Newly licensed ham Charlie Hartley, KF0OOP, 18, is one of ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® newest members. He's majoring in sound engineering at Webster University in St. Louis, Missouri, and is an accomplished musician, playing both bass guitar and the upright string bass. Ham radio, live sound, and music run in his blood; he's the grandson of Bob Heil, K9EID.
Charlie had been ...
The Hiram Percy Maxim Memorial Station, W1AW, at ARRL Headquarters in Newington, Connecticut, has received a generous donation of equipment from the Heil Ham Radio division of Heil Sound.
The company's founder, Bob Heil, K9EID, is a pioneering audio engineer and avid radio amateur. At his direction, the company donated four Heil Pro Set Elite HC-6 headsets, three Heil Pro Set 3 stereo headphones...
"ASWFC GEOMAGNETIC DISTURBANCE WARNING ISSUED AT 0248 UTC/02 FEBRUARY 2024 BY THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE WEATHER FORECASTING CENTRE.
"A CME was observed from 01/0800 UT. This CME is expected to pass
mostly above the Earth, however a glancing blow is possible either
late UT day 03-Feb or early UT day 04-Feb to cause possible G1-G2
geomagnetic storming. A coronal hole wind stream may also contribute
to enha...
The ARRL Foundation is now accepting grant applications from amateur radio organizations for eligible amateur radio-related projects and initiatives, particularly those focused on educating, licensing, and supporting amateur radio activities, to grow amateur radio's future, youth-based projects and initiatives are especially encouraged.
The ARRL Foundation grants program accepts proposals on a c...
Immaginando una revisione
del Codice delle comunicazioni
elettroniche
Alessio Sacchi, IZ4EFN
L'attività di radioamatore consiste nell'espletamento di un servizio, svolto in linguaggio chiaro, o con l'uso di codici internazionalmente ammessi, esclusivamente su mezzo radioelettrico anche via satellite, di istruzione individuale, di intercomunicazione e di studio tecnico, effettuato da persone che abbiano conseguito la relativa autorizzazione generale e che si interessano della tecnica della radioelettricità a titolo esclusivamente personale senza alcun interesse di natura economica.
February 8, 2024, marks the 61st anniversary of the YL System, now known as the YL International Single Side-band System (YLISSB), founded by Vera Mayree Tallman, K4ICA (SK), in 1963.
Tallman received her first license in 1956 and later earned her General-class license. Though the system's name includes "YL," the amateur radio term for "young lady," membership is open to both women and men. YL...
ARRL Member and active radio amateur Dr. Philip Erickson, W1PJE, is the new director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Haystack Observatory.
The prestigious scientific appointment is the continuation of a radio interest that began in his youth. "I started as a shortwave listener in the mid-1970's as a middle school student. So, in some sense, I was always fooling with antennas i...
Just four new sunspot groups emerged this reporting week, January
18-24, one on each day, January 18-21.
But it looks like we may see flares, CMEs and geomagnetic storms
over the next few days. Spaceweather.com identified sunspot
group AR3561 as "hyperactive."
Sunspot numbers and solar flux declined, and geomagnetic indicators
rose, but only slightly.
Average daily sunspot number dropped from 167.3 to...
In occasione dei 700 anni dalla morte di Marco Polo, uno dei più famosi personaggi veneziani, la Sezione ARI di Venezia sarà attiva dal 1 aprile al 30 giugno con il nominativo speciale IR3POLO, anche via Oscar 100, e tutti i QSO saranno confermati con una QSL speciale.
On the occasion of the 700th anniversary of the death of Marco Polo, one of the most famous Venetian figures, the A.R.I. Venice will be active from April 1st till June 30th with the special call IR3POLO, also via Oscar 100, and all QSOs will be confirmed with a special QSL.
Fonte: ARI Venezia
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