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
G4AKC Bicycle Mobile
Operating Modes/Mobile/Bicycle
A web site dedicate to pedestrian and bicycle amateur radio mobile operations.
NA4RR HexBeam
Manufacturers/Antennas/HF/HexBeam
NA4RR manufacture a six band hexagonal beam antenna for ham radio, covering 6, 10, 12, 15, 17, and 20 meter.
Learning Electronics By Just Doing It
Learning anything new, especially so broad and far reaching as electronics, can be hard. [IMSAI Guy] knows this because he gets asked regularly 'how do I learn electronics?'
Robert Wassili SOTA MG
Robert Wassili, M0RWX, from Wiltshire, has become a SOTA Mountain Goat for reaching 1000 activator points
Morning sky show - Venus and Jupiter converge this week
This is a great week to wake up early and look at the planets
24 hours under the scoreboard in Athens, Georgia, USA-N1D
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Caister Marconi radio station contacts more than 160 amateurs in 25 countries
Radio hams at Caister Lifeboat in Norfolk managed to contact 162 other radio amateurs in 25 different countries on Saturday 23rd April 2022 when they took part in the annual International Marconi Day (IMD) event to mark the inventor's birthday
A Versatile SOTA Antenna Tuner
Antennas/Tuners
This is a detailed, technical piece, intended mostly for makers and more creative activators, who enjoy building and using their own tools on the summits.
A multiband portable antenna tuner supporting 10W, small and light, suitable for SOTA operations
Top Amateur Radio Websites - Issue 2213
Monitoring The Airwaves During Ukrainian Conflict, Fldigi on the Cheap, Ukrainian Contest Club UCC, Repeater-START App, Tropospheric Ducting, EA2CW QRP Portable radio setup , HF-Start WebTool,
Michael Puttick G3LIK - SK
It's rare to find someone that dedicated their life to communications. Mick did so after being introduced to radio at school.
Netherlands: Report on VERON Annual Meeting held April 23
The annual meeting of the Dutch amateur radio society VERON was held April 23. Among issues covered in the speech given by the Chair Remy Denker PA0AGF were Membership Growth and articles for magazine
RSGB AGM video
The RSGB have made the video of their Annual General Meeting held on April 23 publicly available on their YouTube channel, the society reported strong membership figures
Livestream today of UK Microwave talks
The Martlesham Microwave 2022 event will be streamed today via the BATC streamer
Are decommissioned satellites susceptible to hackers?
At the start of the great space race, the USSR launched Sputnik into orbit. Watch this very interesting TV News video
Radio amateurs respond to earthquake in Bosnia and Herzegovina
IARU Region 1 Emergency Communications Co-Ordinator Greg Mossop G0DUB reports on the amateur radio response to the earthquake that struck Bosnia and Herzegovina on April 22
QSO Today - Ed Wilson, N2XDD
Ed Wilson, N2XDD, discovered radio as a kid with a gifted four channel public safety scanner
ARRL Audio News 4-22-2022
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