The May regular Activity of the Trinity County Amateur Radio Club will be Wednesday, May 09, 2018, at 18:30 hrs. The Activity for the May meeting will be a demonstration of the Yaesu “Wires-X” system including a “micro-node” which will … Continue reading →
It saddens me to report that on the morning of January 29th, 2017, Bob Martin WD6AIA became a silent key. His family said that there will be a service, but it will be a while. They will be sure to let … Continue reading →
11/18/2015 The Plenary Meeting of the 2015 World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-15) in Geneva has approved an allocation of 5351.5-5366.5 kHz to the Amateur Service on a secondary basis with a power limit of 15 W effective isotropic radiated power (EIRP). … Continue reading →
The amateur radio CubeSat built by students at the University of Aalborg, Denmark is planned to be released from the International Space Station sometime in the week of October 5 The European Space Agency (ESA) is inviting radio amateurs to … Continue reading →
ARISS SSTV images will be transmitted this weekend from the amateur radio station in the ISS Russian Service Module to commemorate the 40th Anniversary of the Apollo-Soyuz Mission 40 years ago this week, the historic joint Apollo-Soyuz mission was conducted. … Continue reading →
The RAST (Radio Amateur Society of Thailand) reports the Thai National Broadcasting & Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) has invalidated a total of 140,000 amateur radio licenses which had been expired for more than two years Prior to the NBTC’s action there … Continue reading →
Emerging sunspot AR2339 unleashed an intense X2-class solar flare on May 5th at approximately 22:11 UT. Radiation from the flare caused strong radio blackouts on the Pacific side of Earth, interfering with communications at frequencies below ~20 MHz. The blast … Continue reading →
By Don Cantrell (ND6T) TW, K9AC, once told me “There is no such thing as e-waste”. That about says it. All those broken and obsolete gadgets are just storehouses of interesting and useful parts for your next project. Aside from … Continue reading →
By Don Cantrell ND6T Equipment construction has been a tradition among radio amateurs since the very beginning. It is one of the core activities for many of us. Whether it be home-brew, kit building, or modification, there is a wonderful … Continue reading →
Here’s a link to a video made by K7AGE of SSTV images being received from the ISS on April 11th 2014. https://youtu.be/yAzX4S4KEyc … Continue reading →