The next Kids Day, sponsored by the ARRL and The Boring (Oregon) Amateur Radio Club, will be Sunday, January 5, from 1800 to 2400 UTC. This is an excellent opportunity to showcase Amateur Radio and Amateur Radio satellites to youngsters and let them get some hands-on experience.
Share the excitement with your own children or grandkids or youngsters in the neighborhood! For the youngsters, their …
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The next Kids Day is Saturday, June 15. Sponsored by the Boring (OR) Amateur Radio Club, Kids Day is the perfect way to introduce a young person to the magic of Amateur Radio.
Open your doors, have some hot dogs or pizza, and let the Little Folks take the Big Chair. Let them find stations they hear or work on a map, color in a map of states worked, show them the insides of a kit or help them bui…
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The Dayton Amateur Radio Association (DARA) — host of the Dayton Hamvention® — has announced the winners of its four annual awards for 2013: the Amateur of the Year, the Technical Excellence Award, the Special Achievement Award and the Amateur Radio Club of the Year. These recipients will be honored at Hamvention in May. Each year, DARA invites the amateur community to nominate hams who have …
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Four new poll questions have just been published on the QuickStats page on the ARRL website. Let your voice be heard!
Questions in this month’s QuickStats poll:
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AE6LX from www.worldwidedx.com shows how to send an APRS message with the Yaesu VX-8 handheld amateur radio. Join the virtual W9WDX Worldwidedx.com Amateur Radio Club!
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Amateur radio club receives gift
GALLIPOLIS — The Gallia County Charitable Foundation, established in 1985 by John Merrill Weed and Grace Weed Eubanks to promote community and educational projects in the county, recently presented a gift of $ 824 to the Mid-Ohio Valley Amateur Radio …
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AR Newsline Report 1797 — Jan 20 2012:
Find out the details are on Amateur Radio Newsline™ report number 1797 coming your way right now. The giant QRZ.com ham radio website has joined the fight to stop passage of SOPA, the Stop Online Piracy Act, and PIPA, a similar bill working its way …
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Amateur radio licensing classes start Jan. 26
The Jackson County Amateur Radio Emergency Service will sponsor a weekly amateur radio licensing class for the technician-level license from 7 to 9 pm on Thursdays from Jan. 26 through Feb. 23 at Jackson County Fire District No.
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ARRL’s new video, “The DIY Magic of Amateur Radio,” is an 8-minute video that follows some of the innovative, imaginative and fun ways “hams” use radio technology in new and creative ways.
The presentation is directed toward the DIY (do it yourself) movement, which is inspiring a new generation of creators, hackers and innovators.
The message should be helpful for existing members to shape the ways they understand and talk about ham radio.
For more information and related resources, visit http://www.arrl.org/wedothat-radio-org.
Reward offered for return of missing weather balloon
Carrollton-based Bears on Patrol and the West Georgia Amateur Radio Society are offering a $ 100 reward to anyone who finds and returns a missing weather balloon. The balloon was launched in Carrollton on Nov. 6. It contained radio tracking equipment …
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Apple co-founder started as Radio Ham
The newspaper says "When Wozniak was 10 years old, he received his ham radio operator license and built his own ham radio — an amateur radio that uses a designated frequency for private recreational purposes." Steve initially got a Novice call sign …
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WIA Amateur Radio Club Grant Scheme
The first category was projects and activities to be conducted before 1 June 2012 to attract new amateurs, but focussed on people under 25 and the second category was amateur radio projects that are useful and innovative and that utilise both …
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As howling storm battered Alaska, ham operators provided vital link
As howling winds whipped up and crashing waves pounded beaches, the people who live in the remote, isolated villages along the storm's path stayed connected via a web of global radio frequencies. When other communications failed, ham radio operators …
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Arent Fox LLP | FCC Reaffirms Access Broadband Over Powerline Rules with Minor …
The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) challenged the FCC's BPL rules in the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit on a number of grounds, including whether the FCC adequately addressed interference issues and the FCC's failure to disclose relevant …
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Propagation de K7RA
One important 'lesson' from it is the astronomer's predictions of meteor shower outbursts are much better now and more accurate." If you would like to make a comment or have a tip for our readers, email the author at, k7ra@arrl.net.
