Merry Christmas and Happy New Year dear ham radio friends. I hope your holiday is filled with plenty of warmth, love, cheer, and happiness. Happy DXing from YO8TNB – Cristian
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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2017
The tree is decorated, the cookies are made, the gifts are wrapped and now all that’s left is to wish you a Merry Christmas. So, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year dear ham radio friends. I hope your holiday is filled with plenty of warmth, love, cheer, and happiness. Merry Christmas and Happy DXing from YO8TNB – Cristian!
93 year old WWII veteran still taps out Morse code
Merle Taylor, 93, still practices Morse code in her basement outside Antigonish, N.S. We might live in a world where knowing how to write code is gold, but for 93-year-old Merle Taylor there is only one code morse code. Taylor learned Morse code at 20 when she signed up to help Canada and the war effort. Her war-time […]
Juno Spacecraft Listens for a Greeting From Earth
As NASA’s Jupiter-bound Juno spacecraft swung past Earth on Oct. 9, 2013, amateur radio operators around the world sent a Morse Code “HI” to the spacecraft. Would Juno hear their call? During its close flyby of Earth, NASA’s Jupiter-bound Juno spacecraft listened for a communication from amateur radio operators transmitting from locations around the world. […]
Invitation to YO DX HF Contest 2016
Status: Active Mode: CW, SSB Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m Classes: Single Op All Band (CW/SSB/Mixed)(High/Low) Single Op Single Band Multi-Op Single Transmitter Youngster/Novice (<16y) Max power: High: >100W Low: 100W or less Exchange: YO: RS(T) + county non-YO: RS(T) + Serial No. Work stations: Once per band per mode QSO Points: 8 points […]
W5KUB live from Huntsville Hamfest
YOTA Camp 2016 video released
VI4BLT50 – Anniversary of the Battle of Long Tan
In honour of the 50th Anniversary of the Battle of Long Tan VI (numeral) BLT50 stations are on the air for a month from Australia VI6BLT50 is in the name of Malcolm Johnson (SVN Vet) VI4BLT50 in the name of WIA Director Ewan McLeod (SVN Vet) VI1, VI2, VI3, VI5, VI7, VI8BLT50 stations are registered […]
DX News from the ARRL 12 August, 2016
This week’s bulletin was made possible with information provided by QRZ DX, the OPDX Bulletin, 425 DX News, The Daily DX, DXNL, Contest Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM web sites. Thanks to all. TANZANIA, 5H. Operators Alex, UX0LL and Alex, UT5UY will be QRV as 5H1ZZ from Zanzibar Island, IOTA […]
YX0V Aves Island NA-020
An unexpected invitation from the Venezuelan Navy gave rise to a DXpedition to Aves Island – Isla de Aves – (YV0), the current number 17 on the ClubLog DXCC Most Wanted List. While trying to organize its annual IOTA DXpedition to Los Monjes Island (SA-015), members of the Asociación de Radioaficionados de Venezuela (ARV) and […]
T31W – Kanton Island
The Perseverance DX Group (pdxg.net) is on schedule for next year’s DXpedition to Central Kiribati (Kanton Island). We are planning 15 days on the island during October 2017. Joining the team is Chris Tate, N6WM. Team members previously named are: Arnie N6HC, Kevin K6TD, Heye DJ9RR, Pista HA5AO, Laci HA0NAR, Gene K5GS, Les W2LK, Glenn […]