QSO Today Amateur Radio Podcast Bob Nagy – AB5N Bob Nagy, AB5N, is having the time of his life in retirement. His expertise and improvements of the audio characteristics of the microphones on amateur transceivers is unmatched
Coronavirus: IARU Contests
Radio amateurs will share the concerns of everyone about the seriousness of the COVID-19 outbreak. Governments all over the world are advising “social distancing” to slow the spread of the virus and to give health services the chance to cope
Attention: Members of NZART
Based on the Prime Ministers public address at 12:00 pm today (Saturday 21 March 2020) I have made the decision to close the office of NZART HQ from Monday 23 March 2020 to all personal visits
Remote from rare IOTA and DXCC
It is possible now if you are a Ham to have REMOTE from many QTH in the world exept some countries like North koréa, etc
Foundations of Amateur Radio What level of preparedness are you at?
An often repeated statement about the purpose of our hobby is related to emergency preparedness
Women radio hams majority in LABRE-MA board LABRE MA, the amateur radio society in the Brazilian state of Maranhão, has announced its new board, the majority of whom are women
WIA 2020 Annual Conference cancelled
The Wireless Institute of Australia wishes to advise members and friends that the WIA 2020 Annual Conference has been cancelled
Coronavirus: How is IARU adjusting to COVID-19? Don Beattie G3BJ provides an update on how the IARU is dealing, as of March 19, with the restrictions now in place to slow the spread of COVID-19
VK6WIA NewsWest
Well this has been a week dominated by Covid-19 and attempts to mitigate spread of the virus both here and world-wide.
Our hobby is often seen to be already to significantly self-isolating but yes we do like to be both educated and to have social contacts and so, unfortunately a fair part of this bulletin is notices of cancellations of meetings and events
EU to impose VAT on low value parcels Elektor magazine reports on an EU regulation that will adversely impact electronic hobbyists, including radio amateurs, in the 27 EU member countries
Propagation de K7RA
On Wednesday, Spaceweather.com reported a new emerging Solar Cycle 25 sunspot in the Sun’s Northern Hemisphere, but it was not yet numbered. By the next day (yesterday) it had already faded away into nothingness
Coronavirus: RSGB Amateur Radio Exam bookings paused
The RSGB has announced that with immediate effect and until further notice, the RSGB Exam Department will not be accepting or processing any new exam bookings
OARC suspend meetings
Following the government’s advice regarding Coronavirus. Oldham Amateur Radio Club Greater Manchester are temporarily suspending all club meetings
Coronavirus: Changes to RSGB AGM arrangements
In response to the government’s latest Covid-19 recommendations the RSGB Board has changed the arrangements for the Society’s AGM on 25 April 2020
The Space Weather Woman
The Sun Flares for Cycle 25 – The latest space weather forecast from Dr Tamitha Skov WX6SWW
Coronavirus: RSGB HF and VHF contest rules changes
As a result of the UK government’s recent advice on social distancing during the COVID-19 outbreak the RSGB Contest Committees have announced rule changes for HF and VHF contests
TDARS suspends all meetings
Like other organisations and clubs in the current Corona virus situation, the Telford and District Amateur Radio Society (TDARS) has suspended all face-to-face meetings for the time being
Eddie DeYoung, KS4AA SK I am Eddie De Young’s wife, Mina DeYoung. Eddie’s most recent callsign was, KS4AA, but he had too many others to mention all of them. I would like to let you and others know Eddie passed away on 25 February 2020. He died of liver cancer within 3-weeks of diagnosis. Sadly, it happened so quickly
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
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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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