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Southgate Amateur Radio Club News

Posted on September 13, 2021 by Russ Roberts — Leave a comment

Here’s the latest Amateur Radio News compiled by the UK-based Southgate Amateur Radio Club.

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Posted in Amateur/Ham Radio, ARES, ARRL, Big Island ARRL News, Big Island of Hawaii ARRL info, Club Activities, Contests, DX-peditions, Hawaii Island Amateur Radio Clubs, License preparation/VE testing

Southgate Amateur Radio Club News

Posted on September 12, 2021 by Russ Roberts — Leave a comment

Here’s the latest Amateur Radio News compiled by the UK-based Southgate Amateur Radio Club.

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Posted in Amateur/Ham Radio, ARES, ARRL, Big Island ARRL News, Big Island of Hawaii ARRL info, Club Activities, Contests, License preparation/VE testing

FCC License Fees

Posted on August 18, 2021 by Russ Roberts

According to HQ ARRL, the FCC won’t be collecting the $35 license fee until 2022.

Tagged with: Amateur license exams, CW Education, Digital Nets, FCC License Fees, Hawaii ARES Winlink training, Technician License Classes
Posted in Amateur/Ham Radio, ARES, ARRL, Big Island ARRL News, Big Island of Hawaii ARRL info, Club Activities, License preparation/VE testing

BIARC Newsletter

Posted on August 7, 2021 by Russ Roberts

The August 2021 edition of the “BIARC Newsletter” has been posted by Tony Kitchen (WH6DVI).

Tagged with: Amateur Radio, BIARC Newsletter, Big Island Amateur Radio Club, Hawaii QSO Party, Hawaiian Islands Grid Madness VHF/UHF Simplex Event
Posted in Amateur/Ham Radio, ARES, ARRL, Big Island ARRL News, Big Island of Hawaii ARRL info, Club Activities, Hawaii Island Amateur Radio Clubs, License preparation/VE testing

Southgate Amateur Radio Club News

Posted on July 22, 2021 by Russ Roberts

Here’s the latest Amateur Radio News from the UK-based Southgate Amateur Radio Club. Views expressed in this Amateur/Ham Radio update are those of the reporters and correspondents. Accessed on 22 July 2021, 1329 UTC, Post 2145. Content provided by the…

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Posted in Amateur/Ham Radio, ARRL, Big Island ARRL News, Big Island of Hawaii ARRL info, Club Activities, Contests, DX-peditions, Hawaii Island Amateur Radio Clubs, License preparation/VE testing

Russ Roberts

Retired News director of Pacific Radio Group Radio Stations on Hawaii-the Big Island. I have more than 40 years of broadcast experience, including positons at KTUH-FM (UH-Manoa), KPOI-FM (Honolulu). KHLO-AM (Hilo), KKBG-FM (KBIG-FM)(Hilo/Kona), KAPA-FM (Hilo-Kona). Native-FM (Hilo-Kona), and ESPN Hawaii (Hilo-Kona). Former University of Hawaii-Hilo librarian. Retired Air Force Officer. Amateur (Ham) Radio operator since 1977 (currently holds the Amateur Extra Class License from the FCC-KH6JRM).... Can read, write, and speak Russian. Retired on 30 September 2011, but still maintains a Hawaii Island News Blog.

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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2290 for Friday September 17th, 2021 September 16, 2021
- COVID SPURS CANCELLATION OF TOKYO HAM FAIR - IARU REGION 3 OPTS FOR VIRTUAL CONFERENCE - AMSAT SYMPOSIUM MOVES FROM HOTEL INTO VIRTUAL MODE - SPACEX RECOVERY VESSELS NAMED FOR 'BOB AND DOUG' - SPECIAL EVENT CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY OF VOA RELAY STATION - ULTRA-TINY BATTERY SHOWS POWER AND PROMISE - SILENT KEY: CHARLIE BYARS, W5GPO, LONGTIME WEATHER SP […]
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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2289 for Friday September 10th, 2021 September 10, 2021
- RADIO OPERATORS SUPPORT WILDFIRE ANIMAL RESCUE - GENESIS SATELLITES DESTROYED IN EXPLOSION - MEET ARRL MAXIM AWARD WINNER: KATHERINE FORSON, KT5KMF - US HAMS ACTIVATE THE APPALACHIAN TRAIL - LISATS HAM CLUB TO RETRANSMIT INSPIRATION4 LAUNCH - IN SWITZERLAND, HIGH-FLYING QSOS IN HOT AIR BALLOON - BBC INTERVIEWS DEVELOPER OF WORLD'S FIRST MICROSATELLITE […]
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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2288 for Friday September 3rd, 2021 September 2, 2021
- US HAMS STEP IN AS HURRICANE SWEEPS GULF REGION - SOLAR STORMS CALLED THREAT TO INTERNET - AMATEUR RADIO TEAM EYES NASA'S GATEWAY PROJECT - FATHER-DAUGHTER CYCLISTS CONCLUDE RADIO EXPEDITION - BONAIRE AMATEURS FORM NEW AMATEUR RADIO CLUB - SILENT KEY: NEWSLINE'S ROBERT SUDOCK WB6FDF - NORTH CAROLINA RADIO MUSEUM MARKS 20 YEARS - HAMS RAISE PROFIL […]
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The K7RA Solar Update September 17, 2021
Tad Cook, K7RA, Seattle, reports: Sunspot numbers started strong at 124 this reporting week, September 9-15, but ended at zero. Average daily sunspot numbers went from 64.6 to 58.3. Average daily solar flux declined from 92.9 to 87.4.Geomagnetic indicators remained moderate, with last week’s average daily planetary A index unchanged at 7, and average daily m […]
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Steve Goodgame, K5ATA, Joins ARRL Headquarters Staff September 16, 2021
Steve Goodgame, K5ATA, of Batesville, Mississippi, has joined the staff at ARRL Headquarters in Newington, Connecticut, where he will serve as manager of the Education and Learning Department (formerly the Lifelong Learning Department). He had consulted for the department as an instructional designer and was instrumental in the implementation of ARRL’s Learn […]