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Oggi è l’World Amateur Radio Day!
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Oggi è l’World Amateur Radio Day!

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IARU President Extends Greetings for World Amateur Radio Day 2018
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IARU President Extends Greetings for World Amateur Radio Day 2018

Wednesday, April 18, is World Amateur Radio Day (WARD), this year marking the 93rd anniversary of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU), founded in Paris…

ARRL VEC Conducts First-Ever Amateur Radio Licensing Exam Session in Cambodia
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ARRL VEC Conducts First-Ever Amateur Radio Licensing Exam Session in Cambodia

The first ARRL VEC Amateur Radio examination session in Cambodia was held on April 5. The session resulted in two new Technician licensees, both Cambodian…

World Amateur Radio Day
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World Amateur Radio Day

Every April 18th, radio amateurs worldwide take to the airwaves in celebration of World Amateur Radio Day. It was on this day in 1925 that the…

Lunar Amateur Radio Satellites Expected to Launch in June
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Lunar Amateur Radio Satellites Expected to Launch in June

Chen Yue with 435/2250 MHz feed for the 12m dish at the DSLWP ground station – Image credit Wei Mingchuan BG2BHC Two microsatellites DSLWP-A1 and DSLWP-A2…

Apparent First 2200-Meter Transatlantic Contact by US Radio Amateur Reported
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Apparent First 2200-Meter Transatlantic Contact by US Radio Amateur Reported

In late March, Paul Kelley, N1BUG, of Milo, Maine, completed what may have been the first transatlantic 2200-meter contact by a US radio amateur under Amateur…

More than 30,000 New Ham Licensees and 7,000 Amateur Radio Exam Sessions in 2017
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More than 30,000 New Ham Licensees and 7,000 Amateur Radio Exam Sessions in 2017

For the fourth year in a row, more than 30,000 new licensees joined the Amateur Radio ranks, and the ARRL Volunteer Examiner Coordinator (VEC) conducted…

Hospital Ship Crew Members Get Amateur Radio Training at Sea
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Hospital Ship Crew Members Get Amateur Radio Training at Sea

On February 21, US Army civilian contractor Tim Millea, AJ7UU, and MARS Volunteer Doug Smith, W7KF, embarked on the hospital ship USNS Mercy from San Diego to…

FT818ND portable transceiver for the amateur radio
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FT818ND portable transceiver for the amateur radio

FT818ND portable transceiver for the amateur radio The FT-818 is a compact, innovative multiband, multimode portable transceiver for the amateur radio MF/HF/VHF/UHF bands. Providing coverage…

New Book: Receiving Antennas for the Radio Amateur is Now Shipping!
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New Book: Receiving Antennas for the Radio Amateur is Now Shipping!

ncrease your station’s receive performance with new book Receiving Antennas for the Radio Amateur by ARRL author Eric P. Nichols, KL7AJ.   Although the fundamental characteristics of…

Amateur Contact Log 6.2 – N3FJP
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Amateur Contact Log 6.2 – N3FJP

“Hi All, I’m excited to let you know that Amateur Contact Log 6.2 and new versions of all my contest software are now available! These…

Chinese Lunar-Orbit Amateur Radio Payload Could Launch this Spring
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Chinese Lunar-Orbit Amateur Radio Payload Could Launch this Spring

China’s twin-launch Chang’e 4 mission to the far side of the moon will place a pair of microsatellites in lunar orbit this spring “to test…

Valerie Hotzfeld, NV9L, is “Amateur of the Year,” as Hamvention® Announces Award Winners
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Valerie Hotzfeld, NV9L, is “Amateur of the Year,” as Hamvention® Announces Award Winners

The Hamvention® Awards Committee has announced that Valerie Hotzfeld, NV9L, of Crescent City, Illinois, is the 2018 “Amateur of the Year.” The committee — chaired…

IC-7610 Review with Amateur Logic and Icom’s Ray Novak
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IC-7610 Review with Amateur Logic and Icom’s Ray Novak

George and Tommy, from Amateur Logic review the IC-7610 with Ray Novak from Icom. During their review they discuss the radio’s key features and compare…

National Hurricane Conference in Late March to Include Amateur Radio Session

Fonte originale con articolo completo Articolo National Hurricane Conference in Late March to Include Amateur Radio Session su Etere Blog | Radioamatori | Amateur Radio…

Amateur Radio Emergency Service Transitioning to New Online Reporting System
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Amateur Radio Emergency Service Transitioning to New Online Reporting System

The Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) will phase out the traditional ARES report forms later this year in favor of an online system called ARES Connect,…

Nominations Now Open for CQ Amateur Radio, Contest, and DX Halls of Fame

Nominations will be accepted until March 1 for membership in the CQ Amateur Radio, DX, and CQ Contest halls of fame. The DX and Contest…

Radio Amateur Named as Next President of Harvard University
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Radio Amateur Named as Next President of Harvard University

Lawrence S. Bacow, KA1FZQ, of Brookline, Massachusetts, has been selected to become the 29th president of Harvard University, the home of W1AF. Selected from among…

Sisterhood of Amateur Radio Supports Girl Scouts in Obtaining Radio Wireless Patch

The Sisterhood of Amateur Radio (SOAR), in conjunction with the Girl Scout Council of Southern Nevada, hosted a Radio and Wireless Tech Field Day on…

Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2101 for Friday, February 2, 2018

– DELAYS PLAGUE HAMVENTION EXPO CENTER – ARIZONA’S QUARTZFEST BREAKS RECORD – NEW SATELLITE READY FOR ACTION – HUMANITARIAN AWARD NAMED FOR RECENT SILENT KEY – NONSTOP RADIO, NONSTOP COFFEE…

Wireless Institute of Australia Seeks Amateur Radio Power Increase

The Wireless Institute of Australia (WIA) is seeking a power increase for radio amateurs. WIA is pushing telecommunications regulator the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA)…

Dominica Post-Disaster Needs Assessment Cites Amateur Radio’s Role after Maria
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Dominica Post-Disaster Needs Assessment Cites Amateur Radio’s Role after Maria

A post-hurricane disaster needs assessment published this past fall by the Government of Dominica points up the significance of Amateur Radio’s role in the relief…

Canadian Radio Amateur Finds Resurrected NASA Satellite

When he’s not on ham radio, Scott Tilley, VA7TIL, an amateur astronomer, hunts spy satellites. Using an S-band radio from his home in Roberts Creek,…

Video R7AB Amateur Ham Radio Contest Station. From DXNews.com

Video R7AB Contest station. CQ WW 160m Contest 26 – 28 January 2018., Video R7AB Amateur Ham Radio Contest Station. From DXNews.com, ,

ARRL Hudson Division Director Promotes Amateur Radio Parity Act Before Senate Committee

ARRL Hudson Division Director Mike Lisenco, N2YBB, testified Thursday (January 25) before a session of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation regarding Amateur…