Amateur Radio Stories:

Here is a recap of what happened in the web this week, through the eyes of the DXZone and other ham radio sources on the web.

• ARISS contact planned for students in Luzern, Switzerland
  An International Space Station school contact has been planned for David St-Jacques KG5FYI with Kantonsschule Musegg, Luzern, Switzerland…
• The March Edition of Digital QST is Now Available!
• 2019 Visalia Top Band Dinner
  Announcing the Top Band Dinner at the 2019 Visalia International DX Convention…
• The February 2019 Communicator
  The February 2019 Communicator is now available, and includes an in-depth look at digital mode FT8, plus Amateur Radio News from the SW corner of Canada and elsewhere…
• Electronics Notes opens a Ham Radio store
  Electronics Notes has opened a ham radio store. This offers some really excellent bargains which do not appear with many other amateur radio stores…
• The MarconISSta project
  Dear ARISS participants, URGENT
  You may be aware of the MarconISSta project that has been running on the ARISS station in the Columbus module of the ISS …
• Incredible video of South Pole auroras
  Cold-weather astrophotography pioneer Robert Schwarz has just released a new video of Southern Lights dancing over the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station…
• World Scout Jamboree is Possible ARISS Amateur Radio Contact Host
  The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station US team (ARISS-US) has announced the list of schools or organizations that may host Amateur Radio contacts with International Space Station (ISS) crew members from July through December. The list i…
• ARRL Board Gives the Go-Ahead to Lifelong Learning Initiative
  ARRL is undertaking a new initiative to provide online educational opportunities to a broad range of radio amateurs. The Lifelong Learning Initiative will seek to provide a series of learning tracks that will serve the needs of the various interest g…
• Revisions to Digital Radio Technical Codes
  Ofcom has today published a consultation proposing changes to the technical rules that digital radio (DAB) broadcasters need to follow…
• EURAO Newsletter February 2019
  The EURAO Newsletter comes out quarterly, either in pdf format and as a website…
• 1979-1982 Transglobe expedition – Syncal30 TRA931 wanted for London exhibition
  In Early September The 1979-1982 Transglobe expedition, the only world’s first continuous circumpolar navigation via surface transport via both Poles will celebrate 40 years since the start of the expedition…
• LFA Yagi inventor to retire
  Justin Johnson G0KSC of InnovAntennas and WandS and inventor of the LFA Yagi has announced on Twitter that he is to retire…
• AMSAT Announces 50th Anniversary Space Symposium in Washington, DC
  The 2019 AMSAT 50th Anniversary Symposium will be held at The Hilton Arlington in Arlington, VA, in the Washington, DC Metro Area on October 18, 19, and 20, 2019.
  The Hilton Arlington is located in the heart of the Ballston neighborhood of Arlington…
• ARRL Emergency Preparedness Manager to Step Down
  ARRL Emergency Preparedness Manager Mike Corey, KI1U, has announced that he will depart ARRL on February 15 to pursue another career opportunity. He has been part of the ARRL staff since 2010.“Mike has accomplished much during his nine years on t…
• Plate pirates target ham radio operators
  CBC reports thieves steal specialized amateur radio callsign licence plates right off their vehicles…
• DXCC Most Wanted
  The ‘DXCC Most Wanted’ entities list has been updated on ClubLog as of January 29th. The list contain 340 entities and here are the top 10 entities…
• Jock white Summary sheets updated.
• Membership Services currently offline
  The issue with the renewal of a security certificate that was producing warnings in Membership Services has now been resolved. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this caused….
• Microsoft Compatibility Official Steers Enterprise Users Away from Internet Explorer
  Microsoft, which transitioned to its new browser Edge several years ago, is now advising enterprise users to avoid its legacy browser, Internet Explorer (IE). Microsoft Worldwide Lead for Application Compatibility Chris Jackson said this week that IE…
• ISS Packet Radio System is Back in Operation with New Equipment
  The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) packet system is back on the air with new equipment. The replacement gear arrived last November and had been awaiting unpacking and installation. ARISS hardware team members on the ground w…
• Brief ARRL Website Outage Planned for Wednesday, February 13
  Some services on the ARRL website may be interrupted briefly on Wednesday, February 13, sometime between 1100 UTC and 1300 UTC. This outage is to accommodate a hardware test of the existing failover system for all systems behind the Rackspace firewal…
• Ham radio course cancelled due to lack of interest
  Iceland’s amateur radio society, the IRA, reports only four people registered to take the Amateur Radio course and exam planned to run from February to May…
• Ham College 49
  General Amateur Radio Exam part 20. More on modulation. Coaxial cable loss explored…
• Two milestones in Distance Learning
  The Bath-Based Advanced Distance Learning Team (BBADL) have announced that their 700th student has passed the Advanced amateur radio exam. They have also just passed the £15,000 mark for donations to radio charities…