Everyone is cordially invited to the Summerland ARC Hamfest ("SARCFEST"). at the clubrooms, 414 Richmond Hill Road, Richmond Hill. 11km east of Lismore, off the Bruxner Highway.
DNA India reports on the lack of Amateur Radio operators for the ham radio emergency communications system set up in Mumbai
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RSGB Spectrum Forum Minutes
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The minutes of the RSGB Spectrum Forum meeting held November 5, 2011 are now available, polluting PLT technology was one of the issues discussed
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Ham Radio Tutorial - How To Use An Antenna Tuner
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In this video Tyler Pattison N7TFP talks about how to use an antenna tuner unit to tune an antenna
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Bath Buildathon Jan 7
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There are still a few places left at the next Bath Buildathon on Saturday, January 7
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NASA tv to cover launch of ham radio trio
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NASA tv will be covering the launch and docking of the next trio of ham radio astronauts, who are set to blast-off to the ISS on December 21
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Derek Nicholls G0GTC SK
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The Manchester Evening News reports that Derek Nicholls G0GTC passed away Friday, November 25, aged 76
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Tony's 10-metre band report
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Well the CQWW CW contest really hit a good patch (whenever did it not?) 6900 reported contacts on Saturday and 7700 on Sunday. Even this was not as good as the CQWW SSB contest a month earlier
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Hatfield Polytechnic Amateur Radio Club video
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In 1990 Martin Pipe G7DZS made a promotional video for the Hatfield Polytechnic Amateur Radio Club that provides a glimpse of amateur radio as it was 21 years ago
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IARU Official Blasts Contesters For Out of Band Operations
In an unusually public criticism of contesters by a top IARU official, the President of IARU Region I
blasted the conduct of some contesters in the recent 2010 CQ 160 SSB Contest, saying a number of stations
from Europe and Africa were making contacts on frequencies not allocated to their countries, raising the specter of possible contest disqualifications.
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Washington State Salmon Run Starts Run of QSO Parties
If you are looking to get your station in order for the upcoming contest season,
or just knock off a few more counties in the United States, then the next five
weeks are for you, with ten different state QSO parties on the schedule. Also
this weekend, the South Carolina and Connecticut QSO Parties are on the air, too.
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Amateur Radio Exhibit at the Kelowna Museum
Kelowna Okanagan Heritage Museum has opened a new exhibit, called CQ: Is There Anybody Out There and a video is now on YouTube
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160 Heats Up With Stew Perry Topband Warmup
Once again this year, organizers of the Stew Perry
160 Top Band Distance Challenge will hold a second
test, giving contesters around the world a chance
to sample the conditions there and the opportunity
to fine tune your antennas before the CQWW DX contests arrive.
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ARRL Decides To Scrap "Meaningless" IARU HQ Competition
In a surprise move, the ARRL has announced that it will no longer judge the
logs in the HQ category of the IARU HF Contest, saying the recent battle between
Spanish and German amateurs over who won the 2009 HQ title had become a "distraction from the other issues facing Amateur Radio organizations today."
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CW K Pip Tone Unit
Technical Reference/Keyers This is an add on for anyone who wants an automatic CW \"K\" PIP tone after each over.
Southgate Amateur Radio Club
