Mark Stillman, KA3JUJ, Appointed as New Delaware Section Manager
Mark Stillman, KA3JUJ, of Newark, Delaware, has been appointed as ARRL Delaware Section Manager. He succeeds Bill Duveneck, KB3KYH, who had served since 2014. Duveneck has moved out of the Delaware Section. ARRL Radiosport and Field Services Manager Bart Jahnke, W9JJ, appointed Stillman after consulting with ARRL Atlantic Division Director Tom Abernethy, W3TOM. The appointment is effective immed...
N5FXX - Ham Radio News and more
Ham Radio News and more by N5FXX - Lubbock, Texas
Beaufort Radio Amateur Group
This site is about Amateur Radio Clubs in our general area. We are here to promote Ham Radio and the Clubs in South Carolina that do the same.
How to use Aircraft Scatter
Operating Modes/Aircraft scatter
Showing aircraft scatter reception in action.
Electronics hoarder collection goes to auction
Someone's huge collection of amateur electronics kits (many with radio projects ) are going to auction
SAQ Grimeton transmission on October 24
On United Nations Day, October 24, the SAQ Very Low Frequency transmitter in Grimeton, Sweden, will again send out a message to the whole world on 17.2 kHz CW
Belgium suspends ham radio exams
The communication regulator in Belgium, BIPT, has announced that because of the current COVID-19 situation, the safety of candidates and BIPT staff in the examination rooms can no longer be guaranteed
7-CALL Amateur Radio Club
Monthly result in this period is 1,697 QSOs including 265 DX QSOs. Thank you for calling us from all over the world!
FCC orders amateur access to 3.5 GHz band to 'sunset'
Despite vigorous and continuing opposition from ARRL and others, the FCC has ordered the "sunsetting" of the 3.3 - 3.5-GHz amateur radio secondary spectrum allocation
FCC Orders Amateur Access to 3.5 GHz Band to “Sunset”
2020 ARRL Southern Florida Section Convention will be Live this Weekend
The ARRL Southern Florida Section Convention, hosted by the 55th annual Melbourne Hamfest, will take place this weekend with COVID-19 precautions in place. The Melbourne Hamfest, sponsored by the Platinum Coast Amateur Radio Society (PCARS), will take place Friday and Saturday, October 9 and 10, at the Melbourne Auditorium, 625 E. Hibiscus Boulevard. “PCARS is planning all the social distancing ...
Northern New Jersey Section Manager Steve Ostrove, K2SO, SK
ARRL Northern New Jersey Section Manager (SM) Steve Ostrove, K2SO, of Elizabeth, New Jersey, died on October 2. An ARRL Life Member, he was 74. His career was in the pharmaceutical industry, and he was the CEO of Ostrove Associates Inc and author of Aspects in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing. Ostrove served as an Assistant Section Manager in Northern New Jersey since 2009, and was the Section Emer...
Aircraft Scatter Operations
Operating Modes/Aircraft scatter
QSO Procedure for Airplane Reflections, Reporting system and procedure, confirmation procedure and requirements for a complete QSO
Jamboree-on-the-Air and CQ Hou Koers
In South Africa, the annual Jamboree-on-the-Air and CQ Hou Koers activities take place over the weekend of 17th and 18th October.
SpaceX’s Starlink success secures US military contract for custom satellites
SpaceX has won $149 million from the Space Development Agency (SDA) to leverage the successes of its Starlink constellation and build custom satellites for the US Department of Defense (DoD).
EANET Sprint Contest 2020
After the great welcome of the previous editions, it comes again the 'sprint contest' version of the same name Award, devoted to the "Radio Clubs of the World". It will be on November 8 from 08:00 to 12:00 UTC
Register now for free Online AMSAT-UK Colloquium – Open To All
The Online AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium takes place this Sunday, October 11 and features a great line-up of speakers. This free event is open to all
Hurricane Delta Prompts Activations of Hurricane Watch Net, WX4NHC, SATERN
The Hurricane Watch Net (HWN), WX4NHC at the National Hurricane Center (NHC), and The Salvation Army’s SATERN have announced activations for Hurricane Delta, the latest Atlantic storm. The HWN moved to its Alert Level 4 on Wednesday and is now running on 14.325 MHz. WX4NHC monitors the same frequency to gather “ground truth” reports from radio amateurs that may assist NHC forecasters. As of 120...
