SEPTEMBER 17, 2020 / DR.TONY PHILLIPS Sept. 15, 2020: Solar Cycle 25 is officially underway. NASA and NOAA made the announcement during a media teleconference yesterday, Sept. 15th. According to an international panel of experts, the sunspot number hit rock bottom in Dec. 2019, bringing an end to old Solar Cycle 24. Since then, sunspot counts have been slowly increasing, […]
Continue ReadingBy Devadas K.M, VU2DH, Future Logistics India Pvt. Ltd., Chennai A Radio Amateur in India can import whatever Amateur Radio equipment he desires from any country without any value restrictions including spares and accessories upon payment of Customs Duty / GST. The Ministry of Commerce, Govt. of India announces the Customs Tariff for every financial […]
Continue ReadingMany hams’ first choice of antenna is a half-wave dipole. But don’t be misled – just because they are easy to make doesn’t mean they don’t work well. In fact, a half-wave dipole will often outperform many compromise commercial multiband antennas. Half-wave dipoles are easy to install and erect and are not nearly as likely […]
Continue ReadingBefore starting work on erecting a new antenna, a few basic rules should be remembered – the main one being that safety should be considered at all times. Most accidents can be avoided by spending a little time taking precautions and taking more care. Another thing – it is always a good idea to tackle […]
Continue ReadingI am just out of this week’s progress meeting for the Convention and all is on track for it to be a great weekend of live QRP talks with Q&A sessions after each one.We have been able to secure speakers to cover the top 10 topics that were suggested in the survey we carried out […]
Continue Readingrsgb | August 21, 2020 During the online RSGB 2020 Convention, you will be able to enjoy some excellent lectures. On Saturday, 10 October 2020, the RSGB will be putting two streams online for everyone to enjoy. In An introduction to… we will have Kevin, G0PEK, and Lauren, 2E0HLR, talk about youngsters using amateur radio and combining it […]
Continue ReadingZCZC AP35QST de W1AWPropagation Forecast Bulletin 35 ARLP035From Tad Cook, K7RASeattle, WA August 28, 2020To all radio amateurs SB PROP ARL ARLP035ARLP035 Propagation de K7RA Our closest star seems to have quieted again. We have now experienced seven consecutive days with no sunspots at all. Average daily sunspot number dropped from 5.4 to 1.9 this […]
Continue ReadingSARAL SANCHAR Portal is fully operational for HAM , now interested one can apply for renewal, shifting of QTH and Fresh HAM for exam. Those who already passed exam and are in the stage of getting certificate has to apply off line, one important thing is that all the uploaded documents has to be attested […]
Continue ReadingScotty, the engineer on the original Star Trek series, was always fond of saying “How many times do I have to tell you…use the right tool for the right job!” As an amateur radio operator involved in emergency communications, do you know what are some of the right tools of the trade? Let’s take a […]
Continue Reading5, AugustIsland activities:Compiled by Andreas, DK5ON IOTA QRGsCW: 28040 24920 21040 18098 14040 10114 7030 3530 kHzSSB: 28560 28460 24950 21260 18128 14260 7055 3760 kHzEU-014; TK, Corsica Island: Frans/DJ0TP pays Corsica a visit from Aug. 6 until Sept. 14. He plans to operate holiday-style as TK7DJ0TP on HF (100W and Buddipole antenna). QSL via […]
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