Daily ham radio news 04/15/19 DXER ham radio news ICQ Podcast - In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Chris Howard M0TCH, Martin Rothwell M0SGL, Dan Romanchik KB6NU and Frank Howell K4FMH to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and this episode’s feature is The S-meter by Martin (M1MRB). ICQ AMATEUR/HAM RADIO PODCAST DONORS We would like to thank William Heckleman (KC3HZU) and Kevin Rupp (WN7Z) and our monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast advert free. To donate, please visit - http://bit.ly/2ieneAX - FCC Asked to Allow All-Digital on AM Band - MagPi Features Ham Radio - New Packet Radio - Hamnet over 70cm - Petition Seeks to Limit Digital Modes to Open-Source Software - 2019 State of the Hobby Results - Take In National Voice of America Museum of Broadcasting During Hamvention - Amateur Radio SSTV Art Expo - Successful Club Expands Training Team from DXER ham radio news http://bit.ly/2UgNDzF via IFTTT via Tumblr http://bit.ly/2UR8yxK April 14, 2019 at 07:55AM via Tumblr https://certainheartrunaway.tumblr.com/post/184177526960 DXER ham radio news Southgate ARC - On April 16, 1964, the 1st. Pan-American Amateur Radio Congress was inaugurated in Mexico City in order to create what is known today as IARU Region 2 from DXER ham radio news http://bit.ly/2DboQYg via IFTTT via Tumblr http://bit.ly/2KQqXqP April 14, 2019 at 07:55AM via Tumblr https://certainheartrunaway.tumblr.com/post/184177527040 DXER ham radio news Southgate ARC - Tommy demonstrates the free Peanut D-Star app. Emile shows how to use the Raspberry Pi as a voice keyer for his Icom ID-9100. George erects the MFJ Octopus Antenna and details some tips to do it quicker and precise. Plus the usual fun and your viewer email and posts from DXER ham radio news http://bit.ly/2VEZA3I via IFTTT via Tumblr http://bit.ly/2UWoFdm April 14, 2019 at 07:55AM via Tumblr https://certainheartrunaway.tumblr.com/post/184177527085 DXER ham radio news Southgate ARC - World Amateur Radio Day, on April 18, marks the founding of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) from DXER ham radio news http://bit.ly/2VMK8mc via IFTTT via Tumblr http://bit.ly/2KCZUPl April 14, 2019 at 07:55AM via Tumblr https://certainheartrunaway.tumblr.com/post/184177527150 DXER ham radio news Southgate ARC - Austria’s Funk News reports on the new HF band plans being proposed by the national amateur radio society ÖVSV to the IARU Region 1 meeting April 27-28 from DXER ham radio news http://bit.ly/2DesSPx via IFTTT via Tumblr http://bit.ly/2V0ESOw April 14, 2019 at 07:55AM via Tumblr https://certainheartrunaway.tumblr.com/post/184177527190 DXER ham radio news Southgate ARC - Skills Night takes place at 7pm on Monday, April 15 in Danbury Village Hall, Essex, this free event is open to all. Hosted by the Chelmsford Amateur Radio Society Training Team, from DXER ham radio news http://bit.ly/2DdFxCm via IFTTT via Tumblr http://bit.ly/2KCZWqr April 14, 2019 at 07:55AM via Tumblr https://certainheartrunaway.tumblr.com/post/184177527270 DXER ham radio news Southgate ARC - Joe Everhart, N2CX, is well known is QRP circles for his technical contributions and articles in the ham radio magazines from DXER ham radio news http://bit.ly/2VIvKeP via IFTTT via Tumblr http://bit.ly/2UZfglf April 14, 2019 at 07:55AM via Tumblr https://certainheartrunaway.tumblr.com/post/184177527345 DXER ham radio news Southgate ARC - The 2019 AGM of the South African Radio League held on Saturday, April 13 was live streamed on YouTube from DXER ham radio news http://bit.ly/2VIvIUf via IFTTT via Tumblr http://bit.ly/2Kxxh6a April 14, 2019 at 07:55AM via Tumblr https://certainheartrunaway.tumblr.com/post/184177527405 DXER ham radio news Southgate ARC - This weekend, one of the largest sunspots in recent years is directly facing Earth. The behemoth is not producing strong flares, but it is doing something rare and interesting from DXER ham radio news http://bit.ly/2DaO2OE via IFTTT via Tumblr http://bit.ly/2UWWz1w April 14, 2019 at 07:55AM via Tumblr https://certainheartrunaway.tumblr.com/post/184177527465 DXER ham radio news (Source: VOA News via Michael Bird) Anna Matteo of Learning English teaches Rohingya teachers VOA’s Learning English program is bringing its decades’ long expertise of teaching foreign audiences the English language to refugee camps in Bangladesh. Learning English is VOA’s multimedia source of news and information for millions of English learners worldwide. At the end of March, a VOA Learning English team travelled to the Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, to train 100 English teachers using a range of multimedia materials. The training program includes follow-up virtual classroom sessions, as well as VOA Learning English content accessible at the camp’s learning centers and though mobile devices. