HAM News

Januari, 2020

• 5 Januari

  US tests ways to sweep space clean of radiation after nuclear attack

  The U.S. military thought it had cleared the decks when, on 9 July 1962, it heaved a 1.4-megaton nuclear bomb some 400 kilometers into space: Orbiting satellites were safely out of range of the blast. But in the months that followed the test, called Starfish Prime, satellites began to wink …
• 5 Januari

  Amateur Radio ‘Winter Field Day’ to demonstrate science, skill, and communication services

  Members of the Roanoke Valley Amateur Radio Club will be participating in the National Amateur Radio Winter Field Day Exercise, January 25 and 26, 2020. The Field Day site will be at Virginia Western Community College in the upper parking lot. For the last few years (Amateur Radio Operators) operators …
• 5 Januari

  ZS6JON achieves 2m DXCC

  John Sygo, ZS6JON has finally completed the long overdue paperwork to receive his 2 metre DXCC through a mix of paper QSL cards and LotW confirmations on Tuesday 31 December 2019. John is well known worldwide in the VHF, UHF and SHF community as a pioneer in his field with …
• 5 Januari

  QSO Today Amateur Radio Podcast Ward Silver – N0AX

  

  Ward Silver, N0AX, author of the QST magazine column, “Hands-On Radio”, editor of ARRL Handbook for Radio Communications, and author of many books on ham radio, was my guest in Episode 29 from February, 2015. As the new year begins, it seems a great opportunity to reach into the archive …
• 5 Januari

  Ofcom don’t know if interference eliminated

  A Freedom of Information request asked Ofcom how many cases of interference to radio amateurs had been investigated by Ofcom and successfully concluded with elimination of the interference – Ofcom admitted they did not know It appears if Ofcom simply go through what they deem as the appropriate procedure during …
• 5 Januari

  G4KUX extends 432 MHz tropo record to 4,644kms

  On Saturday the 28th of December 2019, Ian GM3SEK in the south-west of Scotland managed to work D41CV on 432 MHz to set a new world record for tropo on the band. The distance for this FT8 contact was an amazing 4,562 kms.Considering the fact that it was on the …
• 4 Januari

  Propagation de K7RA

  4 January, 2020 Sunspots appeared recently, all indicating Solar Cycle 25 due to their polarity, opposite from spots in Solar Cycle 24. Sunspots appeared December 24-26, and it looks like a new Solar Cycle 25 spot on January 1. NOAA did not report it (too weak?) but Spaceweather.com reported a …
• 4 Januari

  BARTG GB60ATG special event

  Members of the British Amateur Radio Teledata Group (BARTG) are active as GB 60 ATG until June 2020. The BARTG is celebrating their 60th Year Diamond Jubilee anniversary with this callsign and special awards are available for contacts with GB 60 ATG using any Data Mode. More information can be …
• 4 Januari

  This weekend: Meteors from a shattered comet

  For a few hours on Saturday morning, Jan. 4th, northern skies could fill with meteors. It’s the annual Quadrantid meteor shower, caused by debris from shattered comet 2003 EH1. The timing of this year’s peak, around 3 am EST (0800 UT), favors observers in North America. Visit today’s edition of …
• 4 Januari

  Ofcom release Forbidden Suffixes database

  Ofcom have released a database show those amateur radio suffixes that it now treats as being Forbidden and not for use when issuing call signs Ofcom FoI replyhttps://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0024/165732/amateur-radio-callsigns-foi.pdf Download the Spreadsheet of Forbidden Suffixes fromhttps://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/file/0026/165734/allocated-reserved-forbidden-call-sign.csv