January 24, 2020 This week’s bulletin was made possible with information provided by VE3FU, W2GD, The Daily DX, the OPDX Bulletin, 425 DX News, DXNL, Contest Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM web sites. Thanks to Read more…
Month: January 2020
IOTA News from the Deutscher Amateur Radio Club….
22 January 2020 Island activities: IOTA QRGs CW: 28040 24920 21040 18098 14040 10114 7030 3530 kHz SSB: 28560 28460 24950 21260 18128 14260 7055 3760 kHz AS-092; 9M2, Perak State group: Safri/9M2SAF activates Pulau Lalang Perak Island from the Read more…
Special Events….
Cuban special event Members of the DX Group of Cuba will celebrating the 15th anniversary of a Mexican homologous organization and the founding of the DXXE Group. The DX Group of Cuba will activate the special event station T40DXXE between January 20-31st. Activity Read more…
IOTA News from OPDX….
20 January, 2020 Island activities: AF-019. (Reminder) Operators Silvo/S50X, S51V, Krajcar/S52P, Peter/S54W, Pavla/S56DX, Berto/S56N, Slavko/S57DX and Drago/S59A will be active as IG9/homecall from Lampedusa Island between January 21-27th. Activity will be on 160-10 meters, using CW, SSB, the Digital modes, Read more…
BNetzA takes action against non-compliant devices….
BNetzA takes action against non-compliant devices In 2019, BNetA, the German Federal Network Agency, blocked 4.5 million unsafe products that can cause radio interference or electromagnetic incompatibilities A translation of a DARC post reads: The Federal Network Agency has banned the Read more…
[RAC-Bulletin] RAC President Attends Annual ARRL Board Meeting: January 17-18
For immediate release: https://www.rac.ca/rac-president-attends-annual-arrl-board-meeting-january-17-18/ RAC President Glenn MacDonell, VE3XRA, is currently attending the annual Board of Directors meeting of the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) in Windsor, Connecticut. The ARRL Board Meetings are held twice each year, in January and Read more…
DX News from the ARRL….
January 17, 2020 This week’s bulletin was made possible with information provided by LU4AAO, The Daily DX, the OPDX Bulletin, 425 DX News, DXNL, Contest Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM web sites. Thanks to all. Read more…
Grow lights cause interference to ham radio….
The Lansing State Journal reports amateur radio operators have been complaining of interference from marijuana grow lights The newspaper says: The rumbling and buzzing would start like clockwork. Gregg Mulder WB8LZG noticed the static each evening when he finished dinner and Read more…
ARRL On the Air podcast….
ARRL On the Air podcast premieres on January 16 ARRL’s new On the Air podcast for those just getting started on their amateur radio journey, will debut this Thursday, January 16, with a new podcast posted each month. The podcast is a Read more…
IOTA News from the Deutscher Amateur Radio Club….
15 January 2020 Island activities: IOTA QRGs CW: 28040 24920 21040 18098 14040 10114 7030 3530 kHz SSB: 28560 28460 24950 21260 18128 14260 7055 3760 kHz AF-019; IG9, Pelagie Islands: S50X, S51V, S52P, S54W, S56DX, S56N, S57DX, and S59A Read more…