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Solar Cycle 25 Has Begun
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 ReadingImport of Amateur Radio Equipment : 2020-21 in India
By 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 ReadingStaying at Home? Brush Up on Your Ham Radio Etiquette
Posted by Wayne KE8JFW on May 6, 2020 at 9:05 pm As Hams around the globe make sacrifices for the health and safety of their communities, let’s take this opportunity to recommit ourselves to making the amateur bands a welcoming harbor for all, whether contesting, DXing, or just looking for a friendly rag-chew while sheltering at home. […]
Continue ReadingYour first antenna – the half-wave dipole
Many 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 ReadingAntenna Safety
Before 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 ReadingG-QRP Club Convention
I 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 ReadingOnline RSGB Convention – latest news
rsgb | 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 ReadingPropagation Forecast Bulletin #35 de K7RA
ZCZC 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 […]
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