Foundations of Amateur Radio -- #111: - eHam.net

Foundations of Amateur Radio -- #111:eHam.netFor the most part of my Amateur Radio life I've been an active contester. I have spoken about why I love contesting and why I think it's an important aspect of this amazing hobby. Today I want to talk about how contests are run, specifically how ...... [continue]

Sunday, 23rd July 2017

Historic flight over the Pacific Ocean

The commemorative around the world flight marking the 80 years since the disappearance of aviator Amelia Earhart has finally left New Zealand (July 23) and is headed for Pago Pago American Samoa

Minimum qualifications of radio amateurs

ITU Recommendation M.1544 defines minimum levels of operational and technical knowledge for a person wishing to operate a station in the amateur services

NewsWest for Sunday, 23rd July 2017

In the news this week, it's our CONTESTING edition and if that's not enough, we also have Andrew's Editorial, Foundations of Amateur Radio and Roy's Helpline

Have you seen the Mayak satellite?

On July 14, an amateur group in Russia launched a small satellite called Mayak. They said it would become the 'brightest shooting star' in the sky. Why’d they do it? Here’s how to look for it.

Radio amateur G5RV honoured by villagers

Louis Varney G5RV, founder member in 1936 of the Chelmsford Amateur Radio Society (CARS), received a little-known honour in 1945

Austin A30 puts radio ham on road to freedom

The Ipswich Star reports the Austin A30 car of radio amateur Allan Papworth G3WUW put him on the road to freedom and airwaves

Ofcom: Spectrum for Powerline Carrier Systems

In June 2017 Ofcom published the document Spectrum available for Powerline Carrier Systems

Students Experience the Thrill of Ham Operation:

It was a thrilling experience for 70-odd students from the Electronics and Communications departments in Potti Sriramulu College of Engineering and Technology. They carefully observed as a group of Ham operators made swift arrangements to capture the signals from their college premises to help them see pictures transmitted by members of Amateur Ra... [continue]

Joining the 'CERT' Team:

POINT PLEASANT -- Mason County 911 Director Dennis Zimmerman has achieved a a goal set forth when he was first hired -- establish a competent and ready CERT team for Mason County. The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) is a group formed of volunteer civilians with training to assist the public in times of emergency. Functioning as a part of ... [continue]

HR2.0: Episode 107 - Debut of the TYT MD-9600 Dual Band DMR Mobile

http://www.livefromthehamshack.tv/2...debut-tyt-md-9600-dual-band-dmr-mobile-radio/ ------------------------------------- AT LAST! Not only have we seen a couple of new dual band DMR HTs this year, but we now have a mobile radio also! I know lots of folks have been looking forward to this one, so I wanted to make a video that shows what the radio... [continue]