Foundations of Amateur Radio
What radio should I buy as my first one? – Recently a budding new amateur asked the question: ‘What radio should I buy?’ It’s a common question, one I asked a decade ago. Over the years I’ve made several attempts at answering this innocent introduction into our community and as I’ve said before, the answer is simple but unhelpful – ‘It depends.’

RASA meets with Australian regulator re licence changes
The Radio Amateur Society of Australia (RASA) President Glenn VK4DU conducted a teleconference with Australian Communication and Media Authority (ACMA) managers and staff recently to discuss RASA’s position on the ACMA’s proposed changes to amateur radio licencing

ISS SSTV 145.800 FM June 9-10
Russian cosmonauts on the International Space Station (ISS) are planning to transmit Slow Scan TV images on 145.800 MHz FM using the SSTV mode PD-120

EURAO Party – Summer 2021: CB QSL Party
The European Radio Amateurs’ Organization, supporting the initiative of its member association Federación Digital EA, announces a new party on the air, this time with the motto: ‘CB QSL Party’

CANWARN 2021 and Beyond
Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC), the national association for Amateur Radio in Canada, is pleased to present a special event for Amateurs and non-Amateurs: CANWARN 2021 and Beyond

MTAR Amateur Radio Field Day
The Cannon Courier reports that Amateur Radio Field Day will be held June 26-27 and will focus on service and science

Amateur Radio Field Day – June 26 and 27 – Skill, Service and Science
Press release from Alachua County Amateur Radio Emergency Service and Gainesville Amateur Radio Society

Propagation de K7RA
Solar Cycle 25 activity continues this week, with no spotless days since May 6

RSGB thanks its volunteers
To mark Volunteers’ Week, RSGB President Stewart Bryant, G3YSX has recorded a short video clip to thank all RSGB volunteers for the work that they have done to support the amateur radio community during the last year

June GEO Newsletter available for free download
The June PDF of the GEO Newsletter weather satellite publication produced by the Group for Earth Observation is now available for free download

IARU attends ITU Wireless Power Transmission meetings
IARU represented the amateur service at this meeting, held virtually, with some 350 delegates registered for the sequence of WP1 meetings

USI Special Event Week
The purpose of the US Islands (USI) Special Event week, June 12-20, 2021, is to promote friendship among all Amateur radio operators who enjoy getting outdoors to operating portable or mobile.But it’s not the only way for you to take part in this event

SAQ Grimeton Transmission on July 4th
The annual transmission event on the Alexanderson Day with the Alexanderson Alternator from 1924, on VLF 17.2 kHz CW with the call sign SAQ, is scheduled for Sunday, July 4th, 2021

ARDC provide grant for HAMNET
DARC report a grant has been awarded to HAMNET, a high-speed digital radio network that interconnects automated ham radio stations using radio links in the 13cm, 6cm and 3cm bands

New FCC RF Exposure policy on Ham Talk Live!
In episode 259 of Ham Talk Live! podcast Dr. Greg Lapin, N9GL and Dan Brown, W1DAN take calls about the new FCC RF Exposure policy and how it

affects you

Proposed licence fees for 412-414 MHz paired with 422-424 MHz
Ofcom has today published the proposed licence fees for the 412–414 MHz and 422–424 MHz paired spectrum, which is licensed to Arqiva and Airwave

SARL VHF/UHF FM Contest
The second SARL VHF/UHF FM Contest runs from 12:00 to 16:00 UTC (14:00 to 18:00 CAT) on Saturday 5 June with activity on 6 and 2 metres and 70 centimetres

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