This June Long Weekend, get ready for the annual event held by the ORARC over TWO exciting days!! The Oxley Region Amateur Radio Club annual Field Day will be held at the Wauchope Showground hall with all the usual field day activities on Saturday and Sunday the 11th and 12th of June 2022 during the […]
Pirate radio is the name for somebody who broadcasts over the airwaves without a valid license, But it gets deeper than that. There are several factors that would classify a broadcaster as a “Pirate”. Besides not having a valid transmit licence, actions like failure to transmit a station identification or exceed the transmit power ( […]
We recently became aware of a truly amazing story about the perseverance of shortwave listeners. During World War II in Europe, many allied airmen were listed as Missing In Action. German shortwave broadcaster DJB, located in Berlin would regularly broadcast the names of airmen captured as Prisoners of War. This amazing story highlights the part […]
The event will be held 1st of May, with a large portion of the event undercover. Entry Ticket Presales Begin at 8:00 AM General Entry Opens at 8:30 AM Tecsun Radios Australia are proud to attend this event that features educational lectures, car boot sales, new product releases, opportunities to attain or extend or […]
The International Amateur Radio union (IARU) was formed on this day in 1925. A celebration of how amateur radio has been serving people for over 100 years. With over 3 million radio amateurs worldwide this day is the perfect time to tune in and connect with fellow hobbyists. Date: Monday April 18, 2022 Time : […]
There is a fantastic radio competition this weekend brought to you by the VKQRP CLUB. QRP HOURS CONTEST – 80m – is on 9th April 2022 Image and information via the VKQRP CLUB: The VK QRP Club exists for those who enjoy low power amateur radio. What is it? the AIM of this contest is […]
Unbeknown to many, MIAMI based broadcaster WRMI, one of the largest shortwave radio operations in the world, has a huge shortwave antenna array in a paddock north of Lake Okeechobee in Central Florida. This shortwave broadcaster is able to beam high power signals to Europe, when it is needed most!! As we know, shortwave was […]
The BBC World Service will use shortwave radio to deliver trustworthy news to Russians, now that the Kremlin is blocking Western media websites’ reporting on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. This was a propaganda tactic used in World War 2. The broadcaster stopped shortwave transmissions to Europe in 2008. The broadcaster announced it is broadcasting four […]
The world watches as the crisis in Ukraine unfolds. The Ukrainian government has imposed a state of emergency. This state of emergency allows the authorities to temporarily limit the public’s constitutional rights. This includes a ban on producing and spreading information that may “destabilise the situation as well as a ban on amateur radio communications […]
This Annual event dedicated to radio was created by *UNESCO in 2011. *UNESCO stands for The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation which is a specialised agency of the United Nations aimed at promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences, and culture. The first-ever world radio day commenced in […]