Podcasts about DARC

INHALT: Das Schwerpunkt-Thema heute sind Techniken für die Geräusch-Unterdrückung und zur Optimierung der Übertragungsqualität. Probleme, die jeden Rundfunk-Macher und auch Funkamateure interessieren. VERSCHLAGWORTUNG: Geräuschunterdrückung bei Mikrofonen Windows 10 Support verlängert Lautheit GEMA INFO / FOLGENDE MUSIKTITEL WERDEN IN DIESER SENDUNG GESPIELT Tight Fit - The Lion sleeps tonight Srebna Krila - Sudbino Prokleta Russ Ballard - Voices Agnetha Fältskog - I won´t let you go AC DC - It's A Long Way To The Top Rosanne Cash - Land of Dreams Gruß und vy 73, Rainer Englert (DF2NU)

INHALT: Heute haben wir eine Gruppe israelischer Jugendlicher zu Gast, die zusammen mit Ihrem Lehrer und Funkamateur´Aaron Aviv 4X1ZX zu Besuch in Deutschland waren und hier unter anderem die Gastfreundschaft in Freiburg erfahren durften. VERSCHLAGWORTUNG: Israelische Jugendliche in Deutschland QUasdarvermessungen mit SDR-Technik HAM-GPT als neues Hilfsmittel PV-Anlagen können gehackt werden GEMA INFO / FOLGENDE MUSIKTITEL WERDEN IN DIESER SENDUNG GESPIELT Ofra Haza - Show me Neil Diamond - Beautiful Noise Ella - Avinu Malkeinu Watson T. Browne - Searching for a Star Paul Carrack - When you walk in the room Gruß und vy 73, Rainer Englert (DF2NU)

INHALT: Zu unserer Jubiläums-Sendung Nummer 600 haben wir ein Interview mit Chefredakteur Rainer Englert vorbereitet. Er erklärt uns, wie RADIO DARC entsteht, was ins Programm kommt und was die Philosophie dahinter ist. Auch haben wir eine außerordentliche Persönlichkeit zu Gast, die erste deutsche Frau im Weltall, das ist Rabea Rogge. VERSCHLAGWORTUNG: Interview mit Rainer Englert Interview mit Rabea Rogge GEMA INFO / FOLGENDE MUSIKTITEL WERDEN IN DIESER SENDUNG GESPIELT Status Quo - Rocking all over the world Puhdys - Alt wie ein Baum Hubert Hermann - CQ hinaus zur Welt Michael Thomas Becker - Cosmo Gruß und vy 73, Rainer Englert (DF2NU)

Vor wenigen Monaten erschien im Hause Burning Books ein neues Pen-&-Paper-Rollenspiel mit dem Titel „DARC – Die Zeit der Asche“ aus der Feder von Christian Kennig. Jener Autor beziehungsweise Spieleentwickler, dem wir Dungeonslayers zu verdanken haben. Nun war Christian Kennig zu Gast bei Mirco im Videopodcast.

