Ham Radio Promotional Posters

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The ARRL has made available for download a series of six posters that promote Amateur Radio to the general public

These were originally designed by ARRL for the 2017 National Scouting Jamboree, but may be used for any outreach effort. Each poster is 11" x 17".

The six posters are based around the theme, "Ham Radio Is..." Those themes are:

  • Adventure (Portable operating of all kinds)
  • Discovery (Making/Building/DIY)
  • Friendship (Community and Mentoring)
  • Out Of This World (Space Communications/Satellites)
  • Ready (Public Service)
  • The Game (Contesting and Awards)

Poster Download - http://www.arrl.org/pr-posters

Morse Code Trainer 20WPM App

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Learn to recognize Morse code at 20 wpm, and not memorize dits and dahs at 5 wpm.

The Morse Code Trainer 20WPM App will help to train you to copy Morse code at 20 wpm using an approach very similar to the Koch method

Morse Code Trainer 20WPM App - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=appinventor.ai_izzybella419.MorseCodeTrainer20WPM

 

ISS success of Chertsey Radio Club

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Radio amateurs at the Chertsey Radio Club have received test transmissions by two satellites inside the International Space Station (ISS)

Early in  July 2017, the International Space Station sent greeting messages in Russian, English, Spanish and Chinese, which were picked up by club members.

The messages were sent during test transmissions from two small experimental Russian amateur radio satellites, known as Tanusha-1 and Tanusha-2. They will be deployed from the ISS during a spacewalk in August.

As part of the celebrations for the 20th Anniversary of Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS), the ISS sent a set of 12 images using slow scan television (SSTV). The transmissions took place over four days from July 20.

Chertsey Radio Club member James Preece M0JFP was able to receive the signal and convert them into images using a Raspberry Pi 3.

Media Story - http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/surrey-radio-enthusiasts-make-contact-13396651

Chertsey Radio Club ISS SSTV on Raspberry Pi - http://chertseyradioclub.blogspot.co.uk/2017/07/iss-sstv-decoded-on-raspberry-pi3.html