Licensee Hit With $24,000 Fine for Jamming Net

June 6, 2023

An investigation by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) results in a large fine against a California amateur radio license holder. A Notice of Apparent Liability Forfeiture (NALF) for $24,000 has been filed against Phillip J. Beaudet, N6PJB, of Burney, California.

Source: ARRL open_in_new

W9DXCC 2023 Convention

June 6, 2023The W9DXCC 2023 Convention will take place September 15th and 16th in Naperville, Illinois.

The W9DXCC convention is held annually in the Chicagoland area. Sponsored by the Northern Illinois DX Association, this convention is one of the premier DX conventions in the country. Enjoy the day filled with quality programs, equipment vendors, QSL card checking, prizes, and socializing. Be sure to end the day by staying for the convention banquet.

Source: W9DXCC open_in_new

Lewis and Clark Trail on the Air Event is Active

June 4, 2023The Lewis and Clark Trail on the Air special event commemorates the historic Lewis and Clark Trail. This special event is active from June 3rd through June 18th.

Contact one club in each of the 16 states on the historic Lewis and Clark Trail. Operating modes include SSB Phone, FM Phone, CW, and FT8. Any combination of modes towards working all 16 states is allowed.

Source: Lewis and Clark Trail on the Air open_in_new

Wildfire Smoke Enhancing Tropospheric Propagation

June 3, 2023The New England area is experiencing enhanced tropospheric propagation issues due to the thick layer of smoke in the atmosphere from Nova Scotia wildfires.

…The smoke is causing radio waves to bounce back to the ground instead of beaming out to space. That, combined with temperature inversion (warmer air trapped above cooler air) helps the radio waves bounce hundreds of miles. [It occurred] this morning outside the News 12 Long Island studios in Bethpage, New York, where Long Island’s radio station WBLI was replaced by Rumba 106.1 Philadelphia.

Source: News12 open_in_new

TAPR Hamvention Presentations are Now Available Online

June 2, 2023TAPR Forum Videos

• TangerineSDR Update by Dave Larsen, KV0S
• time-nuts Product Update by John Ackermann, N8UR
• Case V. Design by Dylan Romero, KN6IVW

APR/AMSAT Banquet Video

• HamSCI and the 2023 and 2024 Solar Eclipses by Dr. Nathaniel Frissell, W2NAF

Source: TAPR open_in_new

Amateur Radio Newsline Features Amateur Radio Daily

June 2, 2023Huge thanks to Amateur Radio Newsline for featuring Amateur Radio Daily on their latest weekly report of ham radio news stories.

I’ve been emailing back and forth with Ed, DD5LP, and have learned a lot about the ARNewsline process. They’re a professional outfit run completely on a volunteer basis and they do a fantastic job each week. ARNewsline is a wonderful service provided to the ham radio community.

If you have a repeater in your area that relays ARNewsline, be sure to tune in. You can also hear this week’s episode on the web.

Source: Amateur Radio Newsline open_in_new

Central States VHF Society 2023 VHF Conference

June 1, 2023The 55th Annual Central States VHF Society Conference will be held in Little Rock, Arkansas July 27-30 2023.

Activities include:

• Thursday evening Hospitality and Baseball
• Luncheon, Dinner Banquets, evening Hospitality Suites
• Technical and non-technical VHF+ presentations
• Posterboard presentations
• Rover Row and Dish Bowl
• Noise Figure measurement
• VHF+ equipment swapfest
• Antenna range
• VHF+ related Vendors
• Family oriented activities
• Prizes
• CSVHFS Board Meeting
• CSVHFS Business Meeting

Source: Central States VHF Society open_in_new

Hamfest India Set for November 2023

May 30, 2023Hamfest India will take place at Ahmedabad Science City in 2023 on November 25th and 26th.

Since 1991, Hamfest India has been a national convention of amateur radio enthusiasts made up of a trade show, flea market, and other activities.

Science City is an ambitious initiative of the government of Gujarat to trigger an inquiry of science in the mind of a common citizen with the aid of entertainment and experiential knowledge. Covering an area of more than 107 hectares, the idea is to create imaginative exhibits, virtual reality activity corners, and live demonstrations in an easily understandable manner.

Science City features a robotics gallery, amphitheater, energy park, IMAX 3D, and more.

Source: Hamfest India open_in_new

New Distance Record Set with SO-50 Satellite

May 29, 2023During a Summits on the Air (SOTA) activation on May 24th, a new distance record was claimed to have been made between a ham (KE9AJ) in Michigan and another ham (MI0ILE) in Northern Ireland. Contact was made utilizing the SO-50 satellite and covered a distance of 5,584 km. That breaks the previous record by 61 km set back in 2018.

Source: AMSAT open_in_new

Australian Hams to be Serviced by new Government Licensing Agency

May 28, 2023

…the Australian Maritime College (AMC), has decided not to extend its deed for the provision of amateur licensee services beyond February 2024.

Services will revert to the Australian Communications and Media Authority which will include new licensing classes and a new network of license examiners.

It’s believed that these changes will improve the timeliness and complexity of the service.

Source: Australian Communications and Media Authority open_in_new