GB2RS News Sunday the 9th of August 2026 The news headlines: RSGB announces updated Contest Entry Policy Take part in solar eclipse experiments with the RSGB Propagation Studies Committee Improved RSGB Course and Exam finder is now available The RSGB Board has approved an updated Contest Entry Policy following a review, consultation and careful consideration. From the 1st of January 2027, eligibility to participate in RSGB contests will be open to all appropriately licensed radio amateurs, regardless of nationality or location. Entry will be subject only to the legal and regulatory obligations applicable to both the Society and the entrant, together with the relevant contest rules and any applicable RSGB membership requirements. The implementation date has been chosen to allow the Society's HF and VHF Contest Committees sufficient time to prepare contest administration and adjudication systems ahead of the 2027 contest season. The Board considers that this approach reflects the long-established principles of amateur radio, including friendship, cooperation and goodwill between individual operators across national boundaries. It is also consistent with the principles promoted by the International Amateur Radio Union, encouraging international understanding and cooperation through amateur radio. The policy also ensures that all RSGB activities continue to comply with applicable legal and regulatory obligations. The Board is grateful to the Board subgroup, the members of the HF and VHF Contest Committees, and everyone who contributed to the review of this policy, including the many members who took the time to submit their comments and observations. Full details of the updated Contest Entry Policy are available on the RSGB website. There will be a partial solar eclipse on Wednesday the 12th of August and the RSGB's Propagation Studies Committee would like your help with some radio experiments. There are three ways that RSGB members can get involved and support the Committee in investigating how the Sun's ultraviolet and X-ray output affects our ionosphere and how radio waves are propagated. If you are active on the lower bands, including medium wave, 80m and perhaps even 40m, you can report back on your findings on how transmissions are impacted during the eclipse. Alternatively, you could run WSPR on 160, 80 and 40m during the main eclipse period and then repeat the exercise, either the day before or the day after so comparisons can be drawn. Or you could take part in two specially organised RSGB contests on 80m CW and 40m FT8. These are open to non-RSGB members as well. For more details go to rsgb.org/psc  and select ‘Projects' from the right-hand menu. The Course and Exam finder page on the RSGB website is now back online at rsgb.org/examfinder  The application has been completely redeveloped, following major works on the Society's website this summer. It now features a fully responsive layout for mobile devices, plus a clearer and more accessible user interface. You'll find colour-coded banners for the exam levels offered by each club, plus useful and easy to read accessibility information for each venue. Training providers and exam centres are reminded that any updates need to be submitted to the RSGB Examinations Team via exams@rsgb.org.uk by 3.30pm each Friday, for them to appear the following week. You have one week left to secure your RSGB Convention ticket at early bird prices. Weekend tickets currently stand at £49 and are available until Sunday the 16th of August. Your weekend ticket gives you access to two days' worth of engaging and informative content from over 40 speakers, including the AMSAT-UK colloquium. Buy your ticket at rsgb.org/convention  Find out what else is going on during the weekend by selecting ‘What else is happening at the RSGB 2026 Convention?' from the right-hand menu of the Convention web pages. Ofcom and the RSGB have formally signed the Memorandum of Understanding under which the RSGB provides the amateur radio licence examinations currently and in the future. The main changes from the original relate to the confidentiality of examination questions and the replacement of the Examinations Audit Committee with 'independent' voting members of the ESC. You can read the latest document by going to rsgb.org/esc The first of this year's International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekends will run from 0001UTC on Saturday the 15th to 2400UTC on Sunday the 16th of August. The event usually attracts more than 500 lighthouse entries located in over 40 countries. To register for the event, and view a list of participating stations, visit illw.net And now for details of rallies and events Today, the 9th, Flight Refuelling Amateur Radio Society Hamfest is taking place at Cobham Sports and Social Club Ground, Merley, near Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 3DA. The doors are open from 9am to 3pm. Car-boot and field traders are welcome from 7am. Admission costs £5 and includes parking. Talk-in is on 145.550MHz. For more information visit frars.co.uk On Saturday the 15th of August, DX Commander Fest will be taking place at Holly Farm Business Park, Honiley, Warwickshire, CV8 1NP. More information is available at dxcommander.com On Sunday the 16th of August, the North Wales Amateur Radio Group Rally and Tabletop Sale will take place at the Bryn Cadno Community Centre. The doors open at 10am and the entry fee is £3. Light refreshments will be available. To book a table email secretary@nwarg.org Rugby Amateur Transmitting Society Radio Rally will be taking place on Sunday the 16th of August at Princethorpe College, Princethorpe, Rugby, CV23 9PY. The doors will be open to the public from 10am. More details are available at rugbyats.co.uk Also on Sunday the 16th of August, West Manchester Radio Club Red Rose Summer Rally will take place at Mather Hall, Mather Lane, Leigh WN7 2PJ. The doors open at 10am. For more information and bookings, contact rally@wmrc.co.uk Now the Special Event news Special callsign YR100RC is on the air until the 30th of September to celebrate 100 years of amateur radio in Romania. Look for activity on the HF bands using a variety of modes. For details of a certificate that is available for working the station, visit tinyurl.com/romania1786 Marking the 70th