SMARA – Schenectady Museum Amateur Radio Association – W2IR
Operating the Henry Primm Broughton Memorial Amateur Radio Station at the Schenectady Museum
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ARRL News
Andrew J. Wolfram, KI7RYC, has donated the hamradio.org domain to the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) for non-profit educational use to promote the amateur and amateur satellite services.
In accepting this gift, IARU President Tim Ellam, VE6SH, said, “The hamradio.org domain offers a unique opportunity for which we are deeply grateful to Andrew. It is our intention to develop a website ...
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is seeking formal and informal educational institutions and organizations, individually or working together, to host amateur radio contacts with an International Space Station (ISS) crew member. Contacts would likely be scheduled between January 1 and June 30, 2022.
These voice radio contacts are approximately 10 minutes long and in a ques...
The Military Auxiliary Radio System (MARS) has announced dates in 2021 during which MARS members will operate on 60 meters for interoperability with the amateur radio community. Some dates coincide with quarterly Department of Defense Communications Exercises (COMEX).
All exercises will begin on channel 1 as the initial calling channel and move to other 60-meter working channels as may be approp...
The WSJT Development Group has announced the general availability release of WSJT-X Version 2.3.0. A summary of new features can be found in the WSJT-X 2.3 User Guide. The Release Notes offer additional information, including a list of important program changes since the WSJT-X 2.2. Upgrading from earlier versions of WSJT-X should be seamless, and it’s not necessary to uninstall a previous vers...
RMS Titanic, Inc., (RMST) the company that owns salvage rights to the Titanic shipwreck, has indefinitely put off its plans to retrieve the vessel’s radio equipment for exhibit. The company cited the coronavirus pandemic for the delay, according to a court filing the company made on January 29. The Atlanta-based company said its plans have faced “increasing difficulty associated with internatio...
Amateur Radio Newsline
- Kevin Trotman
- TECHNICAL TROUBLES FOIL ARISS SCHOOL CONTACT - FRENCH AMATEUR RADIO SATELLITE PART OF SPACEX RECORD LAUNCH - DEVICE PREVENTS 'SPACE JUNK' BY ALTERING SATELLITE ORBITS - RESTORATION BEGINS ON WORLD WAR II ENIGMA MACHINES - HAMS IN INDIA HELP… [...]
- Kevin Trotman
- REBEL DX GROUP POISED FOR BOUVET ISLAND - INTREPID-DX GROUP SEEKS NOMINATIONS FOR INTREPID SPIRIT AWARD - HAM RADIO FRIEDRICHSHAFEN OUTLINES COVID PRECAUTIONS - FIRST DIGITAL SYSTEM OPERATIONAL IN NORTH DUBLIN - QCWA IN SEARCH OF TREASURER - SKYWARN… [...]
- Kevin Trotman
- U.S. RESEARCHERS ENVISION AN ARECIBO REPLACEMENT - ACMA REPORTS PROGRESS ON CALL SIGN BACKLOGS - AMSAT CUBESAT PART OF UNUSUAL VIRGIN ORBIT LAUNCH - CITY ANTENNA LAW UPTURNED BY FCC RULING - PROPOSAL TO SUPPORT JAPAN'S STUDENT RADIO OPERATORS… [...]
- Kevin Trotman
- HAMVENTION 2021 CANCELLED - IARU EVENT ADOPTS THEME SPURRED BY PANDEMIC - EARLY-BIRD TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR QSO TODAY'S 2ND VIRTUAL EXPO - REVERSE BEACON NETWORK ADDS NODE IN FINLAND - POPULAR TV PERSONALITY GETS HAM RADIO LICENSE - LAUNCH… [...]
- Kevin Trotman
- FCC EYES ADDING VOLUNTEER EXAMINER COORDINATORS - BREXIT DOESN'T CUT ALL UK TIES TO EU SATELLITES - WOODEN SATELLITES SEEN AS FIX TO 'SPACE JUNK' - SEA-PAC ANNUAL CONVENTION CANCELLED - LAWMAKERS SEEK PROBE INTO ARECIBO COLLAPSE - IOWA… [...]
Schenectady County Emergency Net
Schenectady County ARES members act as Net Control Stations for the Schenectady County Emergency Net (SCEN) on Sunday afternoons.
Emergency Coordinator: James MacMurray – N2UZQ
Every Sunday 1:00 PM 444.200 K2AE Repeater
Every Sunday 1:30 PM 147.060 K2AE Repeater
1st Sunday 2:00 PM 3.953 LSB
2nd Sunday 2:00 PM 52.525 FM Simplex
3rd Sunday 2:00 PM 146.435 FM Simplex
4th Sunday 2:00 PM 28.350 USB
5th Sunday 2:00 PM TBA TBA
Band Conditions
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