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Ham and the art of communicating
The Indica is now a 'ham shack'. It holds amateur radio equipment that uses certain frequencies for private, wireless communication. Ravishankar tunes the transceiver and we hear Prakasam from Muthumangalam (Erode) who describes the weather in his town …
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ITN TV News Amateur Radio SSTV Report
Essex radio amateur Jeremy Royle G3NOX/G8ACN is featured in this 1981 TV news report about Voyager II pictures of Saturn that were relayed via colour Slow Scan TV (SSTV). Jeremy was one of the pioneers of colour SSTV and on August 20, 1981, …
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ARISS ham radio contact planned with 'Marconi' High School in Bari, Italy
On Saturday November 12, 2011 at approximately 09.50 UTC, an ARISS (Amateur Radio on the International Space Station) contact is planned for ISS 'G. Marconi', Bari, Italy. The ISS (High School) "Marconi" was founded in 1940. …
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Help promote amateur radio around the world
You are invited to help spread the word about this wonderful hobby amateur radio to a global radio audience! You are invited to call into a live radio show tomorrow Saturday November 12, 2011 between 4 PM Central and 10 PM Central. …
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Ham Radio in James May TV show
The BBC TV show 'Man Lab' featured an item on High Altitude Balloons with shots of some of the Amateur Radio equipment used. The balloon item starts 1:06 into the show. At 09:55 James May dives into a pursuit vehicle equipped with two Amateur Radio …
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Experiences of a young radio amateur during HST
I have just finished writing an article about HST in our national amateur radio journal Radioamatööri. I hope that this sector of Amateur Radio will become more popular in Finland and of course everywhere in the world. Next time there will be more …
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Plano Amateur Radio Klub honored
For more information contact Ted Gurley (KD5VFB), VP for PR with PARK, kd5vfb@arrl.org or Jo Via, Executive Director of the Plano Balloon Festival, jovia@planoballoonfest.org. PARK is a non-profit 501c3 organization. The organization supports public …
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BRIEFLY: Oct. 21
Purchase the book, Technician Questions and Answers 5th edition publication #0847 by ordering online at arrl.org click on arrlstore or call 860-594-0200. Book is $ 17.95 plus handling and shipping. Exam fee is $ 15 to be paid on day of exam. …
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AMSAT to celebrate 50 years in space at symposium
ARRL Laboratory Test Engineer Bob Allison, WB1GCM, will also be speaking at the Symposium, accompanied by a refurbished prototype of OSCAR 1. With help from Ginner and other AMSAT members, Allison and W1AW Station Manager Joe Carcia, NJ1Q, …
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ARISS ham radio contact planned for children's hospital in Switzerland
ARISS offers an opportunity for students to experience the excitement of Amateur Radio by talking directly with crewmembers onboard the International Space Station. Teachers, parents and communities see, first hand, how Amateur Radio and crewmembers on …
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IOTA News
Activity will be on 160-10 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. Since their activity will be taking place in the autumn, a special emphasis will be placed on the lower bands. Operations on 160m and 80m will be run on alternate sunrise and sunset. …
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Deutscher Wetterdienst auf der HANSEBOOT 2011 in Hamburg
Vorgestellt werden Informationen, die kostenfrei im Internet und als Funkausstrahlungen des DWD-eigenen Senders Pinneberg (NAVTEX, RTTY und Faksimile) verfügbar sind. Besucher des DWD-Stands können sich zudem über IT-gestützte Informationssysteme, …
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Mercer County ham radio operators needed to assist in emergencies
By Chuck Gysi Mercer County's amateur radio operators are needed to provide communications assistance in emergency and disaster situations. The Mercer County Emergency Management Agency is recruiting hams to become a part of the Mercer County Amateur …
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Local amateur radio club honours 150th birthday of Dr. James Naismith
This occurred nine years later (1900) when Reginald Fessenden – born in East Bolton (Canada's Eastern Townships) – transmitted speech by radio waves. This weekend (Nov. 5-6) the Almonte Amateur Radio Club (AARC) will commemorate the 150th anniversary …
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ICPO Bulletin (21-28 October 2011)
[NG3K] 23/10/2011: Members of the Dutch DX-pedition & contestgroup PA6Z are planning a DXpedition from 23 till 30 October 2011 to the isle of Guernsey (IOTA EU-114, WLOTA 0013), using the callsign MU/PA9M. They will be active from 160-6 metre CW and …
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Sony ICF-7600D
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My first digitally tuned radio with Short Wave and SSB (Single Side Band) reception too. A superb radio.
