Parks on the Air Radio Ham in the Press

Parks on the Air Radio Ham in the Press

“What are you doing?” is a question Paul Brandt has gotten used to being asked ever since he’s been “a POTA guy” going to parks.

An acronym for Parks on the Air, POTA is a nonprofit organisation founded in 2010 that supports the use of amateur radio operators being in state and national parks and communicating with other operators, wherever they may be.

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FreeDV Activity Day

FreeDV Activity Day

FreeDV is a HF digital voice mode that has been designed to provide the best audio quality over the various conditions encountered on HF.

It is based on the open-source modems and codecs developed by David Rowe VK5DGR, and is under continuous development with modes and enhancements being added on a regular basis by amateurs worldwide and is available for Linux, MacOS and Windows operating systems.

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Platinum Jubilee NoV Now Available

The RSGB has published the Notice of Variation (NoV) that will enable radio amateurs licensed by Ofcom to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee of Her Majesty The Queen by using the special RSL ‘Q’.

This NoV is available for use throughout June 2022 but you can apply for it now - http://www.rsgb.org/nov