Here’s a fascinating discussion specific to radio direction finding, using the Kiwi SDR. This reference courtesy the Ham Radio Crash Course. https://youtu.be/dtICIDDvnPw […]
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Pacificon 2021
QST: Pacificon 2021 is moving forward. Please see the organizer’s website for information regarding registration and scheduled events — http://www.pacificon.org/ Oct. 15-17, 2021San Ramon Marriott2600 Bishop DriveSan Ramon, CA 94583 […]
ARRL Board of Directors Creates Emergency Communications and Field Services Committee
ARRL Board of Directors Creates Emergency Communications and Field Services Committee07/23/2021 At its just-concluded July 2021 meeting, the ARRL Board of Directors approved By-Law changes creating a third Standing Committee that joins the existing Administration and Finance Committee and Programs and Services Committee. The charter of the new Emergency Communications and Field Services Committee (EC-FSC) […]
The 30th Sea Otter Classic
The 30th Sea Otter Classic will be held on October 7-10, 2021. Help from amateur radio operators has been a vital resource for communication in the Fort Ord National Monument backcountry and the Gran Fondo (“Great Endurance”) Carmel Valley Route. Thank you to those of you who have volunteered in the past. The Sea Otter […]
Santa Cruz County ARES and CERT Work Together During Scotts Valley Active Shooter Drill
Santa Cruz County ARES and CERT work together during Scotts ValleyActive Shooter Drill By Allison Hershey (KM6RMN) During the last week of June, UC Santa Cruz (UCSC) Police department and Scotts Valley Police Department hosted daily active shooter drills at Scotts Valley High School campus. Personnel from 40 law enforcement and fire agencies from all […]
June 2021 Volunteer Monitor Program Activity Report Released
June 2021 Volunteer Monitor Program Activity Report Released07/13/2021 The June 2021 activity report of the Volunteer Monitor (VM) Program has been released. The VM Program is a joint initiative between the ARRL and FCC to enhance compliance in the Amateur Radio Service. The FCC was requested to review a vanity call sign application filed by […]
PAARA
PAARA scheduled this extended Zoom presentation on July 9, 2021. https://www.paara.org/ Spend time with Dave Minster, NA2AA, ARRL’s Chief Executive Officer David Minster, NA2AA, of Wayne, New Jersey, is ARRL’s new Chief Executive Officer. His new post started September 28, 2020. Minster began his career as a software engineer, moving into management. From there, he spent some […]
First X-Class Major Solar Flare of Solar Cycle 25 Blacks Out HF on July 3
First X-Class Major Solar Flare of Solar Cycle 25 Blacks Out HF on July 3 For a brief time on July 3, a lot of radio amateurs were wondering, “Where did the bands go?” as the first X-class solar flare in 4 years blacked out HF propagation. “I was on 20-meter FT8, and my waterfall […]
WISA Woodsat Successfully Completes Stratospheric Test Flight
WISA Woodsat Successfully Completes Stratospheric Test Flight07/02/2021 The world’s first wooden CubeSat successfully completed a test flight into the stratosphere in June. WISA Woodsat https://www.wisaplywood.com/wisawoodsat/ is constructed using birch plywood panels in a 1U configuration measuring 10 centimeters square. Nine small solar cells will power the satellite, which will orbit at an altitude of 500 […]
FCC Reaffirms Nearly $3 Million Fine for Marketing Unauthorized Drone Transmitters
FCC Reaffirms Nearly $3 Million Fine for Marketing Unauthorized Drone Transmitters06/30/2021 In a Memorandum Opinion and Order (MO&O) released June 17, the FCC denied a Petition for Reconsideration filed by HobbyKing of a $2,861,128 fine for marketing noncompliant RF equipment and for failing to respond to FCC orders in its investigation of the company’s practices. […]