It is, ah, not raining here also!

A pointer to part of the definitive and classic Hancock episode, ‘The Radio Ham’.

Painfully hilarious!

Spring Red Cross Emergency Communications Drill Set

The spring 2021 Red Cross Nationwide Emergency Communications Winlink Drill will be held on May 8, which is World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day 2021. Details and instructions are available. Sign up for email updates. Ahead of the May nationwide exercise, the American Red Cross (ARC) Emergency Communications training group will continue its Winlink […]

Video Documents Removal, Preservation of 250 kW Voice of America Transmitter

With the former Voice of America Delano relay site in Central California scheduled for eventual demolition for resale, the Collins Collectors Association (CCA), in association with the Antique Wireless Association (AWA), came up with a plan in 2014 (working, among others, with past ARRL Midwestern Division Director Rod Blocksome, K0DAS, a former Collins engineer), to […]

The K7RA Solar Update

Wildlife Outnumber Participants in Winter Yellowstone VHF Radio Rally

Wyoming and southern Montana hams belonging to the north Yellowstone Amateur Radio Club and Park County Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES®) took to the wilderness in late January during heavy snow to take part in an emergency preparedness exercise. The groups have about 15 members in all; many more bison and elk roam the roads […]

Southgate news

International Emergency Communication Registry of Operators (IECRO) 2021 Annual Membership

Its that time of year again. Every January IECRO runs its membership drive campaign

Radio Society of Christchurch (New Zealand) Centenary Award

The Christchurch ARC (NZART branch 05) is pleased to announce an informal award to celebrate the club’s centenary

ARISS contact is scheduled for students at Hisagi Junior High School, Zushi, Japan

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) has received schedule confirmation for an ARISS radio contact with astronauts. ARISS is the group that puts together special amateur radio contacts between students around the globe and crew members with ham radio licenses on the International Space Station (ISS)

Australian radio hams keep same callsign when upgrading

In July 2020 Australia followed other countries and stopped forcing radio amateurs to change callsign every time they got a new qualification or moved to another part of the country

TV DETECTOR VANS ONCE PROWLED THE STREETS OF ENGLAND

The United Kingdom is somewhat unique in the world for requiring those households which view broadcast television to purchase a licence for the privilege

Germany dealt with over 3,500 radio interference complaints in 2020

Germany's Federal Network Agency BNetzA take radio interference seriously and in 2020 dealt with over 3,500 cases

Does price buy performance or satisfaction in an HF transceiver?

Frank Howell K4FMH of ICQ podcast is talking on this subject at the Denby Dale amateur radio club on Weds January 20th at 7.30pm (1930utc)

Radio hams comment on the draft BNetzA plans for 2021

Germany's amateur radio round table (RTA) has commented in a letter on the Federal Network Agency BNetzA draft plan for the year 2021