Due to the Thanksgiving holiday in the United States (Canada celebrates the same holiday on the second Monday in October, same as Columbus Day in the United States) we had a short bulletin on Wednesday last week, and a catch-up bulletin on Monday morning, December 2. If you missed it, you can catch up at http://www.arrl.org/w1aw-bulletins-archive/ARLP049/2013 and see last week’s early bulletin …
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Bill Gibbons, K2TQC, of Jamesville, New York, is the recipient of the ARRL Diamond DXCC Challenge trophy. In 2012 the League marked the diamond anniversary (75 years) of the ARRL DXCC Award, Amateur Radio’s preeminent DX accomplishment, with the Diamond DXCC Challenge. The goal was to work as many of the entities on the DXCC list in 1937, the year the award was established. Gibbons, who managed…
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Retired FCC Special Counsel for the Spectrum Enforcement Division Riley Hollingsworth, K4ZDH, of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, is the 2013 recipient of the Sarnoff Citation. The Radio Club of America established the award in 1973 to recognize an individual or club member for “significant contributions to the advancement of electronic communications.” The Sarnoff Citation has been made to RCA member…
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The US House Communications and Technology Subcommittee has announced plans for a multi-year effort to examine and update the Communications Act of 1934, the overarching law under which the FCC functions. The subcommittee, part of the US House Energy and Commerce Committee, is chaired by Oregon Republican Greg Walden, W7EQI. Walden and Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Fred Upton of Michigan …
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In this video I checkout the connections of my homemade 20 metre beam. Please open the ‘Show more’ box for full details. This is a lightweight 2 element beam…
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This video shows the difference between using a CLEAR Hub Express WITHOUT the aid of an external antenna versus using the Hi4G 14dBi WiMAX Antenna versus usi…
The FCC has authorized the Maxim Memorial Station W1AW to also use the call sign W1ØØAW during 2014, the ARRL’s centennial year. Contacts made from the Maxim Memorial Station in Newington, from regional Centennial conventions, and during the IARU HF Championship will use W1ØØAW, with portable designators as appropriate. The “W1AW WAS” operations throughout 2014 from each of the 50 states will u…
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Short Video from QSO with K1JT on 27.10.2013.
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During December several European countries will promote ham radio to youth as part of a Youngsters on the Air (YOTA) event, on all bands and modes. Stations will be on the air with “YOTA” as a call sign suffix or appendage.
“The idea for this is to break the ice for some youngsters,” said Bjorn Dettmaring, ON5CFG. “This is not a contest but a shout out to the world of ham radio. Try to get as m…
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One of the “must have” devices for HRD.
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This weekend will feature especially high activity levels on Top Band, thanks to the ARRL 160 Meter Contest. This contest provides an excellent opportunity for any station, regardless of size, to make QSOs on 160 meters. A popular event each year, this CW-only contest brings out operators of all experience levels.
Multipliers in the contest are ARRL/RAC Sections and DXCC entities. Alaska (KL7) a…
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This video covers basic over all install of a Yaesu ATAS 120a screwdriver antenna with Comet HD-5M (RS-840) antenna mount on a 2011 Nissan Xterra with an alr…
Amateur Satellite SO-50 coming in loud and clear, but even with its strong footprint, I can’t get anywhere with the rubber duck. I need to get an Arrow Anten…
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The winner of the November QST Cover Plaque award is Stan Levandowski, WB2LQF, for his article “The Telegrapher’s ‘Mill’.”
The QST Cover Plaque Award — given to the author or authors of the most popular article in each issue — is determined by a vote of ARRL members on the QST Cover Plaque Poll web page. Cast a ballot for your favorite article in the December issue today.
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Video: Cockroach neuroengineering toy sparks 'cruelty' backlash
The RoboRoach backpack controls the left/right movement of a cockroach via a smartphone app by microstimulation of its antenna nerves. …. Carlton Cole is hoping to start scoring regularly for West Ham so he can earn a contract extension at Upton Park.
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MFJ IntelliTuner Automatic Tuner 993B unbox 2012 from Nevada radio.
I built a helical wire-wound antenna for 80m. This video shows the measurement of the resonance frequency of the antenna without and with a Yaesu FC-707 tune…
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This video demonstrates the initial setup for Ham Radio Deluxe (v6.x). The configuration is done without connecting to a radio. This ensures that the softwar…
WX4NHC, the Amateur Radio Station at the National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami, will be on the air for SKYWARN Recognition Day, Saturday, December 7, 1400 until 2300 UTC. Hurricane season officially ends today.
