Here’s the current edition of the “Southgate Amateur Radio Club News” from Big Island ARRL News. This report covers the period of 02 May 2019 through 04 May 2019. Views expressed in this Amateur/Ham Radio news summary are those of the reporters and correspondents. Content provided by the UK-based Southgate Amateur Radio Club. Following this report, I’ll mention a few events of interest to Hawaii Island radio amateurs.
First, a correction to an earlier announcement:
The next meeting of the Big Island Amateur Radio Club will be held on Saturday, 11 May 2019, 1400 HST, at the Keaau Community Center in Keaau, Hawaii Island. My earlier story was in error.
Now, to a compilation of Amateur/Ham Radio news from our friends in the UK. Source: http://www.southgatearc.org
Please click the link or scroll down to read your selections.
News for Saturday 4 May
Radio hams to help Odisha communicate
Radio amateurs have been called to Odisha by that state’s disaster management authority in response to cyclone Fani
RSGB AGM QO-100 talk now available
The RSGB have made available a recording and the slides of the presentation given at the AGM on April 27 about the Es’hail-2 / QO-100 amateur radio transponders
VK6WIA NewsWest
This is NewsWest, the VK6 Amateur Radio News programme for Sunday 5th of May. This week is the Cub Focus edition
ON75JB Operation Samoyède commemoration
On May 11 ON75JB in Houdeng-Aimeries will commemorate Operation Samoyède and Louis Roland ON4JB. They hope to contact the National Radio Centre at Bletchley Park
WIA and International rep. Dale Hughes, VK1DSH
As you are aware, this year is the year of the World Radio Conference 2019 and the WIA will be sending delegates to represent Amateur Radio and Australia at this policy defining event, the outcomes of which are critical to the survival of our hobby
Propagation de K7RA
No sunspots were visible over the recent reporting week (April 25 through May 1), and so the average daily sunspot number dropped to 0 after 8.1 during the previous seven days
New RSGB Convention videos released
The RSGB have released more YouTube videos of presentations given at the 2018 Convention in Milton Keynes
The Space Weather Woman Wham! Bam! Thank You Sun
The latest space weather forecast from Dr Tamitha Skov WX6SWW
Global Radio Guide (Summer 2019) now available at Amazon
Older ham radio operators and radio listeners might remember a time when shortwave radio stations broadcast a nearly constant drumbeat of political propaganda during the Cold War years.
Mills on the Air
The second weekend in May is always time for the ‘Mills on the Air‘
DX News from the ARRL
The American Radio Relay League’s round-up of the forthcoming week’s DX activity on the amateur radio bands
News for Thursday 2 May
Tony’s 10m Band Report
What a week! Monday and Tuesday apart conditions were quite good. Wednesday was super good for the Spanish special event stations
Ham radio balloons to launch at World Scout Jamboree
ARRL reports World Scout Jamboree takes place in West Virginia July 22 – August 2 organizers hope to launch amateur radio balloons to travel across the Atlantic
JARL launch radio show and appoint PR ambassadors
To promote amateur radio to a wider audience Japan’s JARL has been broadcasting a radio show on 76.2 MHz FM and online, and has appointed two new public relations ambassadors
The JARL recently appointed two new public relations ambassadors, singer Kaori Mizuta JI1BTL and singer-songwriter Masaco JH1CBX
ITU-R Working Party 5A meeting in Geneva
IARU Region 1 report three of ITU-R Study Group 5 Working Goups meet in Geneva April 29 – May 10, 2019. Working Party 5A deals with the Land mobile service above 30 MHz (excluding IMT), wireless access in the fixed service and the amateur and amateur-satellite services
The next meeting of the Big Island Amateur Radio Club will be held on Saturday, 11 May 2019, 1400 HST, at the Keaau Community Center in Keaau, Hawaii Island.
Doug Wilson (KH7DQ) is continuing his free Technician License Classes on Hawaii Island. There are two remaining classes for this year: 23 May 2019 in Waimea (location TBA) and 17 October 2019 at the Keaau Community Center in Keaau, Hawaii Island. Please contact Doug at douscelle@aol.net.
Hawaii Island radio amateurs can now sign up for the new ARRL EMCOMM Course (EC-001). According to Pacific Section Manager Joseph Speroni (AH0A), the new approach to emergency communications addresses “the practical aspects of radio communications as well as the skills needed to better serve local communities in emegencies.” The new course begins in June 2019. Pacific Section Emergency Coordinator (SEC), Clem Jung (KH7HO) will handle student registration for course and work with the ARRL Education Department to coordinate scheduling. To register, contact Clem at kh7ho@arrl.net.
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.
Retired News director of Pacific Radio Group Radio Stations on Hawaii-the Big Island. I have more than 40 years of broadcast experience, including positons at KTUH-FM (UH-Manoa), KPOI-FM (Honolulu). KHLO-AM (Hilo), KKBG-FM (KBIG-FM)(Hilo/Kona), KAPA-FM (Hilo-Kona). Native-FM (Hilo-Kona), and ESPN Hawaii (Hilo-Kona). Former University of Hawaii-Hilo librarian. Retired Air Force Officer. Amateur (Ham) Radio operator since 1977 (currently holds the Amateur Extra Class License from the FCC-KH6JRM).... Can read, write, and speak Russian. Retired on 30 September 2011, but still maintains a Hawaii Island News Blog.
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