Organización Europea de Radioaficionados

Hannes Coetzee, ZS6BZP, reports that the solar activity is still at low levels. A pair of sunspots are currently visible on the earth facing side of the sun. The effective sunspot number is expected to be less than twenty for the coming week

The 3W6C-Team will activate Côn Có Island (AS-185) near Viet Nam on amateur radio satellites from April 10-18, 2010

This contest is primarily intended to activate the radios built at the Bath Buildathon events, but is open to all UK radio amateurs

The SARL National Convention will be hosted in Port Elizabeth by the Port Elizabeth Amateur Radio Society (PEARS) from 23 - 25 April

SpaceFlight Now reports that the test firing of the nine Merlin 1C first stage engines on the new Falcon 9 launcher was successful

Hamnet Western Cape announces the appointment of Paul van Spronson, ZS1PVS, as the new Provincial Director for the Western Cape

Reid, N0RC plans to operate on FM amateur radio satellites from Thule, Greenland (Grid FQ56) for one month starting March 23

As parts of earthquake-hit Chile were once again shaken by severe aftershocks, there has been further news of the role of radio amateurs, including them being a highly sought-after reliable source of information

The February issue of the IARU Monitoring System Region 1 newsletter describes mysterious signals from the Far East on 21312.4 kHz and lists the many intruders in the Amateur Radio bands

On Friday the UK regulator Ofcom published a consultation setting out proposals to modify licence exemption rules for a range of wireless devices including 433.05-434.79 MHz in the Amateur Radio 70cm band

A recording of the 1981 BBC Ulster show 'Up Country' with Radio Amateur Bert Walsh GI4RY who helped build the Titanic is now available on the web

Alan Kung, BA1DU has announced the separate scheduling of Digital and FM repeater modes on the amateur radio satellite HO-68

We experienced a bit of a scare this week when four days went by with no sunspots. That's right -- for the first time in three months we saw more than a single day with a sunspot number of zero, and that last period was back during November 23 through December 8

Patricia Elaine Gibbons WA6UBE, well known for her interest in Military and Tactical Communications equipment and techniques, has passed away

A new study may explain why the solar minimum lasted an extra 15 months and may help predict the duration and severity of future solar cycles

Congratulations are extended to Charlie Marsh VO1VZ who was recently re-elected Section Manager for Newfoundland and Labrador

Emergency frequencies 7050, 7095, 3738 and 14200 MHz are now released from emergency use by the Radio Club de Chile (RCCH)

On Saturday, March 13, French students will be releasing an Amateur Radio balloon carrying an AX.25 Packet FM transmitter on 144.650 MHz

A new article by Diana Eng KC2UHB in MAKE magazine describes how to build an End-Fed Half-Wavelength Antenna (EFHWA) for portable working

The Fermanagh Talking Newspaper has offered its congratulations to the Lough Erne Amateur Radio Club on winning the RSGB Regional Club of the Year Award. The FTNA is delighted with the technical support provided by LEARC to its local talking newspaper