“This will be our 15th year of participation in the SRD, and our 33rd year of public service at NHC,” said Julio Ripoll, WD4R, the WX4NHC Amateur Radio assistant coordinator. “The purp…
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This is a small clip taken on my Panasonic Lumix Camera to demonstrate the FT-1000 MkV Field Radio with Gerry EI9JU and Jon G4FUT on 40m , 7.085Mhz LSB using…
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Hi, I imported one of these fine Yaesu radios as I didn’t want to wait until next year to try it! I am so far very impressed. OK so it’s not an FTDX-5000 or …
When England’s east cost was struck by a devastating flood in 1953 that claimed more than 300 lives, evacuations were hindered by a lack of effective communication. Amateur Radio volunteers filled the gap, but at the time the UK had no volunteer emergency communication corps, such as ARES in the US. Previous attempts to establish such an organization ran into governmental roadblocks, but after …
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Ways to give: How to help this holiday season
Donations of turkey, ham or chicken help round out holiday meals. More information: …. Everett Community College Foundation, 2000 Tower St., Everett, WA 98201, provides scholarship support to students and financial resources to faculty and staff.
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Martin County Community Calendar, updated Nov. 26
Slam Breakfast: Eggs, pancakes, sausage, ham, French toast, grits, juice, coffee, tea. 8-11:30 a.m. Dec. 1. Knights of Columbus Martin …. Lighthouse Moonrise Tour: View of a full moon from the top of the tower. Weather permitting, call for tour time …
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The Daily DX reports that G3VFC, MØVFC, M1BXF, MØBLF, and G3ZAY will be active as ZD8UW from Ascension Island December 2-6. Operation will be on SSB and CW on 40 through 10 meters, with some 6 meter and WSPR activity possible. QSL via MØOXO’s online QSL request system (OQRS) for both bureau and direct cards. The team will upload logs to ClubLog andLoTW. They will not have Internet access at the…
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This is the complete digital soundcard interface that I built for my VX-8r. Perfect for backpacking or even working digital from the local Starbucks.
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Nominations are due by December 31, 2013, for the 2013 ARRL International Humanitarian Award. This award is conferred upon a radio amateur or amateurs who demonstrate devotion to human welfare, peace and international understanding through Amateur Radio.
The League established the annual prize to recognize Amateur Radio operators who have used ham radio to provide extraordinary service to others…
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Live broadcast of the Skywarn interview that will be on an upcoming XJ TALK SHOW! podcast. http://www.xjtalkshow.com/
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Ulrich Steinberg, N2DE, will be active QRP for about 5 weeks from three DXCC entities in southern Africa, beginning in mid-January. In order, he plans to be on the air as A25US in Botswana, 3DAØUS in Swaziland, and as 7P8US from Lesotho. Steinberg said the exact dates and times will be determined according to his schedule “and on short notice.” He’ll be using an Elecraft KX3 running 10 W, CW on…
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J. Kenneth Pulfer, VE3PU (SK), and Earle Smith, VE6NM (SK), have been appointed to the Canadian Amateur Radio Hall of Fame.
Pulfer, who died last March, served as an official of Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC) and later served for 15 years as an International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) technical representative. He was a key player at World Radiocommunication Conference 2003, in securing protectio…
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A bit of audio and video from the December, 2011 ARRL 10 Meter Contest.
ARRL Headquarters will be closed Thursday, November 28, and Friday, November 29, for the Thanksgiving holiday. There will be no editions of The ARRL Letter or ARRL Audio News on November 28. Both will resume December 5. There will be no W1AW bulletin or code practice transmissions on November 28 and 29. ARRL Headquarters will reopen Monday, December 2, at 8 AM EST. We wish everyone a safe and e…
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Recording of power line noise at 7:43am June 19th 2013 prior to line crew working on the replacement of insulators at 9am June 19th. The level of the radio f…
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Cecil, WD6FZA, introduces D-Star to the Palomar Amateur Radio Club on Nov. 7, 2007. This is his introduction leading up to the power point presentation.
Because of the Thanksgiving holiday tomorrow, we have a shortened bulletin two days early, and another one will follow on Monday, December 2 which will contain the data for our regular reporting week, which is November 21-27.
