Red River Radio Amateurs

On June 30, 2020, ARRL—the National Association for Amateur Radio—announced:

Well-known contester, DXer, and National Contest Journal (NCJ) Editor Scott Wright, K0MD, has been “substantially” stepping back from ham radio while offering his expertise to the US convalescent plasma COVID-19 Expanded Access Program. The study began in early April under the leadership of Dr. Michael Joyner, MD, of the Mayo Clinic; Dr. Peter Marks, MD, PhD and Dr. Nicole Verdun, MD, of the US Food and Drug Administration; Dr. Arturo Casavedall, MD, PhD, of Johns Hopkins University, and Wright, who is with the Mayo Clinic. Dr. Marks is AB3XC. ¹

In this episode of ARRL’s biweekly Eclectic Tech podcast: “Shortwave Radiogram, remote receivers, getting more from PSKreporter”¹

Get your free tickets to the QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo today!

This virtual expo is intended give Amateur Radio Operators, and others interested in the hobby, an opportunity to “engage with amazing speakers, leading suppliers of equipment, parts and services, and fellow attendees”¹ without exposing themselves to COVID-19.

The QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo is sponsored by the QSO Today Amateur Radio Podcast and is hosted on the vFairs virtual events platform.

Make that elusive South Dakota contact and celebrate Independence Day by contacting the during the Mount Rushmore Specal Event Station W0I between July 3rd 1800Z and July 5th 2359Z!

Members of the Pierre Amateur Radio Club (PARC)—AKA SDHAMS—will be participating in this special event from the Black Hills Amateur Radio Club building in the Black Hills of South Dakota.

In this episode of ARRL’s biweekly Eclectic Tech podcast: “Sporadic E, antenna modeling, computer espionage, and spray-on antennas.”¹