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FCC Grants Temporary Waiver to Permit Higher Symbol Rate Data Transmissions for Hurricane Ida Traffic
The FCC has granted an ARRL emergency request for a temporary waiver intended to facilitate relief communications in the wake of Hurricane Ida. The waiver […]
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Episode 365 – Tony DePrato – WA4JQS Tony DePrato WA4JQS had an early love of radio and a junior high school mentor who helped him […]
Read moreAmateur Radio Newsline Report 2287 for Friday August 27, 2021
– DISPUTE OVER SUSPECTED RFI AND INSULIN PUMP – NASA MAKING PLANS FOR A ‘LUNAR ARECIBO’ DISH – AMSAT SPACE SYMPOSIUM ACCEPTING REGISTRATIONS – SPAIN […]
Read moreHK3JCL Colombia. From DXNews.com
Lothar, DK8LRF will be active again as HK3JCL from Colombia, 1 September 2021 – until end of May 2022.
Read more5X3R Uganda. From DXNews.com
Elvira, IV3FSG will be active as 5X3R from Uganda, 13 August – 2 September 2021.
Read moreHurricane Watch Net Calls for “All Hands on Deck” on Sunday
As Hurricane Ida moves into the Gulf of Mexico drawing a bead on New Orleans, the Hurricane Watch Net (HWN) is ramping up preparations to […]
Read moreSolar Tsunami and CME
THE STAGE IS SET FOR AURORAS: A minor CME struck Earth’s magnetic field on Aug. 27th (~0100 UT). At first the impact had little effect. Now, however, Earth […]
Read more5H3MB Tanzania. From DXNews.com
5H3MB. Maurizio Buffoli, IK2GZU will be active again from Tanzania, 25 September – 20 November 2021, as 5H3MB.
Read moreRadio Amateurs Prepare for Potentially Catastrophic Storm this Weekend
The National Weather Service has forecast that Hurricane Ida is expected to be a dangerous major hurricane when it reaches the US Gulf Coast on […]
Read moreC5C Gambia. From DXNews.com
C5C Team will be active again from Gambia, 24 October – 19 November 2021.
Read moreQuick Tip – Coiling Coax
In this video, from a few years ago, Julian Frost (N3JF), your Ham Radio Sensei, gives a quick tip on how to coil coax so […]
Read moreBest Digital Scanners on the Market 2021
For this week’s Something for the Weekend, Johnathan M0JSX and John 2E0EZK take you through our selection of the best digital scanners available at ML&S […]
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