Hello From Japan. My name is Kimiyasu Morikawa JJ1SXC, a ham based in Tokyo, Japan. I have released an English version of the free ham radio logging tool, “AirHamLog“.https://air-hamlog.com/?locale=en AirHamLog is different from other logging tools, as it works inside the browser. This way, users can access their logbooks from …
Read More »Cuba achieves 99% pass rate in ham radio exams
In December 210 candidates took their amateur radio exam in Cuba and 208 of them (99%) passed A favorable indicator in these exams held last December 21 and in the ones before is that the number of candidates for third category [Entry Level] and of those approving the exam remains …
Read More »GB7PY repeater stolen
GB7PY has been stolen from Madingley, Cambridge, on 23rd December at approx 2115hrs. Repeater info –Motorola SLR5500 UHFModel: R10QCGANQ1ANTanapa : PMUE4392AASerial: 478IRW1189Also stolen Teltonika RUT950 4G router. IMEI on the Router is 3516220701486502 – which has been network blocked and will therefore not work on any network now. Any information …
Read More »J69Z/K3LP – St Lucia
Message from Ernest, J69Z I was a very good friend of DAVID COLLINGHAM K3LP who is now SK. He was my Elmar in ham radio. My first CQWW contest was with David in 1996 here at my house. From then on he had held my hands throughout my radio life. …
Read More »Message from RRC President UA9OBA
Congratulations on the New Year 2020 and Christmas from RRC-HQ! Dear colleagues, dear friends! On behalf of the Council of the Russian Robinson Club I congratulate you on New Year 2020! 2019 soon concludes and goes into history: this year was filled with many radio- friendly events – among them …
Read More »Propagation Report from Hannes Coetzee, ZS6BZP
29 December, 2019 Hannes Coetzee, ZS6BZP Hannes Coetzee, ZS6BZP, reports that the solar activity is expected to remain at low levels. There are currently two small sunspots visible. If you want to do your own frequency predictions, the expected effective sunspot number for the week will be around ten. The …
Read More »All About Amateur Radio
All About Amateur Radio, a book by S Suri VU2MY which was released recently, talks about wireless communication technologies in detail The book, All About Amateur Radio, gives detailed information about amateur radio service — a two-way communication technology that has been in existence for over a century. A technology …
Read More »Satellite built by students to beam anthem from space
The Hindu reports that a satellite built by engineering students of NRI Institute of Technology (NRIIT) at Agiripalli in Krishna district is all set to beam the country’s national anthem from space, once placed in orbit. A five-member team, headed by Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE) student Kovelakar Salvendar Ghansheed …
Read More »SARL News on 80 metres on Sunday
The SARL News Team has received a request that the SARL News bulletins at 08:15 and 08:30 CAT on Sunday mornings must also be transmitted on 80 metres because the 40 metre transmission is plagued by propagation problems. Maybe a transmission on 60 metres could also be done. To do …
Read More »VK6WIA NewsWest
NewsWest for Sunday 29th December 2019 is a special edition, as it’s the last news programme for 2019. We look back at some of the highlights of the year, and also getting into the Happy New Year thing with a New Year Resolution for Amateur Radio. We wish all of …
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