| Old ham radio equipment: ANATEL require request for approval The deadline established by Brazil's communications regulator ANATEL for the approval of old amateur radio equipment, which previously enjoyed exemption, is running out on Dec 31, 2020
 IARU represents the amateur service in more discussions on WPT
 IARU Region 1 reports a meeting of ITU-R Study Group 1 and its subordinate working parties was held from November 24 until December 2
 ARISS contact with schools in Turkey
 An ARISS educational school contact is planned for Victor Glover KI5BKC with students at 4 Turkish schools
 QSO Today - Rob Suggs - NN4NT
 Rob Suggs, NN4NT, is a space scientist at NASA, specializing in outer space environments that protect our astronauts from the hazards of space including space junk and debris
 Australian regulator says NO to 60m
 Glenn VK4DU, President of the Radio Amateur Society of Australia advises that national efforts to gain secondary access to the 60m band have been unsuccessful
 SA7BOA Andrey
 Personal blog devoted to ham radio topics, portable operation, homebrew, antenna and other projects
 Soundcard Interfacing
 Technical Reference/Sound Card Radio Interfacing
 The sudden explosion of new digital modes has taken the Amateur Radio world by storm. New modes such as PSK31 FT8 JT65 FSK441, ISCAT as well as established modes such as RTTY, SSTV, Hellschreiber and others have rocketed in popularity.
In order to use these modes all that is required is a simple computer-to-radio interface which couples the computer soundcard to the radio
 Canada’s public broadcaster announces new cuts to Radio Canada International
 Officials at CBC/Radio-Canada announced a fresh round of cuts at Radio Canada International (RCI) on Thursday as part of a “major transformation” of the beleaguered international service of Canada’s public broadcaster
 REF President reflects on 2020
 Jean-Louis Truquet F5DJL, President of French national amateur radio society REF, has shared his thoughts on 2020 in his latest editorial on the REF site
 Sweden: SSA cancels Annual Meeting planned for April
 As a result of the pandemic the November 24 board meeting of Sweden's national society SSA took the decision to cancel the in-person Annual Meeting at Östersund planned for last weekend of April 2021
 Press report on Indian radio ham's award
 Newspaper reports radio amateur Jose Jacob VU2JOS has received an award from the DX Clube Sem Fronteiras (DXCSF)
 South African radio hams sign MoU with Kenya
 The South African Radio League (SARL) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Radio Society of Kenya (RSK) regarding the radio amateur examination
 YOTA month in Namibia
 On Saturday December 5, Youngsters On The Air (YOTA) month started in Namibia with an introduction to a group of youngsters in Swakopmund
 Introducing the MBF-705 desktop holder for the IC-705
 The Icom MBF-705 is a really neat desktop holder for the all new IC-705 QRP SDR transceiver
 Simple Online QSL Generator
 Software/QSL
 A funny online application that lets you build your own QSL cards based on templates. You can choose background text aligment and text to be printed on your card.
 W2NAP Ham Radio Manuals and More
 Radio Equipment/Radio Manuals
 Collection of amateur radio transceivers and accessories manuals, and modification database
 ARISS contact scheduled for students at Athlone Community College, Athlone, Ireland
 Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) has received schedule confirmation for an ARISS radio contact with astronauts. ARISS is the group that puts together special amateur radio contacts between students around the globe and crew members with ham radio licenses on the International Space Station (ISS)
 Belgium: Ham radio operator certificate in bank card format
 Belgium's communications regulator the BIPT has announced an amateur radio operator certificate in bank debit card format will soon be sent to all radio amateurs
 WIA responds to ACMA statement
 The WIA has issued a reply to the comments concerning respect and courtesy made by the communication regulator ACMA
 ‘Get on the air to care’ campaign wins international award
 We’re delighted that this year’s Amateur Radio Newsline’s International Newsmaker of the Year Award has been presented to the ‘Get on the Air to Care’ project operated jointly by the Radio Society of Great Britain and the UK's National Health Service
 ARRL Audio News - December 4, 2020
 ARRL Audio News - December 4, 2020
 Simple Onlne QSL Generator
 Software/QSL
 A funny online application that lets you build your own QSL cards based on templates. You can choose background text aligment and text to be printed on your card.
 Yaesu FTDX-10 Video
 One of the very first video about the  Yaesu FTDX-10 HF/50 MHz transceiver with comparison with FTDX-101 and  FT991
 Ofcom publishes list of applications for small-scale DAB multiplexes
 Ofcom has published a full list of applications received in the first round of small-scale DAB multiplex licensing
 RAC Affiliated Club Insurance
 Radio Amateurs of Canada is pleased to announce that we are now accepting applications from Amateur Radio clubs across the country for our Liability Insurance Program for 2021
 December GEO Newsletter available for free download
 The December PDF of the GEO Newsletter weather satellite publication produced by the Group for Earth Observation is now available for free download
 Amateur Radio Remote Courses - Info For Tutors
 With more and more clubs gearing up to offering online training, Essex Ham has released some notes for tutors on how their online courses and webinars are structured
 MacLoggerDX Version 6.31 released
 Dog Park Software is pleased to announce that version 6.31 of MacLoggerDX has been released
 UK Amateur Radio Full Licence Study Group
 The Online Amateur Radio Community (OARC) hosts a full licence study group within its community that is open to all
 ARRL to Award John Devoldere, ON4UN, Memorial Plaque for ARRL 160-Meter Contest
 
 Launch Window for AMSAT's RadFxSat-2 / Fox-1E Opens on December 19
 
 The launch that will carry AMSAT’s RadFxSat-2 / Fox-1E CubeSat into orbit will likely take place later this month. Virgin Orbit has announced that the launch window for their LauncherOne Launch Demo 2 mission, which will carry the AMSAT spacecraft into orbit, opens on December 19. RadFxSat-2 is the fifth and final Fox-1 satellite built by AMSAT. Like RadFxSat / Fox-1B (now AMSAT-OSCAR 91RadFxSat... WX1AW and WX4NHC will be On the Air for SKYWARN Recognition Day 2020
 
 Setup Packetradio on a Raspberry
 Technical Reference/Raspberry Pi
 A quik guide to install direwolf, bpq and jnos on  a Raspberry Pi. if you follow the instructions in the examples you should get it to work. You only need to adjust the configuration files direwolf.conf, bpq32.cfg, autoexec.nos
 Radio Emma Toc World Service - schedule
 Programme Contents - 60 minute show this month with a look at - dramatic events heard on the radio
 EURAO Newsletter December 2020
 EURAO Newsletter comes out quarterly, either in pdf format and as a website. Spread the word!
 
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