Amateur-Radio-News

Celebrates 95th Anniversary of the IARU World Amateur Radio Day on April 18

Saturday, April 18, is World Amateur Radio Day (WARD), this year marking the 95th anniversary of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU). The theme for WARD is “Celebrating Amateur Radio’s Contribution to Society.” IARU President Tim Ellam, VE6SH/G4HUA, notes that the COVID-19 pandemic casts the event in a different light than in years past. ...

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Amateur radio News during the Coronavirus

In response to the current Covid-19 crisis, many countries amateur radios activities are canceled. ...

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Official International QO-100 Emergency Frequency

In order to coordinate potential emergency communications during the actual or any other crisis, the following frequency shall be assigned as international emergency frequency on QO-100 NB Transponder with immediate effect. ...

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IARU Region 2 Seeks Help in Remaking Amateur Radio for the 21st Century

International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) Region 2 (the Americas) is looking for a few volunteers to work together to brainstorm ideas and possible actions to increase ham radio’s attractiveness for the 21st century. ...

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Amateur Satellite Fuji 3 (FO-29) Operation Schedule 3.2020

The operation of Fuji No.3 (FO-29) has been unstable, but the transmitter will be turned on in the next pass. Since the date and time are in UTC, add 9 hours to convert to Japan time. ...

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AMSAT Opposes FCC Plan to Delete the 3.4 GHz Band

The amateur satellite organization AMSAT commented on a notice from the Federal Communications Commission that proposed the deletion of the 3.3-3.5 GHz (9 cm band) amateur band, of which 3.40-3.41 GHz was originally allocated for the amateur satellite service. ...

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