Indian space research got its long overdue credit after a recent successful mission to Mars. The shoestring budget on which India accomplished its Mangalyaan mission left countries the world over in awe. It showed the calibre of Indian scientists in indigenisation of technology and optimum utilisation of resources. In the realm of space technology, students…
Photo by K3LP.com K6DGE – Dorothy Grant Elementary School Ham ClubWatch this video on YouTube Video by jyunte More than forty 4th and 5th graders at the Dorothy Grant Elementary School in Fontana, CA belong to the K6DGE Ham Club, run by their teacher, Beverly Matheson, KJ6RSX. On March 19th, 2014, I visited the school…
By K5KVN, NEWINGSTEAD, Vt. — Results of a worldwide study have confirmed what many ham radio operators have suspected all along: people who purposefully interfere with other transmissions are psychopaths. small__6077461074The study, conducted over the course of one week by the National Radio Retransmission Legion (NRRL), was released yesterday. “It became immediately clear what kind…
“CQ” Policy on Crimean Stations Using Russian-Issued Call Signs in CQ-Sponsored Contests After considerable deliberation, “CQ” has determined that the best course of action regarding Crimea and “WW CQDX” contests is to follow the lead of the United Nations and the United States government, both of which continue to consider Crimea to be part of…
Rising number of pirate radio stations in China poses threat to plane safety. The Chinese authorities are concerned that a growing number of pirate radio stations may disrupt communications between passenger jets and air traffic controllers. The high-power stations are in Beijing and Tianjin municipalities and Hainan, Yunnan and Guangdong provinces, said the South China…