On the first and third Saturdays of the month, the Online Amateur Radio Community holds a virtual social night called ‘The Rubber Duck’ on Zoom. For more information, see oarc.uk The Online Radio Club has a virtual radio club night at 7.30pm every Thursday via Zoom. It is suitable for all radio enthusiasts regardless of […]
On the first and third Saturdays of the month, the Online Amateur Radio Community holds a virtual social night called ‘The Rubber Duck’ on Zoom. For more information, see oarc.uk The Online Radio Club has a virtual radio club night at 7.30pm every Thursday via Zoom. It is suitable for all radio enthusiasts regardless of […]
What did you get up to on Day 5? “Our first lecture was from Sylvain, F4GKR the IARU Region 1 President who spoke about SDR (software defined radio). We covered the Nyquist-Shannon sampling theorem, the differences and drawbacks of the direct conversion, direct sampling SDR architectures and how they relate to the cost of each […]
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Bryce Belcher, who shares the following recording and notes:
Broadcaster: The Hurricane Watch Net
Date of recording: September 27, 2022
Starting time: 14:38 UTC
Frequency: 14.325 mhZ
Reception location: Washington DC
Receiver and antenna: The NA5B webSDR from Washington DC
Mode: Single Side Band
Notes: My recording of the hurricane watch net daytime on one, 4.325 MHz. This was recorded one day before hurricane Ian destroyed the west coast of Florida. This was recorded using the NA5B WebSDR in Washington, DC.
What did you get up to on Day 4? “In the first session of the day, we shared our individual experiences and the amateur radio opportunities available to youngsters in our home countries. We then had a lecture on methods for planning and organising a youth camp. The second lecture of the day was focused […]
What did you get up to on Day 4? “In the first session of the day, we shared our individual experiences and the amateur radio opportunities available to youngsters in our home countries. We then had a lecture on methods for planning and organising a youth camp. The second lecture of the day was focused […]
What did you get up to on Day 3? “We started the day with some interesting lectures about different areas of amateur radio. The first was on the IARU, where we learnt that they were all volunteers. Some of the statistics on average ages of radio operators were very concerning, which led to some interesting […]
Have you been to the RSGB National Radio Centre (NRC)? Would you like to encourage your family and friends to visit and find out more about amateur radio? We have created a promotional video that gives a whistle-stop tour of all the fantastic things at the NRC in just one minute. Find it on the […]
What did you get up to on Day 2? First of all, we learnt about HST (High Speed Telegraphy). It was impressive to see how fast people can interpret dots and dashes in competitions, over 40 words per minute! Another of the day’s lectures was about managing radio pileups and the role that the “hunter” […]
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YOTA Summer Camp – the first whole day
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