Top Amateur Radio Websites - Issue 2201
The Swiss Quad Antenna, Amplifier Technology: Tube vs. Transistor , Top Band on a Vertical Yagi, Iambic Keyer for Arduino, 35 Element Yagi Antenna for 23cm, 3 Element Yagi Calculator, ICOM ST-4002A GPS Programmer
Radio News service celebrates 53rd year
On Wednesday next January the 19th we celebrate the 53rd anniversary of the IRTS Radio news service
ICQPodcast - Philip McBride (VA3QR) New RAC President
In this episode, Martin Butler (M1MRB) is joined by Chris Howard (M0TCH), Martin Rothwell (M0SGL), Frank Howell (K4FMH) and Bill Bares (WC3B) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode’s feature is a discussion with Phil McBride VA3QR, new President of Radio Amateurs of Canada
Update on Finland's WRC-23 preparations
Finland's amateur radio society SRAL reports on a recent meeting of the Finnish WRC-23 National Technical Preparation Working Group
USFWS Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument seeking public comments
As our NCDXF contributors know, our board members have activated many very rare entities, including most of the U. S. Fish amd Wildlife Service (USFWS) Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument (PRIMNM). The last such DXpedition was the 2018 Baker Island operation, KH1/KH7Z, which saw five NCDXF board members on the team led by Kevin, K6TD, and Don, N1DG
Coaxial Dipole Antenna
Antennas/Dipole
A distributed capacity coaxial dipole antenna. The antenna is very broadbanded with a very flat swr on all band when setup of the antenna is done at the proper lenght and height.
Barbados
Chris, WA7RAR, posted the following on QRZ.com: Hello from Beautiful Barbados -- Spending some time here to escape the cold, rain and snow of January in Oregon
International CQ Pride contest June 4-6
International CQ Pride contest will run through the first weekend of June to celebrate Pride Month in 2022
2022 SARL National Convention
The 2022 SARL National Convention will be held virtually on Saturday 9 April and Saturday 23 April 2022. On 9 April, the Amateur Radio Technology In Action Symposium and on 23 April, the Annual General Meeting and the SARL Awards and Trophies
Undersea volcanic eruption seen from space
Japan's Himawari-8 weather satellite recorded dramatic footage of volcanic exhaust emerging from the waves as well as an atmospheric shock wave rippling away from the blast site
Amateur Radio and After-School Program
The Fauquier 4-H Ham Radio Club provides local youth with opportunities to explore science, technology, engineering, art, and math through amateur radio communications and electronics projects
QSO Today - Geoffrey Mendenhall, W8GNM
Geoffrey Mendenhall, W8GNM's early interest in electronics, germanium transistors, and later high power triodes led him to a career, as an engineer, designing, building, and managing broadcast transmitters projects for Gates Radio and later Harris Broadcast
Hadrian's Wall Special Event Station
We have just had the callsigns issued for two Special Event Stations to commemorate 1900 years since Hadrian's Wall was built, the northern frontier of the mighty Roman Empire and which was the inspiration for the Wall in George R.R. Martin's Game of Thrones...
ARRL Audio News - January 14, 2022
Decoding hand-sent Morse Code with Arduino
Technical Reference/Arduino/Morse Code
Two easy to build microcontroller projects for machine recognition of hand-sent morse code
SARL Wednesday 80m Club Contest
The first leg of the SARL Wednesday 80 m Club Contest will run from 17:00 to 18:00 UTC on Wednesday 19 January with phone, CW, and digital activity
China: 40th anniversary of partial resumption of ham radio
In 1982 amateur radio was partially permitted in China but it wasn't until 1992 that permission was finally granted to establish personal amateur radio stations in the home, since then 170,000 have become radio amateurs
Sasolburg ARC repeater
On 7 January 2022, the Sasolburg ARC changed the frequency of the Club repeater from 145,600 MHz to 145,6875 MHz. This was done in collaboration and on the proposal of the SARL’s VHF/UHF Manager
GB1900HA and GB1900HW - 1900th anniversary of Hadrian's Wall
This year radio amateurs will be operating special event stations GB1900HA and GB1900HA for the 1900th anniversary of Hadrian's wall
New RSGB Nominations Committee members
Recent changes in the Regional Team and RSGB Board have brought new members to the RSGB Nominations Committee
Winter Field Day January 29-30
The Penobscot Bay Pilot reports radio amateurs will be taking part in the winter Field Day event on January 29-30
RSGB Construction Competition
There are just six weeks left until the deadline for entries for the RSGB Construction Competition. The Society has received entries already so don't miss out!
Launch of a Wooden Satellite Still Pending
Two spacecraft comprised of wood or using wooden framing are hoping to launch this year and next. One will carry an amateur radio payload. WISA Woodsat, a Finnish spacecraft that planned to include an amateur radio payload, was forced to postpone its announced launch target from 2021 to 2022 after the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) Amateur Satellite Frequency Coordination system turned...
ARI Porto Torres
official web site of ARI Porto Torres Sardinia Isl.
Singapore - SARTS
Singapore Amateur Radio Transmitting Society
HAMRS
Software/Logging
A simple portable ham radio logbook software
tailored to portable activies like Parks on the Air, Field Day, and more. Works on Windows macOS, Ubuntu Linux, Raspberry PI. Hamrs is a free software.
Friday's edition of Southgate Vibes amateur radio podcast has just been released!
Southgate Vibes is our twice-weekly amateur radio podcast
Soviet QSL cards, Wireless Receivers and Secret Agent Transmitters
The presentation shows what the old QSL cards may reveal about the 1930s wireless technology in the Soviet Union, and describes two transmitters in use by Secret Agents in Japanese-occupied Manchuria. Was there only one Agent Sonja?
Australia Day Contest
By now you would have heard about the new WIA Australia Day Contest on the 26th of January 2022
Santa Barbara Wireless Foundation launches STEM scholarship
The Santa Barbara Wireless Foundation is accepting applications for its new scholarship in support of students who intend on pursuing careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. The 1,000 USD scholarship will be awarded to a college bound high school senior in May 2022
Youth on the Air camp to return in June
After a successful pilot camp program in 2021, the next camp for Youth on the Air (YOTA) in the Americas has been set for June 12 – 17, 2022. The camp will return to the National Voice of America Museum of Broadcasting in West Chester Township, Ohio
Work The World On A 555
Over the years the humble 555 timer has been used in so many unexpected places, but there’s a project from [Frank Latos] which we think may be a first
ARRL Foundation to create club grants program
The ARRL has long recognized that it is in the best interests of amateur radio to encourage and support amateur radio clubs. Clubs historically have recruited, licensed and trained new radio amateurs and have provided the community setting for radio amateurs to continue their education and training
Growing Number of Operators Completing WAS on 222 MHz
[UPDATE: 2022-01-12 @ 1510 UTC] After this story was posted, ARRL announced that it has validated the 222-MHz WAS application of John Swiniarski, K1OR, for WAS # 13. His last contact was with NH6Y in Hawaii on January 9.] Until very recently, it had been some 35 years since the most recent Worked All States (WAS) was awarded on 1.25 meters. Former ARRL President Joel Harrison, W5ZN, in Arkansas,...
2022 International DX Convention in Visalia, California, is Cancelled
The 2022 running of the popular International DX Convention (IDXC) in Visalia, California, has been cancelled. IDXC Co-chairs Bill Kendrick, N6RV, and Mel Hughes, K6SY, posted this announcement on the IDXC website: “It is with regret that the 2022 International DX Convention in Visalia, California, has been cancelled. The convention committee of the Southern California DX Club acted in response...
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