SSO-A mission – credit Spaceflight Spaceflight’s SSO-A SmallSat Express mission, on a SpaceX Falcon 9 from Vandenberg Air Force Base, is currently scheduled for November
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Station Grounding for Amateur Radio
Station Grounding for Amateur Radio Antenna ICOM AH-710 Folded Dipole Antennas AH-710 April 16, 2015 No comments Wire Antenna, Assembled, Multi-Band, Non-resonant, 150 W, UHF
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Es’hail-2 geostationary amateur radio transponders talk
Es’hail-2 Graham Shirville (G3VZV) & Dave Crump (G8GKQ) update us on Es’hail-2 and its amateur radio payload at the AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium in Milton
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FCC Fines Amateur Radio Licensee $25,000
FCC Fines Amateur Radio In an FCC Enforcement Bureau case going back to early 2015, a Paterson, New Jersey, Amateur Radio licensee has been
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FT8 is exploding! – No Nonsense Amateur Radio Podcast #6
FT8 is exploding! 1#popular HamRadio digital mode In this episode of the No Nonsense Amateur Radio Podcast, Tom, KB5RF, and I explore the
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Ham College 44 – General Amateur Radio Exam part 15. Skywaves, MUF, more HF Antennas
Antenna Stealth Antennas [ PodCast ] – Everything Ham Radio January 27, 2017 No comments “Hello everybody and welcome back to the Everything Ham Radio
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Korean Postage Stamp Recognizes Amateur Radio Direction Finding Championships
Korea Post has issued a postage stamp in recognition of the 19th Amateur Radio Direction Finding (ARDF) World Championships, being held September 2 – 8 in
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FCC Sticks by Prescribed Page Limit in Denying Request in Radio Amateur’s Appeal
In an August 24 Order, the FCC denied a request by William F. Crowell, W6WBJ (ex-N6AYH) of Diamond Springs, California, for permission to file an appeal
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UK Petition – Amateur/CB Antennas
Reported on the QRZ forums is news of a petition to exempt Amateur Radio and CB antennas from planning permission which you may want to
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New Icom Amateur Products Including the IC-9700 to be Shown at Tokyo Hamfair 2018
IC-9700 As well as have three working demonstration units of the forthcoming IC-9700 VHF/UHF/1.2GHz transceiver, Icom Inc. will be unveiling other product innovations at the
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Concern Rising within Amateur Radio Community over WWV-WWVH Shut Down Proposal
ARRL members and Amateur Radio clubs are expressing increased concern over the inclusion of WWV and WWVH on a list of proposed cuts in the
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Chinese Amateur Radio Satellites Receive OSCAR Designations
AMSAT has announced that it has granted OSCAR designators for the Chinese DSLWP-A and DSLWP-B microsatellites, successfully launched on May 18 into a lunar transfer orbit
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New US Submarine Forces Commander is Radio Amateur
US Navy Vice Admiral Charles A. “Chas” Richard, W4HFZ, assumed command of US submarine forces during a change-of-command ceremony on August 4, held aboard the submarine USS Washington (SSN-787).
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4U1UN UN Amateur Radio Club Operation Could Resume Later this Year
Outside of beacon signals, 4U1UN, the Amateur Radio club station at United Nations Headquarters in New York, has not been heard on the air since 2015,
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Amateur Radio Emergency Service Volunteers Assist in California Fire Response
Amateur Radio Emergency Service® (ARES®) volunteers have pitched in to assist where needed to provide or support communication as catastrophic wildfires have struck California. Volunteers
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Launch of Es’hail-2 with First Phase 4 Amateur Transponders Expected Later this Year
Es’hailSat, the Qatar Satellite Company, has tweeted that it’s anticipating that SpaceX will launch its geostationary Es’hail-2 satellite sometime in the 4th quarter of 2018. The commercial
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IARU speaks for the Region’s amateur radio community
The past three months have been a busy time for IARU’s Region 1 team involved in spectrum issues of interest to the Amateur Radio service,
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Johnson Space Center Amateur Radio Club Fires Up 1950s Vintage Gear for NASA on the Air Special Event
W5RRR, the Johnson Space Center Amateur Radio Club (JSCARC), is on the air as part of the NASA on the Air (NOTA) year-long special event
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FCC Proposes $18,000 Fine in Louisiana Amateur Radio Interference Case
The FCC has issued a Notice of Apparent Liability (NAL) proposing to fine Jerry W. Materne, KC5CSG, of Lake Charles, Louisiana, $18,000 “for apparently causing intentional interference and for
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Amateur radio operators keep communication lines open during disaster
JEFFERSON PARISH, LA (WVUE) – These days, high tech communications device refers to the latest smart phone or tablets with its predecessors generally headed to
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FCC Administrative Law Judge Dismisses Radio Amateur’s Long-Standing License Renewal Application
[UPDATED 2018-07-12 @ 1937 UTC — This story corrects some incorrect statements included in an earlier post.] A California man embroiled in a long-running license
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Radio Amateur to Pay $7,000, Face Restricted Privileges to Settle FCC Interference Case
The US Department of Justice and the FCC have reached a settlement with Brian Crow, K3VR, of North Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, to resolve allegations that Crow intentionally
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Radio ‘hams’: The legacy of Iraq’s amateur operators lives on
A community of clandestine radio enthusiasts remains active inside the country by Sofia Barbarani Ahmed Al Amshawi was just 17-years-old when he first discovered the
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General Amateur Radio Exam part 13. Digital Modes pt 5, HF Antennas part 3 – Ham College 42
VHF What Frequency Do I Use On 2 Meters (144MHz )? September 03, 2015 No comments You’ve just purchased your first handheld transceiver and have
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Radio Amateur in Japan Completes Worked All States on 6 Meters
4 X 7el yagi array @21m (stack spacing : 6m high and 7m wide) Tac Hirama, JA7QVI, has completed all requirements for the Worked All States
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