ITU WRC-19 Conference Prep Meeting Geneva

ARRL report the second Conference Preparatory Meeting (CPM) in advance of World Radio Communication Conference 2019 (WRC-19) this fall got under way on February 18 at International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Headquarters in Geneva

Wednesday, 20th February 2019

Stevenage shed radio DJ visits Radio Caroline

A shed-based DJ, whose interest in radio was sparked by pirate station Radio Caroline, has had his "dream come true" by visiting the ship it broadcasts from

500 years of foundation of Panama City

The special callsign H31A is being used to commemorate 500 years of the foundation of Panama City, PANAMA. The station will be available until August 15th 2019

Ofcom fines Virgin and MS3 for providing information late

Ofcom has fined Virgin Media £25,000, and MS3 £2,000, after both companies missed the deadline for responding to a formal information request, as part of an Ofcom market review

Wednesday 80m Club Sprint

There is a trophy in the cupboard at the NARC called the SARL 80 metre Club Championship trophy that has not been in use for some time. It has been decided to put this trophy back to work

Tuvalu mini-activation

Tony 3D2AG plans a mini-activation of Tuvalu (OC-015) for the 22nd to 27th

IOTA news from the DARC

Compiled by Andreas, DK5ON of the Deutscher Amateur Radio Club

New Plan Aligns ARES with the Needs of Served Agencies

The new ARES Plan adopted by the ARRL Board of Directors at its Annual Meeting in January represents an effort to provide ARES with a clearly defined mission, goals, and objectives; specific training requirements, and a system for consistent reporting and record-keeping. The Board’s Public Service Enhancement Working Group (PSEWG) spent more than... [continue]

Tuesday, 19th February 2019

Provisional Results : 50-70 MHz Contest

Provisional results for the last IARU Region 1 50-70 MHz Contest are published. 50/70 MHz Contest Complaint period closes on 10th of March 2019. Contact address: iaru_vhf_contest@ml.oevsv.at... [continue]

Fake News: Belgian News Magazine Misrepresents Amateur Radio Numbers

The Belgian Dutch-language weekly The Sunday (de Zondag) recently reported incorrectly that just 153 Amateur Radio licensees existed in the country, dramatically proclaiming, “Amateur Radio permits have dropped drastically in 5 years,” and asking, “Where have the radio hobbyists gone?” The error was based on a misunderstood parliamentary ex... [continue]

New Book HF Dipole Antennas for Amateur Radio Now Shipping

ARRL’s HF Dipole Antennas for Amateur Radio is a collection of 20 HF dipole antenna designs from the pages of QST between 2000 and 2017. It includes innovative antenna projects for single-band and multiband antennas, as well as antennas for portable applications.Portable Antennas“An Easy-to-Make Three-Band Dipole for ARRL Field Day” “A Fiel... [continue]