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Top Amateur Radio Websites - Issue 2143 20m Indoor Loop Antenna, Small HF Antennas, 20 meter short loaded vertical antennas, World of Receivers and Transmitters, A Foot Switch for the Future, Aurora Forecast, Kuhne Electronic ICQPodcast - The Lost Tribe, the Pied Piper and the Executive In this episode, Martin Butler (M1MRB) is joined by Dan Romanchik KB6NU, Edmund Spicer M0MNG, Ed Durrant DD5LP and Leslie Butterfield G0CIB to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode we feature is The Lost Tribe, the Pied Piper and the Executive NRSI News National Radio Society of Ireland (NRSI) - News for Sunday the 7th November 2021 ARISS contact scheduled for students at Victoria, Australia Amateur Radio Operators in Silver Spring, MD will use call sign K6DUE to serve as the ARISS relay amateur radio ground station Special Dutch call signs for December/January On the occasion of the Christmas season, Raymond PA5DX, Wijnand PD8DX and Ramona PD9YL will activate three special callsigns: PA21XMAS, PD21SANTA and PD22HNY Virtual Ham Festa 2021 will be hosted by Japanese Hams on Nov. 13 JARL cancelled again this year's Tokyo Ham Fair due to COVID-19, but, unlike ARRL and other societies, JARL did not plan anything in lieu of Ham Fair. Therefore, some radio amateur volunteers formed an executive committee and will host 'Virtual Ham Festa 2021' on November 13, 2021 RSGB release more convention videos The RSGB have published the individual presentations in the ‘Learn more about’ stream from their online Convention Intermediate Bath-based Distance Learning Book now to secure a place on the popular BBDL online course for the amateur radio Intermediate exam Quad for 10 and 15 meters Antennas/Quad A light and sturdy Quad for 10 and 15 meters. Basic Quad antenna design considerations. Building and assembling a dual band HF QUAD antenna, designing and joining cross-arms and boom, assembling spreader and element wire installation notes. QST article. Scotland Ady, G6AD, will be active as GM6AD during his winter Scotland DXpedition in his trusty old camper-van between November 13-18th Radio hams' communications business sold The New Zealand communications company Jackson and Wills, founded in 1947 by radio amateurs Douglas Jackson ZL4GM and Maurice Wills ZL4GY, has been sold Disaster Airlift Response Team install new ham radio The St. Helena Star reports new amateur radio equipment has been installed by the Angwin Disaster Airlift Response Team (DART) Office of Emergency Management to use ham radio Winlink Amateur radio Winlink using the high-speed mode VARA will be used by the San Benito Office of Emergency Management as part of an emergency exercise simulating an internet and cell-phone failure scenario QSO Today - Courtney Duncan, N5BF Courtney Duncan, N5BF, has humble amateur radio beginnings in Texas where he earned a degree in musical piano performance ARRL Audio News - November 5, 2021 ARRL Audio News - November 5, 2021 3D2USU Online Log DX Resources/Logs Fiji Island DX Pedition Online log Remote CW Key Project Operating Modes/Remote Operations A simple DIY project for a remote cw key connected to your Flex Rig (actually it can be any other rig). On the remote side it uses and Arduino Uno board and a cheap HanRun Enc28J60 ethernet shield. On the local side it uses a key (better a keyer) connected to a serial port of your pc Hassayampa Amateur Radio Klub hosting November events The Hassayampa Amateur Radio Klub is hosting multiple events in November. After a year’s suspension, the annual 'HARKfest' Tailgate Hamfest, will be held on Saturday, Nov. 6, from 8 a.m. until noon at the North Ranch Escapees RV Park Man reunited with mother with help of Nepal ham Yesterday, Consulate General of Nepal Mr. 'Iswar Raj Powdel' felicitated our team West Bengal Radio Club at Embassy of Nepal for our Humanity service to release Mr. Dipak Joshi of Nepal who was in Dumdum Correctional Home, Kolkata more than 40 years and also reunited with his mother with the help of Nepal ham Last issue of CQ-DATV published The final edition of the free digital amateur televison magazine CQ-DATV is now available for download Getting started with FT8 In this video Hayden VK7HH shows you how to get started with the popular digital mode FT8 Ofcom statement on mobile phone repeaters In early 2022 Ofcom will extend the type of licence-exempt mobile phone repeaters that people are allowed to install in their homes Cannibal CME sparks auroras in California A rare 'Cannibal CME' struck Earth's magnetic field yesterday. The ensuing strong (G3-class) geomagnetic storm sparked auroras in more than a dozen US states including southern parts of California CW Activity Week starts Nov 8 The CW activity week organised by the Essex CW Amateur Radio Club (ECWARC) starts on Monday, November 8 Special event callsigns for 75 years Belgian Air Force in Belgium The BAFARA (Belgian Air Force Amateur Radio Association) has the great honour to participate in the 75th anniversary of the Belgian Air Force New ham radio mock exam papers The RSGB has released new Mock Exam Papers to help those studying for their UK amateur radio Foundation, Intermediate or Full exams Yaesu FTDX10 vs ICOM IC-7300 Radio Equipment/HF Transceivers/Icom IC-7300 Yaesu FTDX10 vs. ICOM IC-7300 Comparison Chart and review of reception performances Shannon Basin Radio Club nets The popular Shannon Basin Radio Club nets are once again on the air Ofcom agree to extend 146-147 MHz NoV The RSGB has announced that Ofcom has agreed to the request to extend the 146-147 MHz NoV for a further year Canadian special event Look for special event station VX3INSULIN from Kingston, ON, Canada, to be active between December 1-31st Pearl Harbor Day Memorial special event With operating authorization from the Navy's 3rd Fleet Spectrum Manager, the Battleship IOWA Amateur Radio Association (BIARA), Inc. and the IOWA's Innovation and Engineering Team will activate the ship's legacy Navy callsign, NEPM, on December 7th, 2021, in memory of Pearl Harbor Day 146/147MHz NoV extension Ofcom has agreed to the RSGB request to extend the 146/147MHz NoV for a further year US 6th Graders talk to students in England via ham radio Estes Park Trail Gazette report about students at a US school, who recently got their amateur radio licenses and contacted students at a STEAMettes club in Ramsgate, Kent YOTA Month 2021 It's not too late to register your interest for December YOTA Month 2021. The RSGB has been granted the call sign GB21YOTA, for allocation to youngsters to operate throughout December The 2022 ARRL Handbook for Radio Communications is Now Available