anniversary of the DARC's weekly news broadcast, special callsign DB70DLRS will be on the air until the 31st of December. Look for activity on all bands and modes. QSL via DK5ON, Logbook of the World and the DARC Community Logbook. More information is available at QRZ.com Now the DX news Darek, SP9DLM and his 13-year-old son Greg, SN9GM are active as UK/SP9DLM and UK/SN9GM from Uzbekistan until Saturday the 15th of August. The stations have been worked recently on the HF bands using SSB. QSL via OQRS. Sands, VK4WXW has returned to Willis Island, OC-007, and will be stationed at the Australian Bureau of Meteorology's weather monitoring facility until late October or early November. He expects to become increasingly active as VK9WX in the coming weeks. He operates using FT8 and SSB on the 40, 20, 15 and 10m bands. QSL via OQRS. Now the contest news Today, Sunday the 9th, the UK Microwave Group 25GHz Trophy contest runs from 0800 to 1700UTC. Using all modes on the 1.2cm band, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. The RSGB Machine Generated Mode Contest started at 1400UTC on Saturday the 8th and ends at 1400UTC today, Sunday the 9th of August. Using machine-generated modes on the 6 and 2m bands, the exchange is report and your four-character locator. The Worked All Europe DX CW Contest started at 0000UTC on Saturday the 8th and ends at 2359UTC today, Sunday the 9th of August. Using CW on the 80 to 10m bands, where contests are permitted, the exchange is signal report and serial number. On Tuesday the 11th of August the RSGB 432MHz FM Activity Contest runs from 1800 to 1855UTC. Using FM on the 70cm band, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. Also on Tuesday the 11th, the RSGB UK Activity Contest runs from 1900 to 2130UTC. Using all modes on the 70cm band, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. On Wednesday the 12th of August the RSGB Eclipse CW Contest runs from 1630 to 1930UTC. Using CW on the 80m band, the exchange is report and serial number. Also on Wednesday the 12th, the RSGB Eclipse FT8 Contest runs from 1630 to 1930UTC. Using FT8 on the 40m band, the exchange is your report. On Wednesday the 12th, the RSGB 432MHz FT8 Activity four-hour Contest runs from 1700 to 2100UTC. Using FT8 on the 70cm band, the exchange is report and four-character locator. Also on Wednesday the 12th, the RSGB 432MHz FT8 Activity two-hour Contest runs from 1900 to 2100UTC. Using FT8 on the 70cm band, the exchange is report and four-character locator. Stations entering the four-hour contest may also enter the two-hour contest. On Thursday the 13th of August, the RSGB 50MHz UK Activity Contest runs from 1900 to 2130UTC. Using all modes on the 6m band, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. Now the radio propagation report, compiled by G0KYA, G3YLA and G4BAO on Thursday the 6th of August 2026. The Sun was mostly settled last week with very little to report. The solar flux index declined to 108 by Thursday the 6th of August, with most of the sunspot activity being on one half of the solar surface. Geomagnetic conditions have also been settled with a Kp index mostly below 3 for the past few days. A coronal mass ejection impacted the Earth and pushed the Kp index to 5.67 on Sunday the 2nd of August, but conditions recovered within 24 hours. We've even been almost solar flare free with, at the time of writing, only seven minor C-class events over the past three days. So, this all bodes well for HF propagation. 24 and 28MHz are mostly only open to Sporadic-E. Some multi-hop paths are still opening up to the Far East especially, so don't write off 10m, even if you have to listen to noise for a lot of the day! F2-layer propagation still favours North-South paths on the 10m band. Next week, DX to be worked includes E51KEE from the Cook Islands; YS/WE9G in El Salvador; UK/SP9DLM from Uzbekistan; and OX3LX operating from Greenland. Later in the week look for A50QO in Bhutan; J68TT from St Lucia and OJ0JR and OJ0YL working from Market Reef. NOAA predicts that next week the Sun will remain pretty calm and be in the 105 to 110 range. The Kp index is forecast to be mostly around 2 to 3. So, conditions should remain fair but not disrupted. And don't forget the solar eclipse on Wednesday the 12th of August. The RSGB has lots of activities planned including two HF contests, WSPR activity and medium- and long-wave monitoring. See the August issue of RadCom for details. And now the VHF and up propagation news from G3YLA and G4BAO The main theme of the weather during the coming week is one of some settled high-pressure with tropo options, especially early in the coming week. This is likely to be interrupted by occasional periods of low pressure with rain for north westerly areas. The summer weather patterns typically produce a more showery type of rain, even from fronts, giving a reasonable chance of rain scatter. However, activity may be low in the south and east. Of the two modes mentioned above, next week will probably be more biased towards tropo than rain scatter. The Kp index made a brief excursion to 5 last week but seems a bit quieter now. However, it's useful to check now and again in case we find some radio aurora. The meteor scatter options feature strongly this week as the Perseids meteor shower peaks around Wednesday the 12th and Thursday the 13th of August. It's quite interesting to simply leave a receiver on a meteor scatter calling channel to hear the transient signals. The Sporadic-E season continues and, since meteor debris plays a role in providing the ionisation required, the Perseids week is always worth checking for a surprise opening. In terms of jet stream weather patterns, the stronger hints come from looking east towards the Baltic. However, other directions are not to be ignored since even quite small features, such as a slow-moving severe thunderstorm, can have an influence. For EME operators, Moon declination reaches maximum today, Sunday the 9th, when Moon window length and Moon elevation will be at their peak. Path losses are at their lowest at perigee tomorrow, Monday the 10th of August. 144MHz sky noise is low to moderate until Wednesday the 12th, when the Sun is close to the Moon in the sky due to the partial eclipse that day. And that's all from the propagation team this week.