But being one day short of a full week of data, we can see that so far, the average sunspot number for November 21-26 fell 131.8 points to 61.5, and average daily solar flu…
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Ham Emergency Radio Operations (HERO) stations activated by the Philippine Amateur Radio Association (PARA) remain in demand after Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) devastated the central Philippines on November 8. PARA Vice Chief Operating Officer Ramon Anquilan, DU1UGZ, said that mobile radio services are available in some places, but they are patchy and unreliable. Relief trucks are transporting aid …
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How to get digital radio in your car
Buying a new digital radio tuner and compatible head unit will solve many of the problems with using a smartphone and is of course considerably cheaper than buying a new car. However, while a new … You may need a new antenna. In 2012, I was fortunate …
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借力RF MEMS可調電容元件多頻多模LTE天線設計更精巧
本文將分別就天線調節器(Antenna Tuner)及MIMO天線隔離器(Isolator)的應用，以及其中關鍵零組件–可調電容元件(VariCap)之技術做一說明，藉此讓讀者對射頻微機電系統(RF MEMS)技術有概略的認識。 借助可調RF前端模組多頻多模LTE天線高度整合. 根據ABI …
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Bővítették a digitális műsorszórás lefedettségét
… dekóder (azaz jelátalakító készülék, más néven set-top-box) és megfelelő antenna szükséges, az olyan televíziókészülék esetében, amelybe már gyárilag beépítették ezt a jelátalakító berendezést (DVB-T2, MPEG-4 tuner) pedig csupán antenna szükséges.
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The Z81X DXpediton team in South Sudan reports that intermittent electrical power in the capital city of Juba has hampered the operation. While generator power is available, the team says getting fuel to run it is “an arduous task” and that fuel is in short supply throughout the country.
“There was to be enough fuel for the generator, but running it was ruled out suddenly,” the team explained No…
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My journey started in late May of 2011 when I had the opportunity to take a 4 month trip to one of the Sovereign Base Areas (SBA) of Cyprus. The SBAs are politically separate areas of Cyprus controlled by the British and with a separate ITU prefix, ZC4. I made sure to pack my rig, which consisted of a Yaesu FT-817 transceiver, Buddistick portable antenna, LDG Z-817H antenna tuner, and a 9 Ah se…
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La identificación de obstáculos mediante modelos digitales de superficie (DSM) ayudan a la planeación adecuada de aproximaciones aéreas considerando, direcci…
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Conclusion and humble guidance on how to professionally prove or disprove electrical OverUnity using power metering tools. P.S. Please look at topics such as…
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Military Auxiliary Radio System (MARS) Army MARS Chief Stephen Klinefelter has declared the multifaceted national communication exercise early this month “an unequivocal success,” and he thanked all three MARS branches and the other participating military units and civilian entities for their “hard work, long hours, and dedication to the mission.”
The MARS station at ARRL’s Maxim Memorial Statio…
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WD9EWK working the FO-29 satellite from the Yuma (Arizona) Hamfest on Saturday, 16 February 2013, at 1819 UTC. This was the last of several demonstrations of…
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The AO-7 Amateur Radio satellite turned 39 years old on November 15. Launched in 1974 from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California as the second AMSAT Phase 2 ham satellite, AO-7 continues to amaze.
After its batteries succumbed to old age, AO-7 went silent in 1981, only to spring back to life in 2002, although some believe it may have resurrected itself as much as a year earlier. AMSAT describe…
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Nad Europę nadciąga cyklon Didi
Jeszcze wiele może się zmienić do tego czasu, dlatego nie powinniśmy się nadmiernie przejmować tymi przewidywaniami – mówi IAR Artur Surowiecki, "łowca burz" ze Stowarzyszenia Skywarn Polska. Jak dodaje Artur Surowiecki, przyczyną powstawania …
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Sunspot numbers made a profound leap over the past week, with the sunspot number on November 15 reaching 272, then 282 on November 17. This is a record for the current solar cycle, and this level of activity has not been observed for over a decade. Unfortunately the sunspot number declined rapidly since then, falling below 100.
You can check in the ARRL Propagation Bulletin archives to see what …
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This is the first lifting of the radio tower on the Bill’s M35 truck. Worked very well. The tower will raise to a little over 60 feet when it is finished. Th…
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The ARRL has asked the FCC to delete the symbol rate limit in §97.307(f) of its Amateur Service rules, replacing it with a maximum bandwidth for data emissions of 2.8 kHz on amateur frequencies below 29.7 MHz. The ARRL Board of Directors adopted the policy underlying the petition initiative at its July 2013 meeting. The petition was filed November 15.
“The changes proposed would, in the aggrega…
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A Russian Dnepr rocket carried AMSAT-UK’s FUNcube-1 and 18 other satellites to orbit at 0710 UTC on Thursday, November 21. Ground stations began receiving telemetry from FUNcube-1 soon after deployment and the satellite appears to be functioning normally.
One of the satellites on the launch, UniSat-5, will deploy a number of additional satellites. Among them should be the CubeSats PUCP-SAT-1, Hu…
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Grenada amateur radio station on RTTY contest on 28 mhz january 6th 2013.