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Getting your Raspberry PI up and running your D-Star radio kit. This will work with DVAP / DVRPTR or DVmega

The details of the spark gap transmitter and its history: how it was invented, developed and used.

Presents a historical timeline of amateur radio satellites, beginning with the inaugural _OSCAR 1_ in 1961 and extending through ARISSat-1 in 2011. It outlines the evolution of these orbiting transponders, initially simple battery-operated beacons, into sophisticated platforms supporting educational initiatives, emergency communications, and technology demonstrations. The document highlights the significant contributions of various AMSAT organizations and other entities in developing and deploying these spacecraft. Each entry provides specific launch details, including the date, launch vehicle, and initial orbital parameters such as apogee, perigee, and inclination. For instance, AMSAT-OSCAR 7 (AO-7) launched in 1974 into a 1459.00 x 1440.00 Km orbit, while AMSAT-OSCAR 40 (AO-40) achieved a highly elliptical 58665.00 x 1157.00 Km orbit. The resource also notes the allocated amateur satellite service frequencies, including 29 MHz (10m), 145 MHz (2m), 435 MHz (70cm), 1270 MHz (24cm), and 2400 MHz (13cm). The compilation serves as a concise reference for understanding the progression of amateur satellite technology and operations over five decades, showcasing the collaborative efforts of the global amateur radio community in space communication endeavors. It details the physical characteristics and project affiliations for many of the **20** satellites listed, providing a foundational historical context.

The Blue Ridge Amateur Radio Society has been of service to the amateurs of Upstate South Carolina since 1947.

A group for sharing, learning or presenting practical ideas and field experience for Ultra portable ham radio digital comm

UN Amateur Radio News, curated by Artur UN6QC, presents information relevant to Kazakh radio amateurs, including details on their account activity and participation in **WFF Kazakhstan** expeditions. The resource also documents various diplomas issued within Kazakhstan, such as those related to WFF Kazakhstan and special programs like the "50th Anniversary of the first manned space flight by Yuri Gagarin" and "The Columbus of the Cosmos" Award. It aggregates international ham radio news and maintains a calendar of international HAM competitions. The site, operational since May 14, 2010, serves as a central point for information on HAM competitions organized in Kazakhstan. It also references external resources like WWW.CQHAM.KZ for award details and WWW.EQSL.KZ for UN EQSL services. The platform aims to be a useful hub for both local and international amateur radio enthusiasts interested in Kazakh-specific operations and awards. Key events like the **UN DX Contest** and the First UN Field Day, held May 19-20, 2012, are highlighted.

Valley Radio Club Oregon USA

Charlie's CQ Room

Ham Radio Ireland, a diary and photos by EI2KC Anthony

Operating pedestrian mobile by G3XBM

Over 1900 ARISS school events have been conducted since 2000, facilitating amateur radio contacts between students and ISS crew members. This resource details the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) program, outlining scheduled contacts, operational procedures, and application processes for educational institutions worldwide. It lists specific upcoming contacts, such as those with Lewis Center for Educational Research in California and Vauban, Ecole et Lycée français de Luxembourg, typically operating on a 145.800 MHz downlink frequency. The content also provides crucial guidelines for radio amateurs, emphasizing the importance of not interfering with scheduled school contacts and utilizing the crossband repeater for general QSOs when available. It clarifies crew availability for casual contacts, noting that astronauts are usually free during personal time, approximately one hour after waking and one hour before sleeping, and often on weekends. Constraints on scheduling, such as avoiding EVA weeks and specific crew rest periods, are also detailed. Furthermore, the resource includes historical statistics on direct versus telebridge contacts, QSL information, and links to related ARISS, AMSAT, ARRL, and NASA websites. It also provides information on applying to host an ARISS contact for schools and youth organizations in various regions, including the United States, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Canada, Central and South America, Asia, and Australia.

Christians of Idaho Amateur Radio Club, Inc.

A Kenwood TM-D710A microphone (Model MC-59) is producing crackling and intermittent, poor audio so John took a peak inside to have a look around.

Pagina dedicada ao radioamadorismo, montagens eletronicas, projeto, faça você mesmo, vhf, uhf, satelites e muito mais

SEAARCis located in Medicine Hat, Alberta

How to make your HT last for days and get out like crazy

This site is about Amateur Radio Clubs in our general area. We are here to promote Ham Radio and the Clubs in South Carolina that do the same.

