Last month we looked at Marconi and his pioneering work in the advancement of wireless communications. In the early days of radio, prior to government regulation, anyone with the knowledge could build a transmitter and go on the air. Even after the first attempts at regulation, one could still do this, the only rules being a mandate to yield to commercial traffic and to remain silent for a five minute period at the top of the hour to allow for distress traffic from ships at sea. In the days before what we now think of as “broadcasting,” commercial traffic was considered to be the handling of messages between ship and shore stations, or between areas not connected with wires, such as overseas. Everyone else was considered an “amateur,” even if they were a professor at a university, or an engineer trying to develop a new system. World War I brought further regulations prompted by the military, who realized the potential for this new form of communication. Eventually, licensing became the norm, with three types of licenses issued: commercial, for handling messages for hire, experimental, for research and development, and amateur, for others who wished to explore the art as a hobby or outside of what was specified by the other classes of licenses. Still, there were few limits as to what frequency to us…..READ MORE
Available versions: 43 – available languages: 28 – more languages coming: 6 Prefix / Country Language (Direct link) Via society website PP... Read more
The Lagunaria DX Group is planning a “large-scale DXpedition” to Timor-Leste (4W) in the October/November 2020 timeframe. “We currently have one team... Read more
Yaesu FTM-7250DR “We are pleased to announce the new feature packed YAESU VHF/UHF Mobile Transceiver – FTM-7250DR. The new FTM-7250DR is a... Read more
Ham Radio Satellite Antenna Simple, inexpensive and lots of fun! Here is an easy to make home brew antenna that can get you on the air working... Read more
Due to the illness of a ZK3A Tokelau Islands DXpedition team member, the operation has shut down a couple of days ahead of schedule. “ALL TEAM MEMBERS... Read more
Yaesu mobile Yaesu Mobile Radio Please check our new bluetooth speaker mic VGC BMH-68, it’s a very perfect replacement for the MH-48 serial wire... Read more
Martin, LU9EFO will be active from Ascension Island, Guaitecas Archipelago (IOTA SA-043) 18 – 22 March 2016 as XR7LU. He will operate on HF Band... Read more
As it has done in past years, the Parachute Mobile group — “in the air, on the air” — has scheduled jumps for October 17 in association with Pacificon... Read more
Kenwood has upgraded their game and jumped onto the DSTAR bandwagon. This Triband HT includes the 220MHz band, and is capable of DSTAR on all 3 bands.... Read more
BARTG HF RTTY This contest will take place 0200z Saturday 21st March 2015 until 0200z Monday 23rd March 2015. A list of logs received for this contest... Read more
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Ethics and Operating procedures for the Radio Amateur – IARU
Large-Scale DXpedition to Timor-Leste Planned for this Fall
Yaesu FTM-7250DR
The $4.00 Ham Radio Satellite Antenna
Tokelau Islands ZK3A DXpedition Ceases Operation Early
Wireless Bluetooth mic for Yaesu mobile radios FT-7900R/100DR etc
XR7LU Ascension Island Guaitecas Archipelago
Parachute Mobile Group to Hold Jump in Conjunction with Pacificon
Unboxing and Testing the Kenwood TH-D74A Triband DSTAR HT : Ham Radio 2.0
BARTG HF RTTY Contest 2015
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