2022 – Page 19 – This Week in Amateur Radio

Via Southgate: Saarland radio amateurs contacted astronaut on the ISS

Germany's DARC reports NASA astronaut Kjell Lindgren KO5MOS has made many radio amateurs happy in recent weeks when he operated directly from...

Via the RAC: Two New Bands for Canadian Amateurs

On July 28, 2022, Innovation Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) released an update to a very important document for...

Via Southgate: URESAT-1 Update

The CubeSat URESAT-1 is a project of Spain's national amateur radio society URE and a blog about the satellite is available giving...

via the RSGB: Commonwealth Games station on the air

The RSGB is excited to be supporting the Commonwealth Games with special event station GB22HQ. This is being activated from...

Via the ARRL: The K7RA Solar Update

Although images of the sun this reporting week, July 21 to 27, showed plenty of sunspots, only two new spots...

via HACKADAY: How Does the James Webb Telescope Phone Home?

When it comes to an engineering marvel like the James Webb Space Telescope, the technology involved is so specialized that...

Via Southgate: ARISS contact scheduled with summer camp students

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) has received schedule confirmation for an ARISS radio contact between an astronaut...

Via Southgate: Cosmic rays are decreasing

Cosmic rays from deep space, which penetrate Earth's atmosphere, are subsiding. In fact, they've just dropped to their lowest level...

Via Southgate: Traffic messages in APRS map service

Norway's NRRL reports the Norwegian Public Roads Administration information on road closures, roadworks and accidents is being made available through...

Via Southgate: 144/430 MHz bands to be used for PMR during 2024 Olympics

France's National Frequency Agency ANFR has announced the amateur radio 144 and 430 MHz bands will be used for PMR...

Via Southgate: Chinese booster rocket tumbles back to Earth: ‘Non-zero’ chance of hitting populated area

Space boffins are watching the skies for a 23 metric ton Chinese rocket booster that is expected to crash back...

Via Southgate: New radio hams in Eire

IRTS News reports 12 people passed the amateur radio exam held on July 9 at the Maldron Hotel, Whitestown Way,...

Via Southgate: Tony’s 10m Band Report

Not the busiest of weeks with three being the usual number of contacts to get into the lists. Spanish AO1s...

Via Southgate: Fair Lawn (NJ) Amateur Radio Club leads participation in 40th anniversary special event station w21

To commemorate its 40th anniversary, The Fair Lawn (NJ) Amateur Radio Club (FLARC) will take the lead in hosting the...

Via Southgate: National ARRL program for school teachers

Crescent-News (Defiance, Ohio) reports a local teacher was selected to attend the Amateur Radio Relay League HQ to participate in...

Via Southgate: DXCC Country/Entity Report

According to the Amateur Radio Cluster Network for the week of Sunday, 17th-July, through Sunday, 24th-July there were 214 countries...

Via Southgate: Lunar reflection reception tests at 47 GHz

Portugal's national amateur radio society REP reports on the recent 47 GHz moonbounce (EME) test by Miguel Pelicano CT1BYM Read...

Via Southgate: NRAO to launch new Amateur Radio learning program for BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ students with support from ARDC

Following a generous grant from Amateur Radio Digital Communications (ARDC), the National Science Foundation's National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) will...