The September monthly Activity of the Trinity County Amateur Radio Club in Weaverville will be held at the Trinity County Office of Education on September 19th at 1830 hrs. The September Activity will center around a “Hot Wash” of the … 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 →