As the third quarter of 2011 came to a close, ARRL VEC Manager Maria Somma, AB1FM, began calculating the number of licensed Amateur Radio operators in the US, as well as the number of new licensees. “At the end of September, I saw that the number of hams in the US was high,” she said.…
UNESCO’s Executive Board approved item 13 of its provisional agenda “Proclamation of a World Radio Day” to be celebrated each February 13th. The Executive’s decision is as follows: Recommends to the [UNESCO] General Conference that it proclaim a World Radio Day and that this Day be celebrated on 13 February, the day the United Nations…
Remembering Steve Jobs Special Event K3S October 7, 2011 Team WX3B is pleased to announce the celebration of the life of Steve Jobs, Apple founder, who has, in some way, touched many of our lives. Operation will occur sporadically throughout the weekend starting on 10/08/11 and going through Monday 10/10/11 on the HF bands, CW…
The sample of blatant mismanagement and criminal negligence (!) Shocking photos of an abandoned military equipment near Moscow / Russia Most of equipment still functioning. Radio stations, diesel generators, antenna masts, radars and heavy military trucks… All of this “iron” was thrown a few years ago in remote place (‘secret’ area) deep forest of great…
The weather was wonderful and I decided to go to one of the world’s largest radio telescope, located in 45 minutes by car. The telescope is located about 1.3 km northeast of the village of Effelsberg, a southeastern part of the town of Bad M?nstereifel. It is placed less than 300 m west of the…