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 →
The annual Armed Forces Day Crossband Communications Test set for Saturday and Sunday, May 9-10, will offer Amateur Radio operators a chance to try their hand at using more modern military communications modes, such as MIL-STD Serial PSK. Also new … Continue reading →
Amateur Radio is poised to gain access to two new bands! The FCC has allocated a new LF band, 135.7 to 137.8 kHz, to the Amateur Service on a secondary basis. Allocation of the 2.1 kHz segment, known as 2200 … 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 →
The Amateur Radio Parity Act of 2015 — H.R.1301 — has been introduced in the US House of Representatives. The measure would direct the FCC to extend its rules relating to reasonable accommodation of Amateur Service communications to private land … 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 →
April 07, 2015 BOULDER – The Sun undergoes a type of seasonal variability, with its activity waxing and waning over the course of nearly two years, according to a new study by a team of researchers led by the National … Continue reading →
From The ARRL Letter on April 9, 2015 Website: http://www.arrl.org/ On Saturday, April 18, radio amateurs worldwide will take to the airwaves to celebrate World Amateur Radio Day http://www.iaru.org/world-amateur-radio-day.html (WARD). It was on April 18, 1925, that the International Amateur … Continue reading →
Time and frequency standard station WWV silenced its 25 MHz signal in 1977, but it returned to the air on an “experimental basis” a year ago, and it’s still up and running. Resurrecting the long-dormant standard time outlet operated by … Continue reading →
ZCZC AS06 QST de W1AW Space Bulletin 006 ARLS006 >From ARRL Headquarters Newington, CT April 7, 2015 To all radio amateurs SB SPACE ARL ARLS006 ARLS006 Slow-Scan TV Transmissions from ISS Scheduled for April 11 Amateur Radio on the International … Continue reading →