Here’s a weekly roundup of Amateur/Ham Radio news compiled by HQ ARRL.
Views expressed in this post are those of the reporters and correspondents.
Content provided by HQ ARRL, Newington, CT, 06111.
Accessed on 02 March 2021, 1324 UTC, Post 1905.
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News & Features
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03/02/2021 | Moldova Peace Corps to Sponsor March 3 Amateur Radio on the International Space Station Contact
An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact between youngsters and youth in Moldova and an International Space Station (ISS) crew member is set for March 3.Read More
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03/01/2021 | John Portune, W6NBC, Wins the February 2021 QST Cover Plaque Award
The winning article for the February 2021 QST Cover Plaque award is “Create Your Own 1:1 Coax Choke Balun,” by John Portune, W6NBC.Read More
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02/26/2021 | Spring Red Cross Emergency Communications Drill Set
The spring 2021 Red Cross Nationwide Emergency Communications Winlink Drill will be held on May 8.Read More
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02/26/2021 | Video Documents Removal, Preservation of 250 kW Voice of America Transmitter
A video presents the story of how a 250-kW VOA transmitter in California became a museum feature in New York.Read More
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02/26/2021 | The K7RA Solar Update
Tad Cook, K7RA, Seattle, reports: Sunspots have returned, and solar activity increased on every day over the reporting week.Read More
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02/25/2021 | Wildlife Outnumber Participants in Winter Yellowstone VHF Radio Rally
The critical winter duty for North Yellowstone radio amateurs is deployment to remote locations of winter emergencies. To train for these responses, the members devised the VHF Radio Relay.Read More
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02/25/2021 | ARRL Interview Explains Background of Ham Radio in Space Film Short
Josh Tanner, the Australian filmmaker who produced the thriller Decommissioned by Perception Pictures, has explained how he came up with the idea to develop the movie short.Read More
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02/25/2021 | Amateur Radio Helping to Fill Earthquake Report “Donut Holes”
An article describes how radio amateurs can help fill the information “donut hole” by providing post-earthquake “did you feel it” (DYFI) reports via Winlink HF radio email.Read More
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02/24/2021 | “Whirlwind Boom” Emergency Communications Exercise Set in Northern Florida
The amateur radio communications team of the Florida Baptist Disaster Relief has created a multi-site radio communications exercise dubbed “Whirlwind Boom.”Read More
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02/24/2021 | ARES and Red Cross Cooperate to Assist Storm-Affected Residents in Texas
ARRL Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES®) and American Red Cross volunteers joined forces in Texas under the ARRL/Red Cross memorandum of understanding in responding to the situation resulting from unseasonably frigid weather.Read More
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02/23/2021 | Youth on the Air will Make Final Decision on Summer Camp in April
Plans remain up in the air for the Youth on the Air (YOTA) in the Americas summer camp, tentatively set for July 11 – 16 in West Chester, Ohio.Read More
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02/23/2021 | ARRL CEO David Minster, NA2AA, to Keynote QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo
ARRL CEO David Minster, NA2AA, will keynote the QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo March 13 – 14 weekend.Read More
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02/19/2021 | The K7RA Solar Update
Tad Cook, K7RA, Seattle, reports: A period of zero sunspots ran February 4 – 17.Read More
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02/18/2021 | Ham Radio in Friedrichshafen, Germany, Tentatively on for 2021
Ham Radio in Friedrichshafen, Germany, was canceled last year because of the pandemic.Read More
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02/18/2021 | Innovator Ulrich Rohde, N1UL, Donates Sophisticated Vector Signal Generator to ARRL
ARRL Life Member Ulrich Rohde, N1UL, has donated a Rohde & Schwarz SMBV100A vector signal generator to the ARRL Laboratory.Read More
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02/17/2021 | British Columbia Radio Amateur Copies Signal from Mars-Orbiting Satellite
Canadian radio amateur Scott Tilley, VE7TIL, has snagged another signal from deep space.Read More
