BEST 3 HOURS OF DSTAR TRAINING

Hour #1: D-STAR Basics

Hour #2: Programming your D-STAR Radio

Hour #3: “Neat” Things You Can Do With D-STAR

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Somalia Operation Set for September August 20, 2019

Alexanderson Alternator Station SAQ Hails “Incredible” Number of Listener Reports August 20, 2019

WWV Centennial Committee Prepares for Trial Run of WW0WWV Special Event August 20, 2019

Department of Defense Message Prompts Listeners to Take WWV/WWVH Survey August 20, 2019

Through Saturday, August 24, WWV and WWVH will transmit a US Department of Defense (DOD) message in conjunction with the COMEX 19-3 interoperability exercise in Tennessee. The broadcast also urges listeners to complete a survey on WWV/WWVH listenership and listening habits. The messages are broadcast on WWV at 10 minutes past the hour and on […]

ARRL Contest and DXCC Rules Now Prohibit Automated Contacts August 19, 2019

Following the direction of the ARRL Board of Directors, ARRL has incorporated changes to the rules for all ARRL-sponsored contests and DXCC, prohibiting automated contacts. These changes also apply to the Worked All States (including Triple Play and 5-Band WAS), VHF/UHF Century Club, and Fred Fish, W5FF, Memorial awards. The changes are effective immediately.A resolution […]

FCC Dismisses ARRL, AMSAT Requests in Small Satellite Proceeding August 16, 2019

An FCC Report and Order (R&O) released August 2 in the so-called “small satellite” rulemaking proceeding, IB Docket 18-86, failed to address concerns expressed by ARRL and AMSAT. Both organizations filed comments on the FCC Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in the proceeding last year, seeking changes in the FCCs interpretations and procedures affecting satellites […]

The K7RA Solar Update August 16, 2019

No sunspots were visible over the recent reporting week, Thursday through Wednesday, August 8 through 14.According to Spaceweather.com, 67% of the days so far in 2019 have been spotless, and for all of 2018 it was 61%. In the previous solar minimum in 2008 and 2009 the spotless days ran 73% and 71%, respectively.Solar flux […]

2 Meter Sharing Proposal is on CEPT Conference Preparatory Group Agenda August 16, 2019

FCC Staff Recommends Designating 988 as National Suicide, Mental Health Crisis Hotline August 15, 2019

The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau and its Office of Economics and Analytics have sent a report to Congress that recommends that the Commission considers designating 988 as a three-digit emergency code for a nationwide suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline. The report, mandated by the National Suicide Hotline Improvement Act of 2018, finds that […]

Chinese Satellite Profiles Earth’s RF Spectrum as Seen from Lunar Orbit August 15, 2019

The Chinese DSLWP-B (LO-94) satellite that had been in lunar orbit provided a profile of Earth’s HF spectrum as seen from the moon. The microsatellite subsequently was crashed into the moon’s surface after having completed its mission. DSLWP stands for “Discovering the Sky at Longest Wavelengths Pathfinder.” Among other things, DSLWP-B was designed to test […]

Questions Raised About Current Process for Awarding the E.T. Krenkel Medal August 15, 2019

Australian Radio Amateur Reports First FT8 Contact on 122 GHz August 15, 2019

Hour #1: D-STAR Basics

Hour #2: Programming your D-STAR Radio

Hour #3: “Neat” Things You Can Do With D-STAR

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