INHALT: Haben Sie sich einmal überlegt, was geschieht, wenn der Strom ausfallen sollte? Nicht für ein paar Minuten, sondern über viele Stunden oder gar Tage hinweg? Was bedeutet das konkret für jeden Einzelnen? Und welche Rolle können die Funkamateure zur Bewältigung solcher Krisen-Szenarien beitragen? Die beiden großen Amateurfunkverbände Deutschlands haben dazu konkrete Konzepte entwickelt. VERSCHLAGWORTUNG: Notfunk - Elementar wichtig GEMA INFO / FOLGENDE MUSIKTITEL WERDEN IN DIESER SENDUNG GESPIELT Bon Jovi - Living on a Prayer Die Conditors - Himbeereis im Heissen Tee Russ Ballard - Voices Tammy Wynette - Crying Steel Guitar Gruß und vy 73, Rainer Englert (DF2NU)

INHALT: Wir haben heute unter anderem Informationen über billiges Kinderspielzeug, vor allem aus China, das gehörigen Ärger macht in Sachen Funkstörungen. Auch ein neues Gesetz in der Schweiz wird uns beschäftigen, das für viel Ärger sorgt, ebenso wie neue Mittelwellenabschaltungen. VERSCHLAGWORTUNG: Spielzeug mit Funkstörungen USKA wehrt sich gegen Requisitionen Sportsnet macht dicht Die letzte Kosmonautin GEMA INFO / FOLGENDE MUSIKTITEL WERDEN IN DIESER SENDUNG GESPIELT Fiction Factory - Feels like Heaven Danger Dan - Keine Angst Luv - Eeny Meeny Miny Moe Polo Hofer - Alperose Disturbed - Sound of Silence Puhdys - Melanie Gruß und vy 73, Rainer Englert (DF2NU)

