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MARS Military frequency list and schedule for nets MArch 31st 2020
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ARES Members to Support Illinois Emergency Management Agency in COVID-19 Response
Illinois ARES members are supporting the Illinois Emergency Management Agency’s (IEMA) COVID-19 response activities as AuxComm Radio Operator voluntee… Read more
MomoBeam DUO 6 20-40 SF – BIBAND – 20M and 40M
DUO 6 20-40 SF is every contester’s dream, a dual-band yagi with separate feed line, high power handling, large bandwidth and with the usual Momobeam… Read more
Delay in Delivery of ” Icom IC-705 “
Icom IC-705 Thank you for using ICOM products. Many customers have made reservations for the HF-430MHz all-mode 10W transceiver “IC-705”,… Read more
Coronavirus: Spain grants special authorization to radio hams
Spain’s national amateur radio society URE has talked to their regulator and obtained permission for unlicensed people to use amateur stations d… Read more
COVID-19 Affects Space Station Crew Transition
International Space Station (ISS) Expedition 62 crew is readying its Soyuz MS-15 vehicle for an April 17 departure back to Earth. Expedition 62 member… Read more
Understanding HF Propagation
“Looks at how HF radio signals are propagated via the ionosphere. Includes a description of NVIS propagation, and looks at VOACAP-based propagat… Read more
A Simple High-Frequency Communications Receiver
See What QST Has to Offer! QST is the monthly membership journal of ARRL. Each issue is your source for equipment reviews, technical tips, projects, n… Read more
FCC Grants Temporary Emergency Authority to WISPs Operating in 5.8 GHz Band
The FCC has granted temporary permission to wireless internet service providers (WISPs) in rural portions of 29 states and the US Virgin Islands to op… Read more
NZ hams allowed “ZM” prefix during Covid-19
At the suggestion of Paul, ZL4TT, we applied to Radio Spectrum Management for, and have been granted, approval to treat the COVID-19 lockdown period a… Read more
Monitoring Emergency Radio Frequencies and Scanning
“A question that keeps coming up is, “what frequencies should I monitor during an emergency?” We’re going to cover those frequ… Read more
USA conducts first all-online ham radio exam
The first remote all-online amateur radio Technician license exam was carried out in the United States on March 26, 2020 Marcel Stieber @AI6MS Tweeted… Read more
Coronavirus: Initiative to popularise Amateur Radio and Satellite activities
The West India Zone Regional Coordinator for AMSAT-INDIA, Rajesh Vagadia VU2EXP, is offering students and others the opportunity to learn about amateu… Read more
Field Day 2020 — A Time to Adapt
Many individuals and groups organizing events for Field Day 2020 have been contacting ARRL for guidance on how to adapt their planned activities in th… Read more
The K7RA Solar Update – CQ WPX SSB 2020
We saw another week with no sunspots, which were last observed just briefly over two weeks ago on two days, March 8-9. Spaceweather.com reports that s… Read more
Fire at the Belize Amateur Radio Club – V31MA
DXW, about the BARC Headquarter Club – Contest – Event Station * Marc, V31MA writes to report that, very sadly, the Belize Amateur Radio… Read more
Unboxing the AnyTone AT-D578UV III Pro DMR/FM Mobile Radio
AnyTone AT-D578UVIIIPRO Tri-Band Amateur DMR Mobile Radio with Bluetooth, GPS and BridgeCom University Want the latest and greatest DMR radio? We ar… Read more
Coronal Hole #24 will be facing Earth this weekend.
Coronal Hole #24 will be facing Earth this weekend. A solar wind stream flowing from this zone could reach Earth beginning March 29th and could lead t… Read more
CAR SEAT BOLT MOUNT WITH MAGNETIC MIC HOLDER FOR KENWOOD TM-D710
We are very excited to offer this new mounting solution for the Kenwood TM-D710. It will also work with Kenwood TM-D700A TM-D700E TM-D710E. There are… Read more
Powering Your Ham Radio Shack with MFJ and Anderson’s
“Something you’ll stumble onto is the need to power more and more devices in your shack. This particuarly happens when you start buying mo… Read more
International Amateur Radio Union Adjusting to COVID-19
The International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) has reported on how it is addressing the COVID-19 pandemic, given the various restrictions in place to sl… Read more
Replacing a bad PL-259 Connector
“Since we all need to stay at home anyway, let’s fix up the station! I need to review a new mobile radio, and the connector on my VHF/UHF… Read more
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