21 January 2022 and a SARL Communication was sent to Members on the same date
WRC-23 Agenda and relevant resolutions now available
The ITU have made the Agenda and relevant resolutions for the World Radiocommunication Conference 2023 (#WRC23) available as a free PDF
RSGB 2022 Convention
The RSGB is planning a hybrid Convention in October this year that will combine the benefits of meeting in person with access to high-quality content online for those who can’t attend
Amateur Radio ban – Ukraine
Ukraine has declared a state of emergency in all of Ukraine except for eastern Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts starting on Feb. 24
ARISS Seeks Hosts for Ham Radio Contacts with Space Station Crew Members
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is accepting applications until March 31 from US schools, museums, science centers, and community youth organizations (working individually or together) interested in hosting contacts with International Space Station (ISS) crew members. Contacts will be scheduled between January 1 and June 30, 2023. Proposal information and additional det...
The 6CL6-807 Transmitter
Technical Reference/Homebrew
This page is a detailed description of a 6CL6 and 807 valve transmitter. The page includes the complete circuit diagram to build this transmitter and several pictures
ARISS contact is scheduled for students at Sussex County Charter School for Technology, Sparta, NJ, USA
This will be a direct contact via amateur radio between students at the Sussex County Charter School for Technology, Sparta, New Jersey and Astronaut Mark Vande Hei, amateur radio call sign KG5GNP
The 5 MHz Newsletter celebrates its 10th birthday
The latest edition of The 5 MHz Newsletter now available for download
Online Talk: Soldering for Beginners
On Wednesday, February 23, Denby Dale Amateur Radio Society will have an online meeting on Soldering for Beginners, all are welcome to join the Zoom session
IRTS Commmittee Nominations
There seems to have been much confusion recently on how members are elected to the IRTS committee
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