The surprising way solar storms beach whales
Space weather isn't just for humans. Whales are experiencing it, too
A working scale model of a HF curtain
A working scale model of an HF curtain array antenna is on display at the National Voice of America (VOA) Museum of Broadcasting in West Chester, Ohio
Ofcom EMF Consultation: RSGB release briefing paper
Following the launch of an Ofcom public consultation on Electromagnetic Field (EMF) exposure the RSGB has released a briefing paper for all UK radio amateurs
I0-5639/FR SWL Blog
Shortwave listener blog from near Rome Italy
M0SCG-Sands Contest Group
Diary of a small contest group
G0HWC New Ham Shack
Pictures of the restructuring of the ham shack starting from an existing garage. Changes includes isolation of walls and roof and rebuilding of the radio table.
W3VC - Carnegie Tech Radio Club
Pittsburgh, PA
Wuxi Venus Information Technology
Shopping and Services/Regional/Asia
Wuxi Venus Information Technology is an amateur radio devices dealer in China, source for high end, high performance RF products,Control products,APRS products and Commercial products. It provides a variety of solutions to the antennas systems, APRS,electronics kits and electronics components
PerthTech
PerthTech is a premiere annual Australian Amateur Radio event.
The day of technical presentations is on Saturday 2nd May, with practical workshops on Sunday 3rd May
2020 National Convention Booklet
The SARL 2020 National Convention Booklet is available for download from the League web site. Click on the link on the front page or visit the AGM Documents page
Royal Netherlands Army's Belize operation
Look for the 11 Airmobile Brigade from the Royal Netherlands Army and Radiosquad to be active as V31FX
AM QSO PARTY in Europe, the results are in!
The results are in for last month's very first AM Europe QSO PARTY
Congratulations to the winners of each section and thank you to those who submitted a log. There were over a 100 stations heard or worked in the event, but few logs submitted
Can mobile networks connect first responders in remote areas?
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has published an article that looks at the challanges of providing communications in remote areas
Ofcom stops issuing short Full Calls
Since the middle of 2018 those passing the RSGB exam for the Full licence have been able to apply for short call signs such as M5xx, this has provided a major incentive to upgrade to Full
ARRL Seeks a New Chief Executive Officer
ARRL is seeking an experienced radio amateur to be Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at its headquarters in Newington, Connecticut. The CEO is the top compensated employee in ARRL’s management structure and oversees all operations in collaboration with the President and the Board of Directors, in accordance with ARRL’s Articles of Association, Bylaws, and Board policies. The successful candidate wi...
All about Lightning protection
Thierry LOMBRY, ON4SKY, gives advice to amateurs about lightning protection of an hamshack, including pictures and links.
BFRR
The Belarussian Federation of Radioamateurs and Radiosportsmen (BFRR), the member society of International Amateur Radio Union (IARU). HQ is based in Minsk city, Belarus
ASVARO
Association of Silicon Valley Amateur Radio Organizations.
ASVARO is a California non-profit public benefit educational corporation (501(c)(3)) dedicated to supporting amateur radio for education and public service. Located in the Silicon Valley of California
LY4A Daily Dx News
LY4A contest station ,hamradio ,contesting,DX News,DX Info.
SJVARA
A small amateur radio club located in northern Maine along the Saint John River.
HamBuilder
Shopping and Services/Kits and Components
Amateur radio kits dealer, online shop for ham radio transceiver kits.
John Moyle Memorial Field Day 2020
This is Denis Johnstone VK4AE contest manager for Australia's John Moyle Memorial Field Day 2020 with a reminder that the contest will be held from 0100 UTC on Saturday 21st March to UTC 0059 Sunday 22nd March 2020
WIA Annual Conference 2020
There is no fear of this conference being cancelled due to corona virus! Even though we did have 130 cruise ships stop in Hobart over the 2019/20 season!. The WIA Annual Conference 2020 is only two months away and is shaping up to be one to remember
Book now for the SARL Symposium
The SARL Unlocking Amateur Radio Technology Symposium, will be held at the Wanderers conference centre in Illovo, Johannesburg on 3 April starting with registration at 13:00 and the symposium at 14:00. The event will be followed by a cocktail finger supper at 18:30
SolderSmoke Podcast available
Bill Meara M0HBR / N2CQR has released another Soldersmoke podcast and asks listeners to let him know how you listen to it
Software-Defined Everything
Lead software developer Kate Temkin and radio amateur Michael Ossmann AD0NR gave a presentation at the Hackaday Superconference in November
MacDoppler Version 2.33 released
Dog Park Software is pleased to announce that MacDoppler Version 2.33 has been released
How Much Do You Really Know About Communications Electronics?
In Electronic Design, Lou Frenzel W5LEF says good way for electronic enginneers to start learning about communications electronics is to get an amateur radio license
ISWL callsigns for March 2020
The following International Short Wave League (ISWL) club callsigns will be used throughout the month of March 2020
Distracted Driving Regulations in Canada update
In light of the recent decision by the Ontario Ministry of Transportation to make permanent the exemption for handheld two-way radios for commercial drivers and Amateur Radio operators, we have reviewed the regulations in Canada and, to the best of our knowledge, the exemptions in all other provinces and territories are “permanent” (i.e., with no defined end date)
AMSAT Cites Need for Adequate Spectrum in Opposing Deletion of 3.4 GHz Band
FCC Turns Down Amateur Licensee’s Appeal
In a Memorandum Opinion and Order (MO&O) released on February 20, the FCC turned down an appeal by William F. Crowell, W6WBJ, of Diamond Springs, California, of an Administrative Law Judge’s (ALJ) dismissal of Crowell’s amateur radio license renewal application. Chief ALJ Richard L. Sippel, ruled in 2018 that Crowell “failed to prosecute his application by refusing to attend a hearing scheduled...
Partially Submerged NEMO-1 WSPR Buoy Retrieved by Fishing Boat
The NEMO-1 WSPR buy buoy launched by AMSAT-Argentina (AMSAT-LU) on January 30 was retrieved 12 days later by a fishing vessel. The buoy transmitted WSPR on 14.095.6 MHz and APRS on VHF FM using the call sign LU7AA. The captain of the tuna vessel Juan Pablo II considered that the buoy was partially submerged, decided to retrieve it, and informed AMSAT-LU. The NEMO-1 traveled another 8 days aboard...
Coronavirus Fears Postpone Another DXpedition
Interruption to Internet Access at ARRL Headquarters Scheduled for March 4
As part of ARRL Headquarters’ transition to new internet service providers, an interruption of internet access at ARRL Headquarters is set for Wednesday, March 4, starting at 2300 UTC. The interruption will last no longer than 4 hours. During the work period, these services will be unavailable: - Logbook of The World (LoTW)
- Online DXCC
- International Grid Chase Archive
- National Parks on the Air Arch...
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