The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) is the national association for amateur radio, connecting hams around the U.S. with news, information and resources.
Ham Radio in Friedrichshafen, Germany, Tentatively on for 2021 02/18/2021
Ham Radio in Friedrichshafen, Germany, was canceled last year because of the pandemic. Organizers for Europe’s International Amateur Radio Exhibition this week expressed optimism that the 45th Ham Radio, sponsored by the Deutscher Amateur Radio Club (DARC), will be able to take place June 25 – 27.
“We are watching the situation closely, of course,” a message from Friedrichshafen Fairgrounds CEO Klaus Wellmann said. “At the moment, we are assuming that we will be able to hold Ham Radio in accordance with an extensive, tried-and-proven safety and hygiene concept and are looking forward to seeing everyone again at Europe’s most important trade fair for amateur radio.”
The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) is the national association for amateur radio, connecting hams around the U.S. with news, information and resources.
British Columbia Radio Amateur Copies Signal from Mars-Orbiting Satellite 02/17/2021
As reported on
Spaceweather.com, Canadian radio amateur Scott Tilley, VE7TIL, has snagged another signal from deep space. His latest conquest has been to copy the signal from China’s
Tianwen-1 (pronounced “tee-EN-ven”) probe, which went into orbit around Mars on February 10. Tilley told Spaceweather.com that the probe’s X-band signal was “loud and audible.”
“It was a treasure hunt,” Tilley told Spaceweather.com. He explained that while the spacecraft did post its frequency with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), it was too vague for precise tuning (X band is between 8 GHz and 12 GHz).
Innovator Ulrich Rohde, N1UL, Donates Sophisticated Vector Signal Generator to ARRL 02/18/2021
ARRL Life Member Ulrich Rohde, N1UL, has donated a
Rohde & Schwarz SMBV100A vector signal generator to the ARRL Laboratory. The device offers internal signal generation for all major digital radio standards. “That is absolutely fabulous news and extremely generous,” ARRL CEO David Minster, NA2AA, told Rohde.
ARRL Laboratory Manager Ed Hare, W1RFI, said the instrument will be a valuable addition to the Lab’s testing capabilities.
“We will be able to do more comprehensive tests on modern radios, almost all of which use software-define radio technology,” Hare said. “We will also be able to add testing of receiver’s digital capability. The flexibility of this generator will serve the Laboratory for years to come.”