To promote and explore the hobby of amateur radio. Providing quality training for all amateurs and in all aspect of the hobby.
2nd International Youth Meeting Friedrichshafen
IARU Region 1 Youth Coordinator Lisa Leenders PA2LS reports that the 2nd International Youth Meeting will be held on June 29 at Friedrichshafen
City emphasizes Ham Radio involvement at Tornado Drill
CBS reports City of Roseville officials are aware of the importance of amateur radio for emergency communications
One pound RSGB membership
As part of the RSGB Centenary celebrations Society Members can join a friend for just £1:00
Majestic 67-foot Ham Radio antenna
A newspaper article features the magnificent antenna errected by James Setzler K1SD of East Greenwich RI
Ofcom Consultation - The Register article
Bill Ray writes in The Register about the Ofcom consultation on the amateur radio 2310 and 3400 MHz allocations
Scouts National Jamboree
Scouts Canada will be holding a National Jamboree in Alberta at Camp Woods Sylvan Lake near Red Deer
2310/3400 Who will pay to re-farm the radio amateurs?
The Wireless Waffle site notes that radiomicrophone users were compensated when they there forced out of their spectrum
IOTA news from the Deutscher Amateur Radio Club
Weekly IOTA News - compiled by Klaus, DL7UXG of the Deutscher Amateur Radio Club
Tony's 10 Metre Band Report
I’m having more fun than you can shake a stick at with my IC-7600 and HRD + DM 780 software. I just can’t seem to get on much at weekends when most of the activity is
New GB3WGI 144MHz transatlantic beacon goes live with G2FKZ legacy funding
The GB3WGI Transatlantic 144MHz amateur radio beacon went live at 1600 GMT on the 4th of June in time for the peak of the 2013 Sporadic E season
APRS Messenger Android app now released
Chris, G4HYG has just released a new APRS app for Android phones and tablets so that radio amateurs can send APRS position beacons and messages from an Android phone or tablet over a 3G or Wi-Fi link to the APRS-IS internet system. It can also link by Bluetooth to the new Bluetooth version of the APRS TNC Digi Tracker
Special RSGB Centenary Prefixes GV, MV and 2V
The RSGB has announced that any UK radio amateur can now apply for a special commemorative prefix
RSGB Centenary Day July 5
The RSGB Patron, HRH The Duke of Edinburgh is indisposed and, as a result, will not be able to be present on the Society's Centenary Day
Ulaanbaatar Ham Radio HST Championship
Bat-Erdene Zevgee JT1CS reports on the amateur radio High Speed Telegraphy (HST) Championship held in Mongolia
Ofcom Amateur Consultation on 2 and 3 GHz allocations
Ofcom has published a consultation relating to the amateur radio use of the 2,310 to 2,450 and 3,400 to 3,475 MHz spectrum bands
DXCC News - NODXA member's achievement
Congratulations to NODXA member Scotty, WK3N, for exceeding the 3000 confirmed mark in the ARRL DXCC Challenge
Solomon Islands IOTA DXpedition
5 ham radio operators are active as H44IOTA from Florida Islands (OC-158) as part of their IOTA tour until June 13th. Their next stop is from the very rare Stewart Island (OC-285) between June 17-24th
Texas City Hamfest 2013
The Tidelands Amateur Radio Society is proud to announce the 26TH annual 'HAMFEST 2013', to be held on July 13th at the Doyle Convention Center
Greek broadcaster closes down
The state broadcaster ERT has temporarily suspended all its Radio and Television channels
C82DX Mozambique DXpedition
Planning and preparations are continuing for our October 2013 Mozambique DXpedition. Our amateur radio license has been issued and is in hand with the callsign C82DX. We are happy to announce this will be the first use of the C82 prefix
