Accessed on 08 August 2018, 0512 UTC, Post #648.
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Here are the top Amateur/Ham Radio news stories for the period 05 August 2018 through 07 August 2018 from the UK-based Southgate Amateur Radio Club:
Indonesia – Lombok Earthquake As Radio Amateurs in Indonesia respond for the second time to an Earthquake in the Lombok area, please take care to avoid causing QRM to their activities on 7.110 MHz and emergency activities on satellite IO-86 |
IARU speaks for the Region’s amateur radio community |
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The Perseid meteor shower is underway |
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Low-Speed Binary Telemetry System RS41 |
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Amateur radio operators play key role in triathlon |
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INDEXA 2018 Summer Newsletter |
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Indonesia Special Event |
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Broadcast-quality audio processor donated for news |
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News for Monday 6 August
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EI3KD works Cape Verde Islands on 144 MHz to set new DX record |
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VP6D Ducie Island 2018 DXpedition |
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VOACAP propagation prediction wheel returns |
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Swedish national societies make magazines available |
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9M61, Malaysian special event |
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WIA sponsor special event callsigns |
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News for Sunday 5 August
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Youngsters On The Air kicks-off this Wednesday |
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Australia: 83% support 50 watt Foundation |
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AMSAT-DL announces IARU coordinated frequencies for P4-A, Es’hail-2 |
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SARL HF Phone Contest this afternoon |
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QSO Today – Jim Forkin – WA3TFS |
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VK6WIA NewsWest |
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HRN 399 7/8 ZumSpot Setup |
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Are you planning to communicate with a small satellite or CubeSat? |
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Wisconsin residents embrace Amateur Radio hobby |
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CQ. CQ. CQ. GB5RC calling! |
Hawaii Island Amateur/Ham Radio News:
Oscar Resto (KP4RF), the Puerto Rico ARRL Section Manager, will be speaking at the LDS Church in Orchidland on Tuesday, 28 August 2018, 2 p.m./6 p.m. HST. Oscar will focus on a general description of what happened when Hurricane Maria passed over the Commonwealth. He will also discuss how radio amateurs responded to the emergency and provided communications in and out of Puerto Rico. Please RSVP to Pascal (ac7n@arrl.net) if you are interested in attending so we can have a head count for event planning.
The Fifth Annual Hawaiian Islands Grid Madness is coming on Sunday, 16 September 2018, from 1300 to 1700 HST. The Aulani Hui Amateur Repeater Club sponsors the fun VHF/UHF Simplex Event “to test your equipment, coverage and operating skills using simplex FM on 2 meters and 70 cm. Contact as many stations as you can in as many Grid Squares as you can, using SIMPLEX ONLY. For a complete set of rules and procedures, please visit https://gridmadness.blogspot.com.
For the latest Amateur/Ham Radio news and information, please check the blog sidebars and links. These news feeds are updated daily and weekly.
Thanks for joining us today.
Aloha es 73 de
Russell Roberts (KH6JRM)
Public Information Coordinator
Hawaii County, ARRL Pacific Section