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Youth on the Air Camp 2022 Application Period Now Open In-Person Registration Now Open for the 2022 HamSCI Workshop SWLogger Software/Shortwave A quick and easy logging application designed for BCL and shortwave listeners, requires a recent Windows OS and .Net Framework Winter Games special event station to go QRT this weekend Special event station BY1CRA/WO22 will go QRT when the games close on 20th February New mParks converter This is Marty VK4KC, Parks on the air (POTA) admin for Australia to inform you of a new software utility for windows, that Alan McDonand, VK2MET has written called mParks converter Tragic conclusion to missing persons story WIA News reports on the tragic conclusion to a missing persons story reported on WIA News several years ago. The bodies of an amateur radio operator and his companion have been positively identified Message to US educators: Amateur Radio on the International Space Station contact opportunity The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Program is seeking formal and informal education institutions and organizations, individually or working together, to host an Amateur Radio contact with a crew member on board the ISS URESAT-1 - A chess playing ham radio satellite URE reports intensive work is underway to make URESAT-1 available before the end of the year Morse Code in HackSpace magazine Mike Bedford G4AEE writes about Morse code on pages 84-89 of the March 2022 edition of HackSpace magazine (issue 52) which is available as a free PDF ARISS contact scheduled for students in Denzlingen, Germany This will be a direct contact via amateur radio. Students at Erasmus-Gymnasium Denzlingen, Denzlingen, Germany AND Goethe-Gymnasium, Freiburg, Germany will ask questions to astronaut Matthias Maurer, amateur radio call sign KI5KF CW Operators QRP Club Inc. The CW Operators' QRP Club exists for those who enjoy low power amateur radio and homebrewing. Guide to your first steps in CW Operating Modes/Morse code/Learning Morse Code Notes, hints and tips on starting with morse code, how to approach learning the code, how and when to get on the air, learning and using abreviations, common Q-Codes and a sample morse code QSO. SARL Saturday 40m Club Contest The first of the SARL Saturday 40m Club Contests takes place from 14:00 to 15:00 UTC on Saturday 19 February with CW, phone and digital activity Heil Sound has new top leadership WIA News report that microphone manufacturer Heil Sound has new top leadership for the first time in its 56-year history SARL Council to meet on 18 and 19 February The SARL Council will meet at the National Amateur Radio Centre on Friday 18 and Saturday 19 February Amsat Hamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and other events Amsat will have a presence at the following locations ARISS Europe to perform special Digital SSTV experiment To expand ARISS SSTV capabilities, the ARISS Europe and ARISS USA teams plan to perform special SSTV Experiments using a new SSTV digital coding scheme. For the signal reception, the software "KG-STV" is required, as available on internet Enthusiast's radio collection in the press The Daily Mail newspaper has published a well illustrated article about the extensive radio collection of Richard Allan from Norfolk ACMA updates spectrum management work program The WIA reports Australia's ACMA has updated its Five Year Spectrum Outlook (FYSO) Program Erie radio amateur in court The Erie Times-News reports on the case of amateur radio operator Richard L. Wagner, aged 61, of Erie PA, who has been accused of making bogus weather emergency reports on ham radio over several months in 2021 Thought provoking keynote speaker at March 12 QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo Courtney Duncan, N5BF, will be delivering an incredible, thought provoking Keynote Presentation at the upcoming March 12-13 QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo Syllabus 2019 version 1.5 published The RSGB's Examinations Standards Committee and Exam Syllabus Review Group have released the latest version of the Syllabus: Syllabus 2019 version 1.5 The Northampton Scout Amateur Radio Group The Northampton Scout Amateur Radio Group provides Radio Scouting and associated technology based activities for Scouts in the Northampton area. The definitive guide to RF Power measurement Technical Reference/Power Meter RF Power measurement using a DVM, RF Power measurement using an RF detector, RF Power measurement using an Oscilloscope and using a Spectrum Analyzer Yaesu FTM-200DR/E 50W 144/430MHz Dual Band C4FM/FM Mobile Transceiver with High-Resolution Full-Color Display QRP is for Beginners Operating Modes/QRP QRP is a Q-code originally meaning reduce power, but now has come to mean operating a radio that outputs 5 watts or less for CW or 10 watts for SSB. QRP - Low Power Operating ARRL Operating Modes/QRP QRP is a way of operating that involves using low power transmitters, that are no more than 5 Watts for Morse or data modes, or 10 Watts pep for voice. Introduction to QRP operations Hamfest’s amateur radio fun coming to Orange Feb. 26 “When all else fails, amateur radio is there,” says Mike Manshack, public information coordinator for the American Radio Relay League Millions of low-income families missing out on £144 annual broadband saving Millions of families under pressure from the rising cost of living could each save £144 on their annual broadband bills, Ofcom has found 80th anniversary of the Voice of America On February 19 and 20, three special event amateur radio stations will celebrate the 80th anniversary of the Voice of America Radio hams form new emergency service group in Maine The Bangor Daily News reports radio amateurs in Caribou have banded together to start Aroostook County’s first municipal-based emergency service, hoping to modernize the region’s use of technology during disasters New postage stamps feature Amateur Radio in Greece Hellenic Post (ELTA) has released a special set of four postage stamps featuring amateur radio in Greece 2MT Marconi Hut reimagined for centenary Artist Sian Fan is collaborating with Chelmsford Museum to create Forecast22 – Birth of British Broadcasting, an immersive digital model of the Marconi Writtle Hut, where groundbreaking 2MT radio broadcasts started on February 14, 1922 Digital SSTV transmissions from the ISS ARISS Europe and ARISS USA teams plan to perform special SSTV Experiments on February 20 using a new SSTV digital coding scheme. The downlink from the International Space Station will be 437.800 MHz FM Direct to Full consultation update The RSGB's Examinations Standards Committee and Exam Syllabus Review Group have published initial results of the Direct to Full survey and information regarding next steps