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Twenty years ago – November 13, 2020 – the Expedition-1 crew turned on the ARISS Ericsson radio for the first time and completed several contacts with ARISS ground stations around the world to validate the radio communications system. These inaugural contacts launched an incredible two-decade operations journey on ISS, enabling ARISS to inspire, engage and […] Read more

KN-990 Features: 3.5 inch LCD, without touch fuctionFrequency range: Reception: 0.1~30MHztransmitting : Amateur shortwave bandWorking mode: SSB/CW/AM/FM/DIGITALReceiving sensitivity: 0.2uVMinimum frequency step: 10HzWorking voltage: 12~15V DCCurrent parameter: RX  0.4A                                TX 4A @MaxWhole machine size: 160X80X220 (mm) [excluding protrusion]Transmitting power: rated 15 wattsModulation mode: […] Read more

Iceland’s IRA received a positive response from the Post and Telecom Administration (PTA), December 4, to their request to renewal the authorization to use 1850-1900 kHz in international contests in 2021A translation of the IRA post reads:The authorization covers the following competitions:CQ WW 160 meter competition, CW, 29.-31.1.2021.ARRL International DX Competition, CW, 20.-21.2.2021.CQ WW 160 […] Read more

The AD-3446 is a new large, full-size antenna for 40, 20, 15 and 10 meters. 4 efficient monobenders per 1 traverse: 3 elements per 40m with high Q inductors, 4 elements per 20 m, 4 widely spaced elements per 15 m and 6 elements per 10 m. The length of the traverse is 12 m.The AD-3446 […] Read more

Valerie NV9L & Raisa R1BIG: to meet a future spouse in a Ham Contest? Read more

The launch that will carry AMSAT’s RadFxSat-2 / Fox-1E CubeSat into orbit will likely take place later this month. Virgin Orbit has announced that the launch window for their LauncherOne Launch Demo 2 mission, which will carry the AMSAT spacecraft into orbit, opens on December 19. RadFxSat-2 is the fifth and final Fox-1 satellite built […] Read more

Amateur radio licensees and candidates will have to provide the FCC with an email address on applications, effective sometime in mid-2021. If no email address is included, the FCC may dismiss the application as defective. The FCC is fully transitioning to electronic correspondence and will no longer print or provide wireless licensees with hard-copy authorizations […] Read more

The month of December has been designated as YOTA month. The annual initiative sponsored by Youngsters on the Air (YOTA) initially focused on International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) Region 1 (Europe, the Mideast, and Africa), with young radio amateurs taking to the air with YOTA-suffix call signs. YOTA (Youth on the Air) in Region 2 […] Read more