Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2283 for Friday July 30, 2021
– UK ACTS TO PREVENT SATELLITE CONSTELLATION INTERFERENCE – SWITZERLAND IMPOSES IMPORT RESTRICTIONS ON ELECTRONICS – NASA DEVELOPS ANTENNA...
Monthly Archives: July 2021
8-Meter Experimental Station on the Air from the US
WL2XUP is an FCC Part 5 Experimental station operated by Lin Holcomb, NI4Y, in Georgia. It’s licensed to operate with...
Quirky APRS, HG-UV98 Lanch NLH Ham Radio Handheld Review
“Chinese radios have come a long way, many have impressive feature lists, but those features seem to be stuck...
Product Discontinuation: IC-7851 HF All Band Transceiver
“We are sorry to announce that Icom has discontinued the IC-7851 HF All Band Transceiver. Since its launch six...
Amateur Radio Activities to be a Part of Missouri’s State Bicentennial Celebration
The Missouri First Capitol State Historic Site in St. Charles will host an amateur radio event on August 10,...
FCC to Re-Establish Technological Advisory Council, Solicits Membership Nominations
The FCC is seeking nominations for a chairperson and members of the Technological Advisory Council (TAC). In a July...
ISS SSTV Aug 6-7 145.800 MHz FM
Russian cosmonauts on the International Space Station (ISS) are planning to transmit Slow Scan TV images on 145.800 MHz...
Antennas and Connectors!
Dave, KB2UBO, has two questions… One about Whether a ZS6BKW could/should be used in an inverted V? Another about...
HRWB 134 All About Ferrites
On this show we interview Eric Guth, 4Z1UG about the QSO Today Ham Expo and do a deep dive...
E51AAO Cook Islands. From DXNews.com
Bruce, ZL1AAO will be active as E51AAO from South Cook Islands, 7 – 19 August 2021.
OY/DF8AN Faroe Islands. From DXNews.com
Michael, OY/DF8AN will be active from Faroe Islands, IOTA EU – 018, 31 July – 8 August 2021.
Mechanical Issues with EFHW Antenna
“Rolf, KE1Y, has a EFHW 80 – 10 and it’s wire has broken near the loading coil. He wants...
JA1TOKYO – Olympic Games
Olympic Games – JA1TOKYOOn July 16 JARL opened the special commemorative station ‘JA1 TOKYO‘ in Nishitokyo City, Tokyo, to...
3D2AG
Episode 361 – Antoine De Ramon NYeurt – 3D2AG Antoine De Ramon NYeurt, 3D2AG, is one of three hams...
ARRL Board of Directors Creates Emergency Communications and Field Services Committee
At its just-concluded July 2021 meeting, the ARRL Board of Directors approved By-Law changes creating a third Standing Committee...
RA0FF Sakhalin Island. From DXNews.com
RA0FF will be active from Sakhalin Island in RSGB IOTA Contest, 24 – 25 July 2021.
Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2282 for Friday July 23, 2021
– HAMS AT THE READY AFTER WESTERN EUROPE FLOODING – INDIAN AMATEURS HELPING WITH DISASTER RESPONSE TRAINING – SPECIAL...
PZ5G PZ5GE PZ5ZS Papegaaine Island Suriname. From DXNews.com
Markus, DJ4EL will be active as PZ5G and PZ5GE from Papegaaine Island, IOTA SA – 092 and Suriname.
Ruegen Island DL5KUD. From DXNews.com
DL5KUD will be active again from Ruegen Island, IOTA EU-057, in RSGB IOTA Contest, 24 – 25 July 2021,...
ARRL Announces Leadership Changes in the Central Division
ARRL Central Division Director Kermit Carlson, W9XA, has stepped down as Central Division Director. Carlson made the announcement at...
Massachusetts Court Okays Amateur Radio Tower, Citing Board of Appeals’ Error
A judge in the Massachusetts Land Court has ruled that the Zoning Board of Appeals in the City of...
RG8X No-Name Coax, You Need To Be Careful, Jim W6LG Shows What Happened To 100 Feet Of Gray Coax
Jim Heath W6LG shows what happened to RG8X that had 1500 applied. Watch the subsequent episodes for more information...
FCC Investigating Alleged “Jamming” on 40 Meters
Reports suggest that jamming stations have been deployed on the lower portion of 40 meters. The jamming appears to...
Audio and visual of Cuba jamming 40M, making it to OH
Audio and visual of Cuba jamming 40M, making it to OH Audio and visual of Cuba jamming 40M, making...