01/07/2020 Tickets for three traditional dinners held in association with the 2020 Dayton Hamvention® in May are now available — the DX Dinner, the Top Band Dinner, and the Contest Dinner. DX Dinner The 35th annual DX Dinner, sponsored by the SouthWest Ohio DX Association (SWODXA), will take place on …
Read More »Fox-in-a-Box download updated
Writing on the Amsat-BB, Burns Fisher WB1FJ says:The download website, http://burnsfisher.com/AMSAT/FoxInABox now contains the SD card image, FIAB-distro8-V1.08w.zip. This file, when unzipped and written to a 16Gb SD card will give you the latest software for FoxTelem and will run on a Raspberry Pi 4. This is an image of …
Read More »Electrical Safety and Syllabus Item 8A2
Changes to The IET Wiring Regulations (BS7671), now at 18th edition, affect syllabus item 8A2 in the Safety section in all three levels of the amateur radio examination syllabus Details can be found on the RSGB Syllabus 2019 Updates page at https://rsgb.org/main/clubs-training/for-trainers/syllabus-2019/syllabus-2019-updates/ The IET Wiring Regulations BS7671:2018 https://electrical.theiet.org/bs-7671/
Read More »High Speed Telegraphy Championships 2020
The main event this year is the 17th IARU HST World Championship.It will take place August 20-24 The IARU Region 1 site reports: The venue will be Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia and the event center will be hotel Grand Hill, Ulaanbaatar. Web page under construction, ETA end of January. Wishing to spread …
Read More »HamRadioNow: FCC proposed reallocation of the 3 (and 5) GHz band(s)
Andre Hansen K6AH, David Erickson KB5UGF and Jim Aspinwall NO1PC join David W0DHG to discuss the SPECTRUM DEFENSE and proposed changes to the amateur radio 3 GHz and 5 GHz bands These changes will affect current ARDEN networks across the nation. Below are links referenced in the show. Please …
Read More »New 2 metre filter stops interference
Many handie-talky radios suffer from severe interference from nearby transmitters, particularly on hilltop sites. Blocking is a reduction in sensitivity that can be hard to detect. When a radio is being blocked all callers (even strong ones) can appear weak or may even be undetectable. The SOTABEAMS bandpass filter is …
Read More »ARRL DX Advisory Committee is Seeking Comment on Award Criteria, DXCC Annual List
01/06/2020 The ARRL DX Advisory Committee (DXAC) is seeking feedback from members on two items as soon as possible. Email comments to your DXAC representative (list is also linked from the DXAC page). The first issue involves the question of revising 5-Band DXCC (5BDXCC) requirement to accept contacts on any five band …
Read More »ARISS Next-Generation Radio System Ready for Launch
01/06/2020 Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) reports that its first Interoperable Radio System (IORS) flight unit — serial number 1001 — has been delivered to NASA’s Johnson Space Center for launch in early March. The IORS represents the first major upgrade in ARISS equipment on the International …
Read More »IOTA news from OPDX
Island activities: AS-068. Igor, UA9KDF, will lead a team of operators to activate Rastorguyeva Island sometime in mid-March (depending on WX).No other details are available. AS-207. (NEW) Victor, UA3AKO, will lead a team of Russian Robinsonmembers to activate Kosa Dvukh Pilotov Island during sometime in the Spring. No other details …
Read More »DXCC Country/Entity Report
According to the Amateur Radio Cluster Network for the week of Sunday, 29th December, through Sunday, 5th January there were 208 countries active. Countries available: 3B8, 3D2, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4O, 4S, 4U1U, 4X, 5A, 5B, 5R, 5T, 5W, 5Z, 6Y, 7X, 8P, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9M2, …
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