Sharing this fascinating article from Smithsonian, specific to Morse code – https://tinyurl.com/5yhyvjwa From the article, “Morse code, on the other hand, requires you to use “the filter between your ears,” Witherspoon says. “I think a lot of people these days value that.” Indeed, some hams say that sending and receiving Morse code builds up neural […]
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RES, CERT, and Equine Evac Work Together in Stormy Weather
RES, CERT, and Equine Evac Work Together in Stormy Weather by Karen Corscadden, KM6SV At the very northern edge of Santa Cruz County, off of Highway 1, is an area called Whitehouse Canyon. On Jan 2, 2023, the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office determined that the single rural road leading into Whitehouse Canyon could wash […]
The Silicon Valley VE Group
The Silicon Valley VE group is holding online amateur radio exam sessions on the first and third Saturday morning of every month. More information can be found at https://www.svve.org, or by emailing Morris Jones, AD6ZH at [email protected]. […]
QST de K6WX: Pacific Division Meeting 2022
QST de K6WX: Pacific Division Meeting 2022 – video available Thank you to all who were able to make it to the Division Zoom meeting. We had over 100 participants! For those of you who couldn’t make it, I made a recording. Here is the YouTube link. Thank you again for your participation in the […]
Volunteers On The Air
Volunteers On The Air As announced in the January 2023 issue of QST, ARRL is holding the year-long operating event, Volunteers On The Air (VOTA), honoring all ARRL volunteers. In similar fashion to the 2014 ARRL Centennial QSO Party and the 2018 International Grid Chase, this event will be exclusively driven by contacts uploaded to […]
ARRL Straight Key Night Begins January 1, 2023 at 0000 UTC
ARRL Straight Key Night Begins January 1, 2023 at 0000 UTC12/29/2022 ARRL Straight Key Night (SKN) is January 1, 2023, from 0000 UTC through 2359 UTC. In the US, SKN begins on New Year’s Eve. Many hams look forward to SKN as one of the highlights of their operating year. Operators participate using Morse code […]
Rep. Lesko Introduces Bill to Replace Symbol Rate Limit with Bandwidth Limit
Rep. Lesko Introduces Bill to Replace Symbol Rate Limit with Bandwidth Limit12/22/2022 Congresswoman Debbie Lesko (AZ-08) introduced a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives (H.R. 9664) on December 21, 2022, to require that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) replace the current HF digital symbol rate limit with a 2.8 kHz bandwidth limit. After being […]
CW Operators’ Club Accepting Nominations for Advancing the Art of CW Award
CW Operators’ Club Accepting Nominations for Advancing the Art of CW Award The CW Operators’ Club (CWops) is now accepting nominations for the 2023 Advancing the Art of CW Award. This award recognizes individuals, groups, or organizations that have made the greatest contribution(s) toward advancing the art or practice of radio communications by Morse code. […]
SKYWARN Recognition Day Set for December 3, 2022
SKYWARN Recognition Day Set for December 3, 2022 The annual SKYWARN™ Recognition Day (SRD) on-the-air activity will take place Saturday, December 3, 2022, from 0000 to 2400 UTC. For US time zones, activity begins on the evening of Friday, December 2, 2022. SKYWARN Recognition Day was developed in 1999 by the National Weather Service (NWS) […]
Ellen White, W1YL, Silent Key, Devoted Lifetime to Amateur Radio and ARRL
Ellen White, W1YL, Silent Key, Devoted Lifetime to Amateur Radio and ARRL11/07/2022 Ellen White, W1YL, of Brandon, Florida, passed away on Saturday, November 5, 2022. She was 95. White became a radio amateur in 1946 and devoted over 75 years of her life to ham radio, including more than 25 years on the headquarters staff […]