Industry Canada has approved access by Canadian radio amateurs to the Low Frequency (LF) band 135.7 - 137.8 kHz, subject to certain conditions

The Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Enhancement Act of 2009 introduced in October 2009 by Senators Joe Lieberman (ID-CT) and Susan Collins (R-ME) - has unanimously passed the US Senate and has been sent to the US House of Representatives for consideration and now sits in the House Committee on Energy and Commerce

The UK Microwave Group and the Finningley Amateur Radio Society are pleased to announce that this popular event will take place over the weekend of 10-11 July 2010

The K4T trip to EL84, Dry Tortugas takes place March 11-15 and they will have 2 stations to work the Amateur Radio satellites

Slides from the presentations given at the recent HF Industry Association (HFIA) meeting are now available for download

Once again, Madeira (AF-014) is the holiday destination of the two DXpeditioners Rosel, CT9/DL3KWR, and Hardy, CT9/DL3KWF, for four weeks

Today's Mail Online reports that Google is extending its Street View service to peer at 95 per cent of homes in the UK, despite criticism that it amounts to an invasion of privacy

Zoli, HA3HK, will be active as T03HK from the Principality of Seborga between March 12–14th

It is reported that Raytheon Canada are requesting Federal Government funding to develop transmitter technology to cut the possibility of its HF Sufacewave radar interfering with emergency locator signals or ham radio signals

Mike, UK8OM, has this warning: 'DO NOT' send greens stamps to Uzbekistan because envelopes will be opened and they will be taken

Software/iPhone
Amateur Radio logging application for the iPhone and iPod Touch.

Radio Equipment/HF Transceivers/Yaesu FT-897
FT857 and FT897 Interface PCB and schematic

Antennas/6M
A DX antenna for Serious hams. High gain, super flat SWR. The ultimate 9el 50MHz Yagi

Operating Modes/Repeaters/USA
A very active repeater system in NYC streaming live 24/7 on thier website & on shoutcast under the listing WB2HWW & also can be heard world wide on 10 meters 29.660 with links on Echolink & IRLP

Ham Radio/ARES RACES
Garland, Texas RACES/ARES team web site. We are part of the Dallas County RACES council group. Amateur Radio Resource Typing is an important topic. All are welcome to our resources.

Antennas/VHF UHF
Slim Jim 2 meter omni directional vertical antenna

Technical Reference/Homebrew
Receiver converter that can be plugged to the backside of the Yaesu FT-817 battery powered portable transceiver

Ham Radio/Blogs/USA
David's blog dedicated to amateur radio operations

In January 2007, the FCC issued an Order to Show Cause to David L. Titus, KB7ILD, of Seattle, Washington, to justify why his General class Amateur Radio license should not be revoked and initiated a hearing process to determine whether Titus “is qualified to remain a Commission licensee” in light of a 1993 felony conviction at the age of 18 for “communicating with a minor for immoral purposes.” According to the FCC order, Titus received a 25-month prison sentence for this act, and the Seattle Police Department has identified him as a registered sex offender. On March 9, Administrative Law Judge Richard L. Sippel issued his Initial Decision -- saying that Titus “has been a law-abiding member of his community for many years” and ordered that Titus’ license should not be revoked based on the evidence presented by the defendant and witnesses on his behalf, as well as the FCC’s Enforcement Bureau failure to meet the burden of proof necessary for revocation. The FCC has said that The Communications Act of 1934, as amended provides that the Commission may revoke any license if conditions come to its attention that would warrant a denial of the licensee’s original application. In the past, the Commission has said that felony convictions, “especially those involving sexual offenses involving children,” raise questions regarding a licensee’s character qualifications. Sippel’s Initial Decision shall become effective and this proceeding shall be terminated 50 days after its release if exceptions are not filed within 30 days thereafter, unless the Commission elects to review the case on its own motion.

Up/down propagation this past week. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday slow-ish, Thursday pretty good, Friday poor, with Saturday and Sunday being monsters for the ARRL Contest. As is usual LU1HF beat the rest into a pulp and has done for the past few years