British Columbia Radio Amateur Hears Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
According to a Spaceweather.com report, Scott Tilley, VE7TIL, in British Columbia, Canada, received a signal from the NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO), flying just 274 kilometers (about 170 miles) above the red planet’s surface. The signal was an X-band carrier containing no data or telemetry. “Its purpose is to allow for Doppler tracking,” Tilley explained. “The rapid change in pitch of ...
Solar Physicist Predicts a Slightly Better Solar Cycle 25
Solar physicist Leif Svalgaard of the W.W. Hansen Experimental Physics Laboratory at Stanford University has predicted a maximum sunspot number of 128 ±10, slightly better than Solar Cycle 24. “The overall average is 132 ±47 (median 124),” he said. “None of these numbers are substantially different, so one could perhaps just go with the ‘wisdom of the crowd.’ All predictions that we consider hav...
VE2CEV Club Radio Amateur du Sud Ouest
Z-Match 100 and mini Z-Match
Antennas/Tuners
This is a antenna tuner with wide range tuning for antennas with a Z of + 50 Ohms on all the HF bands.
IOTA News from the Deutscher Amateur Radio Club
Weekly IOTA News - compiled by Andreas, DK5ON of the Deutscher Amateur Radio Club
Radio signals from Mars
This week, an amateur radio operator in British Columbia picked up a radio signal ... from Mars
U.K. Airwave network likely to operate until 2024 due to ESN delays
The U.K. Home Office said that Airwave network likely will not be turned off until at least the beginning of 2024 due to delays with the Emergency Services Network (ESN)
Dominican Republic: Request for virtual ham radio exams
On October 2, the telecommunications regulator INDOTEL convened the clubs of the Dominican Republic to a public hearing on the regulations for the amateur radio service
Behiye's Space Adventure
Behiye Esma Öte became interested in amateur radio at the age of 11 but the age restriction in Turkey meant she had to wait until she was 13 before getting her licence TA5ABO in 2018
Two More Astronauts Earn Amateur Radio Licenses
Although the lockdown of Johnson Space Center (JSC) postponed amateur radio training and licensing over the past 7 months, NASA ISS Ham Project Coordinator Kenneth Ransom, N5VHO, was able to work with all of the new astronaut-class graduates, as well as offer some refresher courses with already-licensed astronauts. Licensed astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) may operate the on-...
Amateur Radio Weekly
Sent every Saturday, Amateur Radio Weekly is an email newsletter containing links to the most relevant news, projects, technology, and events happening in Ham Radio
PAC-12 Antenna modification
Antennas/Portable
A Multiband Slinky Coil for the PAC-12 portable Antenna, can be used also as a dual PAC-12 dipole by James Bennett
Turn your BBC MicroBIT into a CW Transceiver
The BBC micro:bit is a pocket-sized computer that introduces you to how software and hardware work together
ARISS multi-point telebridge contact with school in USA
As announced, an ARISS educational school contact is planned for Chris Cassidy KF5KDR with students at McConnell Middle School, Loganville, GA, USA
SARL QRP Contest
The forth QRP Contest for 2020 takes place from 12:00 to 15:00 UTC Saturday 10th October 2020 with CW and SSB activity using 5 Watts or less
Ofcom to introduce new spectrum licence conditions
Ofcom is introducing new licence conditions for spectrum users, to ensure their equipment continues to operate within international electromagnetic field (EMF) guidelines
Slow Scan TV from the ISS
Slow Scan TV (SSTV) transmissions are scheduled from the International Space Station (ISS)
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