PJ6Y. Radio Amateurs members of KB8OCP Davel Kalter Memorial Youth DX Adventure Team will be active from Saba Island (IOTA NA-145) 2 – 9 August 2016 as PJ6Y. Source: DX News

Pascal, HB9EXA (E51EXA) is currently active from Upolu Island, Samoa (IOTA OC-097) as 5W0RX. Source: DX News

The Westerly Sun Annual ham radio demonstrations set for this weekend at Ninigret ParkThe Westerly SunFred “Bud” Cooney, an ex-Coast Guart Radioman, wears a cap with his FCC General License ID K1-RKJ, while operating a ham radio and morse code device during the Amateur Radio Relay League (ARRL) Field …

13 WTHR Indianapolis RUSSIAVILLE, Ind. – Wind gusts of up to 100 mph brought down a 180-foot communications tower in downtown Russiaville in Howard County early Thursday morning. The tower came down at Union and Stewart Streets, coming to rest on an RV dealership and damaging several vehicles as …

Gary, G0FWX, will be active from Saint Kitts Island, IOTA NA-104, 29 June to 6 July 2016 as V4/G0FWX. Operate on HF Bands. QSL via M0URX, OQRS. Source: DX Coffee

Naoki, JS3LSQ, will be active again from Palau Islands, IOTA OC-009, 25 to 29 June 2016 as T88WJ. Operate on HF Bands. QSL via home call.     Source: DX Coffee

22 June 2016 Howard, WB4WXE, informs DxCoffee Readers: “Here on Dominica now, mainly looking for 6 meter openings, but will be on WARC and 20 meters when 6 is dead.   On 6 meters running 6… Source: DX Coffee

India launches ham radio satellitesSouthgate Amateur Radio ClubIndia launches ham radio satellites. On June 22 the Indian Space Agency ISRO successfully launched several satellites carrying amateur radio payloads. The CSAT Swayam satellite was one of those launched. The 1U CubeSat carries a digital store and … Source: Google News …

ACOM 1500HF Easy to operate The TRI is a powerful tuning aid that, together with the automatically controlled input attenuator, helps the operator to quickly and precisely match the antenna impedance to the optimum tube load impedance (5-10 seconds typically). The auto-operate function (when enabled) maintains the amplifier in …

With New Mexico’s Dog Head Fire nearly two-thirds contained, all evacuation orders and advisories for Bernalillo and Torrance counties lifted, the Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES®) activation for the fire emergency is drawing to a close. Evacuees now are being allowed to re-enter the affected area in small groups …