INHALT: Der Radiopionier und Funkamateur Jürgen von Wedel DG3WZ ist kürzlich verstorben. Er machte in den 70er Jahren Furore, als er einen UKW-Sender in den Bergen von Südtirol aufbaute und von dort aus ganz Süddeutschland mit Piratenrundfunk beschallte. Wir erinnern heute nochmals an einen der ganz Großen in der Radiogeschichte - und zwar mit Jürgen´s seinen eigenen Erzählungen. VERSCHLAGWORTUNG: Jürgen von Wedel Radio Bavaria International GEMA INFO / FOLGENDE MUSIKTITEL WERDEN IN DIESER SENDUNG GESPIELT Bob Moore - Mexico The Classics - Wings of an Eagle Charlie Dore - Pilot of the Airwaves George Harrison - Devil´s Radio Lipps Inc. - Funky Town Rudolf Rock - Mein Transistor radio Gruß und vy 73, Rainer Englert (DF2NU)

INHALT: Der Radiopionier und Funkamateur Jürgen von Wedel DG3WZ ist kürzlich verstorben. Er machte in den 70er Jahren Furore, als er einen UKW-Sender in den Bergen von Südtirol aufbaute und von dort aus ganz Süddeutschland mit Piratenrundfunk beschallte. Er brach das Eis für das Privatradio. Wir erinnern an einen großartigen Menschen voller Emotion für das Radio. VERSCHLAGWORTUNG: Jürgen von Wedel Radiotag Erkrath Faszination Amateurfunk mit Pixie 4 GEMA INFO / FOLGENDE MUSIKTITEL WERDEN IN DIESER SENDUNG GESPIELT Ric Ocasek - Emotion in Motion ABBA - On and On and On Smokey - Oh Carol Pink Floyd - The Great gig in the sky Pink Floyd - Brain Damage Gruß und vy 73, Rainer Englert (DF2NU)

INHALT: Vergangene Woche ging einige Stunden lang gar nichts mehr bei der Deutschen Bahn. Der Zugfunk war nach einem System-Update ausgefallen und brachte deutschlandweit den gesamten Bahnverkehr zum Erliegen. Wir beleuchten daher heute unter anderem die technischen Hintergründe dieser weitreichenden Panne. VERSCHLAGWORTUNG: Zugfunk-Ausfall bei der Deutschen Bahn GSM-R Technik Lithium-Ionen-Akkus recyceln GEMA INFO / FOLGENDE MUSIKTITEL WERDEN IN DIESER SENDUNG GESPIELT Billie Jo Spears - Midnight Train Uriah Heep - The Wizzard Albert Hammond - I´m a Train Spagna - Call me Travelling Wilburys - Handle me with care Heart - Alone Gruß und vy 73, Rainer Englert (DF2NU)

INHALT: Heute sind wir zu Besuch beim DARC Ortsverband Alstertal in Hamburg, dazu stellen wir Ihnen einen noch recht jungen Vernetzungsdienst namens MeshCom vor und erklären wie es einem niederländischen Journalisten gelungen ist, mit einem GPS-Tracker für 5 EUR ein Marineschiff nachzuverfolgen. VERSCHLAGWORTUNG: DARC OV Alstertal Marineschiff mit billigem GPS-Tracker nachverfolgt MeshCom SAQ wieder auf Sendung GEMA INFO / FOLGENDE MUSIKTITEL WERDEN IN DIESER SENDUNG GESPIELT Kelly Marie - Hot Love Miss Maschendrahtzaun - Marmor Stein und Eisen bricht ABBA - Take a chance on me SunoAI - Meshcom der coole Scheiss Alphaville - Big in Japan SunoAI - Heiz den Lötkolben an Gruß und vy 73, Rainer Englert (DF2NU)

INHALT: Heute stellen wir Ihnen einen ungewöhnlichen Ort einmal näher vor, das ist die Stadt Linsengericht in Hessen, dort befindet sich eines der bedeutendsten Radio-Museen des Landes. VERSCHLAGWORTUNG: Einladung HAM RADIO Rundfunkmuseum Linsengericht GEMA INFO / FOLGENDE MUSIKTITEL WERDEN IN DIESER SENDUNG GESPIELT Erika Norberg - Heavenly Topas - Like a Hurricane Henry Macini - Elephant Walk Olaf Berger - Ich hör so gerne Radio The Buggles - Video killed the Radio Star Welle Erdball - Der Volksempfänger Gruß und vy 73, Rainer Englert (DF2NU)

