It’s Friday, and that means a fresh episode of Amateur Radio News and Notes from Ed, N2EC, is out for the Mount Vernon Amateur Radio Club. Every week Ed sifts through the news, the contest calendar, the DX bulletins and a stack of radio videos so the rest of us can catch up in one sitting. That takes real time and dedication, and I’m grateful for it. A new episode drops every Friday, and this week’s is a perfect warm-up for a big contest weekend.
Watch This Week’s Episode
In the Log This Week
- A rundown of the CQ World Wide DX SSB contest this weekend, starting Friday evening Eastern time, with the bands, exchange and scoring explained
- eBay’s new FCC ID requirement for transmitter listings, and the good news that ham-band-only gear is exempt after ARRL stepped in
- Ed’s MVARC presentation Saturday morning on reading ionospheric propagation forecasts, in person in Alexandria or online
- A long list of DXpeditions heading out for the contest, from the Solomon Islands to Nepal, plus the latest solar numbers
- MVARC nets on the air and the other contests running this weekend
- Ed’s video picks, including Pacificon hamfest tours, a look inside a big antenna and amplifier factory, and receiving SSTV images from space
All the links Ed mentions are in the show notes on his Substack.
Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube
Thank you, Ed, for another great episode. Good luck to everyone chasing contacts in CQ WW this weekend, and I hope to see many of you at Ed’s talk Saturday morning. If you enjoy the show, subscribe and drop Ed a comment on his Substack. 73!
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