Amateur Radio News

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3.916 Santa Net Kicks off Nov 25th

Posted: 06 Nov 2016 07:12 AM PST
http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...v-25th.543476/

For the 11th consecutive year, The 3916 Nets will be staging The Santa Net
on 3.916 MHz. Good girls and boys will be able to talk to Santa Claus, via
amateur radio, nightly at 7:30 PM (Central) starting November 25, 2016. The
Santa Net will run nightly at 7:30 PM Central through Christmas Eve,
December 24, 2016.



Pete Thomson (KE5GGY), of The 3916 Nets, commented on...



3.916 Santa Net Kicks off Nov 25th

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APRS by ISS Space Station DOWN ! now on UHF band !

Posted: 06 Nov 2016 06:03 AM PST
http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...f-band.543402/

APRS packet system that normally operates 145.825 MHz has not been
available.



NOW is activated an ARISS UHF radio that had been in storage on the ISS,
and it is now operational on 437.550 MHz.



The packet system uses the same protocol as the VHF system. Operators using
the system should adjust for increased Doppler shift at UHF.



Kenwood TM-D710 to replace all Amateur Radio transceivers on board the ISS.



The target date for delivery is late 2017 , hi...



APRS by ISS Space Station DOWN ! now on UHF band !

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HamRadioNow: The Future of Amateur Radio (the DCC Sunday Seminar)

Posted: 06 Nov 2016 12:24 AM PDT
http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...eminar.543363/

The Sunday Seminar at the 2016 ARRL/TAPR Digital Communications Conference
was a little different this year. For about three hours, Michelle Thompson
W5NYV and Dr. Bob McGweir N4YH work their way up to what Bob concludes will
be a very different Amateur Radio... in just a few years.





Im calling it Ham Radio 8.0....



HamRadioNow: The Future of Amateur Radio (the DCC Sunday Seminar)

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TX FACTOR EPISODE 13 IS NOW ON THE AIR!

Posted: 04 Nov 2016 04:12 PM PDT
http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...he-air.543348/

Happy November everyone! Just a quick heads-up that TX Factor Episode 13 is
now on the air and available to view. Head over to www.txfactor.co.uk to
join in the fun!



In this episode, Bob gets to weigh up the latest offering of digital
transceivers with Gary from Martin Lynch and Sons direct from the ML&S
Superstore.



We chat about the weather with two experts who always look on the bright
side. Jim Bacon and Steve Nichols explain how we...



TX FACTOR EPISODE 13 IS NOW ON THE AIR!