Radio amateurs have a long history in satellites: first it was medium sized satellites in low earth and Molniya orbits, but after the free launch opportunities as a secondary payload on a major launch dried up, the attention turned to CubeSats. As part of educational support programmes, NASA and other launch agencies provide free launches for CubeSats while Russia, India and China offer inexpensive launch opportunities.
The quest for a geostationary amateur radio satellites has always been there but free launches into a geostationary orbit have up to now not materialised. This will soon change. In the next few years radio amateurs will have access to two geostationary platforms, one that will service the Americas and another one, particular attractive to South Africans, that will be positioned at 26° East giving 24 hour access to Africa, Europe and the Middle East. These two geostationary projects will be included in commercial platforms similar to Amateur Radio Satellite (AMSAT) South Africa seeking to have an amateur radio transponder included in South Africa’s next satellite currently designated as EOS-1 (Earth Observation Satellite).
Following a proposal from the Qatar Amateur Radio Society, Es’Hailsat, the Qatar Satellite Company, announced that their new geostationary satellite, the Es’HailSat-2 communications spacecraft, will carry two transponders for use by radio amateurs.….READ MORE
CR-1A COMMUNICATIONS RECEIVER MW-HF: General Coverage: 500 kHz – 30.000 MHz User Configurable Band Key: Amateur Band Selections: 160 m – 10 m International Broadcast Bands: 120 m – 11 m AM-SSB-CW ma... Read more
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Many individuals and groups organizing events for Field Day 2020 have been contacting ARRL for guidance on how to adapt their planned activities in th... Read more
EMTRON DX-1SP General Description The NEW DX-1SP with 1200 Watts CW, 1500 Watts PEP of clean signal output is Emtron’s latest and smalles... Read more
Chinese Amateur Satellite Group (CAMSAT) has announced the impending launch of the CAS-7B satellite, also designated as BP-1B, a short-lived spacecraf... Read more
During the Northern Hemisphere Summer Es season the use of 50.313 MHz for FT8 contacts has become very congested, and stations are now using 50.323 MH... Read more
The North American QSO Party are favorites of beginners and seasoned operators alike. The NAQPs are low-power only (no amplifiers allow... Read more
Take your morse code to the next level with Koch Morse Trainer Pro. The only trainer that supports prosigns (procedural signals) and non-english cha... Read more
The new GAP Dual In-Line DSP noise eliminating module provides two channel/stereo noise cancellation, and is suitable for use on all radios and receiv... Read more
The SA Sprint Contest, is a ham radio competition that aims at improving the operating skills of its participants, and also provide the ground rules f... Read more
Past AMSAT President and AMSAT Journal Editor Doug Loughmiller, W5BL, of McKinney, Texas, died on July 22. An ARRL Life Member, he was 60 and had been... Read more
“I’m trying out the first KX3 with PX3 retrofit. It is big, but it looks really nice and sounds amazing! Cost for parts, labor and US ship... Read more
The FCC is reminding electronic device retailers that Supplier’s Declaration of Conformity (SDoC) procedures are now in effect and being enforced. In... Read more
Automatic Low-Pass Filter The HBF 1000 is a high power low pass filter, it’s designed to be used with a transceiever or amplifier to reduce the... Read more
By Dana SmithXENIA, Ohio (WDTN) – An amateur radio convention is expected to pump millions into the Greene County economy. The event – known as Hamven... Read more
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Field Day 2020 — A Time to Adapt
EMTRON DX-1SP -1200 Watts CW output- FCC approved!
China Set to Launch New Amateur Satellite with “Sail Ball” Stabilization
FT8 Intercontinental DX Code of Practice 50.323 MHz
Rules: 2015 North American QSO Party
Koch Morse Trainer Pro – Android App
New Dual Inline Module – GAP Antenna
SA Sprint Contest – Saturday, July 22nd, 2017
Past AMSAT President Doug Loughmiller, W5BL, SK
First KX3 with PX3
FCC: Supplier’s Declaration of Conformity Procedures are Now in Effect
RM Italy HBF 1000 Automatic Low-Pass Filter, 1.8-55mhz, 1000W
Hamvention to boost Greene County economy by multi millions
