Here are today’s top Amateur/Ham Radio news stories compiled by John Woodstock (K1DWU).
Views expressed in this post are those of the reporters and correspondents.
Content supplied by John Woodstock (K1DWU).
Accessed on 26 October 2020, 2146 UTC, Post 1694.
Source: http://www.hamradioupdate.com/
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Ham Radio Update
October 26, 2020
Peru to sell amateur radio frequencies
October 26, 2020 09:13 AM – Southgate ARC – BNamericas reports Peru’s Ministry for Transport and Communications (MTC) plans to sell-off amateur radio frequencies in the 3.3-3.8 GHz band for 5G mobile
Mid Ulster ARC Tuesday Night Lecture
October 26, 2020 09:13 AM – Southgate ARC – The Mid Ulster Amateur Radio Club Tuesday Night Lecture Series have now moved to twice monthly on the 2nd and 4th
ICQPodcast – HF-PRO-2-PLUS-T Antenna Review
October 26, 2020 09:13 AM – Southgate ARC – In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Chris Howard M0TCH, Martin Rothwell M0SGL, Ed Durrant DD5LP, Frank Howell K4FMH and Bill Barnes WC3B to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news
AMSAT Symposium Satellite Talks on YouTube
October 26, 2020 09:13 AM – Southgate ARC – The video of the 38th AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual General Meeting, held on October 17, 2020, is now available to view on YouTube
Amateur Satellite FAQ and How-To Wiki
October 26, 2020 09:13 AM – Southgate ARC – The AMSAT News Service reports John Brier KG4AKV and Brad Brooks WF7T have created a wiki page you can use to look up the abbreviations and acronyms used in amateur satellites
A dark streak just appeared on Mars
October 26, 2020 09:13 AM – Southgate ARC – Amateur astronomers are monitoring something new on Mars. A dark streak has just appeared near one of the Red Planet’s giant extinct volcanoes, Arsia Mons
October 25, 2020
WSJT-X developer expresses puzzlement over FT8 contest use
October 25, 2020 10:12 AM – Southgate ARC – The ARRL reports WSJT-X co-developer Joe Taylor, K1JT, recently expressed puzzlement over the use of FT8 in contests — rather than FT4, which was designed for contesting
QSO Today – Keith Schlottman – KR7RK
October 25, 2020 10:12 AM – Southgate ARC – Keith Schlottman, KR7RK, is not only a mountain goat, he is also a super sloth
KDKA Centennial-The birth of Commercial Radio
October 25, 2020 10:12 AM – Southgate ARC – November 2, 2020 marks the centennial of radio station KDKA going on the air for the first time. Their first broadcast, considered by many to be the birth of commercial broadcast radio, was to report the election results of the Harding-Cox presidential race. KDKA has been on the air continuously ever since
Japan looking at amateur radio rule change
October 25, 2020 10:12 AM – Southgate ARC – apan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications is holding a public consultation on revisions to Radio Law Enforcement Regulations to enable elementary and junior high school students to experience the enjoyment of amateur radio
Jac Holzman K2VEH in Rolling Stone
October 25, 2020 10:12 AM – Southgate ARC – Radio Amateur Jac Holzman K2VEH who founded Elektra Records and signed The Doors is featured in Rolling Stone
ICQ Podcast Episode 336 – HF-PRO-2-PLUS-T Antenna Review
October 25, 2020 08:00 AM – ICQ Podcast -In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Chris Howard M0TCH, Martin Rothwell M0SGL, Ed Durrant DD5LP, Frank Howell K4FMH and Bill Barnes WC3B to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and this episode’s features is HF-PRO-2-PLUS-T Antenna Review by Ed Durrant DD5LP.
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