Farnham WebSDR to shutdown
The popular amateur radio WebSDR at Farnham is to cease operation in a few weeks

6m DXpedition to Austral and Marquesas Islands
Lance, W7GJ, says: Hello Sixers! As Es season draws to a close, it is of course time to gear up for EME 😉 Remember, if you have a good yagi, an amplifier, a quiet QTH and some ground gain, I can work you when your moon is near the horizon!

Sailing vessel with ham radio history marks 100 years
The schooner Bowdoin is a century old this year. Now owned by the Maine Maritime Academy (MMA) as a training vessel, the ham radio history of the 88-foot (LOA) Bowdoin is often neglected

Amateur Radio Digital Communications
Since its allocation to Amateur Radio in 1981, Internet network 44, known as the AMPRNet, has been used by amateur radio operators to conduct scientific research and to experiment with digital communications over radio with a goal of advancing the state of the art of Amateur Radio networking, and to educate amateur radio operators in these techniques

The Web working group
A work party is being put together to work on the replacement for the present South African Radio League website

RTE on long wave 252 kHz back on air
RTE carried out essential maintenance of the Long Wave transmitter in Clarkstown, Co. Meath for two months during which period RTE Radio 1 was not available on 252 kHz

Tonga update
Masa, JA0RQV, is now active as A35JP from Nuku’alofa, Tongatapu Island (OC-049). He was heard on 17 meters CW, August 22nd. He will be in Tonga until October 31st (early November)

Ukraine special event
Look for special event station EM30RUARL from Chernihivska to be active between now and December 31st