A most excellent week with the weekend being exceptional. So many stations could be top dogs but TU5PCT (Ivory Coast), Z21A (Zimbabwe), ZF2OO (Cayman Islands) and VP8ADR (Falkland Is) really stand out. But there are many, many more.
ARISS Europe and ARISS USA teams plan to perform special SSTV Experiments on February 20 using a new SSTV digital coding scheme. The downlink from the International Space Station will be 437.800 MHz FM
Artist Sian Fan is collaborating with Chelmsford Museum to create Forecast22 – Birth of British Broadcasting, an immersive digital model of the Marconi Writtle Hut, where groundbreaking 2MT radio broadcasts started on February 14, 1922
Interdisciplinary artist Sian will scan the Writtle Hut using Lidar technology to create a virtual 3D version of the building and its contents, including a replica of the 2MT transmitter and the piano used in the original 1922 broadcasts. The immersive, interactive model will blend historic content from museum curators with present day performances and contributions from the Chelmsford community, producing a new interpretation of this famous space. ... Читать дальше »
Hellenic Post (ELTA) has released a special set of four postage stamps featuring amateur radio in Greece
A post by the national amateur radio society of Greece (RAAG) says:
We would like to inform you that, on the occasion of the opening of the Radiocommunications Station of the General Secretariat for Telecommunications and Post of the Ministry of Digital Governance, the Hellenic Post will release a booklet of 4 Self-Adhesive Personal Stamps which will be available from Tuesday, February 15, 2022.
"When all else fails, amateur radio is there,” says Mike Manshack, public information coordinator for the American Radio Relay League.
The League is hosting its annual Hamfest fundraiser Feb. 26 at the Orange County Convention & Expo Center from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The event is $8 for anyone over the age of 12 years old.
"We usually have averaged 400 people who like to visit the Hamfest every year and our goal is to interest the youth into joining the amateur radio world,” said M
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Corey Ruth, KD3CR, was a speaker in last August’s QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo, with a presentation titled, HF in an HOA: The BBTD Attic Antenna.
His presentation captured my attention because Corey is a relatively new ham, living in an HOA, an immigrant to the United States, and using an antenna that for all intents and purposes, was too good to be true.
You will hear in this interview that my conversion from being a skeptic to a believer is complete.
I know that you will find this interview with KD3CR very intere
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The RSGB Contest Committee has released the latest results for the popular 144 MHz FT-8 Activity Nights which are held on the 1st Wednesday of each month from 1900-2100 GMT, best DX was 1402 km
The latest event was held on February 2 and the Contest Committee say:
Thwarted in 2021 by the pandemic, HamCation roared back to life Friday. Attendee traffic was heavy all around the Central Florida Fairgrounds in Orlando, despite Friday being historically a 'slow' day, with hams visiting vendors, shopping the flea market, socializing, and enjoying other hamfest activities
The ARRL floor area was busy throughout the day, with staff, officers, and volunteers serving current and prospective members in several areas, including membership, clubs, contesting, and more.
One popular attraction was the ARRL Lab section, where attendees could have their handheld transceivers tested by ARRL lab personnel and volunteers, to verify power output and measure out-of-band ha
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TheJS8 QSO Party is a chance to get on the air with JS8 and make some contacts every month. Whether you like a quick exchange or a long rag-chew, this event is for you. We have a lot of great, patient operators in the group, so the environment should be very welcoming!
The party is an all-day event held monthly on the Second Saturday of the month (unless the schedule is modified for a particular event). Each month will have a theme or goal.
The organisers of the Saint Patrick’s Day Award are excited to announce the launch of a new web page where visitors can learn everything they need to know about the Saint Patrick’s day award.
On the new page, you will also find the simple registration form to be completed by all participants in this year’s festivities which will b
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NBC Montana TV News reports that in January radio amateurs conducted a training exercise to help mitigate potential emergency situations
Amateur radio operators from all over the world spent a weekend in late January making contact with each other. The real time event was a training exercise to help mitigate potential emergency situations.
