Tag: amateur

Friedrichshafen, Germany to Host the 45th International Amateur Radio Exhibition
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Friedrichshafen, Germany to Host the 45th International Amateur Radio Exhibition

After a 2-year break, amateur radio fans will reunite on Lake Constance in Friedrichshafen, Germany, from June 24 – 26, 2022, for HAM RADIO —…

Celebrating World Amateur Radio Day, a Q&A session with Youth Working Group Chair Philipp DK6SP by ITU News

To celebrate World Amateur Radio Day, ITU News caught up with Philipp DK6SP, Chair of the IARU R1 Youth Working Group.Read here the full Q&A…

2022 World Amateur Radio Day is April 18
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2022 World Amateur Radio Day is April 18

What: 2022 World Amateur Radio Day Who: All amateur radio operators worldwide When: Monday, April 18, 2022 at 0000 UTC until Tuesday, April 19, 2022 at 0000 UTC…

FCC Amateur Radio Application Fee: Good, Bad, and Ugly
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FCC Amateur Radio Application Fee: Good, Bad, and Ugly

The FCC application fee for amateur radio licenses takes effect on Tuesday April 19, 2022 Antenna Chameleon CHA-MPAS 2.0 Portable Ham Radio Antenna System October…

CAS-10 CubeSat has an Amateur Radio Transponder
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CAS-10 CubeSat has an Amateur Radio Transponder

CAMSAT’s CAS-10 is an 8U CubeSat that will carry an Amateur Radio VHF to UHF linear transponder for SSB communications. A follow on mission from…

Ukrainian Amateur Radio League – News
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Ukrainian Amateur Radio League – News

“Dear friends! The war continues in Ukraine. Many of us in the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are at the front, in the ranks…

Statement from the International Amateur Radio Union

In response to recent world events, the International Amateur Radio Union has issued the following statement: “IARU is an apolitical organization focused on promoting and…

Amateur Service Licensees May Not Use Radio Equipment to Commit Criminal Acts
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Amateur Service Licensees May Not Use Radio Equipment to Commit Criminal Acts

The FCC Enforcement Bureau has re-issued an earlier reminder that licensees in the Amateur Radio Service, as well as licensees and operators in the Personal Radio Services…

Message from Ukrainian Amateur Radio League
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Message from Ukrainian Amateur Radio League

Message from Anatoly Kirilenko UT3UY of the Ukrainian Amateur Radio League : Antenna Squalo antenna for 6m by PA3HCM March 03, 2015 No comments  …

Space Pioneers Amateur Radio Kit Initiative! 
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Space Pioneers Amateur Radio Kit Initiative! 

Frank Bauer KA3HDO had a minute to fill us in on the new ARISS education initiative SPARKI Antenna Fan Dipoles June 07, 2021 No comments…

SOAR: Satellite Optimized Amateur Radio
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SOAR: Satellite Optimized Amateur Radio

Satellite Optimized Amateur Radio SOAR: Satellite Optimized Amateur Radio. A radio that’s optimized for operating FM satellites. In this video, I talk about the challenges…

Webinar Set to Discuss Amateur Radio and AUXCOM Support to Department of Defense
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Webinar Set to Discuss Amateur Radio and AUXCOM Support to Department of Defense

On February 18, at 0100 UTC (the evening of Thursday, February 17, in North American time zones), the US Army Network Enterprise Technology Command (NETCOM)…

Amateur Operation in 3.45 – 3.5 GHz Segment Must Cease by April 14, 2022
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Amateur Operation in 3.45 – 3.5 GHz Segment Must Cease by April 14, 2022

The FCC has established April 14, 2022, as the date by which amateur radio transmissions must stop in the upper 3.45 – 3.5 GHz segment…

New Icom Amateur Radio USB Driver and Control Software Updates
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New Icom Amateur Radio USB Driver and Control Software Updates

Over the Christmas and New Year Holiday, Icom released updates that will provide improvements to the IC-705/ID-52E USB driver and RS-BA1 Version 2 and RS-8600…

Polish Radio Amateur Ordered to Stop Using Falkland Islands Identifier from Antarctica
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Polish Radio Amateur Ordered to Stop Using Falkland Islands Identifier from Antarctica

The Falkland Islands Communications Regulator has directed Polish radio amateur Sebastian Gleich, SQ1SGB, to cease his ham radio operation from Antarctica’s Halley VI Research Station…

Shaping the Future of Amateur Radio

In October 2021 the Region 1 Workshop for the future of amateur radio was organized online. About 50 countries and 100 participants joined the 5 days workshop…

Senator Blumenthal Supports Amateur Radio at Senate Confirmation Hearing
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Senator Blumenthal Supports Amateur Radio at Senate Confirmation Hearing

Senator Richard Blumenthal (CT) received an affirmative reply from FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel when he asked her to commit to providing his office “an update…

ST-4003W Time Adjustment Software For Selected Icom Amateur Radios
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ST-4003W Time Adjustment Software For Selected Icom Amateur Radios

The ST-4003W is a Windows based software, which allows you to set the radio’s time from your PC’s time by connecting your radio to a…

EMF D-Day For UK Amateur Radio
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EMF D-Day For UK Amateur Radio

  The UK Amateur Licence now requires amateurs to check compliance with EMF exposure limits. Compliance is required from 18th November 2021 for frequencies above…

US and Region 2 Amateur Radio Direction-Finding Championships Results are In
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US and Region 2 Amateur Radio Direction-Finding Championships Results are In

The results are in for the 20th US ARDF Championships and 11th IARU Region 2 Amateur Radio Direction Finding (ARDF). Four days of competitions were…

Blackpool CB & Amateur Radio Convoy 22/10/2021
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Blackpool CB & Amateur Radio Convoy 22/10/2021

  This sounds like a brilliant event, taking place on Friday 22nd October there will be a CB and Amateur Radio convoy taking place in the…

ARRL Continues Its Efforts to Preserve Amateur Radio Secondary Use of the 3 GHz Band
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ARRL Continues Its Efforts to Preserve Amateur Radio Secondary Use of the 3 GHz Band

ARRL President Rick Roderick, K5UR, in a written statement on the newly filed H.R.5378 before the US House Commerce Communications and Technology Subcommittee on Wednesday, urged Congress…

Amateur Radio Volunteers Assist in Major US Cycling Event
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Amateur Radio Volunteers Assist in Major US Cycling Event

On September 11, some 115 amateur radio volunteers from five states provided communication support for LoToJa, the longest single-day USA Cycling (USAC)-sanctioned bicycle event in the…

ARRL Responds to Story of Radio Amateur Told to Remove His Antenna
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ARRL Responds to Story of Radio Amateur Told to Remove His Antenna

ARRL has responded to an Orlando, Florida, news story on August 23, 2021 by WFTV Channel 9 alleging a radio amateur was told to remove his antenna…

Amateur Radio Operator Banned! Insulin Pump “Interference” – Was it from Ham Radio?
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Amateur Radio Operator Banned! Insulin Pump “Interference” – Was it from Ham Radio?

An interesting article in the media claims a woman’s insulin pump is being “potentially” interfered with by an amateur radio operator down the street. Was…