PW-Sat to launch in January
The single channel transponder will operate in a similar way to AO-16. The uplink on 145.900 MHz will be FM and the downlink on 435.020 MHz will use the BPSK telemetry beacon transmitter to produce Double Sideband (DSB) that can be received on an SSB …
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Under Scrutiny:Genii die young
We would have started from the simple crystal receiver and graduated to much larger projects ranging from a continuous wave transmitter using Morse code to single sideband transmission (SSB). I will never forget the first day we made a contact on the …
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Single in Studio City: Face Your Fears and Find Freedom
When you're at ease enjoying your companionship, others will jump on the band wagon. You'll end up attracting friends and lovers who fancy hanging out with you. By adjusting your perspective, coping with anxieties can be a stimulating. …
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DX News — ARRL DX Bulletin #43:
Activity is on the HF bands using CW and PSK31. QSL to home call. ANGOLA, D2. Valery, UA0QV is QRV as D2QV from Vila Catoca, Province Lunda Sul-Saurimo until July 8, 2012. Activity is currently on 40 to 10 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. …
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Listing is by calendar date (day/month/year)
One station will be exclusively dedicated to RTTY, PSK31 and SSTV. Pilot for this DXpedition is Bernd, DF3CB. The equipment consists of 5 transceivers (4 x K2, 1 x IC7000), 4 x kW linears, 2 x 18m Lowband Vertical, a 2 element vertical for 40m, …
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Microchip Engineers Built Amateur Satellite Deployed From International Space …
ARISSat-1 is the prototype test flight for a proposed series of educational satellites being developed in a partnership with the Radio Amateur Satellite Corp. (AMSAT), the NASA Office of Education ISS National Lab Project, the Amateur Radio on ISS …
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K6LCS satellite presentation at the Anchorage Hamfest
From the earliest days of the first OSCAR satellites first launched over a half-century ago to the organization of AMSAT and today's comprehensive international efforts to get the latest amateur technologies into outer space, his presentation covered …
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Sun City's 'hams' travel the globe with high frequency
By Gwyneth J. Saunders “If that 600-foot antenna in Bluffton goes down in a storm or something, we could be in real trouble when it comes to radio communications in this community," said Bill Gardner, president of the Amateur Radio Club. …
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ISU to host amateur radio presentation
"Amateur Radio is Alive and Well -And Needs You!" will be presented at Indiana State University's Cunningham Memorial Library on Tuesday, Oct. 4 at 7 pm The interactive, hour-long event will provide the basics of amateur radio, also known as ham radio, …
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Lighthouse in Barcelona: INVISIBLE FIELDS, GEOGRAPHIES OF RADIO WAVES
It's made up of signals that are very familiar, such as television and radio, and signals which are esoteric and enigmatic. It is an ecology that has public spaces – wireless internet and amateur radio – and secret spaces – coded military transmissions …
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7P8EME DXpedition a great success
274 QSO's on 2 metres EME, 23 QSO's on 70 cm EME, 18 QSO's on 23 cm EME and 5 QSO's on 6 metres EME, all using JT65. On HF (CW) a few DX contacts were made in between EME operations by Wynand, ZS6ARF, while some pleasant chats were conducted on 40 …
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Market Reef DXpedition gets under-way
This week, look for operators Salvatore DH7SA, Dietmar DL3DXX, Andreas DL5CW and Robert SP5XVY to be on the WARC bands and in the CQWW RTTY Contest (September 24-25th). This will be followed by operators Pekka OH1TV, Miika OH2BAD, Ilmo OH2BO and Tapani …
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Special club news from UKSMG
Above 50.500 is reserve for modes with a bandwidth less than 12 KHz including activity centres for SSTV on 50.510, RTTY on 50.560 and 51.510 is now the FM calling channel. Copies of the new bandplan can be viewed at www.uksmg.org under the UKSMG top …
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AR Newsline Report 1781 — Sep. 30 2011:
His activity will focus on the low bands using CW, SSB and RTTY, as time permits. QSL via his home callsign using any call directory dated 2009 or later. DL2NUD, DL8YHR and DL9MS will be active as 8P9HP, 8P9DL and 8P9MS, respectively, from Barbados …
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Ham Radio Station KB2PSM Robert
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Ham Station KB2PSM Robert at the his old station setup – about 6 years ago. Yes: He’s a two-scope ham for sure. Nice to have to adjust one’s psk-31 signal.
