The Royal Commonwealth Society recently invited Mrs Bharathi VU2RBI, Chief Coordinator of the National Institute of Amateur Radio (NIAR) to present a testimony on the eve of Commonwealth Observance Day. At the event, which took place on the 8th March 2010 in Westminster Abbey, London in the presence of Her Majesty Queen of England, the…
DetailsThe Russian Woodpecker was a notorious Soviet signal that could be heard on the shortwave radio bands worldwide between July 1976 and December 1989. It sounded like a sharp, repetitive tapping noise, at 10 Hz, giving rise to the “Woodpecker” name. The random frequency hops disrupted legitimate broadcast, amateur radio, and utility transmissions and resulted…
DetailsВ далеком 1974 году на страницах журнала “РАДИО” появилась статья “Радиоспорт будущего”. Некоторые выдержки из нее я помню до сих пор. Спустя 36 лет, хотел бы вместе с вами посмотреть на нее глазами современника. IMHO весьма занятные рассуждения радиолюбителей – поколения 70х. Обратите внимание, Интернета тогда еще не существовало. (Для прочтения статьи кликните на картинку)…
DetailsForget Facebook and Twitter, Morse code is on a comeback. A law change has opened up a radio frequency band so that hobby operators around the country can again communicate in dashes and dots. There were a few last minute nerves in preparation for a sound that hasn’t been heard in New Zealand for 15…
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