Chelmsford Talk: Marconi and the invisible universe
At 2pm on Tuesday, March 31 in Chelmsford Professor Danielle George MBE will give a talk on Marconi and the invisible universe. Tickets are Free, register now!
Ham College 62
Extra Class Exam Questions – Part 1
Operating Standards: frequency privileges; automatic message forwarding; stations aboard ships or aircraft; power restriction on 630 and 2200 meter bands
New Zealand club seeks newcomers for HamCram course
New Zealand’s Herald reports Whanganui Amateur Radio Society is looking for newcomers to take the HamCram course to get their 1 kW CEPT Class 1 equivalent license in just 2 days
Upcoming SpaceX CRS-20 launch
The spouse of ARISS Hardware team member Ed Krome, K9EK, pointed out that the ARISS next generation radio system, the InterOperable Radio System (IORS) is prominently described as a primary payload, not secondary, on the SpaceX CRS-20 mission which will be launched no earlier than March 6, 2020 (ET)
New QO-100 Band Plan announced
Just in time for the 1-year anniversary of the successful commissioning of the two transponders of Qatar-OSCAR 100, an encore is pending: The capacity of the NB transponder will be expanded from about 250 KHz to almost 500 KHz
Southgate News is now on ShortWaveRadio We now have a regular Sunday morning news broadcast on ShortWaveRadio.de
So tune in every Sunday at 10am UTC on 3975 and 6160 kHz. This 1-hour-long programme is repeated on Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. Please click the link above for times and frequencies
Foundations of Amateur Radio The impersonal nature of digital and other myths The other day I bumped into a concept that I’ve heard repeated before. The so-called “impersonal nature” of digital modes
Ofcom EMF Consultation: RSGB release briefing paper
Following the launch of an Ofcom public consultation on Electromagnetic Field (EMF) exposure the RSGB has released a briefing paper for all UK radio amateurs
The Space Weather Woman
Solar Wind Pockets and Solar Orbiter Surprise – The latest space weather forecast from Dr Tamitha Skov WX6SWW
A working scale model of a HF curtain
A working scale model of an HF curtain array antenna is on display at the National Voice of America (VOA) Museum of Broadcasting in West Chester, Ohio
Cardiff Microwave Roundtable March 7
The schedule of talks for the amateur radio Microwave Roundtable to be held in Cardiff on Saturday March 7 is now available
VK6WIA NewsWest NewsWest for Sunday 1st March 2020 is the Club Focus edition, and we have news from several Western Australian clubs
Global Shortwave Coordination
The A20 Global Shortwave Coordination Conference was this week in Kuala Lumpur, from 24-28 February. The conference provided an important forum to resolve or minimize instances of mutual interference among shortwave transmissions for the Summer (A20) season
The Puna Emergency Radio Club (PERC) needs volunteers to provide communications support for the 15 March 2020 Hilo Marathon. PERC also is looking for a ham with a vehicle equipped with a mobile radio to serve as “runner” between aid stations. For details, contact Bob Gomez (KB6EGA) at bbg691@yahoo.com.
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