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SolderSmoke Amateur Radio Podcast 135

A new edition of the popular SolderSmoke amateur radio podcast is now available and it’s a Four Days In May (FDIM) special Read the Full Article from the SARC

Meccano Magazine now online

Editions of Meccano Magazine from 1916 until 1981 are now available online Read the Full Article from the SARC

IOTA news from the Deutscher Amateur Radio Club

Weekly IOTA News – compiled by Ric, DL2VFR of the Deutscher Amateur Radio Club Read the Full Article from the SARC

Marquesas Islands

An international team of operators will be active from Hatiheu, Nuku Hiva (OC-027) between October 19-30th Read the Full Article from the SARC

Amateur 5MHz/60m used in Norwegian communications emergency

During the recent flooding in Norway, the NRRL, Norway’s amateur radio society, carried reports of the newly assigned 60 meter band being used by radio amateurs to carry emergency traffic Read the Full Article from the SARC

RS-ID via linked repeaters: test results

RS-ID enables automatic identification of Amateur radio data modes. Tests using it have been carried out using 70cm and 6m linked repeaters Read the Full Article from the SARC

Icom ID-31E D-Star UHF digital transceiver shown at Friedrichshafen Ham Radio Show 2011

Icom provided a really nice surprise for everyone at the Friedrichshafen Ham Radio Show 2011 by previewing a new UHF D-Star Digital transceiver – the ID-31E. This was the first public showing of this new model Read the Full Article from the SARC

Tony’s 10-metre band report

A rubbish week with slight improvements over Saturday and Sunday (as happens frequently during the year). Some DX about though, J48O (Othonoi islet, Lighthouse Kastri), T32T (Kiribati) (way off Papua New Guinea) and ZD7XF (St Helena) to mention but a few Read the Full Article from the SARC

‘When All Else Fails, Amateur Radio Works’

After a tornado hit the Lively area in 1970, knocking out power and telephone communications for days, amateur radio operators stepped up to the plate, passing messages from residents to out-of-town relatives and friends. The high-frequency radio band used by amateur radio operators can reach across the world. Doug Stickles, who has had his amateur [...]

SolderSmoke Podcast #135 FDIM SPECIAL!

Please click on the little mail symbol down below to forward this blog post to friends who might be interested in the podcast. Thanks! http://soldersmoke.com/soldersmoke135.mp3 June 26, 2011Bike riding, composting… what next? Lightning kills the WSPR rig New finder for old telescope ——SPECIAL FOUR DAYS IN MAY INTERVIEWS BY BOB CRANE W8SX:FEATURING: Joe Taylor K1JT [...]

Texas Hams Injured at Field Day Site

On the morning of June 26, two Texas radio amateurs – Danny Caldwell, AD5IP, of Kamay, and Mike Byrne, AE5CO, of Iowa Park – received electric shocks as they took down an inverted V antenna. According to Wichita County Emergency Coordinator Larry Ballard, KE5KNV, the two were taking part in Field Day as part of [...]

SATERN Gets New Director

After serving as Director of the Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Network (SATERN) for more than 23 years, Major Patrick E. McPherson, WW9E, is stepping down. Major Rick Shirran VE3NUZ, of Toronto, Ontario, has been appointed as the new Director. McPherson — an ARRL member — founded SATERN in June 1988. “I congratulate Major Shirran [...]