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Hurricane Redux: Amateur Radio Community Goes on Alert for Maria

Published: 18/09/2017

Caribbean Island residents and the Amateur Radio community have hardly had a chance to catch a breath from Hurricane Irma as recovery operations continue, but now Hurricane Maria is knocking on the do ... Read more

Source: www.arrl.org
New Plymouth Amateur Radio Celebrates 90 Years On Air:

Published: 18/09/2017

Ninety years is a long time to ride a wave. An airwave that is. This month a group of amateur radio operators in New Plymouth is getting set to celebrate 90 years of keeping in touch with each other a ... Read more

Source: www.eham.net
A Texas Homage to Amelia Earhart's Around-the-World Flight:

Published: 17/09/2017

Exactly 80 years after Amelia Earhart attempted her round-the-world flight, the solo journey has finally been completed in a single-engine aircraft for the first time, ending in Kestrel Airpark in San ... Read more

Source: www.eham.net

The Great Antenna Analyzer Bake Off, Part I

Published: 16/09/2017

For years, I’ve wanted to gather a bunch of hams and compare antenna analyzers. Today, at long last, I got the chance to do this. After the monthly ARROW breakfast, nine of us including Bruce KE ... Read more

Source: www.kb6nu.com
St. Croix Amateur Radio Club Supports Irma Response in US Virgin Islands

Published: 16/09/2017

Amateur Radio volunteers from the St. Croix Amateur Radio Club are supporting the Hurricane Irma response at the Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency (VITEMA), utilizing 60-meter ban ... Read more

Source: www.arrl.org
WIA Team Compete in Overseas ARDF Events:

Published: 16/09/2017

Amateur Radio Direction Finding (ARDF) competitions in the USA, and at the IARU Region 3 championship in Mongolia - saw the WIA Team win a swag of medals. Ewen VK3OW, Jenelle VK3FJTE and Jack VK3WWW w ... Read more

Source: www.eham.net

'Sergio and Sergei' Ron Perlman On True Story of Cosmonaut Trapped In Space

Published: 16/09/2017

From writing partners Ernesto and Marta Daranas and directed by the former, Sergio and Sergei is one of the most unusual, intriguing comedies to premiere at the Toronto Film Festival this year. A Cuba ... Read more

Source: www.eham.net
When Natural -- or Any -- Disaster Strikes, Being Prepared Matters:

Published: 16/09/2017

(TNS) -- Earthquakes, floods, fires, wind storms, oh my. These are just a few examples of the potential natural disasters that could hit Ridgecrest and the Indian Wells Valley. In light of the afterma ... Read more

Source: www.eham.net
VK6ARN NewsWest for Sunday 17 Sept 2017:

Published: 15/09/2017

VK6ARN NewsWest for Sunday 17 Sept 2017: Read more

Source: www.eham.net

FCC Opens 630/2200-Meter Bands; Stations Must Notify UTC Before Operating:

Published: 15/09/2017

The FCC has announced that the Office of Management and Budget has approved, for 3 years, the information-collection requirement of the Commission's March 29 Report and Order that spelled out Amateur ... Read more

Source: www.eham.net
Enigma Reloaded Event Returns on September 22

Published: 15/09/2017

The 4th running of the Enigma Reloaded operating event will get under way on September 22 and continue until September 30. Sponsored by the A.R.I. Fidenza Radio Club , the event celebrates the history ... Read more

Source: www.arrl.org
New 10-GHz Earth-Moon-Earth World Record Set

Published: 15/09/2017

A new 10-GHz Earth-Moon-Earth (EME or moon bounce) world record has been set. On September 9, Rex Moncur, VK7MO, and Jim Malone, WA3LBI, completed a 18,949.4-kilometer contact using QRA64D . This exte ... Read more

Source: www.arrl.org

Here's Where Cold War 'Numbers Stations' Broadcast Spies' Secret Codes:

Published: 15/09/2017

IF YOU TUNED into just the right shortwave radio frequency in the 1970s, you might hear a creepy computerized voice reading out a string of numbers. It was the Cold War, and the coded messages were ru ... Read more