GB2RS News Sunday the 21st of June 2026 The news headlines: The RSGB QSL Bureau issues final notice on the use of the old address The RSGB Intruder Watch team is looking for volunteers Join the RSGB in commemorating the closure of BBC Radio 4's Long Wave service on 198kHz The RSGB QSL Bureau has issued a final notice to those still using the old QSL Bureau address. A new system was introduced in January 2026 and users of the Bureau were advised that all outgoing QSL cards now need to be sent to RSGB QSL Bureau, PO Box 73, 20 St. Loyes Street, Bedford, MK40 1ZL. Anything sent to the old address from Wednesday the 1st of July 2026 will either be returned by Royal Mail, where the address is known, or otherwise is likely to be lost or destroyed. Details of the new RSGB QSL Service can be found at rsgb.org/qsl  The RSGB would also like to remind amateurs with G7 callsigns that the new sub-manager is Anthony Holles, G4AAV. Anthony has many cards waiting to be sent but has received very few stamped addressed envelopes, so please make contact with him if you wish to receive your cards. Contact details for all sub-managers can be found by selecting ‘List of QSL sub-managers' from the right-hand menu on the QSL Bureau web pages. The RSGB Monitoring System, more popularly known as Intruder Watch, is a service that monitors the primary amateur service allocations. The team reports any unauthorised transmissions to the IARU Intruder Watch team and, where appropriate, Ofcom. The RSGB Intruder Watch Coordinator Ian Suart, GM4AUP is looking for volunteers to assist the team with this important service. You would monitor the amateur allocations as required and pass any concerns to Ian. If you'd like to find out more, contact Ian at iw@rsgb.org.uk The RSGB, together with the BBC Amateur Radio Group, will be marking the closure of BBC Radio 4's Long Wave service on 198kHz. The Long Wave transmitting stations at Droitwich in Worcestershire, Westerglen near Stirling in Scotland and Burghead overlooking the Moray Firth also in Scotland, will all be closed down on Saturday the 27th of June 2026. The special event station GB1500M will be active from today, Sunday the 21st, until Sunday the 28th of June. Three radio clubs will also be commemorating the closure by activating special callsigns. A commemorative QSL card is available. You can find out more by going to rsgb.org/longwave-transmitters  You can also find out how to become a GB1500M activator using the same link. Ham Radio 2026 takes place in Friedrichshafen this week from the 26th to the 28th of June. For the first time ever, the event will bring together amateur radio and astronomy in a single platform as the Astro trade fair will take place alongside the Ham Radio exhibition. The opening event will provide information on current developments in amateur radio and the many connections between radio technology and astronomy, which are central to this year's trade show focus. RSGB President Bob Beebe, GU4YOX is one of the guest speakers at the opening event. He will speak about the collaboration between DARC and the RSGB in providing an updated QSL Bureau Service for RSGB members – an innovative project that brings amateur radio together across borders. If you're going to Friedrichshafen this year, why not come along to the RSGB stand and say hello – the team would love to see you! International Women in Engineering Day is on Tuesday the 23rd of June and has the theme of Engineering Intelligence. The day is an opportunity to recognise the women engineers who solve complex challenges and help drive change. STEM subjects, which include engineering, can be an effective way for the RSGB to introduce amateur radio to new audiences and young people. The RSGB has supported this day over a number of years and has interviewed women to find out how amateur radio has helped them in their STEM careers. You can read these profiles by going to rsgb.org/inwed The RSGB Youth Committee has announced that a fourth person will be joining the RSGB team at this year's YOTA Summer Camp in Austria. Henry, M0KUQ is an active radio amateur and was recently involved in re-forming the Imperial College London Wireless Society, of which he is President. You can find out more about Henry, as well as the rest of the team, by going to rsgb.org/yota-camp  and selecting YOTA Austria 2026 from the right-hand menu. And finally, don't forget to listen out for all the amateur stations that will be on the air for International Museums on the Air today, the 21st of June. For more information about the event visit tinyurl.com/imota2026 Please note that the submission deadline for the GB2RS News on Sunday the 28th of June is earlier than usual. Please send details of all your news and events to radcom@rsgb.org.uk by 12pm on Tuesday the 23rd of June. And now for details of rallies and events Today, the 21st of June, the East Suffolk Wireless Revival, also known as the Ipswich Radio Rally, will be held at Kirton Recreation Ground, Back Road, Kirton IP10 0PW. The doors open at 9.30am and the entry fee for visitors is £3. More details are available at eswr.org.uk On Sunday the 28th of June, the Cornish Radio Amateur Club Rally will take place at Penair School in Truro. The doors open at 10.15am and admission costs £3. Traders, bring and buy and refreshments will be available on site. For bookings contact James on 01209 716 351 or email janluke1954@hotmail.co.uk Now the Special Event news Herts and Essex Amateur Radio Society will be active with the callsign GB0MHF during International Museums on the Air on Saturday the 27th and Sunday the 28th of June. Operators at Much Hadham Forge will be waiting to take your call on 40m SSB and 2m FM. See QRZ.com  for more information. Special callsign YR100RC is on the air until the 30th of September to celebrate 100 years of amateur radio activity in Romania. Look for activity on the HF bands using a variety of modes. For details of a certificate that is available for working the station, visit tinyurl.com/romania1786 Marking the 70th anniversary of the DARC's weekly news broadcast, special callsign DB70DLRS will be on the air until the 31st of December. Look for activity on all bands and modes. QSL via DK5ON, Logbook of the World and the DARC Community Logbook. More information is available at QRZ.com Now the DX news Olafur, TF1OL is active as D4OL from Boa Vista Island, AF-086, in Cape Verde until tomorrow, the 22nd.  Look for activity using FT8 and FT4 on the 80 to 6m bands. QSOs will be uploaded to Logbook of the World and QRZ.com Chas, NK8O is operating as 5H3DX from Tanzania until Thursday the 2nd of July. He is active using CW, FT8 and FT4 on the 40 to 6m bands. QSL via Logbook of the World or directly to NK8O. Now the contest news Today, the 21st of June, the Worked All Britain 50MHz Phone Contest runs from 0800 to 1400UTC. Using SSB on the 6m band, the exchange is signal report, serial number and Worked All Britain square. The All Asian DX Contest started at 0000UTC yesterday, the 20th, and ends at 2359UTC today, Sunday the 21st of June. Using CW on the 160 to 10m bands, where contests are permitted, the exchange is signal report and your age. The RSGB 50MHz Trophy Contest started at 1400UTC yesterday, the 20th, and ends at 1400UTC today, Sunday the 21st of June. Using all modes on the 6m band, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. On Tuesday the 23rd of June, the RSGB SHF UK Activity Contest runs from 1830 to 2130UTC. Using all modes on 2.3 to 10GHz frequencies, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. On Thursday the 25th of June, the RSGB 80m SSB Club Championship runs from 1900 to 2030UTC. Using SSB on the 80m band, the exchange is signal report and serial number. On Sunday the 28th, the UK Microwave Group High Band Contest runs from 0800 to 1700UTC. Using all modes on 5.7 and 10GHz frequencies, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. Also, on, Sunday the 28th of June, the RSGB 50MHz CW Contest runs from 0900 to 1200UTC. Using CW on the 6m band, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. Now the radio propagation report, compiled by G0KYA, G3YLA and G4BAO on Thursday the 18th of June 2026. We had a quiet week geomagnetically, but the solar flux has also declined. Over the past week, the Kp index never rose above 2 or 3, with only one three-hour excursion to 5 on Thursday the 11th of June. This bodes well for HF propagation, but the solar flux index has declined from its recent high of 148 on Thursday the 4th of June to be in the 110 to 120 range over the past week. As a result, the Sun is looking a little sparse when it comes to sunspots. This, coupled with the summer doldrums, has seen maximum useable frequencies, or MUFs, drop and DX has been limited to 21MHz and below. The 10m band has been mainly open to Sporadic-E, with some multi-hop openings giving the appearance of F2-region propagation at times. DX to be worked over the coming week includes: D44EC from Cape Verde; PJ2/PH2M from Curacao; 3G0YM on Easter Island; FS/K9EL operating from St Martin; 5R8EC from Madagascar; and OX3LX working from Greenland. Next week, NOAA predicts that the solar flux index may increase slightly to be in the 130 to 140 range, although this will need some new additional sunspots. Geomagnetic conditions are forecast to be quiet with a maximum Kp index of 2. We may see a slight upturn on Tuesday the 23rd of June, when the Kp index is predicted to rise to 4, mainly due to an enhanced solar wind. To recap, Summer is a time when paradoxically daytime maximum useable frequencies, or MUFs, tend to be lower than in autumn and winter. However, nighttime MUFs can be higher, with the potential for the 30 and 20m bands to be open all night. ARRL Field Day will run from 1800UTC on Saturday the 27th of June to 2100UTC on Sunday the 28th of June. This may be an opportunity to work some US portable stations who will be very pleased to contact you. And now the VHF and up propagation news from G3YLA and G4BAO The weather models are a bit undecided about how the coming week will evolve. One option is for predominantly high pressure and a chance of some summer tropo, which may persist over the sea, but is limited inland by daytime heating.  Tropo operators should focus on nighttime conditions, unless located right on the coasts. The other weather model suggests that low pressure will probably win out over northern areas and occasionally in the south, so rain scatter may be likely and it would need some heavy thundery showers to get the best results.  High summer is not the best for aurora. The Kp index ideally needs to be at least above 5 before we can get excited. Meteor scatter operators have been making use of the decaying Arietids from earlier in June. The second shower of interest this month is the June Bootids. The window of activity will be from tomorrow, the 22nd, to Thursday the 2nd of July with the peak on Saturday the 27th of June. The Sporadic-E season is progressing with most days offering something from the 10 and 6m bands within Europe. However, there are limited possibilities on the 2m band. As usual, digital modes will be the first to see results, so use the FT8 paths as a guide for the other modes which should follow as the Sporadic-E intensifies. Multi-hop paths do happen regularly but require beams and a lot of luck for several Sporadic-E patches to align. This means the best policy will be listening at the right time. This is in the morning for the paths to the Far East and in the evening for those to the States and Caribbean. EME now and Moon declination is decreasing again, going negative today, the 21st, with path losses rising now the Moon is past perigee. This means shortening Moon windows and lower peak Moon elevation as the week progresses. 144MHz sky temperature is low, rising to moderate by Friday the 26th of June. And that's all from the propagation team this week.

