The US Department of State is currently accepting applications for Foreign Service Information Management Technical Specialists – Radio (IMTS-R) positions. Foreign Service IMTS-Rs design, install, and maintain radio and telecommunications systems. They provide radio support for presidential, congressional, and other VIP visits. These radio specialists work from a regional location, overseas or domestically. Extensive travel is required to support radio telecommunications systems, such as land mobile radio (LMR), HF, VHF, and UHF radio networks at State Department missions around the world. Potential applicants should read the vacancy announcement to ensure that they meet all of the requirements before applying.
To begin the online application process, visit USAJOBS. The deadline to submit completed applications is December 31, 2019. Applicants must be US citizens, at least 20 years old to apply, and at least 21 years old to be appointed. Applicants must also be available for worldwide service and be able to obtain all required security, medical, and suitability clearances.
Antenna
SUPER VERTICAL 8 ULTRA HF 4-6-10-11*-12-15-17-20-30-4
Vertical-Array is proud to present the vertical 8-bands HF 8 “SV 8 ” antenna. The SV8 working in HF for 4-6-10-11-12-15-17-20-30-40... Read more
VHF
1240-1300 MHz discussed at CEPT SE 40 meeting
The 69th meeting of CEPT ECC Working Group SE-40, held June 23-25, discussed the amateur radio 1240-1300 MHz band, the meeting documents are now avail... Read more
2,4GHz Helix-Antenna
Thing files are at https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3849410/apps And the rain cover is at https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3899156 Read more
National Hurricane Center’s WX4NHC Annual Station Test is Successful
On May 30, operators at WX4NHC at the National Hurricane Center (NHC), working from home, conducted the annual readiness check of the station and of o... Read more
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VHF propagation video released [ RSGB ]
Steve Nichols, G0KYA – Chair of the RSGB Propagation Studies Committee – narrates this presentation about VHF propagation. The presentatio... Read more
News
Hurricane Watch Net Activating as Hurricane Isaias Approaches US East Coast
The Hurricane Watch Net (HWN) activated on 14.325 MHz on July 31 at 1500 UTC as Hurricane Isaias [pronounced: ees-ah-EE-ahs] heads toward the US on an... Read more
New Technician HF Privileges Defined: ARRL board accepts final recommendations of the Band Planning Committee
Source:https://swling.com/ During this session, the [ARRL] Board took the following actions: Accepted the final recommendations of the Band Planning C... Read more
FCC Fines HobbyKing Nearly $3 Million for Marketing Unauthorized Drone Transmitters
The FCC has issued a Forfeiture Order (FO) calling for HobbyKing to pay a fine of $2,861,128 for marketing drone transmitters that do not comply with... Read more
ISS MAI-75 SSTV activity planned for Aug 4-5
It is planned Russian cosmonauts will transmit amateur radio Slow Scan Television (SSTV) images from the International Space Station (ISS) during Augu... Read more
AMSAT Partners with University of Maine WiSe-Net Lab to Develop State’s First CubeSat
The University of Maine Wireless Sensing Laboratory (WiSe-Net Lab) and AMSAT have signed an agreement to collaborate on building and operating MESAT1,... Read more
High School Marine Buoy Transmitter Now Active on 20-Meter WSPR
Phil Karn, KA9Q; Randy Standke, KQ6RS, and members of the Mount Carmel High School Amateur Radio Club (MCHSARC) in San Diego have constructed and depl... Read more
Well-Known Contester and Contest Station Builder Grady Ferguson, W5FU, SK
A well-known contester and the co-builder of contest stations in Texas and Nevada, Grady Ferguson, W5FU (ex-NA5R), died of COVID-19 on July 14. He was... Read more
Software
Ham Radio Deluxe v6.7.0.301
This release contains several important customer requests. The Yaesu FTDX101D/MP is added. The last QSL comment is gathered into callsign lookup. The... Read more
SDRUNO 1.4 RELEASE CANDIDATE 3
Warning: This is pre-release software and you install it in the knowledge that it will have bugs and issues. We are looking for feedback on this versi... Read more
SmartSDR v2.4.10 is Now Available
FlexRadio Systems announces the immediate availability of SmartSDR v2.4.10 SmartSDR v2.4.10 is a special “interim” release. This release... Read more
WSJT-X 2.2.2 released
The WSJT Development Group is pleased to announce the general availability (GA) release of WSJT-X Version 2.2.2. A brief summary of new features is pr... Read more
THe K7RA Solar Update
We just experienced a nearly two-week period of sunspots appearing every day. It’s been quite some time since we’ve witnessed a continuous string of s... Read more
There is a new release of Win4IcomSuite
There is a new release of Win4IcomSuite. This release now supports the SDRPlay RSPDX and has an IQ Output with the SDRPlay for feeding into CWSkimmer.... Read more
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