Foundations of Amateur Radio
Smith, the chart to end all charts …
In the time that I’ve been a radio amateur not a day has gone by without learning something new. Today was no different and this time learning took me both by surprise and delight. I realise that being delighted by charts, since that’s what we’re talking about, might not be something that comes naturally, but I can highly recommend that you use this as an opportunity to explore

Interference: FCC pursuing ‘largest fine of its kind’
The Moscow-Pullman (ID/WA) Daily News reports on FCC action following interference to the radio communication of aircraft involved in firefighting

Public invited to ham radio club’s field day
The Madison County Amateur Radio Club will participate in a national emergency communications preparedness exercise June 25-26

Commercial drones set for take-off under new Ofcom plans
Ofcom is helping pave the way for a revolution in commercial services delivered by drones, under a new licensing regime proposed today

Mountain Amateur Radio Club Field Day event coming up
If you’d like to learn more about what hams or licensed amateur radio operators do for fun, you can visit members of the local group at their annual Field Day event on Saturday and Sunday, June 25 and 26, 2022, scheduled this year at Wasuma Elementary School in Ahwahnee

UK police to spend tens of millions on legacy comms network kit
The UK’s police service is set to spend up to £50 million ($62.7 million) buying hardware and software for a legacy communication network that was planned to become obsolete in 2019

Keplerian data
Special thanks to AMSAT-NA (AMSAT.ORG) for the following Keplerian data

Rare morning sky show
The last time this happened was almost 20 years ago

Two Brits arrested in Albania as police accuse them of spying after seizing radio gear
Two Britons have been arrested by Albanian spooks and accused of spying after border police found radio transmitters in their luggage

Canada: Ham radio youth movement
CTV News in London, Ontario, reports Rob Noakes VE3PCP has started an amateur radio international youth movement

Register now for free online amateur radio training course
The next free amateur radio Foundation Online training course run by volunteers from Essex Ham starts on June 19 – places still available. Register Now

ARRL ARDC Club Grants Program Q&A
This is the video of the ARRL Club Grants Webinar that aired June 9 2022

Consultation: National radio multiplex licence renewals
Ofcom is today consulting on the renewal of the UK’s two national commercial radio multiplexes. These multiplexes, operated by Digital One Limited and Sound Digital Limited, carry national commercial DAB services

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