JAMESTOWN, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – The Jamestown Amateur Radio Club will be teaming up with Scouts BSA Troop 5555 to host the Jamboree on the Air (JOTA). Jamboree on the Air is the largest Scouting event in the world. Held anually on the third full weekend in October, JOTA uses amateur radio to link Scouts and…
The R.M.S. Titanic sank on a moonless night in April 1912—but the sky wasn’t completely dark. Instead, the Northern Lights shimmered green overhead. Formed when the charged particles of a particularly strong solar storm hit Earth’s magnetic field, exciting oxygen and nitrogen in the upper atmosphere, the Northern Lights, or aurora borealis, illuminate the sky…
If you’re into amateur ham radio, you might appreciate this Raspberry Pi Ham clock project created and shared earlier this week by Reddit user The2belo. It uses a Raspberry Pi to display local and UTC time information. The2belo mounted the Raspberry Pi inside of the monitor, making the unit entirely self-contained. The project runs on…
Wailing jazz on the radio. Sumptuous, glossy cars on the road. Opportunity in Tommy Angelo’s eyes. There are times, in Mafia: Definitive Edition, where you might wonder if the Great Depression was really so bad after all. Such is the luxury and imbalance of Hangar 13’s remake, a top-to-bottom effort that is at times gorgeous…
The ARRL Board of Directors has elected David Minster, NA2AA, of Wayne, New Jersey, as ARRL’s new Chief Executive Officer, starting on September 28 “Building a culture of accomplishment and accountability is what I do best. My initial focus will be working with the Board on establishing strategic goals and concrete plans to navigate ARRL…
Issue 18 September 2020 of the RSGB newcomers publication RadCom Basics is now available online for members RadCom Basics is a bi-monthly digital publication for RSGB Members that explores key aspects of amateur radio in a straightforward and accessible way. In this issue: • Magnetic loop antennas • Metal bashing • Station maintenance Read the…
There is a long history of spacecraft carrying ham radio gear, as the Space Shuttle, Mir, and the ISS have all had hams aboard with gear capable of talking to the Earth. However, this month, the ISS started operating an FM repeater that isn’t too dissimilar from a terrestrial repeater. You can see [TechMinds] video…
Members of the HCDX Group will be active as HD1X from a remaining tropical rainforest from Chocó eco-region (Grid FI09iv), promoting the biodiversity of their country, Ecuador. The special callsign HD1X will be active between October 31st (1700 UTC) and November 3rd (1700 UTC) on various HF bands including 30/17/12m, using SSB, SSTV and the…
“In this difficult time for group related events we can’t deploy to anywhere to train as a group so designated members will act as our served agencies, while others will report scripted traffic between stations,” stated Steven Wooten St Louis Metro ARES Emergency Coordinator. “Our served agencies include several national organizations including the American Red…
Read more about early radio’s history by clicking the logo. What, exactly, was “first” about KDKA’s broadcast on Nov. 2, 1920? As history articles in Radio World demonstrate, there really was no single “first day” of “radio.” Various dates and organizations could lay claim to some or all of the honor depending on how one…