Holiday SSTV Experiment From the International Space Station
ARISS will be conducting an SSTV experiment from the International Space Station (ISS) beginning December 25th and running through January 5th.
SAQ to Air on Christmas Eve Morning, Dec 24th 2024
On Christmas Eve morning, Tuesday December 24th 2024, SAQ Grimeton is scheduled1 to be on the air, to send out the traditional Christmas message to the whole World, using the 200kW Alexanderson alternator from 1924, on 17.2 kHz CW.
It Takes All Kinds to Have a Successful Amateur Radio Club
Yesterday, our club—ARROW—held its annual holiday get-together. We had a great turnout, and it was a lot of fun. It’s a really great club, and I’m really happy to be a part of it.
ARRL Asks Hams to Send Radiograms via Web
In a recent issue of the NTS Letter, the ARRL encouraged amateur radio operators to utilize the Radiogram portal on the web to submit messages to friends and family.
Establishing a Community GMRS Repeater
Background
The local ham club in my home town is the Mile High Radio Club or MHRC. As a public service the MHRC recently committed to providing the entire local community with a GMRS repeater. This location is Idyllwild, California which is to say that we live relatively isolated in a very small mountain village high on Mt. San Jacinto in Southern California. Village elevation is 5200 ft. and is embedded in a forest of tall pine and cedar. Wildfires and earthquakes are a constant worry here because the infamous San Andreas fault is a few miles away. Also, Idyllwild has become a favorite tourist destination for hikers who use the countless wilderness trails and seem to create their own emergencies on a regular basis.
