HAM News

Juni, 2016

  • 23 Juni

    T88WJ Palau OC-009

    Naoki, JS3LSQ, will be active again from Palau Islands, IOTA OC-009, 25 to 29 June 2016 as T88WJ. Operate on HF Bands. QSL via home call.     Source: DX Coffee

  • 23 Juni

    J79XE Dominica Island NA-101 [Update]

    22 June 2016 Howard, WB4WXE, informs DxCoffee Readers: “Here on Dominica now, mainly looking for 6 meter openings, but will be on WARC and 20 meters when 6 is dead.   On 6 meters running 6… Source: DX Coffee

  • 23 Juni

    WW6RG/KH9 – Wake Island

    Randy, WW6RG will be active from Wake Island on June 24th as WW6RG/KH9. QRV on 40 – 15m, QRP. QSL via H/c. Note: Prior to Wake Island activity, Randy will be active as V73/WW6RG from Kwajalein Atoll. Source: DX World

  • 23 Juni

    ACOM 1500HF + 6m LINEAR AMPLIFIER

    ACOM 1500HF Easy to operate The TRI is a powerful tuning aid that, together with the automatically controlled input attenuator, helps the operator to quickly and precisely match the antenna impedance to the optimum tube load impedance (5-10 seconds typically). The auto-operate function (when enabled) maintains the amplifier in …

  • 23 Juni

    Dog Head Fire Largely Contained, ARES Teams Expected to Stand Down in a Few Days

    With New Mexico’s Dog Head Fire nearly two-thirds contained, all evacuation orders and advisories for Bernalillo and Torrance counties lifted, the Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES®) activation for the fire emergency is drawing to a close. Evacuees now are being allowed to re-enter the affected area in small groups …

  • 23 Juni

    FCC Says "No" to Lifetime Amateur Radio Licenses

    The FCC has denied the petition of an Arizona radio amateur, who had petitioned for lifetime Amateur Radio licenses. Mark F. Krotz, N7MK, of Mesa, had filed his Petition for Rule Making (RM 11760) with the FCC last November, and the FCC invited public comments in February. Krotz wanted …

  • 23 Juni

    Amateur Radio Parity Act Set for House Energy and Commerce Committee Markup

    [UPDATED: 2016-06-23 @ 1408 UTC] The Amateur Radio Parity Act (H.R. 1301) is among five bills that the US House Energy and Commerce Committee has scheduled for a “full committee” markup. The markup session had been scheduled for June 23, but it was postponed after the committee, with most members …

  • 23 Juni

    Initial ARRL Teachers Institute Session a Success

    The first ARRL Teachers Institute of 2016 wrapped up on June 10 in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. The bonus, donor-sponsored introductory (TI-1) session was hosted by the Douglas County STEM School and Academy for teachers along the Denver Front Range. These educational opportunities are offered by the ARRL Education & …

  • 23 Juni

    FCC Says “No” to Lifetime Amateur Radio Licenses

    The FCC has denied the petition of an Arizona radio amateur, who had petitioned for lifetime Amateur Radio licenses. Mark F. Krotz, N7MK, of Mesa, had filed hisPetition for Rule Making (RM 11760) with the FCC last November, and the FCC invited public comments in February. Krotz wanted the …

  • 22 Juni

    Welcome!

    Welcome to the brand new DX-World website. Hopefully you will like. Regular readers will know the previous DX-World site was quite simply becoming old. It was unresponsive on smart phones or tablets, and towards the end you probably saw there were issues with host/server. Glad to report that particular …