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees invited VOA to provide six days of intensive training on teaching techniques and methods for selected teachers. The teachers, in turn, will use the acquired knowledge to train another 3,000 of their colleagues in order to provide English lessons for refugees in the camp. The refugees requested this training during a visit by VOA Director Amanda Bennett at the Cox’s Bazar camps last year. Rahma Rashid Toki, one of the selected teachers, told the VOA Learning English team he was ready to quit on the first day of training. By the end of the course, Toki commented: “When I came to the first day of training, I felt nervous. I decided I will not continue. Already I had applied to leave. But my P.O. (personnel officer) would not accept my application to leave. He said to me that this training is important and necessary. Now that the training is finished, I realize it’s really important for me and my students!” Francis Nath a UN Education Associate at Cox’s Bazar who assisted with the training, said “you can see the [teachers’] level of English competency improve dramatically by the second day.” VOA’s Learning English service uses clear and simple vocabulary to teach American English on radio, television, Internet, and mobile. Learning English began as Special English, which VOA launched in 1959. Special English newscasts and features were a primary fixture of VOA’s international shortwave broadcasts for more than half a century. In 2014, the line of products was expanded to include more English teaching materials, and the service became known as Learning English. Click here to read this story at VOA News. from DXER ham radio news http://bit.ly/2KCOifd via IFTTT via Tumblr http://bit.ly/2KyzQ7X April 14, 2019 at 07:55AM via Tumblr https://certainheartrunaway.tumblr.com/post/184177527560 DXER ham radio news (Source: Radio Tumbril) Classical Music broadcast on Sunday afternoon in Europe & USA Encore this week will start with a beautifully lyrical Piano piece by Sibelius, then we’ll have a movement from Elgar’s Cello Concerto in an historic recording by Jaqueline du Pré. There will also be a song from Gluck, two string quartet pieces by Janacek, some of Mahler’s 5th, Copeland’s clarinet concerto, a little Bach organ music and some Albinoni. Broadcast times are 15:00 – 16:00 UTC Sunday on 6070 kHz (Channel 292 Germany) and 00:00 – 01:00 UTC Monday on 7490 kHz (WBCQ – Maine). (There would normally be a repeat on Friday 19th on on 6070 kHz but 292 will be off air for ten days from Monday 16th April for adjustments) Brice Avery – Encore – Radio Tumbril www.tumbril.co.uk from DXER ham radio news http://bit.ly/2UXMktZ via IFTTT via Tumblr http://bit.ly/2V3tUbr April 14, 2019 at 07:55AM via Tumblr https://certainheartrunaway.tumblr.com/post/184177527650 DXER ham radio news SWLing Post friend, David Goren (the same fellow behind Shortwaveology and the Brooklyn Pirate Radio Sound Map) has just produced and presented a BBC World Service documentary about the pirate radio scene in NYC. Spoiler alert: it’s amazing–! Below, I’ve included the description and audio links from the BBC World Service: New York City’s pirates of the air As the workday winds down across New York, you can tune in to a clandestine world of unlicensed radio stations; a cacophonous sonic wonder of the city. As listeners begin to arrive home, dozens of secret transmitters switch on from rooftops in immigrant enclaves. These stations are often called ‘pirates’ for their practice of commandeering an already licensed frequency. These rogue stations evade detection and take to the air, blanketing their neighbourhoods with the sounds of ancestral lands blending into a new home. They broadcast music and messages to diverse communities – whether from Latin America or the Caribbean, to born-again Christians and Orthodox Jews. Reporter David Goren has long followed these stations from his Brooklyn home. He paints an audio portrait of their world, drawn from the culture of the street. Vivid soundscapes emerge from tangled clouds of invisible signals, nurturing immigrant communities struggling for a foothold in the big city. With thanks to KCRW and the Lost Notes Podcast episode Outlaws of the Airwaves: The Rise of Pirate Radio Station WBAD. Producer/Presenter: David Goren