Tag: amateur

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

AO-92 Commissioned, Open for Amateur Use
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AO-92 Commissioned, Open for Amateur Use

by Paul Stoetzer On the 03:25 UTC pass on January 26, 2018, AMSAT Vice President – Engineering Jerry Buxton, N0JY, announced that AO-92 had been commissioned…

Fox-1D Amateur Radio CubeSat Launches Successfully, Now Designated as AO-92
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Fox-1D Amateur Radio CubeSat Launches Successfully, Now Designated as AO-92

Right on schedule at 0359 UTC on January 12, the solid-fueled first stage and ground-lit strap-on boosters of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Polar…

Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2098 for Friday, January 12, 2018
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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2098 for Friday, January 12, 2018

– SILENT KEY: DEATH OF A DXer– ARRL FACING CHALLENGES OVER POLICIES, CODES, LOBBYING– TWO FOR THE ROAD AT WRTC 2018– “DIPLOMAS” FOR VOLUNTEERS AT WRTC 2018– HAM RADIO UNIVERSITY…

Thomas Fire Response Also Demonstrates Amateur Radio’s Social Media Value
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Thomas Fire Response Also Demonstrates Amateur Radio’s Social Media Value

The remains of equipment used to help maintain communications and track the event after the fire overcame the position. (Photo: BENJAMIN KUO/CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Santa Barbara Amateur…

Young Washington Radio Amateur Debuts Her Call Sign on HF, Hands Out Her Grid Square on Opening Day
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Young Washington Radio Amateur Debuts Her Call Sign on HF, Hands Out Her Grid Square on Opening Day

January 1 was the opening day for the ARRL International Grid Chase 2018 (IGC), and newly minted General-class operator Katie Thompsen, KI7HCX, of Mt Vernon,…

All WX Solar Powered Amateur Radio Field Station Update 01
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All WX Solar Powered Amateur Radio Field Station Update 01

“Hello Operators. I’ve received so many questions about the solar powered Field Station, I thought It would be a good time to publish an update…

Radio Amateur Receives Patent for “Cloaking” Technology
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Radio Amateur Receives Patent for “Cloaking” Technology

Nathan “Chip” Cohen, W1YW, of Belmont, Massachusetts — the founder of Fractal Antenna Systems Inc and inventor of the fractal antenna — has been granted…

Hospital in Tampa Talk to Santa Claus in North Pole Over Amateur Radio
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Hospital in Tampa Talk to Santa Claus in North Pole Over Amateur Radio

TAMPA, Fla., Dec. 15, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Patients at St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital in Tampa had a direct link from their hospital room to Mr. and Mrs. Claus in the North…

Amateur Radio Volunteers Active in Latest Round of California Wildfires
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Amateur Radio Volunteers Active in Latest Round of California Wildfires

The massive and barely contained Thomas Fire in Southern California has consumed more than 230,500 acres, and the emergency has caused residents in fire-threatened areas…

Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2092 for Friday, December 1 , 2017
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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2092 for Friday, December 1 , 2017

– SKYWARN RECOGNITION DAY WEATHERS THE STORMS– SANTA NET ARRIVES ON 80 METERS– IN COLORADO, A NEW SANTA IN TOWN– NETS OF NOTE: SOUTHCARS IS A NET ON THE…

Amateur Radio-Carrying D-Star One CubeSat among Spacecraft Apparently Lost
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Amateur Radio-Carrying D-Star One CubeSat among Spacecraft Apparently Lost

The first Amateur Radio satellite to employ the D-Star digital voice and data format — D-Star One — was among about 20 secondary payloads lost…

FCC Dismisses Radio Amateur’s Petition to Revise Call Sign Rules
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FCC Dismisses Radio Amateur’s Petition to Revise Call Sign Rules

The FCC has dismissed a rule making petition filed last May by Thomas J. Alessi, K1TA, of Stamford, Connecticut, that sought to amend the Part…

Status Report: The Amateur Radio Parity Act of 2017
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Status Report: The Amateur Radio Parity Act of 2017

The Amateur Radio Parity Act of 2017 – S. 1534is alive, but with legislative action slowed to a glacial pace on Capitol Hill in recent months,…

Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2091 for Friday, November , 2017
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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2091 for Friday, November , 2017

– FCC CHAIRMAN COMMITS TO FEWER DELAYS – ONE MORE LOOK BACK AT JAMBOREE ON THE AIR – NEIL and BRYANT CARDS – DO DROP IN SANTA ON CHRISTMAS…

AO-91 Commissioned, Declared Open for Amateur Use
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AO-91 Commissioned, Declared Open for Amateur Use

At 06:50 UTC on November 23, 2017, AMSAT Engineering officially commissioned AO-91 (RadFxSat/Fox-1B). AMSAT Vice-President Engineering Jerry Buxton, N0JY, turned over operation to AMSAT Operations in a QSO…

D-STAR ONE communication & amateur radio satellite
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D-STAR ONE communication & amateur radio satellite

D-Star ONE (DP1GOS) halfduplex repeater & beacon frequencies: Uplink: 437,325MHz / Downlink: 435,525MHz RF-Power: 800mW D-Star One is a 3U CubeSat which is equipped with…

Video PJ2T Amateur Radio Contest Station Curacao. From DXNews.com
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Video PJ2T Amateur Radio Contest Station Curacao. From DXNews.com

Video. The Signal Point PJ2T Amateur Radio contest station on Curacao., Video PJ2T Amateur Radio Contest Station Curacao. From DXNews.com, ,

All WX Solar Powered Amateur Radio Field Station
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All WX Solar Powered Amateur Radio Field Station

  “In today’s video I’d like to discuss the concept of a solar-powered field station for amateur radio emergency communications. Those of you who follow…