2010 ARRL Technical Excellence Award Winners Announced:
His involvement in Amateur Radio has gone through several phases: homebuilt QRP, amateur satellites, early computer-based digital modes (PSK31, MSFK, etc), and occasional contesting. …
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IOTA News from the Deutscher Amateur Radio Club
QSL via DL2VFR (bureau/direct). EU-042, DL, Schleswig-Holstein State North West group: German HAMs announced to become active from Hallig Hooge (Ockenswarft,DLFF-013) signing DK0RZ and DL0DFF in SSB/CW/PSK31 on the HF bands from Oct 5-8.
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Winners of Space App Competition announced
The AMSAT-UK FUNcube team are among the winners in a competition to fly an Android App on the amateur radio Smartphone satellite STRaND-1 due for launch next year. Space technology experts from Surrey Satellite Technology (SSTL) and the Surrey Space …
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Ispica, gli studenti del Curcio in collegamento con gli astronauti
La diretta dell'evento sarà trasmessa in streaming sul canale AMSAT Italia di LiveStream all'indirizzo http://www.livestream.com/amsat_italia a partire dalle ore 11 (ora locale). Alle ore 13,03 gli studenti si metteranno in contatto con gli astronauti …
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DX News from the ARRL
Activity is on 20 and 17 meters using SSB with some RTTY and PSK31. QSL to YB9WZJ. North American RTTY Sprint, YLRL DX/NA YL Anniversary Contest, SARL 80-Meter SSB QSO Party, NCCC Sprint, Makrothen RTTY Contest, Oceania DX CW Contest, …
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Members keep radio active
Bundaberg Amateur Radio Club president Rusty McGrath is gearing up for the club's 50th anniversary get-together today. THE airwaves have come a long way since the Bundaberg Amateur Radio Club's humble beginnings, operating out of the Red Cross Rooms in …
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Decatur man gets a king to ham it up
Veteran ham operator Lloyd K. Barnett talks frequently to other amateur radio operators from around the world, so he can't recall every name. That's why he maintains four 30-inch-long trays crammed with QSL cards (confirmation or receipt of a call) in …
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What’s this? great Drake ham radio gear
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Drake radio gear @ ham radio flea market ARI Torino
Home Depot to host safety and preparedness event
… event from 9 am to 2 pm Saturday, featuring representatives from the Warrenton fire and police departments, Medix Ambulance Service, Clatsop County Emergency Management Services, American Red Cross, US Coast Guard Auxiliary and ham radio operators. …
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Economic crisis hits Portuguese amateur radio repeaters
Portugal's amateur radio and EchoLink repeaters would appear to be the latest casualties of the current economic crisis. The economy crisis consequences are worst and worst everyday in Portugal and have made its first victims at ham radio. …
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DXpedition to Tuvalu
Activity will be on all HF bands, 160-6 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK31. They expect to have at least 3 stations on the air with a dedicated station set up on 6 meters running in an interrupted beacon mode. QSL Manager is the Pacific DXers, …
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3D2R Rotuma DXpedition
They will be active as 3D2R on all bands from 160-2 meters, including the 60m and 6m, using CW, SSB and RTTY. They will also be active on PSK, SSTV and EME. Special attention will be made to work stations from Europe and Africa during those periods …
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ODXG Dxpedition to Vanuatu
At this time we plan to operate up to 4 stations on bands from 160m through 10m, SSB, CW and RTTY/PSK31. Equipment will consist of 3 Kenwood TS-480HX's running 200w barefoot and a Elecraft K3, also barefoot. Antennas will be Verticals mounted on the …
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Market Reef DXpedition – latest
And after all, we had succeeded with 2600 QSOs in CQWW RTTY, after terrible beginning. See log search and more on OJ0X at QRZ.com We were ready to start at 00:00z but with the first CQ the computer crashed and after restart microham did not work again. …
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