https://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download/proto/https/vpid/p076bnpw.mp3 Click here to download New York City’s pirates of the air via the BBC World Service. from DXER ham radio news http://bit.ly/2Z8Dhpg via IFTTT via Tumblr http://bit.ly/2UYG19A April 14, 2019 at 10:05AM via Tumblr https://certainheartrunaway.tumblr.com/post/184179715235 DXER ham radio news Thursday, April 18, is World Amateur Radio Day (WARD), this year marking the 94th anniversary of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU), founded in Paris in 1925. Each year, WARD celebrates Amateur Radio’s contribution to society. Groups in the US and around the world will celebrate WARD 2019 with on-the-air activities. “I am pleased to extend my greetings for World Amateur Radio Day,” IARU President Tim Ellam, VE6SH, said. “April 18 is the day for all of Amateur Radio to celebrate and tell the world about the science we can help teach, the community service we can provide, and the fun we have. I would encourage all radio amateurs to join in the celebrations and promote Amateur Radio on the air or in your community.” Amateur Radio experimenters were the first to discover that the shortwave spectrum was not the wasteland experts of the time considered it to be but a resource that could support worldwide propagation. In the rush to use these shorter wavelengths, Amateur Radio was “in grave danger of being pushed aside,” the IARU’s history notes. Amateur Radio pioneers met in Paris in 1925 and created the IARU to support Amateur Radio around the globe. Two years later, at the International Radiotelegraph Conference, Amateur Radio gained allocations still recognized today — 160, 80, 40, 20, and 10 meters. More bands have followed, and the IARU has been working to defend and expand Amateur Radio frequency allocations ever since. From the 25 countries that formed the IARU in 1925, the IARU has grown to include 160 member-societies in three regions. IARU Region 1 includes Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and northern Asia. Region 2 covers the Americas, and Region 3 is comprised of Australia, New Zealand, the Pacific island nations, and most of Asia. The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has recognized the IARU as representing the interests of Amateur Radio. Groups are encouraged to promote their WARD activity on social media by using the hashtag #WorldAmateurRadioDay on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. On-the-Air Activities Brazil: LABRE Roraima, PV8AA, will sponsor various activities and satellite operations with participation by Scouts, including young Venezuelan refugees. Denmark: Operators in Denmark will be permitted to use the call signs 5P0WARDand 5P0WHD on April 18. Single operators will be assigned a special suffix extension (00 to 99) to distinguish individual stations, e.g., 5P0WARD/36 or 5P0WHD/7. Danish Contest Academy station OZ5E will be active as 5P0WARD/60. Awards will be available for contacts with stations on all modes and bands. France: TM94WARD will mark World Amateur Radio Day, under sponsorship of the REF, France’s IARU member-society. It will be on the air on April 13 – 21. Malaysia: 9M4CMN will be on the air from Segamat, in southern Malaysia, and 9M4CKK will be active from Tumpat, on the east coast of Malaysia, from 0230 until 1530 UTC on April 18. Portugal: The Rede dos Emissores Portugueses (RED) will hold an open house at its headquarters on April 18, demonstrating an installation of a portable and low-power amateur station, as well as how to operate it and how to transport it. United States: The Fair Lawn (NJ) Amateur Radio Club (FLARC) will hold an open house on April 18, from 2 PM until 9 PM EDT at the FLARC clubhouse at the Fair Lawn Recreation Center, 10-10 20th Street, in Fair Lawn, New Jersey. Club members will be available to demonstrate the stations, and to discuss the many interests of Amateur Radio operators and the role that individual hams and clubs play by providing public service communication. Worldwide: The World Radio Network and the World Friendship Net will participate in World Amateur Radio Day 2019 using special event call sign W2W. A commemorative QSL card will be available, and a 12-hour net will be convened with net controllers from around the world. 