Earlier this week Yaesu announced their latest handheld radio, the FT5D and we have the first ‘real world’ photos and a link to the
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A Visit to the World’s Largest Heathkit Collection
“Through my own collecting efforts involving and restoring vintage Heathkit test equipment, I first heard about, and then made contact with, a gentleman who had
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CQ World-Wide WPX Contest 2021
2021 CQ World-Wide WPX Contest SSB: March 27-28, 2021 CW: May 29-30, 2021 Starts: 0000 UTC Saturday Ends: 2359 UTC Sunday I. OBJECTIVE: For amateurs
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Home but never alone: Celebrating World Amateur Radio Day
Image credit: Otava Tuomi. Early last year, when the outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19) first pushed much of the world into lockdown, one traditional – some
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World Amateur Radio Day (WARD) 2021 is Sunday, April 18
World Amateur Radio Day (WARD) 2021 is Sunday, April 18. On that day in 1925, the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) was formed in Paris.
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World Radio Day 2021
Proclaimed in 2011 by the Member States of UNESCO, and adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 2012 as an International Day, February 13
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Logbook of The World to be Offline for Approximately 6 Hours
Logbook of The World (LoTW), ARRL’s online QSO confirmation system, will undergo scheduled maintenance beginning Monday, December 21, at 2300 UTC (6 PM EST) for
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ARRL Comments on FCC Draft World Radiocommunication Conference Recommendations
ARRL has submitted comments on two draft recommendations approved in October by the FCC’s World Radiocommunication Conference Advisory Committee (WAC). The comments focus on draft
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ARRL Logbook of The World Harmonizes Designation of FST4 Protocol
The Logbook of The World (LoTW) Committee worked with WSJT-X developer Joe Taylor, K1JT, to harmonize the designation of FST4 among WSJT-X, the ADIF standard, and LoTW. At
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Preparations Continue for World Radiocommunication Conference 2023
As preparations for World Radiocommunication Conference 2023 (WRC-23) go forward, the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) continues its efforts to protect amateur and amateur-satellite allocations.
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2020 SDR Guide Ep 1 : The Incredible World of Software Defined Radio (RTL-SDR, Airspy, SDRPlay etc.)
Equipment Andromeda 100W Transceiver -Apache Labs July 05, 2020 No comments Sneak peek at the Andromeda 100W Transceiver…… 10th GEN Intel 6 Core i7, 7
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Special Events Commemorate the End of World War II
Several special event stations are on the air to mark 75 years since the end of World War II. In the UK, GB4VVV (“V for
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WORLD AMATEUR RADIO DAY (WARD) RCD
WORLD AMATEUR RADIO DAY (WARD) RCD On April 18 the Dominican Radio Club will be celebrating the World Amateur Radio day (WARD). The RCD callsign will be activated in different areas of
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World Amateur Radio Day on April 18 Celebrates 95th Anniversary of the IARU
Saturday, April 19, is World Amateur Radio Day (WARD), this year marking the 95th anniversary of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU). Around the world,
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New World Distance Record Claimed on 122 GHz
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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World Radio Day 2020 (English) [ VIDEO ]
Equipment Six Way Switch Box -bhi 1024 February 13, 2020 No comments Don’t keep disconnecting cables…get a switch box! Need to Connect more than one
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The 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:
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432 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
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A 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
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World 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
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Belarus 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
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World 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
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How 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
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Logbook 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
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World 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
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