Based on informal polling and log-submission trends, it appears that RTTY and FT8 successfully shared spectrum during the ARRL RTTY Roundup over the January 5 – 6 weekend. The event is seeing a dramatic uptick from last year in the number of logs submitted, with more than 2,400 and counting received by midweek, as opposed […] Read more
The Winter Field Day Association (WFDA) sponsors the 2019 running of Winter Field Day, January 26 – 27. WFDA says that the ability to conduct emergency communication in a winter environment is just as important as the preparation and practice that take place each summer, but with some additional unique operational concerns. “We believe that maintaining […] Read more
The World Radiosport Team Championship 2022 (WRTC 2022) Organizing Committee has debuted its official website as well as the Initial Qualification Rules — already under debate — to be selected as a WRTC 2022 team leader. While 2022 may seem a long way off, the qualifying events — 24 in all — take place between February 2019 and November 2020. […] Read more
ARRL RTTY Roundup The popular digital mode makes its HF contest debut January 5 – 6. Follow these instructions and give it a try! Joe Taylor, K1JT The annual ARRL RTTY Roundup (www.arrl.org/rtty-roundup) has always been a multimode contest; its rules permit digital modes, such as ASCII, AMTOR, PSK31, and packet, in addition to Baudot RTTY. However, only RTTY […] Read more
The 5th of January it’s again Kids Day. This event is especially created to promote Amateur Radio to youth. This is a moment where you can share your amateur radio hobby with your family, grandkids, friends, scouts or even to the general public. This day can be the first time for youth to experience a real […] Read more
FT8 Roundup 1. Objective: Amateurs worldwide contact and exchange QSO information with other amateurs using FT8 on 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 meter bands. Any station may work any other station. Stations may be worked once per band. Participants must use WSJT-X version 2.0, release candidate RC5 or later, to ensure they are able to transmit and receive the […] Read more
WSJT-X 2.0-rc5 A fifth “candidate release” — or beta version — of WSJT-X 2.0 now is available for download and use by beta testers. WSJT-X Developer Joe Taylor, K1JT, says WSJT-X 2.0-rc5 is stable, works well, and fixes known problems in RC4, the most-recent beta version released in mid-November. “It is likely that the General Availability (GA) release of WSJT-X 2.0, scheduled for […] Read more
Photo: ham-yota.com We are very happy to announce that on December 1st, 2018, the Young Amateurs Radio Club will be holding its’ second ever contest, and first annual Winter QSO Party, sponsored by Hamstudy.org! The goal of this amateur radio contest is to get the youth involved; to incentivize everyone to get on the air, there are loads of […] Read more
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Earth Science Week What is hoped will be the first annual “Get Your Park ON” operating event will take place October 14 – 20, in celebration of Earth Science Week. The event is open to Amateur Radio operators around the world and is sponsored by the national affiliates of World Wide Flora and Fauna (WWFF), […] Read more
Jamboree on the Air – JOTA Scouting organizations are still registering to participate in the 2018 Jamboree on the Air (JOTA) over the October 19 – 21 weekend. With about 1 month to go, JOTA Coordinator Jim Wilson, K5ND, told ARRL that registration is “probably on target” at this point. US registrations stood at 235 as of […] Read more
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