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This was posted early this morning at spaceweather.com – along with a recording: If you have a shortwave radio, you might have heard some unusual sounds this week. Big sunspot AR2738 is producing strong bursts of radio static. “They sound like ocean surf,” says Thomas Ashcraft, who recorded this specimen on April 13th using an amateur radio telescope in New Mexico: Credit: Observation of Thomas Ashcroft via Spaceweather.com Please refer to the Spaceweather.com Archive for more info. Guest Post by Troy Riedel from DXER ham radio news http://bit.ly/2UzYb1O via IFTTT via Tumblr http://bit.ly/2IzbSab April 15, 2019 at 06:45AM via Tumblr https://certainheartrunaway.tumblr.com/post/184200788495 DXER ham radio news Southgate ARC - To spread awareness of Amateur Radio, Satellites and ARISS activities in the region we conducted interesting event recently from DXER ham radio news http://bit.ly/2PaizAK via IFTTT via Tumblr http://bit.ly/2Gp0axm April 15, 2019 at 06:45AM via Tumblr https://certainheartrunaway.tumblr.com/post/184200788680 DXER ham radio news Southgate ARC - Weekly IOTA News - compiled by Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW, editor of the Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin from DXER ham radio news http://bit.ly/2UXhjGn via IFTTT via Tumblr http://bit.ly/2IF53Ef April 15, 2019 at 06:45AM via Tumblr https://certainheartrunaway.tumblr.com/post/184200788625 DXER ham radio news Southgate ARC - The Better India carries an insight into India’s fascinating ham radio community, a social networking club powered by radio waves from DXER ham radio news http://bit.ly/2v7e5l7 via IFTTT via Tumblr http://bit.ly/2Gniw1I April 15, 2019 at 06:45AM via Tumblr https://certainheartrunaway.tumblr.com/post/184200788725 DXER ham radio news Southgate ARC - The Chelmsford Amateur Radio Society provide Practical Assessments for anyone who has self-studied for their Foundation or Intermediate as well as running multiple-choice exams sessions from DXER ham radio news http://bit.ly/2PbQ2Lc via IFTTT via Tumblr http://bit.ly/2IzbTLh April 15, 2019 at 06:45AM via Tumblr https://certainheartrunaway.tumblr.com/post/184200788895 DXER ham radio news Southgate ARC - Every April 18th, radio amateurs from all over the world take to the airwaves to celebrate ‘World Radio Amateur Day’ from DXER ham radio news http://bit.ly/2Pdqb5x via IFTTT via Tumblr http://bit.ly/2Gn0fBx April 15, 2019 at 06:45AM via Tumblr https://certainheartrunaway.tumblr.com/post/184200789085 DXER ham radio news Southgate ARC - According to the AR-Cluster Network for the week of Sunday, 7th April, through Sunday, 14th April there were 215 countries active from DXER ham radio news http://bit.ly/2Pcx2fB via IFTTT via Tumblr http://bit.ly/2IyPHRm April 15, 2019 at 06:45AM via Tumblr https://certainheartrunaway.tumblr.com/post/184200789155 DXER ham radio news Southgate ARC - EI0MAR will be QRV as of 0700 Zulu on 27th of April, as an award station once again this year from the Hurdy Gurdy Museum of Vintage Radio in Howth from DXER ham radio news http://bit.ly/2Pbf2SA via IFTTT via Tumblr http://bit.ly/2GnXhwH April 15, 2019 at 06:45AM via Tumblr https://certainheartrunaway.tumblr.com/post/184200789245 DXER ham radio news Southgate ARC - In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Chris Howard M0TCH, Martin Rothwell M0SGL, Dan Romanchik KB6NU and Frank Howell K4FMH to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and this episode’s feature is The S-meter by Martin M1MRB from DXER ham radio news http://bit.ly/2v7NEfo via IFTTT via Tumblr http://bit.ly/2IxH2ic April 15, 2019 at 06:45AM via Tumblr https://certainheartrunaway.tumblr.com/post/184200789425 DXER ham radio news Southgate ARC - The International Space Station SSTV transmissions were received during rehearsals for the Music is Magic in Space performance that will take place at the Royal Albert Hall on April 15 from DXER ham radio news http://bit.ly/2IqLOPt via IFTTT via Tumblr http://bit.ly/2GmYxjA April 15, 2019 at 06:45AM via Tumblr https://certainheartrunaway.tumblr.com/post/184200789510 DXER ham radio news Southgate ARC - Sweden’s nation amateur radio society, the SSA, has set up a separate youth section led by Oliver Djurle SA5ODJ from DXER ham radio news http://bit.ly/2v4OQzQ via IFTTT via Tumblr http://bit.ly/2IyFiVU April 15, 2019 at 06:45AM via Tumblr https://certainheartrunaway.tumblr.com/post/184200789575 DXER ham radio news Southgate ARC - Massive sunspot AR2738 is sending bursts of radio energy toward Earth strong enough to make audible noises in the loudspeakers of common shortwave receivers from DXER ham radio news http://bit.ly/2v3yWpp via IFTTT via Tumblr http://bit.ly/2GnBHIA April 15, 2019 at 06:45AM via Tumblr https://certainheartrunaway.tumblr.com/post/184200789620 Tumblr If Any new post on your blog, then Add to daily digest sent to mtw@charter.net at 7AM IFTTT