INHALT: Es war eine Erfindung, ohne die Sie heute RADIO DARC gar nicht hören könnten. Es gäbe kein Radio, kein Fernsehen, keine Handys, kein schnurloses Telefon. Die Rede ist natürlich von der drahtlosen Nachrichtenübertragung, gemeinhin als Funktechnik bezeichnet. Aber wissen Sie auch, wer als erster Mensch eine drahtlose Nachricht übermittelte? Kaum jemand kennt ihn, das war ein gewisser Ferdinand Schneider aus Fulda. Wir stellen Ihnen diesen genialen Erfinder heute genauer vor. VERSCHLAGWORTUNG: Die Geschichte der Piratensender Porträt von Ferdinand Schneider GEMA INFO / FOLGENDE MUSIKTITEL WERDEN IN DIESER SENDUNG GESPIELT George Harrison - Devil´s Radio Peter Kraus - Wunderbar wie Du ABBA - Money Money Money The Rattles - And the Beat goes on Mi Amigo Boys - Mi Amigo Song Les Reed Orchestra - Man of Action Gruß und vy 73, Rainer Englert (DF2NU)

INHALT: Sechs Jahrzehnte lang Bastler-Tradition. Schubladen voller Bauteile, Regale voller Geräte, kompetente Fachberater für Halbleiter an der Theke, ein Jahrbuch von bis zu 600 Seiten. Schaltpläne aus dem eigenen Labor. Das alles gab es in München, gleich gegenüber dem Hauptbahnhof. Eine Pflichtadresse für jeden Ingenieur, jeden Elektronik-Fan und jeden Funkamateur war die legendäre Firma RADIO RIM. Was ist aus ihr geworden ? VERSCHLAGWORTUNG: Die Geschichte von RADIO RIM Telekom Glasfaser GEMA INFO / FOLGENDE MUSIKTITEL WERDEN IN DIESER SENDUNG GESPIELT ABBA - Super Trouper Heart - Magic Man Zucchero - Wonderful Life Patrick Hernandez - Born to be alive Blondie - Heart of Glass Gruß und vy 73, Rainer Englert (DF2NU)

INHALT: Kennen Sie den Namen eines der wichtigsten Erfinders aus dem Bereich der Elektronik? Ohne ihn gäbe es viele Meilensteine der Technik nicht wie spezielle Elektronenröhren oder Schottky-Dioden. Die Rede ist natürlich von dem genialen Physiker und Erfinder Hans Walter Schottky, dessen Todestag sich zum 50-ten Mal jährt. Wir stellen Ihnen heute unter anderem seine Person und sein bahnbrechendes Lebenswerk einmal genauer vor. VERSCHLAGWORTUNG: Hans Walter Schottky CHU schließt Geschichte von Röhre und Transistor GEMA INFO / FOLGENDE MUSIKTITEL WERDEN IN DIESER SENDUNG GESPIELT Bonfire - You make me Feel Barry Ryan - Die Zeit mach nur vor dem Teufel halt John Foggerty - Blue Ridge Mountain Blues ABBA - On and on and on Steven Sanchez - Until I found you Creedence Clearwater Revival - Around the bend Gruß und vy 73, Rainer Englert (DF2NU)

INHALT: Die Liste der ungelösten Rätsel in der Astronomie ist lang, hier gibt es noch vieles im Universum zu erkunden. Die meisten Neuentdeckungen gehen heute auf das Konto von radioastronomischen Beobachtungen, also solchen im Funkbereich. Wir stellen Ihnen heute Untersuchungsmethoden für außerirdische Welten vor und berichten von der Entdeckung von Exoplaneten. VERSCHLAGWORTUNG: Exoplaneten Frequenzfenster GEMA INFO / FOLGENDE MUSIKTITEL WERDEN IN DIESER SENDUNG GESPIELT Stars on 45 - Abby Medley Chris de Burgh - Ship to Shore ENYA - Paint the sky with stars Tom Jones - She´s a Lady Golden Earring - Radar Love Gruß und vy 73, Rainer Englert (DF2NU)

