Starting in 2019, the contest name has changed to FT Roundup. Contacts can be made on either FT4 or FT8. 1. Objective: Amateurs worldwide contact and exchange QSO information with other amateurs using FT4 or FT8 on 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 meter bands. Any station may work any other station. Stations may be worked…
12/04/2019 The oldest known US radio amateur, Cliff Kayhart, W4KKP, received his ARRL Centurion Award plaque in November. The award recognizes hams who have achieved centenarian status. Kayhart, who lives in White Rock, South Carolina, is 108. The ARRL Board of Directors conferred the award on Kayhart at its July 2019 meeting. At the November…
Robert “Bob” Barton Jones, 71, of East Hartford, passed away peacefully with his brother by his side on Friday, November 29, 2019 at Manchester Memorial Hospital. Born in Hartford on August 9, 1948, he was a son of Frances Jean (O’Brien) Jones of East Hartford and the late Francis “Frank” E. Jones. Bob lived his…
12/04/2019 An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) school contact with astronaut Dr. Drew Morgan, MD, KI5AAA, and students at Council Rock High School in Pennsylvania will be livestreamed. The contact will take place at approximately 1756 UTC on Thursday, December 5. Morgan is a native of New Castle, Pennsylvania. Several Warminster Amateur…
WALLINGFORD — Children of all ages will have the opportunity to talk to Santa Saturday at the “Radio to North Pole — Talk to Santa” event, scheduled to be held at the former Yalesville firehouse. The “Talk to Santa” event will be hosted by the Wallingford Amateur Radio Group and sponsored by the Wallingford Health Department,…
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ARU-R1 Emergency Communications Co-Ordinator Greg Mossop G0DUB reports information received from Dani YB2TJV about Typhoon Kammuri which is affecting the Philippines. “Due to Kammuri Typhoone that was close to the Philippine , please be informed to keep clear on 3 (three) frequencies below;7.110 MHz – as CoA EmComm IARU Region 3, is being used by The Samar-Leyte hams doing…
12/04/2019 An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) school contact with astronaut Dr. Drew Morgan, MD, KI5AAA, and students at Council Rock High School in Pennsylvania will be livestreamed. The contact will take place at approximately 1756 UTC on Thursday, December 5. Morgan is a native of New Castle, Pennsylvania. Several Warminster Amateur…
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The FT Roundup contest for the FT4 and FT8 digital modes will be held from Saturday, December 7 18:00 UTC to Sunday 8 December 8 23:59 UTC Amateurs worldwide contact and exchange QSO information with other amateurs using FT4 or FT8 on 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 meter bands. Any station may work…