Online Talk: Weather and Propagation by G3YLA 
         On Wednesday, May 11, Denby Dale Amateur Radio Society will have an online talk Weather and Propagation by former TV weather forecaster Jim Bacon G3YLA, all are welcome to join the Zoom session 
        
                
		
		
		KiWi WebSDR Maps 
         Internet and Radio/Online Receivers A live map of current KiWiSDR receivers available on the network taken directly by the KiwiSDR Site 
        
                
		
		
		End-of-contract notifications driving better deals for customers 
         More people are taking out new contracts and securing better deals with their broadband provider after being reminded their contract is up, according to new Ofcom research 
        
                
		
		
		IRTS Study Guide 
         The tutors of the NSWLC have been very busy rewriting the IRTS Course Guide into the new IRTS Study Guide compliant with the new Irish HAREC exam structure and syllabus 
        
                
		
		
		ICQPodcast Episode 376 - Buying Handy Talkies - New or Secondhand 
         In this episode, Martin Butler (M1MRB) is joined by Chris Howard (M0TCH), Frank Howell (K4FMH), Bill Barnes (WC3B) and Leslie Butterfield (G0CIB) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode's feature Handy Talkies, New or Secondhand 
        
                
		
		
		Canadian amateurs to use special prefixes for Platinum Jubilee 
         Canada's radio amateurs will be using the prefixes XK, XJ, VG and VX from May 15 to July 14 to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II 
        
                
		
		
		Brazil tackles polluting solar panel installations 
         Solar Panel installations can cause considerable RF pollution. In Brazil the National Institute of Metrology, Standardization and Industrial Quality (INMETRO) has introduced new regulations to tackle this growing problem 
        
                
		
		
		EDR recognizes problem of ageing hobby 
         The board of Denmark's amateur radio national society have released their report for May. They say we old people must do more to get those aged under 40 to take up amateur radio 
        
                
		
		
		Radio hams provide public service communications 
         Fox23 News TV report about the amateur radio operators who helped keep cyclists safe during Tour de Tulsa 
        
                
		
		
		WA1LOU 
         Weblog and Surfin comment collection 
        
                
		
		
		AppCAD 
         Software/RF Design Free windows application for RF Microwave and Wireless applications. AppCAD is useful for the design and analysis of many circuits, signals, and systems using products from discrete transistors and diodes to Silicon and GaAs integrated circuits. AppCad is a unique suite of RF design tools and computerized Application Notes to make your wireless design job faster and easier 
        
                
		
		
		Top Amateur Radio Websites - Issue 2215 
         How to install a Mini Whip antenna, T2FD Antenna - Terminated and twisted folded dipole, Ham Radio and Solar Power Systems, Folded Dipoles in Yagi Uda Antennas, Transmission Line Details   , DK0TE WebSDR Friedrichshafen, WebSDR from Croatia, 
        
                
		
		
		Eight-year-old one of the youngest hams in Arkansas 
         On April 29 Silas Kriner, aged 8, passed his amateur radio exam, he is now waiting for FCC to issue his license permitting up to 1,500 watts output 
        
                
		
		
		Does your club engage with the wider community? 
         QNews-VK discusses how clubs can engage with more people and the wider community 
        
                
		
		
		The Australian radio amateur who talks to Astronauts 
         In 2019 TV broadcaster 7News interviewed radio amateur Tony Hutchison VK5ZAI who has been communicating with astronauts for over 30 years 
        
                
		
		
		QSO Today - John Raydo, K0IZ 
         John Raydo, K0IZ, had a great mentor at the beginning of his ham radio story that laid the foundation for John’s approach to operating amateur radio and building radio equipment from scratch 
        
                
		
		
		ARRL Audio News April 22, 2022 
          
        
                
		
		
		ARRL Audio News April 29, 2022 
          
        
                
		
		
		ARRL Audio News May 6, 2022 
          
        
                
		
		
		ARRL Forum at Hamvention Will Include FCC Enforcement Bureau's Lark Hadley, KA4A 
         Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Enforcement Bureau Regional Director Lark Hadley, KA4A, will participate in an ARRL-sponsored forum at Dayton Hamvention® on Saturday, May 21, 2022. The forum, "Good Operators and the ARRL Volunteer Monitor (VM) Program" will be led by Riley Hollingsworth, K4ZDH, who heads the VM Program - a joint initiative between ARRL and the FCC to enhance compliance ...  
        
                
		
		
		ARRL RF Safety Committee Members To Be Honored By The Radio Society of Great Britain 
         Chairman of the ARRL RF Safety Committee (RFSC) Gregory D. Lapin, N9GL, Ph.D, P.E., will receive an award at the 2022 Dayton Hamvention® from the Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB). He will receive the Founders' Trophy, recognizing his outstanding service to the society. He will also be accepting awards for committee members Kai Siwiak, KE4PT; Ric Tell, K5UJU, and Matt Butcher, KC3WD.
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		VU4W log online 
         DX Resources/Logs VU4W online log for Andaman Islands DX pedition 2022 
        
                
		
		
		VU4W - Andaman Islands DXPedition 
         DX Resources/DX Peditions/2022 DXpeditions Andaman and Nicobar Islands DX Pedition to  IOTA AS-001 May 2-16, 2022 
        
                
		
		
		MFJ special event 
         Luca, IW7EEQ, will be active using the special callsign II7MFJ to celebrate the 50th anniversary of MFJ Enterprises Inc. created by Martin F. Jue in 1972 
        
                
		
		
		Radio ham helps save man swept overboard 
         On Thursday night, April 28 UTC, an emergency call came in that a ship had a man overboard. A Norwegian radio amateur helped to save the person in question 
        
                
		
		
		RSGB seeking new Managing Editor and Technical Editor 
         RSGB are continuing their search for new RadCom Editorial Team members, the Managing Editor role, advertised by Redwood Publishing Recruitment, has appeared in the Guardian and LinkedIn 
        
                
		
		
		Radio hams to commemorate Amelia Earhart's transatlantic flight 
         Radio amateurs in Londonderry and Kansas will be on the air to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the transatlantic crossing by pioneering aviator Amelia Earhart 
        
                
		
		
		W6LVP Loop Antennas 
         Manufacturers/Antennas/HF/Magnetic Loop Magnetic loop receive antennas manufacturer. W6LVP loops cover 2200 through 10 meters (135 kHz through 30 MHz) with no tuning or adjustment. 
        
                
		
		
		Mobile App Available to Navigate 2022 Dayton Hamvention 
          
        
                
		
		
		VHF UHF BiQuad 
         Antennas/Quad This is a vertically polarized Broadside and Collinear Array each Loop is a vertically polarized Broadside Array both the right and the left side of the Loop is a bent 1/2 wave dipole working 180 degrees out of phase with the other one and that gives you 4.15dbi of gain 
        
                
		
		
		Ham Radio enthusiasts rescue B'desh woman 
         A 26-year-old lady from Bangladesh, who was allegedly abducted during her visit to Kolkata some days back, was traced at Visakhapatnam by ham radio enthusiasts 
        
                
		
		
		Svalbard SOTA DXpedition 
         A team of four SOTA activators completed a successful DXpedition to the Arctic island of Svalbard (IOTA EU-026) in the first five days of May 2022 
        
                
		
		
		The unsecured British army radio system in 433 MHz 
         Lewis M3HHY has released a video about the UK's old Mobile Land Defence system that used channels in 433 MHz offset 12.5 kHz from the IARU-R1 25 kHz channels 
        
                
		
		
		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 
        
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