Military exercise will use 50 MHz band
Belgium's communications regulator BIPT has said 50.200 MHz and 51.075 MHz will be used from May 30 to June 18 during a military exercise
DK0TE WebSDR Friedrichshafen
Internet and Radio/WebSDR
This is a WebSDR receiver, located in Friedrichshafen, Germany (at Lake Constance) using a multiband dipol and a FUNCube Dongle Pro+.
Alcorn County ARES
Alcorn County ARES radio club
Pocher Antenne
Manufacturers/Antennas/HF
Amateur radio antennas manufacturer. Produces HF end-fed, dipoles, and other wire antenna types, mono band and multi band antennas.
Top Amateur Radio Websites - Issue 2207
Building a 40m Delta Loop Antenna, HF9V Antenna Setup and mods, Reducing the Cable Mess, Building a SainSmart USB Antenna Switch, Where to buy PowerFilm Solar Panels, FGB-5000 Menu Transfer Manager
SARL Wednesday 80 m Club Contest
The second leg of the SARL Wednesday 80 m Club Contest takes place from 17:00 to 18:00 UTC on Wednesday 16 March with CW, RTTY and phone activity during the hour long contest
CQ QRP sent on accordion with captions
I composed this simple song that plays the Morse code message 'CQ QRP' with captions
SARL 'Taking Amateur Radio into the Digital Age' Symposium
The SARL 'Taking Amateur Radio into the Digital Age' Symposium will be held on Saturday 9 April 2022 starting at 10:00 CAT on the BlueJeans platform. It is free for SARL and AMSAT SA members. Register now!
Increase in RAC membership fee due to inflation
The ongoing global pandemic has caused significant disruptions in the international supply chain and this has in turn increased the cost of living and of doing business
AMSAT Discord server open to all
AMSAT is pleased to announce the availability of a Discord server for the amateur satellite community. Discord is a text, voice, and video client that has become very popular in recent years. Discord will provide the amateur satellite community with an additional option to communicate amongst each other, in real-time
IARUMS newsletter - Russian HF radar activity
IARU Monitoring System (IARUMS) Region 1 newsletter reports increased interference in the amateur radio bands from Russia's Over The Horizon Radar (OTHR) Contayner
BBDL online ham radio training exam results
The Bath Based Distance Learning (BBDL) team have released the exam results from their latest Full licence course and they show the percentage passing far exceeds the UK average in recent years
HAMCAMP and HAMRADIO 2022 Friedrichshafen
The IARU Region 1 Youth Working Group has been informed that HAMCAMP will not take place during the HAMRADIO 2022 event in Friedrichshafen
Newspaper reports solar storm will hit Earth
The Express newspaper carries a report on the Solar Storm expected to hit Earth and quotes radio amateur Dr. Tamitha Skov WX6SWW
ARRL Audio News - March 11, 2022
DK0TE Mobile version WebSDR Germany
Internet and Radio/WebSDR
This is the mobile version of the DK0TE WebSDR providing HF ham radio bands coverage.
Boat anchor twins get a little digital help staying on frequency
In the ham radio trade, gear such as the old Drake units [Dr. Scott M. Baker] has in his radio shack are often referred to as 'boat anchors'. It refers to big, heavy radios that were perhaps a bit over engineered compared to the state of the art at the time they were designed
A CME is heading for Earth
Earlier today the sun launched a full halo CME into space
Link FM fined for inciting violence and offensive content
Ofcom has today imposed a financial penalty of £2,000 on The Pakistan Muslim Centre (Sheffield) Limited after our investigation found that its community radio station, Link FM 96.7, broke our broadcasting rules
Raspberry Pi based DDS-VFO for Drake 4-Line
Dan Maloney KC1DJT writes on Hackaday about a Raspberry Pi-based DDS-VFO project for a vintage Drake 4-Line station
Grassroots effort uses shortwave radio to broadcast VOA in Ukraine, Russia
A grassroots funding effort is underway to raise money to transmit Voice of America programming into Eastern Europe through shortwave radio, a more dated form of technology that can circumvent Russia's crackdown on tech companies
The QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo is here
The QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo is here, live today, March 12-13, and then on-demand for 30 days afterwards. Join thousands of fellow operators to improve your knowledge, network, and get exposed to new ideas, equipment, and practical techniques. No need to spend a dime on travel - participate from your home or office!
ARRL Teachers Institute to Offer Four Sessions this Summer
ARRL will offer four sessions of the Teachers Institute on Wireless Technology in June and July as part of its educational outreach to schools through the Education & Technology Program. The Teachers Institute (TI) is an expenses-paid professional development program intended to provide teachers with tools and strategies to introduce their students to basic electronics, the science of radio, sp...
AMSAT Pioneer Ray Soifer, W2RS, SK
Satellite pioneer Raphael “Ray” Soifer, W2RS, of Green Valley, Arizona, died on March 1. An ARRL Life member, he was 79. Licensed in 1955, Soifer was among those involved in founding the AMSAT organization. A native of New York City, he studied engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and then obtained an MBA at Harvard Business School. His career was in finance, serving a...
Operating Permit Information by Country
Learn how to operate abroad and get you licence valid and recognized in many countries
Bullitt Amateur Radio Society
A diverse club of amateur radio operators from around Kentucky's Bullitt and Jefferson county areas.
Pro Audio Engineering
Manufacturers/Accessories
High-quality products for broadcast and amateur radio. Kx33 Low-RFI AC Power Supply for HF Transceivers, Elecraft Heatsinks, Fair-Rite Mix 31 Ferrites
NZART membership stats
Recently I have been asked by a number of members, just how well NZART membership is fairing so I decided to crunch some numbers from examination results over the last few years
Another antenna that 'went the distance' was right here in VK
Australia's WIA News say: The earth's surface often help's you cover a short distance. Sometimes it's even preferable when you're using one of the lower frequencies... one such antenna recently covered a short distance in just this manner -- but it wasn't even transmitting at the time!
Annual Armed Forces Day cross-band exercise set for May 14
The 2022 running of the Armed Forces Day (AFD) Cross-Band exercise will be held on May 14, 1300 – 2200 UTC. A complete list of participating stations, modes, frequencies, times, and other details will be announced on April 1
Radio hams interviewed about the Neighborhood Radio Watch
Capital Public Radio interviews radio amateurs Bob Hess W1RH and Alan Thompson W6WN about the Neighborhood Radio Watch in El Dorado, California
When the world got its news from shortwave radio
Swiss Radio International ceased broadcasting in 2004, an article on the site of its successor organisation Swiss Info looks at the history of the station
ICOM SHF project – Super high frequency band challenge
When trying to operate in the SHF band, cable loss will be the biggest bottleneck
51 new German radio hams
Germany's DARC report that an online training course was held in 2021, as a result 51 people have now passed an amateur radio exam and got their license
Study: Rapid Development of Satellite Mega-Constellations Risks Tragedies of the Commons
A study reported in Nature, “Satellite mega-constellations create risks in Low Earth Orbit, the atmosphere and on Earth,” in Scientific Reports (May 2021) by Aaron C. Boley and Michael Byers, says the rapid development of mega-constellations risks multiple tragedies of the commons. That could include tragedies to ground-based astronomy, Earth orbit, and Earth’s upper atmosphere. The study asser...
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