The new Elad FDM-S3 SDR: screenshot of the entire FM broadcast band

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Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Rafman, who shares this tip via the Elad Yahoo Group where Elad engineer Franco writes:

Today I can show new hardware capabilities of FDM-S3:

24.576 MHz I/Q stream and you can see the whole 88-108MHz FM Band sampled.

The FDM-S3 is equipped of USB-3 controller…

Here a screenshot:
http://ift.tt/2kLeMcl
new info will come in next weeks.

73, Franco IU3ADL

Wow–the entire FM broadcast band! I bet recording that would burn through a 1 TB hard drive in no time! Can’t wait to try it!

As SWLing Post readers know, I love the FDM-S2. Very happy to hear the FDM-S3 is in the works.

We’ll post updates from Elad as they’re released. Follow the tag: FDM-S3

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HAARP Experiments to Get Under Way on February 20 UTC, Reports Invited

ARRL — On February 20 (UTC), Alaska’s High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP) will launch its first scientific research campaign since the facility was taken over by the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) Geophysical Institute 18 months ago. UAF Space Physics Group Assistant Research Professor Chris Fallen, KL3WX, reports that he will be ready to go starting Monday, February 20, at 03…

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XR5M Mocha Island. From DXNews.com

Radio Amateurs Members of Radio Club de los Andes & North Patagonia DX Group will be active from Mocha Island, IOTA SA – 061, 8 – 13 March 2017 as XR5M.

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19/02/2017 – WCA & DCI pedition of IZ5GST/P to several castles of Bagno a Ripoli

– Stefano IZ5GST/p will be active on the 19^th of February from several castles of Bagno a Ripoli: Torre il Riposo di Fattucchia, WCA: I-04106, DCI: DCI-FI345, Torre Campigliano di Villa Panichi di Fattucchia, WCA: I-04105, DCI: DCI-FI344, Torre Montecucchi di Campigliano, WCA: I-04218, DCI: DCI-FI457. Please spot him if you hear. QSL via bureau or direct. 73 & 11! [tnx info IZ5GST].

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WP2AA Saint Croix Island. From DXNews.com

John, KK9A will be active from Saint Croix Island, IOTA NA – 106, 27 February – 6 March 2017 as WP2AA.

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Page last updated on: Friday, February 17, 2017 IOTA News from OPDX 18 February, 2016 Island activities: AS-022. (Update) Operators Yuri/R2DG, Vasily/R7AA and Eugene/UA6EX will be active as RI0LI from Leont’yeva Island, Medvezhyi (Bear) Islands, in the East Siberia Sea, sometime during the third week in July. Activity will be on various HF bands. They now have a Web page up at: http://www.ri0li.com AS-046. Members of the Kuala Lumpur DX Team (KLDX) will be active as 9M4IOTA from Tioman Island, West Malaysia, between March 3-5th. Activity will be on 80-10 meters using CW, SSB and the Digital modes. Operators who will be involved at this time are 9M2OOO, 9M2AIS, 9M2VDX, 9M2ZDX, 9M2ODX, 9M2ROL, 9M2UDE, 9M2JEP, 9W2NMX, 9W2FEL and 9W2NYO. QSL via address on QRZ.com. EU-120. Operators Jef/DD2CW, Cis/ON6LY, Cel/ON6UQ and Dirk/ON3UN will be active as G/DD2CW/P from the Island of Wight. Their main activity will be in the RSGB IOTA Contest, using a special callsign and as a Multi-Op/Island entry. QSL via ON3UN. EU-187. Cliff, SV1JG, will be active as SX9VK from Gavdos Island between July 1-10th. Activity will be on various HF bands. QSL via his home callsign. OC-093. Sadao, JA1PBV, is now active as DU2/JA1PBV from Batan Island. The length of his stay is not known. Activity has been on 30/20/15/12/10 meters. QSL via his home callsign. Check-out the latest IOTA News from the Deutscher Amateur Radio Club Share this page Follow us Advertisement

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HAARP February 2017 on air operations

Many thanks to Chris Fallen (KL3WX), Assistant research professor in the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical – Space Physics group , who shares the following update in reference to upcoming HAARP activities:

Regarding this February 2017 campaign, HAARP will be operating from 19 to 22 February.

Specifically, experiments will begin daily sometime after 1800 hours 2/19 UTC. My experiments will be the last each day (local Alaska time) and are scheduled to start at 0330 hours on 2/20, 2/21, and 2/23 UTC; and at 0430 hours on 2/22.

