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2 new Canadian QSO Parties Lookout for 2 new Canadian QSO Parties coming our way soon - the CANADIAN PRAIRIES QSO Party and the Québec QSO Party Ye Olde Hurdy Gurdy Museum of Vintage Radio Tony, Ei5EM informed the Irish Radio Transmitters Society that, contrary to what was erroneously stated on a recent radio programme, the museum is not closing down and, in fact, will be reopening at weekends starting in April CAS-10 CubeSat will carry a ham radio transponder CAMSAT's CAS-10 is an 8U CubeSat that will carry an Amateur Radio VHF to UHF linear transponder for SSB communications Russia and Belarus suspended from CEPT membership On March 17 the European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications (CEPT) announced the indefinite suspension of Russia and Belarus following the invasion of Ukraine Folded Dipoles in Yagi Uda Antennas Antennas/Theory A folded dipole is an antenna, with two conductors connected on both sides, and folded to form a cylindrical closed shape, to which feed is given at the center. Top Amateur Radio Websites - Issue 2208 W3DZZ Multiband Antenna, K6TU Propagation as a Service, UR5VIB Online SDR, Raspberry WSPR receiver, K0UO Rhombix Antenna Farm The Ground, Introduction to HFTA HF Terrain Assessment, Tropospheric Ducting Forecast Europe, AMSAT at Dayton Hamvention - call for volunteers Phil Smith, W1EME, AMSAT Hamvention Team Leader, reports, In 2019, we had about 40 people assist with the AMSAT booth at the Hamvention Finding that Fox South African's are invited to help Find the Fox on Saturday 26 March starting at 10:00 CAT Keynote speaker for SARL Technical Symposium announced Dominic White, of Orange Cyberdefense, will deliver the keynote address at the SARL Taking Amateur Radio into the Digital Age symposium. The keynote is entitled 'Why Radio Amateurs should avoid encryption.' The Irish Radio Transmitters Society 2022 Annual General Meeting The Irish Radio Transmitters Society's 2022 Annual General Meeting will take place at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, the 10th of April 2022 in the Morrison Suite at the Woodford Dolmen Hotel Shortwave radio making a comeback The New York Times carries an interesting article about shortwave radio which reads: As Russia is trying to cut off the flow of information in Ukraine by attacking its communications infrastructure British news outlet BBC is revisiting a broadcasting tactic popularized during World War II OreSat0 launched into low Earth orbit Oregon’s first satellite, also known as OreSat0, was launched into low Earth orbit on March 15 aboard Astra's 'LV0009' rocket from Kodiak, Alaska Register now for the fourth series of CW classes Mike, ZS6MSW reports that he has established the new dates for the next Morse Code classes for 2022 QSO Today - Dave Bottom, WI6R Dave Bottom, WI6R, a second generation amateur radio operator, credits this early exposure to radio and spending his teenage years in Palo Alto, to a stint in the famous Hewlett Packard labs and a lifetime electronics career Russians board International Space Station in Ukrainian colours BBC News reports that Russian cosmonauts have arrived at the International Space Station wearing Ukrainian colours, in what may be a statement opposing the invasion ARRL Audio News - March 18, 2022 Ham Radio and Solar Power Systems Technical Reference/Radio Frequency Interference Can Home Solar Power and Ham Radio Coexist? It is possible, with minimal interference from the solar power system, provided you make some modifications. Anchored-up in Guam William 'BJ', WA7WJR, is currently active as AH2/WA7WJR and his boat is docked at Agat Marina on the island of Guam RSGB Convention The RSGB is delighted to be planning an in-person Convention again on the weekend of 7-9 October. The Society will also livestream some of the presentations in a new hybrid event format ARISS contact is scheduled with students at Toyonaka High School, Toyonaka, Japan This will be a direct contact via Amateur Radio and students will take turns asking their questions of Astronaut Kayla Barron, amateur radio call sign KI5LAL Russia Today: News channel RT's UK licence revoked by Ofcom BBC News report that Russian state-backed news channel RT has had its licence to broadcast in the UK revoked 'with immediate effect' by media regulator Ofcom Amateur radio instead of satellite phones whilst at sea Practical Boat Owner magazine this month has an interesting article about the use of amateur radio instead of satellite phones whilst at sea Gloucester Collaboration: Radio hams link towns worldwide Gazette Journal newspaper reports radio amateurs in Gloucester, Virginia, will be linking up with amateurs in other Gloucesters around the world on Sunday, March 20 Australian radio hams help out after floods ABC News reports radio amateurs are organising a drive to restore life-saving radios to flood-affected communities Queen’s Platinum Jubilee The RSGB is offering a wide variety of amateur radio activities to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Giles Read, G1MFG (SK) - RadCom Technical Editor The RSGB has announced the sad news that Giles Read, G1MFG, who was the RadCom Technical Editor, became a Silent Key on Friday FRR - Romanian Amateur Radio Federation Federatia Romana de Radioamatorism (Romanian Amateur Radio Federation)- The national non-governmental hamradio association in Romania Transmission Line Details Software/Antenna analysis This utility program shows the impedance and reflection coefficient parameters (SWR, reflection coefficient magnitude Rho, or Return Loss RL in dB) at both ends of a transmission line and the details of power loss in the line. It includes built-in specifications for approximately 100 different line types. You can modify the specs to see how small changes affect the results or to specify custom lines. All program inputs may be changed directly or you can use spin buttons to make the changes. Publicity for amateur radio on Bavarian TV On March 14, a report about amateur radio was broadcast on television in Bavaria Norway: Talk on proposed beginners amateur radio license The Academic Radio Club (ARK) report the annual ham radio meeting at Gardermoen featured a presentation by Torbjørn LA4ZCA on Norway's proposed new beginners license Dates for RSGB Convention and National HamFest events This year both the RSGB Convention and National HamFest will be held in October NSRI Social with Raisa R1BIG The National Radio Society of Ireland (NRSI) have released a video featuring special guest Raisa R1BIG / OH7BG T2FD Antenna - Terminated and twisted folded dipole Antennas/T2FD T2FD is a 600-900 ohms folded dipole, terminated with resistor. Feed impedance is coupled with 50/600 ohms voltage balun. It is a wide band antenna with rather low SWR over the full designed frequency range: antenna tuner is seldom needed. MSF 60 kHz Radio Time Signal - shutdown A scheduled annual maintenance shutdown of the MSF service to allow safe working on the masts and antennas will take place from Monday 4th April to Thursday 21st April 2022 ARISS contact is scheduled with youth members of Kids Star Club Sayama, Sayama, Japan Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) has received schedule confirmation for an ARISS radio contact between astronauts on-board the International Space Station (ISS) and Japan youthmembers of the Kids Star Club Sayamain Sayama, Japan