Source: www.eham.net
FMRE National Emergency Net Active in Mexico

Published: 14/09/2017

In view of the arrival of Hurricane Max on the coast of Guerrero, Mexico, the FMRE National Emergency Net has activated as of 1300 local time. The net requests support from stations with the ability t ... Read more

Source: www.arrl.org
Not All “Intruders” on Ham Bands are Illegal — But a Lot of Them Are

Published: 14/09/2017

The monthly newsletter of the International Amateur Radio Union Region 1 Monitoring Service (IARUMS) typically makes for some interesting reading. While the reports that come from more than two dozen ... Read more

Source: www.arrl.org

Emergency Preparedness Fair in Milpitas on Saturday:

Published: 14/09/2017

In an effort to help prepare residents for the unthinkable, the Milpitas Fire Department's Office of Emergency Services will host a variety of agencies at its Emergency Preparedness Fair at Civic Cent ... Read more

Source: www.eham.net
Offaly Telescope Detects Huge Explosions On the Sun:

Published: 14/09/2017

The new LOFAR telescope in Birr, Co. Offaly, has detected an explosion on the sun, an event that could result in a visible aurora in our skies tonight, Wednesday, September 14. A similar event last we ... Read more

Source: www.eham.net
Videos offer tips on learning Morse Code

Published: 14/09/2017

My Twitter feed yesterday included the following: LIDS CW Club @lids_cw What five tips would you pass on to people trying to learn CW? Scott (KW4JM) shares his suggestions… youtube.com/watch?v=7 ... Read more

Source: www.kb6nu.com

App notes and white papers from Rohde & Schwarz

Published: 14/09/2017

Rohde & Schwarz (R&S) has been in business for 80 years, and is one of the pre-eminent test and measurement companies. As such, they have a lot of expertise that they can share with electronic ... Read more

Source: www.kb6nu.com
Ham Talk Live #81 -- VoA Museum Celebration:

Published: 14/09/2017

TONIGHT at 9 PM Eastern on Ham Talk Live!, the guys from the National Voice of America Museum of Broadcasting in West Chester, Ohio stop by to talk about the new Powel Crosley exhibit and their big ga ... Read more

Source: www.eham.net
Seven Massive Solar Flares Have Erupted from Furious Sunspot In Seven Days:

Published: 14/09/2017

The sun blasted out seven massive solar flares in as many days in an extraordinary period of space weather that has sparked stunning geomagnetic storms above the earth. Between September 4 and Septemb ... Read more

Source: www.eham.net

#amateurradio

Hurricane Redux: Amateur Radio Community Goes on Alert for Maria

New Plymouth Amateur Radio Celebrates 90 Years On Air:

A Texas Homage to Amelia Earhart's Around-the-World Flight:

The Great Antenna Analyzer Bake Off, Part I

St. Croix Amateur Radio Club Supports Irma Response in US Virgin Islands

WIA Team Compete in Overseas ARDF Events:

'Sergio and Sergei' Ron Perlman On True Story of Cosmonaut Trapped In Space

When Natural -- or Any -- Disaster Strikes, Being Prepared Matters:

VK6ARN NewsWest for Sunday 17 Sept 2017:

FCC Opens 630/2200-Meter Bands; Stations Must Notify UTC Before Operating:

Enigma Reloaded Event Returns on September 22

New 10-GHz Earth-Moon-Earth World Record Set

Here's Where Cold War 'Numbers Stations' Broadcast Spies' Secret Codes:

FMRE National Emergency Net Active in Mexico

Not All “Intruders” on Ham Bands are Illegal — But a Lot of Them Are

Emergency Preparedness Fair in Milpitas on Saturday:

Offaly Telescope Detects Huge Explosions On the Sun:

Videos offer tips on learning Morse Code

App notes and white papers from Rohde & Schwarz

Ham Talk Live #81 -- VoA Museum Celebration:

Seven Massive Solar Flares Have Erupted from Furious Sunspot In Seven Days:

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