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Two Online Competitions to win Icom Prizes!
“We have two online competitions giving you the chance to win Icom prizes. You can enter both competitions by clicking on the links below: Win a… Read more
New Ham Radio Deluxe v6.7 now available for download
HRD Software is proud to serve over 30,000 ham radio customers in 136 countries. Thank you to our customers in Afghanistan, Anguilla, Argentina, Austr… Read more
IARU and Amateur Radio are Reaching “an Inflection Point”
Participants at the 45th meeting of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) Administrative Council (AC) in late September discussed the organizat… Read more
The K7RA Solar Update – 11/08/2019
Two new sunspot groups appeared this week, on two consecutive days, each lasting for only a day, with a daily sunspot number of 11 and 13 on Friday an… Read more
A new world record on 630 meters ?
SARL News report that Eric Tichansky, NO3M and Roger Crofts, VK4YB, are claiming a new world distance record on 630 meters (472 to 479 kHz). They work… Read more
HamSCI Founder Nathaniel Frissell, W2NAF, Wins $1.3 Million Ionosphere Study Grant
Nathaniel Frissell, W2NAF, now a University of Scranton physics and electrical engineering professor, has won a $1.3 million National Science Foundati… Read more
YOTA PA team announced!
Meet the team of young RSGB Members who will be heading out to the Netherlands (from 12 to 15 December) for the 2019 YOTA Winter camp. Winter Y… Read more
Well-Known Contester, DXer Paul Newberry, N4PN, SK
Well-known contester and DXpeditioner Paul H. Newberry, Jr., N4PN, of Macon, Georgia, died on November 5 after suffering a massive heart attack. An AR… Read more
ICOM 2019 P25 CAP
What is P25? P25 is a standard for the manufacturing of interoperable digital two-way wireless communications products. Sometimes also known as Pr… Read more
14 days of work from 0 – Mega Contest Station LN8W
“One of the largest projects i did in such short period of time ! And yes there were a lot planing and preparation work ! 11 antennas (2 Tonns o… Read more
Ever wonder how to update firmware on your IC-9700?
IC-9700 Thank you Hayden H. – VK7HH for sharing his video, and be sure to follow him on his Youtube channel. For more information on the update:… Read more
W1AW to Commemorate 98th Anniversary of First Amateur Radio Signals to Span the Atlantic
December 11 marks the 98th anniversary of the success of ARRL’s Transatlantic Tests in 1921, organized to see if low-power amateur radio stations coul… Read more
New firmware for ICOM, D-STAR compatible handy device and 6 mobile devices will be released simultaneously
On November 6, the new firmware was released on the following six models (the version name of the released firmware in parentheses). In addition, new… Read more
ICOM IC-SAT100
Icom’s IC-SAT100 allows users around the world to communicate with a group of PTT radios at the push of a button. To do this, the IC-SAT100 utilizes I… Read more
WRC-19 Day-7: 23cms and A Long Day
A somewhat difficult start to the day’s proceedings began with another AI-10 Proposal being introduced for WRC-23 – protecting RNSS (Galileo etc) from… Read more
RigExpert Stick 230 100kHz – 230MHz Analyzer
RigExpert Stick 230 Small. Handy. Powerful. The analyzer is designed for measuring SWR (standing wave ratio), return loss, as well as other parameters… Read more
Maine Radio Amateurs Helping to Deploy AM Band Public Information Radio Service
Waldo County, Maine, is implementing the nation’s first county-wide emergency AM radio station with the help of radio amateurs. “We realized that the… Read more
HuskySat-1 Successfully Lifted into Space
AMSAT reports that on November 2, a Cygnus cargo spacecraft carrying the University of Washington’s student-built HuskySat-1 CubeSat was successfully… Read more
FCC Asked to Clarify Amateur Rules Governing Encrypted or Encoded Messages
The FCC’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau is soliciting comments on a Petition for Declaratory Ruling filed on behalf of New York University (NYU)… Read more
Build a Long-Distance Data Network Using Ham Radio
Send data via IPv4 up to 300 kilometers with easy-to-assemble hardware By F4HDK I have been a hobbyist and maker for almost 15 years now. I like inven… Read more
The small new sunspot belonging to Solar Cycle 25
The small new sunspot belonging to Solar Cycle 25 located in the southeast quadrant was numbered 2750 today. Although it is nice to see a new cycle su… Read more
BIG SIGNAL 2BS-5B – 5 band antenna
In BIG SIGNAL we present the multi-band cubic antenna with 2 elements and 5 bands. The true queen of DX! E ste is a model that breaks all the schemes… Read more
Small QRP-GO-BOX powered by Raspberry Pi4, KX2 and TH-D74
Small multifunctional, digital, very compact amateur radio station for the radio operation at home, on the way or in the emergency radio. For the digi… Read more
SDRplay announces the RSPdx
SDRplay Limited has announced the launch of a new Software Defined Radio product – the RSPdx. The RSPdx is a replacement for the highly successful RSP… Read more
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Just a reminder for Hawaii Island radio amateurs:
The ARRL Pacific Division Members Meeting will be held at the KMC Cafeteria, Tuesday, 12 November 2019, at 1730 HST. Guest speaker will be ARRL Pacific Division Director Jim Tiemstra (K6JAT). For details, call Bob (AH6J) at 808-345-6390.
Aloha es 73 de Russell Roberts (KH6JRM)
Public Information Coordinator
Hawaii County, ARRL Pacific Section
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.
