Many people worldwide, annually celebrate St Patrick’s Day by going green, with many amateurs running special event stations as part of the festivities. St Patrick’s Day is a celebration of a legendary Irish saint and a national holiday that is about fun Read more…
Month: March 2022
EMI and RFI – Some Causes and Cures….
EMI and RFI – Some Causes and Cures Created by Howard L Walker, KI4VEO on 2022-03-08 A broad sweep review of the causes and cures and techniques for reducing RFI/ EMI Note: This article was published in the May 1980 Read more…
Types of RF Connectors….
Types of RF Connectors….
IOTA News from the Deutscher Amateur Radio Club 9 March, 2022….
Island activities: Compiled by Andreas, DK5ON IOTA QRGs CW: 28040 24920 21040 18098 14040 10114 7030 3530 kHz SSB: 28560 28460 24950 21260 18128 14260 7055 3760 kHz AF-004, EA8, Canary Islands: Andrea/IK1PMR is QRV as EA8/IK1PMR from Tenerife Island Read more…
World’s oldest radio amateur 8P6CC….
ARRL reports a Barbados ham is among the world’s oldest, if not the oldest. Winston A. “Woody” Richardson, 8P6CC (ex-VP6WR), has turned 107 years old, placing him among the world’s oldest radio amateurs Jim Neiger, N6TJ, told The Daily DX that Richardson Read more…
Increase in RAC Membership Fee Due to Inflation…
The ongoing global pandemic has caused significant disruptions in the international supply chain and this has in turn increased the cost of living and of doing business. Even before the pandemic, RAC already faced increases in the production and mailing Read more…
V7/KX4QD – Kwajalein, Marshall Islands Mar 7, 2022….
NEWS UPDATE – Randy V7/KX4QD is again active from Kwajalein. Length of stay unknown. He tends to use FT8, and also acquired the callsign V73HW which may be used time to time. I’m usually on 20 or 40 meters FT8 as my dipole and 100 Read more…
DX-World Weekly Bulletin….
The FREE DX-World Weekly Bulletin written by Bjorn ON9CFG is available to download. Go to the LINK below to get the latest 12 page edition: https://www.dx-world.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/DX_446.pdf
8Q7CQ – Maldives….
[QRV] Nobby, G0VJG will be active from Innahura island, Maldives as 8Q7CQ during March 4-18, 2022. QRV on 80-10m (including 60m), SSB using a Butternut HF6V and dipole. Participation in the ARRL DX SSB contest. QSL via M0OXO.
VP5/K0KQ – Turks & Caicos Mar 6, 2022….
Dave, K0KQ will be active from Grand Turk, Turks & Caicos as VP5/K0KQ during March 7-21, 2022. QRV on HF bands using IC-706 to an end-fed wire in palm tree. QSL via LoTW, no paper QSLs.