An experimental prototype of an asymmetrical hatted vertical dipole antenna that can work on HF bands 20 to 10 meters band. The AHVD Vertical dipole is an upside-down T design

Comprod Communications specializes in the design and manufacturing of RF communication solutions, including a comprehensive range of antennas, duplexers, multicouplers, and combiners. The resource details their product categories, which encompass base station antennas, mobile antennas, transit antennas, and disguised antennas, alongside mounting solutions and in-building systems. It highlights the company's 40-year history in adapting offerings to client needs and anticipating industry trends, emphasizing product durability and low maintenance for harsh environments. The company's offerings are presented as high-quality, designed to withstand extreme conditions from Arctic cold to equatorial heat and humidity. The site mentions solutions and technical sales support, training, and site analysis and system design as part of their service portfolio. It also references being a market leader trusted by over 1,000 customers worldwide, positioning itself as a partner for RF communication needs.

A QRSS beacon on 30 meter band project wind and solar powered based on a loop antenna.

The DXCC World Map web application is a modern and interactive mapping tool designed for shortwave radio enthusiasts. It showcases a high-quality world map along with the Sun's position, sunrise and sunset times, the terminator, coordinates, QTH locator, azimuth, azimuth map, current DXCC list, Aurora, and WWV Geophysical Alert Messages. Additionally, it provides the SFI, X-Ray, Kp, and Ap indices.

This blog is maintained as a resource for the IOMARS and other persons interested in Amateur Radio.

This website is dedicated to Radio Mobile. Radio Mobile is software by Roger Coudé VE2DBE. The program simulates RF propagation and is for free to the amateur radio community. All you want to know about Radio Mobile can be found here.

Using Spectrum Lab for the reception of VLF natural radio

Dedicated to antique radio and their preservation

W9ATG Greenfield, IN

FT-817 Information & answers to common questions including widebanding

The Delta Amateur Radio Society promotes the hobby of Amateur Radio in the community and encourages community involvement.

Can Home Solar Power and Ham Radio Coexist? It is possible, with minimal interference from the solar power system, provided you make some modifications.

TS-690 50 MHz modulation problem solved

Amateur radio reference site in french managed by F4EZC

Serving the Community and Amateur Radio for over 50 Years

The first and oldest amateur radio club in Beaver County PA USA

Serving Akron, Ohio, Summit County and the surrounding area since 1981

A simplified explanation of decoding West German numbers messages transmissions without a computer.

Displays a placeholder page indicating the upcoming launch of a personal website for F5MSU Bruno. The content briefly notes the operator's interests, including amateur radio, genealogy, and motorcycling. While the site is not yet active, it provides contact information for inquiries regarding the future content. The page is presented in French, catering to a European audience interested in personal profiles of ham radio operators and their diverse hobbies. The resource is categorized under Ham Radio/Personal Pages/Europe, suggesting an intent to share DXing, contesting, and general operator profiles.

Article on propagation basics. The ground wave used for radio communications signal propagation on the long, and medium wave bands for local radio communications

Ham radio blog in English and Dutch. The radio adventures of PE4BAS.

IC706_BKT CAT is used to control the transceiver Icom IC-706, IC-706MKII IC-706MKII/G and IC-718 from the personal computer. Works on Windows and is available in free and free donation version

The Radio Amateur Society of Hellas (R.A.S.H.) is a greek non profit association that interests for the radio amateur distribution, the promotion of interests of radio amateur service, the experimentation as well as the upgrade of technique of radio communications.

RadioMasterList, a comprehensive receiver and transceiver directory. Performances and specifications for every radio set

Articles for the sight impaired

The W0IS resource outlines methods for finding historical US amateur radio call signs, particularly for genealogical research. It highlights the comprehensive collection of digitized call books from 1906-1996 available at leehite.org, stored as searchable PDF files. These resources significantly simplify what was previously a laborious manual search through physical call books, which were typically indexed by call sign rather than name. The guide details specific search techniques for various eras. For early radio days (1913-1923), government call books are readily available and searchable online via Google Books and hathitrust.org. For the period between the 1930s and 1980s, when private publishers like "Radio Amateur Call Book Magazine" dominated, the resource points to archive.org for scanned editions (1938, 1940, 1948, 1972) that support full-text OCR searches, despite potential scanning errors requiring flexible search terms. It also provides strategies for navigating Google Books' "snippet view" for the 1952 call book, including searching by name or address and interpreting often illegible snippets. The resource suggests cross-referencing findings with hamcall.net for call sign verification from 1921, 1954, 1960, 1969, and 1983 onwards. Additionally, it lists physical call book collections at institutions like the Pavek Museum of Broadcasting and individuals like W3HF, offering avenues for deeper research when digital methods fall short.

YRC the Yellowstone amateur radio club

A blog mainly about my favourite hobby-amateur radio, shortwave listening and radio in its many forms.

A review about the Wouxun KG-UV8D two-way handheld VHF UHF radio transceiver

Listen to Ingham County Michigan Public Safety, County Sheriff, Police and Fire

The Oldest Amateur Radio Club in Oklahoma

Nearly half of all reception problems are due to deficiencies or faults in the television receiver, the aerial lead or the aerial. This article will help you to check whether the problem you are having is due to one of these causes.