On Saturday morning, Dec 28, there were at least two record-breaking 432 MHz contacts of 4163 km and then 4544 km using the popular digital mode FT8 The Netherlands Ham News service reported that at 0900 GMT on Saturday, December 28 a troposcatter contact was made between D41CV on the …

During this Holiday Season, when the spirit of giving and receiving gifts reigns high, ARISS received a special gift and delivered a phenomenal gift to the international community. This occurred on Thursday December 19, 2019. Our international gift to all—students, STEM education, the public and the amateur radio community—was the …

Tropo conditions over the eastern part of the North Atlantic were exceptional over the weekend allowing many stations in the UK and Ireland to make contacts with D41CV on the Cape Verde Islands on 144 MHz.Conditions however were not just confined to the 2-metre band as some excellent contacts were …

This week’s bulletin was made possible with information provided by UR5BCP, 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. CYPRUS, 5B. In celebration of the 60th anniversary of the proclamation of the …

The January 2020 issue of Radio ZS will be uploaded to the South African Radio League website by Friday 27 December. In this issue you can read about getting out of your shack and discovering new opportunities; Jonathan, ZS1ARB discusses QRP and Motorbikes – lessons learned from 1 500 km …

FCC proposes a Marathon fine for unlicensed broadcasting The FCC has proposed fining an alleged pirate broadcaster in the Boston, Massachusetts area more than $450,000. According to the FCC, Radio TeleBoston, used three separate transmitters for broadcasting, resulting in three separate violations of the law. As a result of the …

The RSGB has released the missing Board proceedings for July as well as the proceedings for September and October Members can read the RSGB Board proceedings athttp://rsgb.org/main/about-us/board-of-directors/board-proceedings-and-reports/ You can join the RSGB online athttp://www.rsgbshop.org/acatalog/Online_Catalogue_Join_the_RSGB_22.html RSGB membership is free to licensed UK amateurs under the age of 21 or aged 21-25 …

IOTA enthusiasts, if you have been planning to submit an application for IOTA, consider doing it now before the December / January rush. For those waiting for the very last QSL to secure their highest possible position on the 2020 Honour Roll and Annual Listing, you are reminded that the …

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) will support slow-scan television (SSTV) transmissions worldwide in memory of cosmonauts Alexei Leonov, Valery Bykovsky, and Sigmund Jaehn. Transmissions are scheduled to start at 1100 UTC on December 28 and continuing until 1820 on January 1, 2020. Transmissions will take place on …

Larry Thompson shared this link from Extreme Shortwave Listening I was saddened to recently learn that the wonderful nonprofit charity dedicated to shortwave radio everywhere, EarsToOurWorld.org, will be going the way of the Silent Key. I first learned about this through my association with Universal Radio, in Columbus, Ohio, a …