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News for Sunday 10 May
Get Your Foundation Licence FAQ!
The CORONA virus outbreak, country-wide lockdown and the RSGB’s introduction of ‘Remote Exam Invigilation’ seems to have sparked a lot of interest in the UK’s Foundation Licence
World Amateur Radio Day Certificates World Amateur Radio Day Award Certificates are now ready for download for those who successfully contacted a RAC official station as described below
QSO Today Amateur Radio Podcast – Rick Dubbs – WW9JD Rick Dubbs, WW9JD, spent four years at sea in US nuclear submarines, retired as a teacher of junior high school kids, flies drones professionally as a part of his small business, and now has time for his ham radio projects
Amateur Satellite Workshop on YouTube May 27
IARU Region 2 will be holding a Satellites for Beginners Workshop at 2300 GMT on Wednesday, May 27, and you can participate via YouTube
Coronavirus: The rise and rise of Amateur Radio during lockdown
Bournemouth’s The Breaker reports the Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB) have experienced a threefold increase of people wanting to sit licensing exams since the government rules on lockdown
South Africa appoints new Assistant RAE Manager
SARL (South African Radio League) reports plans to hold the paper-based Radio Amateur Exam on June 27 are still going ahead and a new Assistant RAE Manager has been appointed
Tenth YOTA postponed to 2021
The 10th edition of the Youngsters on the Air (YOTA) Summer Camp, to be hosted by the Croatian Amateur Radio Association (HRS) between 8th and 15th August has been cancelled and postponed to 2021
Foundations of Amateur Radio How much is a bit worth? During the week I finally made the decision to purchase my first software defined transmit capable radio. It wasn’t an easy choice for me, given that the range of options vary in price from “not much” to “more than my car is worth” and an infinite number of choices between those
Radio amateurs gather to support the Hamburger Factory
The San Diego Union-Tribune reports the Poway Amateur Radio Society rallied to support the Hamburger Factory restaurant on Saturday, May 2, holding a take-out food rally in the parking lot
France: REF makes April and May magazines available
France’s national amateur radio society REF has made both the April and May editions of its magazine Radio-REF available for free download as convenient PDF’s
VK6WIA NewsWest NewsWest, your Amateur Radio News for the VK6 call area and beyond, on Sunday 10th May 2020, Mothers Day
Glasgow Times features Amateur Radio
The Glasgow Times newspaper features an article about visually-impaired radio amateur Terry Robinson GM3WUX
Hack-a-Sat call for participation
I’ve put out the call for participation for the Hack-a-Sat competition in the past, and would like to bring you all up to date on the developments and opportunities that have developed since
Belarus Special Event
Look for the following special event stations from Belarus to be active between May 1-10th, to celebrate 75th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War (June 22, 1941 – May 9, 1945)
Contest University news
Go to the Contest University Web site to register for the free CTU online via Zoom webinar bridge
Indian special event
Members of the Indian Institute of Hams, Bangalore Club (IIH) [VU2IIH], will be active as AT2GOK until July 26th, providing assistance in fighting COVID-19
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