Amateur Radio Stories:
Here is a recap of what happened in the web this week, through the eyes of the DXZone and other ham radio sources on the web.
- FCC: Supplier’s Declaration of Conformity Procedures are Now in Effect
The FCC is reminding electronic device retailers that Supplier’s Declaration of Conformity (SDoC) procedures are now in effect and being enforced. In an FCC Enforcement Advisory released February 15, the FCC Enforcement Bureau (EB) pointed out that… - College Park School makes first contact with the ISS
Students at College Park School got a chance to take their learning out of this world. During an assembly on February 13, students got to ask Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques, KG5FYI questions while he’s aboard the International Space Station… - Planned Experiment Will Disconnect Russia from the Internet
Authorities and major internet providers in Russia intend to disconnect the country from the internet as part of a planned experiment purportedly aimed at enhancing national security, the Russian news agency RosBiznesKonsalting (RBK) has reported. Th… - ARRL Headquarters Seeks Radiosport and Field Services Manager
ARRL is accepting applications for the position of Radiosport and Field Services Manager at ARRL Headquarters in Newington, Connecticut. This is a full-time, exempt position with a competitive salary. The successful candidate would be responsible for… - The Latest Episode of ARRL Audio News is Available
Listen to the new episode of ARRL Audio News on your iOS or Android podcast app, or online at http://www.blubrry.com/arrlaudionews/. Audio News is also retransmitted on a number of FM repeaters. Click here and then scroll down to see the list. … - Geostationary satellite transponder active
The geostationary amateur radio narrowband transponder on the Es’hail-2/QO-100 was made available for amateur experimental use on the afternoon of Tuesday, 12 February 2019. The 250kHz bandwidth transponder uses the 2.4GHz band for the uplink w… - HamSCI Workshop Receives National Science Foundation Grant
- The only radio ham in Taiwan for 25 years
Tim Chen BV2A was famous among amateur radio enthusiasts as the only person allowed to operate in Taiwan until 1985, when the government started issuing more licenses … - Amateur Radio is Aboard during Attempt to Become Oldest Circumnavigator
- IOTA news from the DARC
Compiled by Andreas, DK5ON of the Deutscher Amateur Radio Club… - Radio hams transfer Crypto Currency on 40m band
CryptoVibes reports amateur radio was used to send Bitcoin from Toronto to Michigan on 7.077 MHz using the digital mode JS8Call… - The K7RA Solar Update
Another week passed with no sunspots, and as of February 14 it has been over two weeks since any sunspots were observed, the last on January 30. February 7 through 13 saw average daily solar flux decline from 71.1 to 70.4, compared to the previous se… - Latvian Amateur Radio League “Godfather” Herbert “Andy” Anderson, K7GEX, SK
Andy Anderson, K7GEX, of Edmonds, Washington, died February 5 after a lengthy illness. An ARRL Life Member, he was 84. His friend Andy Neimers, VA7FJT, said Anderson was the “godfather” of the Latvian Amateur Radio League (LRAL) and a founding me… - Ninth District Incoming QSL Bureau has New Manager and Address
Erik Andersen, K9EU, of Naperville, Illinois, has assumed the role of manager for the Ninth District Incoming QSL Bureau. He is a long-time volunteer with the Bureau as well as a noted and accomplished DXer and contester. He succeeds John Meyers, K9Q… - NZ QRPers Group
Membership of this New Zealand-based group is free, just send your Callsign, first name, QTH, and to receive Newsletters and other QRP information… - Turkish special event
Members of the Giresun Amateur Radio Society (GITRAD – Giresun Telsiz Radyo Amatorleri ve Doga Sporlari Dernegi) are celebrating its 10th anniversary with the special callsign TC10GITRAD… - Build your own Space Weather dashboard
For the Ham Radio community I wrote an article on how to build your own Space Weather Dashboard with NOAA data… - EF50: The tube that changed everything
From today’s perspective, vacuum tubes are pretty low tech. But for a while they were the pinnacle of high tech, and heavy research followed the promise shown by early vacuum tubes in transmission and computing… - US Navy Explores Amateur Radio as a Training Adjunct
The US Navy’s Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division (NAWCWD) has adopted Amateur Radio training as a possible new approach to basic RF and electronics instruction. More than 20 NAWCWD employees took part in a week-long class in Point Mugu, Cali… - The Doctor Will See You Now!
- RSGB Company Secretary vacancy
Stephen Purser, GW4SHF, RSGB Company Secretary has advised the Board that after more than two years in the role he wishes to step down in the spring. Stephen has been instrumental in updating the legal documents relating to the Society and regularly … - The Space Weather Woman
The latest space weather forecast from Dr Tamitha Skov… - Radio hams to distribute radios
Radio amateurs in West Bengal planned to distribute radio sets free of charge on World Radio Day, February 13… - Infoline issue 387 posted
- DX News from the ARRL
The American Radio Relay League’s round-up of the forthcoming week’s DX activity on the amateur radio bands…