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.
- ARISS contact planned for students in Kenilworth, United Kingdom
An International Space Station school contact has been planned for Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT with Kenilworth School and Sixth Form, Kenilworth, United Kingdom… - Two killed in accident at Antarctic research station
Two fire technicians at a US scientific station in Antarctica have died after being found unconscious, according to the National Science Foundation (NSF) … - Kenilworth students’ ham radio contact with space station
ARISS-UK have released a video of the amateur radio contact between students at Kenilworth School and astronaut Serena Auñón-Chancellor KG5TMT operating NA1SS on the ISS… - Apollo 8 50th Anniversary Special Event Set for December 21 – 27
- The Radio Club of America Appoints John Robert Stratton, N5AUS, as Co-Counsel
The Radio Club of America (RCA) has announces the appointment of ARRL West Gulf Division Vice Director John Robert Stratton, N5AUS, as Vice President and Co-Counsel. Stratton will coordinate duties with current Vice President and Counsel Chester “B… - SAQ Alexanderson Alternator Transmission Set for Christmas Eve
Sweden’s Alexanderson alternator station SAQ has planned a Christmas Eve transmission on 17.2 kHz. The transmitter will be tuned up starting at around 0730 UTC, and a message will be transmitted at 0800 UTC. The 200 kW Alexanderson alternator is an… - Jordan’s First CubeSat, JY1Sat, is Designated as JO-97
JY1Sat, launched on December 3 from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California as part of the SpaceX SSO-A: SmallSat Express launch, has been designated as Jordan OSCAR 97 (JO-97). The 1U CubeSat is a project of the Crown Prince Foundation of Jordan. Te… - Hamvention® Seeks 2019 Award Nominees
- DXCC Country/Entity Report
According to the Amateur Radio Cluster Network for the week of Sunday, 2nd December, through Sunday, 9th December there were 216 countries active… - WSJT-X 2.0 Full Release Now Available; FT8 Enthusiasts Urged to Upgrade Now
The WSJT-X 2.0 software suite has been released, and developer Joe Taylor, K1JT, is urging FT8 and MSK144 users to upgrade to what will become the new standard, because the FT8 and MSK144 protocols have been enhanced in a way that is not backward com… - IARUMS reports on mystery frequency hopping station
IARU-R1 Monitoring System reports an intriguing transmission has been spotted giving short beeps exactly on each second, frequency hopping between 10108-10115 kHz and 18834/18899 kHz… - Working Amateur Radio Satellites
Stephen 2E0SSM recently did a talk at the Lincoln Shortwave Club about working amateur satellites and he has now published an article on his website… - Antarctica op
Felix DL5XL operates once more as DP1POL from the station Neumayer III (AN-016, WW Loc. IB59uh)… - The Doctor Will See You Now!
- Broadcasters Intruding on Exclusive Amateur Radio Frequencies
The International Amateur Radio Union Region 1 (IARU-R1) Monitoring System (IARUMS) reports that Radio Hargeisa in Somaliland has returned to 7,120 kHz after a break of several weeks, while Radio Eritrea has been reported on 7,140 and 7,180 kHz. Radi… - Band plan reference updated.
The band plans on PDF have been updated… - 2 x 1 contest callsigns – we need your feedback
The Radio Amateur Society of Australia met with the ACMA on 4 December 2018. A number of topics were covered, including the possibility of a new callsign block, traditionally known as 2*1 callsigns (eg. VK3A, VK2B, VK7F, etc)… - Radio Amateurs in Turkey Gain Access to Two Bands
- Support AMSAT Using Your IRA
United States residents over age 70 1/2 may distribute up to $100,000 annually from their Individual Retirement Account (IRA) directly to qualifying charities, like the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), without first having to declare the … - Global Radio Guide is now available
The 11th edition of Teak Publishing’s Global Radio Guide (Winter 2018-2019) is now available on Amazon… - Masada Fortress special event
Members of the Holy Land DX Group will operate from the heart of ‘Masada Fortress’ as 4X0M (M=Masada) between January 4-6th, 2019… - Artist made a radio out of a kitchen sink
The IEEE Spectrum magazine reports on Amanda Dawn Christie’s work which commemorates the fading glory of shortwave radio… - First look at the DRAWS Digi Mode Hat for Raspberry Pi
Today’s topic is ham radio and the Raspberry Pi. This is the second video in the DRAWS Ham Radio Digi Mode Hat for Raspberry Pi series. This time we take a look at what’s inside the package, have a very close up look at the hardware, then wrap up the… - Repeater and Beacon maps updated.
The maps have been updated, to help finding stuff.
1,60m band trial Extended!”… - Propagation Report from Hannes Coetzee, ZS6BZP
Hannes Coetzee, ZS6BZP, reports that the solar activity is expected to remain at low levels…