Nov 252009
Again we are ready for another IOTA. The IOTA will be at the beautiful Coral Island “St. Martin’s” in the Bay of Bengal. Look for us from 21st February to 25th February 2010 on different popular bands.
St. Martin is the only coral island in Bangladesh (S2) and belongs to IOTA AS-127 Chittagong region group. There is also a [...]
Nov 252009
On Wednesday, November 25, the FCC issued a Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) -- WT Docket No. 09-209 -- seeking to amend the Commission's Amateur Radio Service rules to clarify certain rules and codify existing procedures governing the vanity call sign system, as well as revise certain rules applicable to club stations.
Nov 252009
This edition of the Solar Update will be brief. Since ARRL Headquarters is closed on Thanksgiving Day and the day after, I hope to have another bulletin out Monday morning to catch up with the sunspot, solar flux and geomagnetic data information.
Nov 252009
Another poor week, I had to down-grade the criteria for entry into the list to 2 or more contacts. 9G5TT (Ghana) figures prominently most days and TX3A (Chesterfield Island) close behind. A fair smattering of other DX but a dullish band all week including the weekend
Nov 252009
ARRL is pleased to announce the availability of a new suite of Amateur Radio mobile software -- designed specifically for use with the Apple's iPhone and iPod Touch. The applications -- or "apps" -- are named ARRL Technician, ARRL General and ARRL Extra and function as an electronic version of practice exam flash cards.
Nov 252009
5687 kHz: GAF 321 & DHM91
Monitoring
Comments Off
1117z:
GAF321 reports an ATD at ETSA (Landsberg) of 1110z and an ETA at LIED (Decimomannu) at 1413z. DHM91 suggested channel KILO (8965 kHz) as alternate frequency.
Nov 252009
Look for special event station PB500GT to be active between November 28th and December 13th. Activity is to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the 'Great Tower of Breda' (in Dutch Grote Toren)
Nov 252009
On Tuesday December 1st, Roy Emeny, G4JAC, of the Colchester Radio Orienteering Group will give a talk to the Chelmsford Amateur Radio Society (CARS) on Multi-Tx Radio Direction Finding
Nov 252009
Atlantis’ crew will briskly work through the timeline to prepare for its 4:53 a.m. undocking from the International Space Station.
Atlantis will return station crew member Nicole Stott, KE5GJN, to Earth after more than 90 days in space
Nov 252009
The callsign ZS5POL has been allocated to the Servamus Community Police Forum Emcom Amateur Radio Wing
Nov 252009
A video about a homebrew HF SSB QRP transceiver has been posted on YouTube. Watch it here..
Nov 252009
The S2DX team is preparing for another Dxpedition to St. Martin's Island in the Bay of Bengal
Nov 252009
An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Dumbleyung Primary School, Dumbleyung, Western Australia, Australia
Nov 252009
Technical Reference/QRP Projects
A QRP transceiver project, design and build solid state QRP transmitter.
A QRP transceiver project, design and build solid state QRP transmitter.
Nov 252009
Radio Equipment/VHF-UHF Handhelds
Choosing your first handheld transceiver by Terry Lines KD5RA PDF file
Choosing your first handheld transceiver by Terry Lines KD5RA PDF file
Nov 252009
Nov 252009
