Norway's NRRL has announced it is supporting the Dxpedition 3Y0J to Bouvet Island (Bouvetøya) in November 2022
A translation of the post reads:
Following an application from 3Y0J, NRRL's Executive Board has decided to financially support DXpedisjonen 3Y0J to Bouvetøya in November 2022. 20.000.
In connection with the decision to support the DX, the NRRL's Executive Board states: "This high-profile DX commission is of great interest to radio amateurs around the world. The DXpedition is suffered by Norwegian radio amateurs and takes place from the Norwegian subantarctic area with a Norwegian call sign. The Executive Boa
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The very first Svalbard QO-100 Satellite DX-Pedition will take place April 22-24, 2022 from Kapp Linné – Isfjord Radio at 78° North.
They will operate two QO-100 satellite stations under the callsigns JW0W and JW100QO, while JW0X will be used by another team for contacts on shortwave.
With QO-100 only 3° above the horizon, Kap Linné was the only suitable place in the area with Svalbard at the edge of the satellite footprint. Looking for a suitable location to stay and getting there, is one of the biggest challenges and cost drivers for the team.
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) and amateur radio have a lot in common; both utilise the magic of radio. For the last 90 years this magic has informed, entertained, saved lives and brought people together. Our world is a smaller place thanks to the magic of radio.
On the 6th of June, 2004, two Brazilian amateurs Roland, PY4ZBZ and Arnaldo, PY4BL made a historic contact on 40m. The distance was not particularly significant, only 70 km, but the mode was.
Using 2.1 kHz bandwidth, so it could fit within an amateur radio SSB transmission, they used software created by Swiss amateur Francesco, HB9TLK to make the very first HamDream exchange.
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The RSGB have announced the Services Map on their website is to be removed
In a tweet dated January 28, 2022, the Society said:
"Whilst it was appreciated by members as a useful tool when it was launched, we have been aware for a while that the Services Map is out of date. Today the Board Chair ha
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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).
This will be a Multipoint Telebridge Contact via Amateur Radio between the ISS and students fromLewis Center for Educational Research. Students will take turns asking their questions of ISS Astronaut Thomas Marshburn, amateur radio call sign KE5HOC, during the ARISS radio contact. The downlink frequency for this contact is 145.800 MHZ and may be heard by listeners that are within the ISS-footprint that also encomp
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Nasa has caught sight of an explosion more than 100 million km from Earth.
The explosion was a solar flare — a powerful burst of energy on the sun— that was caught by Nasa’s sun-observing Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) on January 20.
Nasa’s Solar Dynamics Observatory watches the sun constantly and captured an image of the event. The images show the solar flare as a bright flash on the right side of the sun.
Solar flares and eruptions can impact radio communications, electric power grids and navigation signals on Earth. They can also pose risks to spacecraft and astronauts.
The following was posted on the 3Y0J FaceBook page by Ken, LA7GIA, on January 22nd, with pictures and videos
Today the 3Y0J team spent a full day offshore @ Ulsteinvik, Norway . Together with Captain Arnt Skinnes and his 3 crew members on Stero we tested the unmanned zodiak landing, where the purpose is to land zodiak with equipment in a safe way.
We drove 16h with car from Oslo to the 3Y0J test site. During the testing Stero ended up in rescuing a FRC boat drifting with broken engine in heavy sea. This cut short our testing a bit but further testing will be carried out in our mission to activate this rare #2 DXCC Bouvet island. After a successful weekend we return home and
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Two spacecraft comprised of wood or using wooden framing are hoping to launch this year and next. One will carry an amateur radio payload.
WISA Woodsat, a Finnish spacecraft that planned to include an amateur radio payload, was forced to postpone its announced launch target from 2021 to 2022 after the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) Amateur Satellite Frequency Coordination system turned away its request to use amateur radio frequencies.
"I regret to inform you that IARU is not in a position to support the WISA Woodsat Coordination request,” the coordinator said. "The main reason is that the primary mission doesn’t se
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WWFF, World Wide Flora and Fauna in Amateur Radio is a long standing award scheme internationally and has more than 26,000 Protected Flora and Fauna (PFF) areas worldwide which are registered in the WWFF Directory.
The EI Flora and Fauna Award scheme, which is affiliated to the international scheme, has has been active since January 1st this year led by coordinator and awards manager Jer EI3HGB and Declan EI9HQLog Manager.
There are over 250 areas defined by the National Parks and Wildlife service and you can find all the necessary information on eiffirl.wordpress.com. Planning is underway for an activity over the four day St. Patricks Day weekend and amateurs are asked to
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Radio amateurs from St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region will activate the following special event/memorial stations R900DM (QSL via RC1C), R900DV (via the Bureau), R900RO and R900BL (QSL via UF1M) between now and January 31st.
Activity is to commemorate/dedicate the 78th anniversary of full removal of enemy blockade of Leningrad and 77th anniversary Victories of the Soviet people in the Second World War.
Operations will be on various HF bands and is good towards a FREE "Blockade" diploma (see, ... Читать дальше »
In terms of Rule 8.9, the SARL Annual Financial Statements for the Year ended 30 June 2021 were uploaded to the SARL web site on Friday 21 January 2022.
Members have thirty (30) days to consider the accounts, whereafter an electronic vote will take place from 00:01 CAT on Monday 21 February 2022 and will close at 23:59 CAT on Thursday 3 March 2022.
Details about the voting will be published in SARL News closer to the time. Before downloading any document, please read the SARL Communication dated 21 January 2022 very carefully.
Winter is in full swing, but so far here in Connecticut, other than a few really cold nights, we have had a very mild time. I want all of the clubs' presidents to think about what seems to be a common theme across the country. Many clubs have a new slate of officers, some old and some new. Many clubs are collecting dues for the next year
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AMSAT-EA Mission Manager Felix EA4GQS provides an update on the status of the EASAT-2 and HADES satellites launched on January 13, 2021
We confirm the reception of both EASAT-2 and HADES, as well as the decoding of telemetry and the FM recorded voice beacon with the callsign AM5SAT of the first one. EASAT-2 appears to be working well except for the deployment of the antennas, something that appa
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