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CNN radio intercepts Shocking intercepted audio reveals talk between Russian soldiers QSO Today - Dave Slotter, W3DJS Dave Slotter, W3DJS, like many hams who had an early interest in radio, but postponed joining our fraternity, is here now ARISS SSTV event April 11-13 An ARISS Slow Scan TV (SSTV) event is scheduled from the International Space Station (ISS) April 11-13 on 145.800 MHz FM to celebrate Cosmonautics Day and Women in Space ARRL Audio News - April 8, 2022 Arduino Nano and si5351 Digital VFO/BFO Technical Reference/Arduino A kit Digital VFO with pre-soldered surface mount parts and burned-in firmware, a scratch build with Arduino Nano, C code with modifications, and a Silicon Labs si5351 PLL clock generator on a breakout board. Get radio active! In this video, you're guided STEP-BY-STEP by ARRL member Rob Zielfelder, Jr., N1NUG, to build an End-Fed Half-Wave Antenna Kit! The easy-to-build kit is great for new hams (and ALL radio hams) seeking a simple and effective antenna to get active in the exciting world of HF (shortwave) radio operating Finland: Use of Encryption by radio amateurs On April 9, 2019, Finland's communications regulator Traficom added the use of Encryption to the Amateur Radio license Dan Lloyd to lead Ofcom's work managing the UK's airwaves Ofcom has a new leader for our Spectrum Group, which manages the lifeblood of the UK's wireless industry whizz3dparts Here is a collection of 3D printed designs for hobbyists in electronics and amateur radio who want to add finishing touches to projects Russian soldiers discussed civilian killings in Bucha in radio messages intercepted by Germany Germany’s intelligence agency is reported to have intercepted radio messages from Russian military sources discussing civilian killings in the Ukrainian town of Bucha Radio Interference Service - Keeping The Airwaves Clean Lewis M3HHY has released a video that takes a look back at the former Radio Interference Service Yasme Excellence Award The Yasme Excellence Award is presented to individuals and groups who, through their own service, creativity, effort and dedication, have made a significant contribution to amateur radio The INDEXA Humanitarian Aid Fund - 'The Zorro Miyazawa, JH1AJT, Hams with Hearts Fund' INDEXA is proud to announce a new epitaph for our Humanitarian Aid Fund. The addition will be 'The Zorro Miyazawa, JH1AJT, Hams with Hearts Fund' in honor of its founder who recently became a silent key. Decoder CW Technical Reference/Morse Code Decoder A homemade morse code decoder project, providing a detailed schematic and pictures 70MHz Quarter Wave GP Antenna Antennas/4M A homemade quarter wave ground plane anntenna for 4 meters band. Solar cycle update - more New sunspot counts from NOAA confirm that Solar Cycle 25 is racing ahead of the official forecast--and the gap is growing Results of Commonwealth Contest 2022 released The results from the 85th Commonwealth Contest held March 12-13, 2022, have been released Paper shortage hits amateur radio magazines The national societies of both Switzerland (USKA) and the USA (ARRL) have reported difficulties in getting hold of the paper needed for their magazine Thailand holds Intermediate ham radio exam On Saturday, February 5, 2022, Thailand's regulator the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) hosted an Intermediate class amateur radio examination RAZzies magazine available as free PDF The Radio Amateurs Zoetermeer (RAZ) consists of members of the Dutch VERON and VRZA national amateur radio societies as well as 27 MHz operators and listeners Solar cycle update: The gap is growing Sunspot counts just hit their highest level in nearly 7 years, continuing a trend of relatively strong growth for Solar Cycle 25 YOTA Summer Camp 2022 Youngsters On The Air has announced this year's IARU Region 1 YOTA Summer Camp will take place August 6-13 in Croatia IARU Region 2 Online Emergency Communications Workshops Two IARU R2 Emergency Communications Workshops will be held on April 9-10, one day will be in English the other in Spanish Measuring with a MiniVNA Technical Reference/Vector Network Analyzer Measuring technicques using a MiniVNA, author describes how to determine and unknown inductance, or how to determine an unknown capacitance, crystals, how determine insertion loss and directional attenuation of couples and power dividers, coax switches or even common mode chockes. Dave Ritter, ND4MR, Receives ARRL Herb S. Brier Instructor of the Year Award The 2021 ARRL Herb S. Brier Award for Instructor of The Year was given to recipient Dave Ritter, ND4MR. The award was presented during the ARRL forum at the Charlotte, North Carolina Hamfest on Saturday, March 12. An ARRL Member for nearly 40 years, Ritter is an ARRL Registered Instructor and a full-time faculty member at Wilkes Community College in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, where he’s b... The KC5LDO Vertical Antenna Antennas/Portable Antenna for Field Day or Everyday. aA simple yet rugged six band quarter wave vertical antenna system perfect for field day or home use. Day Xenia Hamvention SouthWest Ohio DX Dinner - There are only about 6 weeks left until the 35th annual DX Dinner. The dinner, held in conjunction with the 2022 Dayton Hamvention, will be on Friday, May 20th, at the Marriott Hotel in Dayton Two hunters missing for three days in Fiordland found Two hunters who have been missing in Fiordland (New Zealand) since Saturday have been found. The pair were found walking out of the bush near Lilliburn Valley Road New licensing regulations in Bangladesh The Financial Express reports new Ministry of Post, Telecommunication and ICT licensing regulations came into effect in Bangladesh on March 16, 2022 ARISS contact is scheduled with students at Space Hardware Club, Huntsville, Alabama, USA Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) has received schedule confirmation for an ARISS radio contact between astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) and U.S. students at the Space Hardware Club in Huntsville, Alabama. ARISS conducts 60-80 of these special amateur radio contacts each year between students around the globe and crew members with ham radio licenses aboard the ISS ISS SSTV April 7-8 145.800 MHz FM Russian cosmonauts on the International Space Station (ISS) are planning to transmit Slow Scan TV (SSTV) images on 145.800 MHz FM probably using the SSTV mode PD-120 Belgium: UBA bans Russian and Belarus radio hams Belgium's UBA has joined other national Amateur Radio societies in banning amateurs from Russia and Belarus from contests Introducing the IC-T10 VHF/UHF Dual-Band FM Transceiver Icom has announced details of a new 5W VHF/UHF dual-band Amateur handheld radio called the IC-T10 2 Meter Portable Yagi Antenna Antennas/2M 144MHz 2m Portable Yagi VHF Beam Antenna. This page contains construction details on a 2 metre 144MHz VHF Yagi beam antenna, designed for portable use. 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