ARRL Announces Partnership with Maglite
ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® and Mag Instrument, the US manufacturer of the MAGLITE® Flashlight have announced...
Monthly Archives: June 2021
3Y0J Bouvet Island DXpedition Team Hasn’t Given Up the Ship
The Daily DX has reported that the 3Y0J DXpedition team is still hoping to have a go at the island...
Complete W1AW 2021 Field Day Bulletin Transmission Schedule
Day Mode Pacific Mountain Central Eastern UTC ...
SAQ in Sweden to Conduct Annual Alexanderson Day Transmission
SAQ, the call sign of the vintage Alexanderson alternator transmitter in Grimeton, Sweden, will conduct its annual Alexanderson Day...
CHESS CubeSats Will Not Carry Amateur Radio Payloads
It was announced in January that two CHESS CubeSats set for launch in 2022 would carry amateur radio linear...
ARRL Email Asking Life Members to Verify their Mailing Address is Legitimate
In an effort to keep member records up to date, ARRL emailed Life Members on June 16, asking them...
Best Antenna Practices
“Donald Clark, KB6QEW, is having some trouble with his SWR. But because of some issues in understanding his situation...
SDRplay SDRuno update and preview of new scheduler function coming soon
This video starts with a roundup of popular features of SDRuno and then shows a sneak preview of the...
All about the Grayline!
“I, Dave, have been asked a lot about the Grayline in my recent livestreams, What is it? Why does...
JA8COE/8 Yagishiri Island. From DXNews.com
Taka, JA8COE/8 will be active again from Yagishiri Island, IOTA AS – 147, 25 – 27 June 2021.
WB3AVD
Episode 356 – Ted Holland – WB3AVD Ted Holland, WB3AVD, describes himself as a cultural anthropologist who creates artistic...
3DA0RU Eswatini. From DXNews.com
3DA0RU Team will be active from Eswatini, 22 October – 8 November 2021.
VP5MA Providenciales Island Turks and Caicos. From DXNews.com
Mario, VP5MA ex VP5VMA will be active from Providenciales Island, IOTA NA – 002, Turks and Caicos Islands.
FCC Closed for New Juneteenth Federal Holiday
The FCC is closed today (Friday, June 18) in observance of the new Juneteenth federal holiday. Juneteenth, officially observed...
XIEGU X6100 HF TRANSCEIVER | FULL MODE | SDR RADIO
X6100 is an ultra-portable shortwave transceiver. It adopts the SDR software radio platform architecture of excellent performance, which carries...
Minimum Age Novice- and Full-License in The Netherlands abolished
Today is an important day regarding youth and amateur radio in The Netherlands. To gain more young active radio...
Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2277 for Friday June 18, 2021
– 3Y0J BOUVET ISLAND DXPEDITION CANCELLED – SUSPECTED CYBERATTACK AT RESEARCH FACILITY SITE – UK’S NATIONAL HAMFEST POSTPONED UNTIL...
FX700 Vector Network Analyzer
Metropwr FX700 is a vector network analyzer 0.1/700 MHz used to measure all the parameters of an antenna. It has...
Can RG8X Really Handle 1500 Watts?
Using a linear amplifier Jim W6LG tests a 100 foot length of RG8X to see if it can handle...
J20EE Djibouti. From DXNews.com
Jeje, F8FKJ will be active as J20EE from Djibouti, during June – July 2021.
The 62nd ALL ASIAN DX CONTEST – 2021
Operation in All Asian DX Contest (CW) All Asian DX Contest (CW) will be held according to the current...
S9OK Sao Tome Island Sao Tome and Principe. From DXNews.com
S9OK Team will be active from Sao Tome Island, IOTA AF – 023, Sao Tome and Principe, 2 –...
Family Comes First during Hurricane Preparation for Home and Station
The Atlantic hurricane season began on June 1 and continues through November 30, and two named storms have already...
Nominees for ARRL Director, Vice Director Solicited in Five Divisions
Full ARRL members in the Central, Hudson, New England, Northwestern, and Roanoke Divisions will have the opportunity this year...
VP9EE Bermuda Islands. From DXNews.com
VP9EE. Henning, OZ2I will be active from Bermuda Islands, IOTA NA – 005, 11 – 16 August 2021, as...