A Chinese diver Li-Na who won a gold and silver medals at the 2000 Summer Olympic Games in Sydney / Australia, will be on the air on September 19th, 2013 at 0100-0300 UTC on Freq: 14.270MHz. Li-Na will operate from the BeiJing Sunny Club Station BY1CW by her call sign BD1LN. All QSL cards will…
Tom Christian, who has died aged 77, was a great-great-great-grandson of the Bounty mutineer Fletcher Christian and a leading citizen of Pitcairn, a tiny British island dependency in the Pacific with a current population of fewer than 50 people. Christian, one of the few Pitcairners of his generation to be educated abroad, became an internationally…
What is a ham radio Over the years amateur radio, or ham radio has become a big part of my everyday life. I like learning how radio equipment works and repairing my own equipment. I also enjoy operating older tube radio transmitters and receivers from the post war era up into the late 70’s. Radio…
Professional storm chasers Tim Samaras, WJ0G, his son Paul Samaras and fellow investigator Carl Young were killed on May 31 near El Reno, Oklahoma when an EF3 tornado suddenly changed paths and slammed into their vehicle; they were unable to escape. According to ABC News, Tim Samaras — an ARRL member — was found dead…
After six years and more than 7,000 hours spent in cooperation with 500 fine hams, Stan (SM7WT) proud to be able to say, the project, “Encyclopedia of Ham Radio” is now ready to be presented! Next week, Stan begin to send the final version with its 2.686 pages to the Internet. He would appreciate for…