ILLW 2020 and COVID-19

Hopefully by the time we get to August and the International Lighthouse Lightship Weekend 2020, things will have returned to some kind of normality. Please rest assured that whatever the situation the ILLW will still be operational

Monday, 30th March 2020

Use of ZM Callsigns during COVID-19 Lockdown

At the suggestion of Paul, ZL4TT, we applied to Radio Spectrum Management for, and have been granted, approval to treat the COVID-19 lockdown period as a “special event.”

Coronavirus: Ham radio operators practice their social distancing on air

The Gardner News describes how radio amateurs responded to a request to provide 50 N95 masks for ICU physicians

EURAO President's letter about COVID-19

The EURAO President says: Dear members and friends, more than ever, we're witnessing an evolution of ham radio around the world. COVID-19 is just another catalyst that forces us to think wider than before, adaptive and think about changing seriously...

The RaDAR Challenge

The first RaDAR Challenge of 2020 takes place in South Africa from 00:00 UTC to 23:59 UTC on Saturday 4th April 2020

ICQPodcast - Why Coax Fails

In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Leslie Butterfield G0CIB, Edmund Spicer M0MNG, Dan Romanchik KB6NU and Ruth Willet KM4LAO to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and this episode’s feature is - Why Coax Fails

IRTS Contest News update

In the light of the current public health situation, we have made a number of changes to the arrangements for our contests

BBC local radio teams up to offer DAB radios to over 70s

BBC local radio has joined forces with loneliness charity WaveLength and a number of manufacturers and retailers to offer free DAB radios to vulnerable people over 70

Propagation Report from Hannes Coetzee, ZS6BZP

Hannes Coetzee, ZS6BZP, reports that the solar activity is expected to remain at low levels

Sunday, 29th March 2020

USA conducts first all-online ham radio exam

The first remote all-online amateur radio Technician license exam was carried out in the United States on March 26, 2020

QSO Today Amateur Radio Podcast - Bry Carling - AF4K

Bry Carling, AF4K, is an old boat anchor radio collector, co-founder of the Novice Rig Roundup, and keeper of thousands of old-time crystals, for sale, for your next rig restoration, or a new build of Bob Heil, K9EID’s, pine board project