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.
- The April Edition of Digital QST is Now Available!
- The Space Weather Woman
The latest space weather forecast from Dr Tamitha Skov… - ARRL Headquarters Delayed Opening
Due to the heavy snowfall in Connecticut today, ARRL Headquarters will not open until 10 AM EST (1500 UTC). All online services will be available as usual…. - Out of This World Auction Sponsored by ARISS
The ARISS-US team (Amateur Radio on the International Space Station) will auction two very unusual items in its first-ever auction! Picture yourself as the winning bidder and proud owner of a unique JVC Kenwood TS-890S signed by astronauts! O… - IOTA news from the DARC
Compiled by Andreas, DK5ON of the Deutscher Amateur Radio Club… - Contact Cadets on 60m
Next weekend, 16 and 17 March 2019, Army, Navy and Air cadet units in the UK will be carrying out Exercise Blue Ham 19. Operating on the 5MHz shared band, the expected period of operation will be from 8am to 5pm both days. QSO exchange details can be… - ARISS contact planned for students in Spain
As already announced, an International Space Station school contact has been planned for David St-Jacques KG5FYI with Ceip Nuestra Senora Del Carmen, Torre De La Reina, Spain… - Propagation de K7RA
After no sunspots over the entire month of February, sunspot group 2734 appeared on March 5. So far the new sunspot numbers are 14, 17, and 14 on March 5-7. I believe this was the longest consecutive period (33 days) with no sunspots on this declinin… - Ham radio at Titan Missile Museum
Randy Hall K7AGE has released a video of his amateur radio operation from the Titan Missile Museum, Green Valley, Arizona… - Some Stormy Seas for Competitive Sailors Using HF Amateur Radio
- Technical Paper Raises Visibility of Wireless Power Transmission Interference Potential
- Call for volunteers – AMSAT at Dayton Hamvention
The 2019 Hamvention will be held on May 17-19 2019 at Greene County Fairground and Expo Center in Xenia Ohio. If you’re available we can also use your help for setup operations on May 16… - DXCC Most Wanted
The ‘DXCC Most Wanted’ entities list has been updated on ClubLog. The list contains 340 entities… - Ham radio to feature in MagPi magazine
RaspberryPi magazine MagPi will feature articles on Amateur Radio Projects in issue 80, available for Free download from March 28… - 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… - Propagation Report from Hannes Coetzee, ZS6BZP
Hannes Coetzee, ZS6BZP, reports that the solar activity is expected to remain at low levels… - Ham College 50
Ham College episode 50 is now available for download.
General Amateur Radio Exam part 21. Decibels and Power. S units. Amplifier Classes … - St. Patrick’s Day Special Event Offering New Award this Year
- Provisional Results : UHF-MW Contest
Provisional results for the last IARU Region 1 UHF-MW Contest are published.
UHF/Microwaves Contest
Complaint period closes on 24th of March 2019.
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… - Justin McAllister’s simple, post-apocalypse-friendly antennas
Watch Justin McAllister’s presentation on simple antennas suitable for a zombie apocalypse and two things will happen: you’ll be reminded that everything antennas do is amazing, and their reputation for being a black magic art will fade dramatica… - March issue of Radio ZS PDF available
The South African Radio League (SARL) site reports the PDF of the March issue of their magazine Radio ZS is now ‘available for everybody to read’… - IOTA news from OPDX
Weekly IOTA News – compiled by Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW, editor of the Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin… - Youngsters on the Air Bulgarian camp announced
The Youngsters on the Air (YOTA) program is an IARU Region 1 initiative aimed at engaging youngsters in amateur radio, as well as supporting amateurs under the age of 26… - IECRO Ireland Radio Club
A number of events will be taking place within the club over the coming weeks. New members will receive basic training during the club’s weekend long meeting of 9th and 10th March… - Potential interference from Wireless Power Transfer systems
The SARL made a presentation to members of the SABS Technical Committee, TC-73, on the potential interference that Wireless Power Transfer systems for the charging of electric vehicles may cause on the HF bands…