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PSK Tutorial by K7AGE

http://hamradionews.net/2012/03/psk-tutorial-by-k7age-videos/ PSK Tutorial by K7AGE (videos) Source: QRP ARCI If you ever wanted to get into digital communications but thought setting up all those interfaces was too much trouble, try watching this video. Randy K7AGE shows just how easy it is to receive PSK31 with a ham receiver, a PC …

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RUSSIAN DX CONTEST

http://www.rdxc.org/asp/pages/rulesg.asp RUSSIAN DX CONTEST – 2012 1. Contest sponsorsThe “Soyuz Radioljubitelej Rossii” (Union of Radioamateurs of Russia), SRR is pleased to announce 19 International “Russian DX Contest” 2. Contest Period1200 UTC 17 March – 1200 UTC 18 March 2012 3. Categories: SOAB–MIX – Single Op, All Bands, MIXED, SOAB–MIX-LP – …

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EA PSK63 Contest

http://www.ure.es/contest/428-ea-psk31-contest-english-version.html EA PSK63 Contest Sponsored by Unión de Radioaficionados Españoles (URE). The manager of the contest is EA4ZB. Participants: Any licensed amateur station. Date: 2nd full weekend of March, from 16:00 UTC Saturday till 16:00 UTC Sunday (March 10-11, 2012). Mode: BPSK63. Bands: 10, 15, 20, 40 and 80 meters, …

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What’s SO2R?

http://www.cqdx.ru/ham/ham_radio/whats-so2r/ What’s SO2R? YCCC invited me to help produce an instructional video on SO2R operating, the most challenging way to maximize QSO rate. Thanks to Randy K5ZD for giving us a look at this unique mode of operating. For maximum benefit, listen to this segment with STEREO HEADPHONES

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Amateur Radio Licenses World Map

http://www.n0hr.com/ham_radio_population.htm Amateur Radio Licenses World Map Countries Resized Relative to the Number of Amateur Radio Licenses This amateur radio world map resizes the countries based on the number of licensed operators. The data comes from the IARU (International Amateur Radio Union).   I was able to create this map with the assistance of …

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DXpedition to PY0S prohibited.

http://www.teresinadxgroup.com/?p=475 DXpedition to PY0S prohibited. The Return of the Brazilian government against Crusaders Amateur.  The Amateur Radio DXpedition are prohibited from the archipelago of Saint Peter and Saint Paul (PY0S), the archipelago consists of a set of rocky islands located in the northern hemisphere, on the Mid Atlantic ridge (00 …

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Radio Propagation tutorial videos

http://www.southgatearc.org Radio Propagation tutorial videos Martin Lornton KD8LON has produced two tutorial videos explaining radio progagation. Concepts covered in this Ham Radio tutorial: * Ground wave propagation* Sky wave propagation* Ionosphere layers D, E, F* Radio wave skip and hop zones* Pedersen Ray* E-M-E Earth Moon Earth radio communications* Long path …

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CQ WW WPX 2012

http://www.cqwpx.com/rules.htm The 2012 CQ World-Wide WPX Contest SSB: March 24-25, 2012  CW: May 26-27, 2012 Starts: 0000 UTC Saturday Ends: 2359 UTC Sunday I. Objective: For amateurs world wide to contact as many amateurs and prefixes as possible during the contest period. II. Period of Operation: 48 hours. Single Operator stations may …

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J52DXpedition 2012, March 24 to April 6, 2012.

http://www.ari.verona.it/veronadxteam/en/index.htmJ52DXpedition 2012,  March 24 to April 6,  The Verona Section of A.R.I. (Italian Radioamateurs Association) is organizing, by means a group of its members, called Verona DX Team, a DX Expedition, with humanitarian and ham- radio purposes, in J5 Guinea-Bissau, one of the poorest countries in the world. The Call J5 …

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