Experiment times and frequencies are subject to change for various reasons, particularly in response to ionospheric conditions shortly before each experiment.

I will do my best to update https://twitter.com/ctfallen in real time.

Operations are very active times and I will be monitoring conditions and equipment so generally speaking, for my artificial aurora experiments, your best bet is to search around 2.7 MHz +/- 100 kHz given current conditions.

For the Luxembourg effect experiments, I will try to keep the two frequencies separated by about 1 MHz, which means that they will occur earlier in my experiment window rather than later, when the ionosphere is more dense.

Many thanks for the update, Chris.

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VP5H VP5/W0GJ Turks and Caicos Islands. From DXNews.com

Glenn, W0GJ will be active from Turks and Caicos Islands in ARRL DX SSB Contest 4 – 5 March 2017 as VP5H.

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Detailed ISS Tour

Southgate ARC — One of the most detailed tours of the ISS from American astronaut Steven Swanson

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DXCC Country/Entity Report

Southgate ARC — According to the Amateur Radio Cluster Network for the week of Friday, 10th February, through Friday, 17th February there were 224 countries active

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Expect more from Amateur Youth Space Program

Southgate ARC — In announcing the end of a successful mission the students who built the amateur radio FM transponder satellite BY70-1 say ‘We hope more Amateur youth space program will be brought to you in the near future!’

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Foundations of Amateur Radio – Episode 89

Southgate ARC — Ask anyone who ‘knows’ and they’ll tell you that this is a hobby on Death’s door with an ancient membership who are dying and taking our hobby with them

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HamRadioNow: ARRL SE Division Director Recall Petition

Southgate ARC — Last year the ARRL Board’s Ethics Committee recommended removing incumbent SE Division Director Doug Rehman K4AC from the ballot for re-election

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Youth take up amateur radio

Southgate ARC — ABC reports Australian youth are taking up amateur radio from inside a central Victorian bus in the bush

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VK6WIA – NewsWest for Sunday, February 19, 2017

Southgate ARC — NewsWest , has an interesting variety for you this week: Some pre-election information for you from Andrew VK6AS

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Shortwave Relays This Weekend

(Source: Tom Taylor)

Hamurger Lokal Radio via Shortwave Station Göhren, Germany with 1KW to Western Europe:
6190 KHz Every Saturday 07.00 to 11.00 UTC
7265 KHz Every Saturday 11.00 to 16.00 UTC
9485 KHz Every Sunday 10.00 to 13.00 UTC
Contact email: redaktion@hamburger-lokalradio.de

Radio City via:
IRRS to Europe on 7290 KHz (every 3rd Friday) between 19.00 to 20.00 UTC
IRRS to Europe on 9510 KHz (every Saturday) between 09.00 to 10.00 UTC
Challenger Radio to Northern Italy on 1368 KHz every Saturdays from 20.00 UTC onwards
Contact email: citymorecars@yahoo.ca

European Music Radio Transmissions via;
WBCQ to Central & North America on 5130 KHz on 18th February between 23.00 to 00.00 UTC
Shortwave Station Göhren on 9485 KHz on 19th February between 09.00 to 10.00 UTC
Channel 292 on 6070 KHz on 19th February between 16.00 to 17.00 UTC
Contact email: emrshortwave@gmail.com

Internet Repeats on 19th February 2017:
EMR will repeat this months Transmissions via two streams running at the following Times:16.00, 18.00, 20.00 UTC
http://ift.tt/2gvA0Op will be on 96 kbps /44 KHz stereo for normal listening
http://ift.tt/2g8vKAQ will be 24 kbps / 22 KHz mono will be especially for low bandwidth like mobile phones.

KBC via:
Media Broadcast to America on 6145 KHz Every Sunday between 00.00 to 01.00
Contact email: themightykbc@gmail.com

Hobart Radio via:
Channel 292 to Western Europe on 6070 KHz Saturdays fortnightly between 09.00 to 09.30 UTC next airings: 21st Jan and 4th February.
WRMI to Americas, Asia/Pacific on 9955 KHz Sunday between 04.30 to 05.00 UTC
WRMI to Americas, Asia/Pacific on 9955 KHz Tuesday between 23.30 to 00.00 UTC
WBCQ to North America on 5130 KHz Mondays 04.30 to 05.00 UTC
Contact email: hriradio@gmail.com

