Rare California Island to be Activated for Armed Forces Day, First Time in 53 Years

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On Armed Forces Day, May 1971, 53 years ago, two amateur operators working as WZ6SNI, activated San Nicolas Island, IOTA NA-066. At 61 miles, San Nicolas is the most remote of the Channel Islands off the coast of Southern California and is owned by the US Navy.

Now, weather permitting, Will Costello, WC6DX, has been authorised to be active from San Nicolas Island 8-12 November 2024. He is taking a Buddihex antenna for 6 - 20 metres and a 100 watt rig.

For island chasers in southern California, Arizona, and southern Nevada who may not be able to hear because of skip, he will also take a Buddipole antenna for 40 - 30 meters daytime use. Operations will be primarily SSB, and CW if conditions deteriorate due to solar flares.

QSL instructions will be on WC6DX’s QRZ.com after the operation.

More Information - https://www.arrl.org/news/view/rare-california-island-to-be-activated-for-armed-forces-day-first-time-in-53-years

Turn Your Android Phone into a Ham Radio with this Open-Source Project

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Turn Your Android Phone into a Ham Radio with this Open-Source Project

There is an open-source project that allows you to convert your Android smartphone into a portable ham radio?

Vance Vagell, an experienced UX professional at Google, is the brains behind the kv4p HT project. He has been working on this for a long time and recently shared a video demonstrating how it works.

Distributed under the GPL 3.0, the kv4p HT is a homebrew VHF ham radio that can be attached to an Android smartphone via a USB-C port for turning it into a portable radio transceiver.

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ISS SSTV Event Celebrates Amateur Radio in Human Spaceflight

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SSTV images will be transmitted from the International Space Station between 11th and 18th November 2024. The images will feature activities from the 40th Anniversary Celebrating Amateur Radio in Human Spaceflight, an event hosted by ARISS earlier this year at Kennedy Space Centre in Florida.

The event is scheduled to begin on Monday, November 11 at 11:50 UTC and to end Monday 18th November at 13:40 UTC. SSTV transmissions will be paused during scheduled school contacts on 15 and 16th November. Downlink transmissions will be at 145.800 MHz and the mode is expected to be PD 120.

Certificates will be available to operators uploading images to the ARISS SSTV gallery.