ARRL reports the FCC has established April 14, 2022, as the date by which amateur radio transmissions must stop in the upper 3.45 – 3.5 GHz segment of the amateur secondary 9-centimeter band
The ARRL says:
Secondary operations are permitted to continue indefinitely in the remainder of the band, 3.3 – 3.45 GHz, pending
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Not the greatest week but Friday and Saturday were pretty good. I managed PZ5RA, Suriname on Ten Metres FT8 but spent most time on 40m FT4. Friday and Saturday were huge but depending on where you are there was some DX to the rest of the world during the week. Best of the rest 4A90MIC (Mexico), FK8IK (New Caledonia), VK4BOB (Australia), VK6AS (Australia) and of course V51MA (Namibia) ... Читать дальше »
In the aftermath of the Tonga volcanic eruption KPIX 5 News interviewed Dick Wade WM6G of the Mount Diablo Amateur Radio Club
A family got a message of hope from Tonga after massive underground volcano triggered a tsunami and wiped out the island nation's communications infrastructure. John Ramos talked to Bay Area Ham Radio operator trying to help. ... Читать дальше »
Every February 17th will mark the anniversary of the sinking of the U.S.S. Housatonic by the submarine H. L. Hunley in Charleston SC.This is the anniversary of the first successful sinking of a warship by a submarine.
The Trident Amateur Radio Club will be operating a special event station, N4HLH, on February 17th from Fort Moultrie, on Sullivan’s Island, SC.
The Chair of IARU Region 1 Spectrum Affairs, Barry Lewis G4SJH, reports on the work being done in defending the interests of the Amateur Services in the 1240-1300 MHz band
On the IARU Region 1 site he writes:
As we head into 2022 the ITU‑R and CEPT work considering the 23cm band and coexistence with the RNSS systems (GALILEO, COMPASS, GLONASS, GPS…) will continue so where have we got to and where is it heading?
The IARU has provided extensive information regarding the amateur and amateur satellite service applications in the band 1240–1300MHz as well as operational characteristics and data indicating the density of active transmitt
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The following was announced on January 11th, on the IDXC Web page (http://www.dxconvention.org/): It is with regret that the 2022 International DX Convention in Visalia, California, has been cancelled.
The convention committee of the Southern California DX Club acted in response to the current covid virus threat. We look forward to 2023. Those who had hotel reservations please contact the hotel to ensure they are canceled. Note: EVERYONE WHO HAS HOTEL RESERVATIONS, it is your responsibility to cancel your reservation as
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A new batch of AstroPi computers are up and running on board the International Space Station (ISS), set-up by ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer.
The units were shown off in September 2021 and launched aboard a SpaceX Dragon 2 freighter atop a Falcon 9 rocket in December. They are to replace the existing AstroPi units "Ed" and "Izzy" which have resided on the ISS for six years.
Maurer spent yesterday afternoon on the ISS setting up the new kit
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We are proposing to make licensing documentation more meaningful, accessible, and easier to understand. We also want to streamline our processes so that licences are easier to manage in the future.
The changes would update the structure and content of current licences to bring them into line with the style and standard terms and conditions applicable to other li
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The West Rand Amateur Radio Club reminds everybody that the Summer QRP Contest is on the air from 12:00 to 13:30 UTC on Saturday 22 January 2022 with CW and SSB activity using 5 watts or less. The first 45 minutes are restricted to the 40-meter band and the last 45 minutes on all contest bands. The exchange is a realistic RS or RST report and your 6-character grid locator.
The ARRL has long recognized that it is in the best interests of amateur radio to encourage and support amateur radio clubs. Clubs historically have recruited, licensed and trained new radio amateurs and have provided the community setting for radio amateurs to continue their education and training.
The new ARRL Foundation Club Grants program, funded by a grant from Amateur Radio Digital Communications (ARDC), will make $500,000 available to clubs, enabling them to more easily provide and expand these important services. The program will provide up to $25,000 for worthy club projects, while requests for more than that wil
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Over the years the humble 555 timer has been used in so many unexpected places, but there’s a project from [Frank Latos] which we think may be a first.
On a piece of stripboard sit a pair of 555s, and instead of the usual passives there are a set of LC circuits. This is no timer, instead it’s a CW (Morse) transmitter for the 80 metre amateur radio band.
One 555 is configured as a feedback oscillator through a toroidal transformer with a tuned circuit to set
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After a successful pilot camp program in 2021, the next camp for Youth on the Air (YOTA) in the Americas has been set for June 12 – 17, 2022. The camp will return to the National Voice of America Museum of Broadcasting in West Chester Township, Ohio.
The application period will open online on February 11. Eligible participants are amateur radio operators between the ages of 15 and 25. A total of 30 campers will be accepted. Some of the 30 spots will be reserved for campers who reside outside of the US but still in the Americas. Priority will be given to first-time attendees. Returning attendees will serve as camp leaders.
The presentation shows what the old QSL cards may reveal about the 1930s wireless technology in the Soviet Union, and describes two transmitters in use by Secret Agents in Japanese-occupied Manchuria. Was there
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This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by LU5AG, VE7KW, The Daily DX, the OPDX Bulletin, 425 DX News, DXNL, Contest Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM web sites. Thanks to all.
Смотреть Джон шиповника KG4AKV работа новое линейное спутниковое Хо-113 / только для XW-3 и поговорим о некоторых его вопросы, так что вы можете научиться работать успешно, несмотря на те вопросы,
на 25 декабря, в то время как большинство космических сообщество оживленно обсуждает Джеймс Уэбб космический телескоп (помощью) запуск в то утро, радиолюбительского спутника сообщество было также предвидеть свою собственную новый спутник запускают в тот вечер.
26 декабря в 03:11 UTC XW-3 (CAS-9) был запущен на ракете-носителе CZ-4C с космодрома Тайюань в Китае в комплекте со спутником наблюдения земли ZY-1(02E).