For outside the listening area please try the Twente/Netherlands Web RX at http://ift.tt/Yh2gR5

You can also hear many European free and alternative stations via the Internet at: http://laut.fm/jukebox

Radio Channel 292 Transmission schedules on 6070 KHz (on the air every day):
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Radio Mi Amigo Transmission schedules:
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Group Puts Skills to Test at Winter Field Day:

eHam.net News — The Gaston County Amateur Radio Society hosted a Winter Field Day event at the home of George Poteat (NC0G) Jan. 28-29. Ten club members and two guests made more than 180 national and international radio contacts, using a variety of modes of radio communications. Winter Field Day is an event with the purpose of encouraging amateur radio emergency preparedness under extreme weather conditions. “Since emergencies and disasters are unpredictable by nature, the goal is to enhance radio communication skills in a less than favorable weather scenario,” said Tom Agerton, a member of the group. “Being prepared is the key to a timely response during any emergency event and this is what is expected of amateur radio operators by local authorities and the general community.”

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Youth Take Up Amateur Radio from Inside Central Victorian Bus in the Bush:

eHam.net News — Castlemaine student Kezia Hamilton is a product of radio communications, so to speak — her parents met while talking on CB radio as teenagers. “They had this certain station where they would meet people and would go on a separate frequency to chat,” Kezia said. “They decided they would like to meet outside my mum’s house, kind of like the equivalent of Facebook in those days.” The 17-year-old is part of a group of eight Castlemaine Venturers learning amateur radio in a converted bus located on a bush block on the outskirts of town. “It’s pretty cool talking to other people! We once had someone from France and we talked to a couple of people in New Zealand,” Kezia said. But it is not just the fun factor of amateur radio that appeals to Kezia. “I think it could be very useful in emergencies and stuff because sometimes the phone towers break down,” she said. In the digital age of mobile phones, instant messaging and social media, many swear by amateur radio’s resilience.

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Radio-Heads Give Bhubaneswar a Peep into Airwaves from the Past:

eHam.net News — Spread over three days from February 12, the exhibition was held to mark the World Radio Day on February 13. The centre of attraction was a radio of the General Electric Company make dating back to 1906. Sanjeev Manna, the proud owner of the radio, said he had bought it from a man in Madras (now Chennai). It was touted as the oldest radio at the fair. A self-proclaimed radio activist, Subrat Kumar Pati, also the organizer, said: “The fair brought ham radio, old and new radio sets and broadcasting equipment under one roof.” He added that his romance with the radio started early on in life. His fascination for the equipment saw him working with every aspect of it over the years.
A valve radio, the predecessor of transistor, was also a top draw. Its owner Akshay Patnaik said, “I collected it from one of my friends at Manikagada in Khurda.” A radio collector, Patnaik is credited with having over 350 radio sets. His set, one of the oldest at the exhibition, dates back to the 1920s, said Pati. “Who says the popularity of the radio is on the decline?” asked Pati with an online radio station making its debut at the fair. People bought as many as 2,000 new sets from the fair, which points to the growing popularity of the radio, added Pati. The ‘Outreach International Radio Fair’, as the exhibition was called, lived up to its name with the participation of three international broadcasters.

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Ham Radio for Dummies Books Available:

eHam.net News — With the explosive growth in amateur or ham radio, the Cedar Creek Amateur Radio Club decided to spread the word about the over 100-year-old hobby. There are now more licensed hams than at any time in history. And no wonder. You don’t need the Internet or Wifi or cell plans. Just a simple walkie talkie that now costs as low as $30 can connect you to repeater systems that will send your voice across the world. So how are new people exposed to the hobby? Through a book called “Ham Radio for Dummies” by Ward Silver. It is part of the “Dummies” series that explains topics and things in simple terms. And now that the ham license no longer requires a code test, anybody from age 5 to 95 can easily join in. The Radio club, financed in part by a grant from LDG Electronics of St. Leonard, MD, set out to put a copy of that book in most every school and public library in the tri-county area. The task of being the “Johnny Appleseed” of ham radio fell to Glenn Hughes, a club member and former teacher. Glenn visited with librarians, superintendents and key administrators as he delivered the books. Here are a few of their comments. “I delivered the books to the Junior High and High school libraries and visited with the Lead Librarian. She was very excited about sharing something new with the students,” said Brad Koskelin, Asst. Supt. of Mabank ISD.

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