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Pella Girl Scout balloon travels around the world
Pella Girl Scouts Troop #122 launched a balloon with the Pella Amateur Radio club that recently ended its course after several trips around the globe
Amateur radio station, K6TZ, will offer visitors a glimpse of island life
California’s coastal islands are unique ecosystems that have a rich maritime history, and wireless communications has played a big role in this history for more than a century
Copper Coast Scout Group to get on-the-air
EI2WRC will be active with the Copper Coast Scout Group on Saturday the 16th of October for the JOTA/JOTI 2021 event
Kindom of Eswatini
All of a sudden, the Kindom of Eswatini (Swaziland) has become a popular spot for DXpeditions. Three operations are planned for October and one for November. Here are the upcoming operations
ComReg proposed strategy for managing the radio spectrum 2022-2024
The Irish Radio Transmitters Society report that ComReg, the Commission for Communication Regulation, has published a document, ComReg 21/90, seeking consultations on a wide range of licensing issues, mainly in the commercial field
Deadline for completion of EMF assessment approaches
To comply with Ofcom's new EMF regulation UK radio amateurs need to complete an EMF Assessment by November 18 for transmitting equipment operating on frequencies above 110 MHz
SARC - Shelby Amateur Radio Club
Shelby Amateur Radio Club - hosts of one of the largest Hamfest in the country. Still the Shelby Amateur Radio Club's Shelby Hamfest but now in Dallas, NC
L-Match Tuner Build for QRP Operation
Antennas/Tuners
An L-Match tuner is a device that can add either inductance (L) or capacitance (C) to the antenna, bridging that gap between 5000 ohms and 50 ohms, thus matching it to the radio. The L-Match tuner is an extremely useful device that every QRP operator will want to have.
Top Amateur Radio Websites - Issue 2139
How to Tune Dipole Antennas, Double Quad Antenna for VHF UHF, Lightweight 6 Meter Moxon, Experiments with 160m antennas, The KA7OEI FT-817 Battery Types, FCC Callsign Database Script, The FT-817 Calibration Menu
EANET Sprint Contest 2021
On November 7, from 08:00 to 12:00 UTC, it will be held the next edition of the "sprint contest" version of the same name Award, devoted to the 'Radio Clubs of the World'
Nalgonda Govt school to start Amateur Radio Club
Students of a Government School in Nalgonda district are on the verge of creating history by setting up an amateur radio club on their school premises
Online talk: Xiegu HF transceivers October 13
Daimon G4USI, who reviewed 3 Xiegu HF transceivers in the October edition of Practical Wireless magazine, will be giving his thoughts and answering questions on the rigs, all are welcome to join the Zoom session
ICQPodcast - High Power Battery Box
In this episode, Martin Butler (M1MRB) is joined by Dan Romanchik KB6NU, Edmund Spicer M0MNG, Ed Durrant DD5LP and Ruth Willet KM4LAO to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode we feature High Power Battery Box
ARISS contact is scheduled for students in France at Ecole Louis Armand, Carquefou, Institut Universitaire de Technologie, Carquefou, and Collège Les Sables D’Or, Thouare Sur Loire
This will be a direct contact via amateur radio with Astronaut Thomas Pesquet, amateur radio call sign KG5FYG
BBC centenary special event
Members of the BBC’s radio club, The London BBC Radio Group, have been granted an exceptional all-year Special Event callsign to help celebrate the BBC’s centenary year in 2022
AMSAT-EA developing URESAT-1 satellite
AMSAT-EA is already working on the mission of what will be the first satellite of URE (Spain's national amateur radio society), URESAT-1
New Youth category for CQ World-Wide
CQ World-Wide Phone Contest which takes place Oct 30-31 has a new Youth category for people aged 25 years-old or younger
NRSI 1st News Bulletin
On Sunday 11th October 2021, the National Radio Society of Ireland (NRSI) transmitted its first Radio News Bulletin from its Headquarters located in the midlands on 3633 kHz, 7133 kHz and 145.2375 MHz
Swansea Amateur Radio Society
Membership of the Society is open to anyone from Swansea or the surrounding area with an interest in Amateur Radio.
Aurora Forecast
Propagation/Aurora
Aurora forecast is updated daily at midnight UTC includes Kp Index forecast for next 3 days
Holyland Contest 2021 results
The Holyland Contest 2021 results and Certificate generator
Earth-directed solar flare and halo cme
This morning, an explosion on the sun hurled a CME almost directly toward Earth. It's called a 'halo CME' because the storm cloud appears to make a halo around the solar disk as it moves in our direction
Dorminy makes MASTERS list for third straight year
For Jonathan Dorminy of McDonough, the seeds for his amateur-radio passion were planted several years ago. The catalyst for that passion, he said, came when he received a book on the subject as a Christmas gift
NZART Contest Manager - Geoff Clark ZL3GA
NZART Council has appointed Geoff Clark ZL3GA to the vacant position of NZART Contest Manager at it's October meeting
South African National CW Speed Week
Michael, ZS6MSW asks, 'Have you ever thought of stretching your SPEED skills amongst your fellow Amateurs, in a way never heard before? Well, here is a First Never Done Before. Are you ready for the Challenge?'
CQ Hou Koers and Jamboree on the Air next weekend
Have you and your Club already contacted the local Voortrekker Commando, Scout Troop or Guide Company to assist with CQ Hou Koers and Jamboree on the Air on 16 and 17 October?
New DARC online HAMgroups include LoRaWAN
Germany's DARC is creating online amateur radio groups to enable hams to share their specialist knowledge
SRAL applies to join National Defense Training Association
The Finnish Radio Amateur Association (SRAL) has decided to apply for membership of the National Defense Training Association (MPK)
QSO Today - Robert Nash - G4GEE
Dr. Robert Nash, G4GEE, discovered early on that amateur radio is a social hobby that makes him a citizen of the World with friendships on every continent
ARRL Audio News - October 8, 2021
ARRL Audio News - October 8, 2021
Intrepid-DX Group Extends Youth Essay Contest Deadline

Due to the low number of essays received, the Intrepid-DX Group has extended the submission deadline for this year’s Youth “Dream Rig” Essay Contest to November 15, 2021. The winner of the 2021 contest will be announced on December 1. Those who submitted an essay last year are invited to submit again. The prize is an Icom IC-7300 transceiver.

Entry rules:

(1) Write and submit a two-page essay tha...


Small HF Antennas
Antennas/Dipole
Experiments on HF antennas for restricted spaces. In this article author experiments antennas for 80-10 meters band having just a very small garden and several restrictions. Basic antennas consists of laded multiband dipoles and fan dipole antennas
Digital Mobile Radio
DMR is Digital Mobile Radio, a fantastic World Wide Amateur Radio version of RF technology
Svalbard: JW6VDA will be on FT8/FT4
Between October 12 and November 1 Tom OH6VDA/LA6VDA will be active as JW6VDA in Longyearbyen (JQ78tf) on Spitsbergen (EU-026)
BBC TV archive clip of 1949 ham radio contact
On October 6, 2021, the BBC Archive shared a clip of a news item about a radio amateur's reception of BBC TV pictures in Cape Town, South Africa in 1949, it includes an on-air contact

 

 
 
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