Join us over the weekend of 12th-13th February for the second Radio Caroline North broadcast of 2022, live from our radio ship Ross Revenge. You'll hear some fine music from the 60s – early 90s, plus you can enter our on-air competition to win Hotel Chocolat 'Bring on the Bubbly Collections', kindly sponsored by Addo Addison from Royston, Herts. Listen in on 648 AM in the South and South-East, on 1368 AM in the North and North-West courtesy of our friends at Manx Radio, on the Radio Caroline app and around the world online here (via the Manx AM Radio Player). We'd love to hear from you during the broadcast via memories@radiocaroline.co.uk and remember, it's the only email address that gets you straight through to our 'Nort
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Preparations are well underway for the GI-QRP convention in association with the GQRP Club.
The Convention will take place on the 25th of June 2022 at the Tandragee Golf Club, 11 Markethill Road, Tandragee, Craigavon BT62 2ER, doors open at 9 am
Presentations start at 10 am there will be Lectures/Seminars, a series of Build-A-Thons, Special Interest Groups, Talk-In, Trade Stands, Prize Draw/Raffle, Cate
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Запуск РН «Rocket 3.3» компании Astra Space cо стартовой площадки «Launch Complex 46» базы ВВС США на мысе Канаверал во Флориде, намеченный на 7 февраля 2022 года, не состоялся из-за аварийного отключения двигателя после зажигания. Отключение произошло из-за обнаружения небольшого отклонения в телеметрии. Следующая попытка запуска состоится не раньше 9 февраля 2022 года. Стартовое окно откроется в 21:00 МСК (18:00 UTC) и продлится 3 часа.
«JAS-2 (FO-29)» — японский радиолюбительский космический аппарат (КА), который разработан и собран Японской лигой любительского радио. Спутник успешно запущен 17 августа 1996 года на РН «H-II» из Космического центра Танэгасима (Япония) на орбиту высотой 801 x 1321 км. Масса спутника — 50 кг. Мощность SSB/CW транспондера составляет 1 вт.
Tickets are on sale now for the upcoming QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo on March 12-13, 2022. It’s an amazing experience for anybody that wants to improve their amateur radio knowledge and get exposed to new ideas, cutting edge ham radio technology, and practical operating and building techniques. And there is no need to travel - anyone can participate from their home or office! Information and tickets can be found at https://www.qsotodayhamexpo.com.
Here are some Expo highlights that we want to share with you:
ARRL сообщает, что исследование древних массивных солнечных бурь предполагает необходимость подготовки к следующим
, говорят в ARRL:
прошлой осенью произошло множество мощных солнечных вспышек класса X, когда активность 25-го солнечного цикла возросла. Джон Джонс, N0JK, осветил это событие в своей первой колон
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At AMSAT’s request, NASA has "de-manifested” the GOLF-TEE CubeSat from the ELaNa-46 mission. ELaNa is NASA’s Educational Launch of Satellites program. ELaNa-46 was expected to launch no earlier than 2022.
AMSAT said COVID-related restrictions and supply chain disruptions affecting both AMSAT’s vendors and team have put AMSAT’s ability to meet the mission integration timeline at high risk. Puns aside, GOLF acronym stands for Greater Orbit, Larger Footprint, while "TEE” stands for Technology Exploration Environment.
This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by F8DVD, LU4DXU, LU5BE, OK1HH, OZ2I, 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.
Greetings from Taranto (Puglia, in the South of Italy),
I have now the pleasure to send you DX FANZINE, Edition No. 101 - of JANUARY 2022 which includes not only its usual columns of "Loggings” and "QSL review" but also "The Mosquito Coast" DX News edited by Robert Wilkner.
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 organisers of the Saint Patrick’s Day Award are excited to announce the launch of a new web page where visitors can learn everything they need to know about the Saint Patrick’s day award.
