In response to the coronavirus emergency and to comply with the government’s social distancing recommendations, the RSGB announced on 20 March that it would stop taking bookings for new amateur radio examinations. The Society expected that this suspension of exams would last for at least 12 weeks. Since then, the RSGB has been exploring ways…
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Spain Grants Unlicensed Individuals Permission to Use Amateur Stations During Lockdown – ARRL
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The ARRL Letter, April 2, 2020
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The ARRL Letter April 2, 2020Rick Lindquist, WW1ME, Editor [Note: Clicking on the story links below will take you to the news article as it appears in The ARRL Letter on the ARRL website.] FCC Grants Temporary Emergency Authority to WISPs Operating in 5.8 GHz Band HamSCI 2020 Workshop Successfully Reworked as a Virtual Event…
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QRPGuys DSB Transceiver Build Pt 3
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KM9G Ham Member QRZ Page Part 3 in the QRP Guys DSB Build. Part 2 is here: https://forums.qrz.com/index.php?threads/qrpguys-dsb-transceiver-build-pt-2.698347/ Read the full article at https://forums.qrz.com/index.php?threads/qrpguys-dsb-transceiver-build-pt-3.699233/. STRAY SIGNALS does not claim ownership of the article. The original author is responsible for the content of this post Tweet
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Review: Baofeng UV-5R VHF/UHF FM Transceiver – Shooting Illustrated
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Paying it forward pays off. In the midst of the COVID-19 shutdown, a good friend of mine was having trouble finding ammo for his 9 mm handgun. I told him I could easily spare a couple hundred rounds, and he could come by to pick them up. He insisted on bartering something for the ammo,…
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Friedrichshafen – Ham Radio 2020 update – Southgate Amateur Radio Club
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The organisers of the Ham Radio 2020 in Friedrichshafen, June 26-28, say they are working intensively to plan the upcoming event, they expect to provide a further update in mid-April A press release issued by the organisers says: Friedrichshafen – The 45th edition of the Ham Radio will take place on the exhibition grounds in…
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Amateur radio in the age of COVID-19 | Community News – South Strand news
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Members of the Grand Strand Amateur Radio Club (GSARC) have overcome the social separation issue imposed during the coronavirus, by meeting several times each week using their radios. They gather using radio repeaters located in either Conway, Murrells Inlet or along Restaurant Row allowing them to share time together on a wide variety of topics,…
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New Multimode Digital Gateway for the West of Ireland – Southgate Amateur Radio Club
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A new Multi-mode Digital Gateway, EI2BED, was placed on air from Roscommon Town in the West of Ireland on the 23rd of March 2020. Following a week on air a few minor fine tweaks have been made to perfect the transmitted audio levels. The Gateway is operating on 144.8625 and currently running DMR and C4FM.…
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RSGB contest committees launch ‘Hope QSO Party’
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To help and support radio amateurs who are isolated at home and would appreciate contact with other people, the RSGB Contest Committees are launching a new six-week initiative starting on Monday 6 April, called the ‘Hope QSO Party’. Open to every radio amateur, not just RSGB members, this contest will also welcome international participation with…
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From Radio Scouting: West Point Special Event Station W2P Cancelled
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KB2FMH Platinum Subscriber Platinum Subscriber QRZ Page Due to the current COVID-19 safeguards issued by the Federal and State government, it is with great regret we must cancel the West Point Annual Scout Camporee which was to be on April 25th this year at the US Military Academy at West Point. A Special Event Station,…