A new world distance record of 139 kilometers (86.2 miles) is being claimed by radio amateurs in northern California. This tops the record of 114
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Read moreThe 2020 CQ World Wide 160-Meter Contest
CW: 2200Z January 24 to 2200Z January 26 SSB: 2200Z February 21 to 2200Z February 23 DEADLINES FOR LOG SUBMISSIONS ARE 5 DAYS! I. OBJECTIVE:
Read more432 MHz world tropo record extended even further to 4,644 kms
” On Saturday the 28th of December 2019, Ian GM3SEK in the south-west of Scotland managed to work D41CV on 432 MHz to set a new world record for
Read moreA new world record on 630 meters ?
SARL News report that Eric Tichansky, NO3M and Roger Crofts, VK4YB, are claiming a new world distance record on 630 meters (472 to 479 kHz). They worked each
Read moreWorld Radiocommunication Conference 2019 Gets Under Way on October 28
World Radiocommunication Conference 2019 (WRC-19) opens on Monday, October 28, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. WRC-19 is sponsored by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Some 3,000
Read moreBelarus Team Dominates 16th IARU High-Speed Telegraphy World Championship
The team from Belarus dominated the 16th High-Speed Telegraphy (HST) World Championship in mid-September, sponsored by the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU). Belarus came away
Read moreWorld Trade Center Special Event Station
Information via Facebook: “The Wireless Association Of New York City will operate special event station WA2NYC September 6 to September 12, 0000Z-0300Z. Frequencies used will
Read moreHow Napoleon’s semaphore telegraph changed the world
By Hugh SchofieldBBC News, Modane, France Napoleonic semaphore was the world’s first telegraph network, carrying messages across 19h-Century France faster than ever before. Now a
Read moreLogbook of The World Adds FT4 for Digital Worked All States (WAS) Award Endorsements
ARRL’s Logbook of The World has been updated to embrace FT4 contacts for the Digital Worked All States award — one of many digital WAS
Read moreWorld Wide Digi DX Contest
The World Wide Radio Operators Foundation (“WWROF”), in collaboration with the Slovenia Contest Club (“SCC”), is pleased to announce the first annual World Wide Digi
Read more2019 ITU World Radio Conference
At the 2019 ITU World Radio Conference there is an important motion on the agenda to consolidate and extend access to the 50MHz band in
Read moreRSGB Cricket World Cup Radio Marathon Set
The Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB) has announced a Cricket World Cup Amateur Radio Marathon, from May 30 until July 14. The Cricket World
Read moreWorld Amateur Radio Day 2019 Marks International Amateur Radio Union Founding
Thursday, April 18, is World Amateur Radio Day (WARD), this year marking the 94th anniversary of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU), founded in Paris
Read moreBidding Under Way for the “Out of This World” ARISS Auction
The bidding has begun in the Out of This World ARISS Auction, which wraps up on April 14 at 2200 UTC. A new JVC Kenwood TS-890S is
Read moreThe WSPR Heard ‘Round the World
Are you curious about the mysteries of signal propagation, or maybe wondering how well your antenna is working? The answer may be just a
Read moreARRL’s Logbook of The World Tops 1 Billion QSO Records
As of December 19, more than 1 billion contact records have been entered into ARRL’s Logbook of The World (LoTW) system. And, while 1 billion QSO records
Read moreSpecial Call Signs Commemorate Centenary of World War I Armistice
Centenary of World War I Armistice Several countries around the world have authorized the use of special call signs or prefixes to mark the centenary
Read moreGeochron 4K World Clock – Review
Geochron “For 50 years, Geochron made a classic, mechanical clock showing the time across the world as well as areas of light and dark. Well,
Read moreUS ARDF Team Tops its Own World Championships Medal Count in Korea
Team USA took home 10 medals from the just-concluded 2018 Amateur Radio Direction Finding (ARDF) World Championships, the highest medal count since the US team began
Read more15th IARU HST world championship is officially open!
The event center is hotel Ibis in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan. The host of the championship is KFRR, Kazakhstan federation of radiosport and radioamateurs.
Read moreIntroducing the World’s longest 50MHz/70MHz Dual Bander?
The new 6-4-20 is a serious performer with an 11.1m computer optimised tapered boom and 10 elements on both 50MHz and 70MHz with a single
Read moreCQ World Wide Contest Rules Updated for 2018 Contest Season
CQ has announced that, effective with 2018 contests, some modifications to the CQ World Wide Contest rules have been developed and approved by the contest committee. The “busted call/NIL”
Read moreWorld CB Radio Allocations
I’ve had requests to publish my World CB Allocation list here on the blog which I previously featured on my “Delboy Enterprises” website, so here
Read moreWorld Football Cup – Radio Marathon
RULES of the radio marathon dedicated to the World Football Cup of 2018. 1. This radio marathon dedicated to the World Football Cup of 2018 is
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