L'idée paraît absurde, presque comique. Pourtant, elle repose sur une véritable histoire de langue et d'évolution des noms de famille.Quand on entend “Jeanne d'Arc”, on imagine immédiatement l'arc d'un archer, une arme médiévale parfaitement adaptée à une guerrière. Beaucoup pensent d'ailleurs que ce nom est symbolique, comme si le destin avait voulu associer Jeanne à la guerre. Mais en réalité, ce n'est pas du tout l'origine de son nom.Le célèbre “d'Arc” vient probablement d'une ancienne forme latine : “de Arco”. Or, dans le latin médiéval, le mot “arcus” ne désigne pas seulement un arc pour tirer des flèches. Il peut aussi désigner… une arche. Et cette arche évoque très souvent un pont voûté, une construction traversant une rivière.Au Moyen Âge, de nombreux noms de famille décrivaient simplement le lieu où vivait une personne. Quelqu'un vivant près d'un pont devenait “Dupont”, c'est-à-dire “du pont”. Quelqu'un vivant près d'une arche ou d'un pont voûté pouvait être appelé “de Arco” ou “d'Arc”.Avec le temps, les langues évoluent, les prononciations changent et les noms se transforment. Certains spécialistes considèrent ainsi que le sens originel du nom “d'Arc” se rapproche beaucoup du nom moderne “Dupont”. Les deux renverraient finalement à la même idée : celle d'un passage en arche au-dessus d'un cours d'eau.Il faut aussi rappeler qu'à l'époque de Jeanne d'Arc, l'orthographe n'était pas fixée. Une même personne pouvait voir son nom écrit de plusieurs façons selon les régions ou les scribes. Jeanne elle-même signait rarement son nom, et les documents de l'époque montrent des variantes comme Darc, Tarc ou Day. Le fameux “d'Arc” que nous connaissons aujourd'hui est donc déjà une reconstruction historique partiellement modernisée.Alors bien sûr, Jeanne ne se serait pas littéralement appelée “Jeanne Dupont”. Mais si son nom avait traversé les siècles en suivant certaines évolutions linguistiques françaises, il aurait pu aboutir à un patronyme très proche de Dupont, aujourd'hui l'un des noms les plus répandus en France.C'est un rappel fascinant : derrière les noms les plus mythiques de l'Histoire se cachent parfois des origines extrêmement ordinaires. Même une héroïne devenue symbole national portait peut-être, à l'origine, un nom évoquant simplement… un pont du village. Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

INHALT: Immer am ersten Mai-Wochenende findet der "Schlösser- und Burgentag" statt - und auch die Funkamateure sind da meist nicht weit mit irgendwelchen Aktivierungen. Von einer solchen in der rheinland-pfälzischen Stadt Limburgerhof berichten wir in diesem Programm. VERSCHLAGWORTUNG: Schlösser- und Burgentag Regenmeddungen mit dem Mobilfunknetz GEMA INFO / FOLGENDE MUSIKTITEL WERDEN IN DIESER SENDUNG GESPIELT Animotion - Obsession Andy Borg - Adios Amor Rheingold - Dreiklang Dimensionen SuniAI - CQ CQ Cascades - Rhythm of the falling rain Gruß und vy 73, Rainer Englert (DF2NU)

INHALT: Die Raumsönder Voyager-1 hat eine äußerst rätselhafte Entdeckung gemacht, das ist das am weitesten von der Erde entfernte menschen-gemachte Raumfahrzeug. Weit hinter dem Pluto wurde eine stehende Welle gemessen, diese kann durch kein physikalisches Phänomen erklärt werden. Wir berichten heute davon. VERSCHLAGWORTUNG: Mysteriäse Stehwelle von Voyager 1 Mesh-Netze Graphit-Speicher GEMA INFO / FOLGENDE MUSIKTITEL WERDEN IN DIESER SENDUNG GESPIELT Ricky King - Hale Hey Louise Les Paul & Mary Ford - Another Town, Another Time Suno-AI: MeshCom der coole Scheiss Die Goldenen 11 - Die schöne Adrienne Chris Hadfield - Space Oddity Glenn Frey - The Heat is on Gruß und vy 73, Rainer Englert (DF2NU)

INHALT: Am vergangenen Wochenende fand zum 7. Mal der beliebte FUNKTAG in Kassel statt. Mitten in Deutschland, damit aus allen Richtungen bestens zu erreichen, erwartete die Messe Kassel knapp 3000 Besucherinnen und Besucher mit einem Programm voller Highlights. Der FUNKTAG hatte einfach für jeden etwas zu bieten. Daher werden wir uns heute schwerpunktmäßig der Bericht-Erstattung über den Funktag widmen. VERSCHLAGWORTUNG: 7. Funktag Kassel GEMA INFO / FOLGENDE MUSIKTITEL WERDEN IN DIESER SENDUNG GESPIELT ABBA - Happy Hawaii Harry Chapin - W.O.L.D. Taylor Swift - Fate of Ophelia Laura Wilde - Da ist ein Engel La Bionda - One For You, One For Me Louis Armstrong - What a wonderful World Gruß und vy 73, Rainer Englert (DF2NU)

INHALT: Die legendäre Science-Fiction-Serie "Raumschiff Enterprise" wird in diesen Tagen 60 Jahre alt. Wir begeben uns daher heute auf Spurensuche, was diese Filme bis heute so besonders macht. Und auch sonst werden sie weitere Technik-Beiträge hören, wie etwa zu neuen organischen Leucht-Dioden und zu Millionen von geplanten neuen Satelliten. VERSCHLAGWORTUNG: Raumschiff Enterprise feiert 60. Geburtstag 1 Million Satelliten geplant Fermneldeturm hat Sturmschäden Organische Leuchtdioden GEMA INFO / FOLGENDE MUSIKTITEL WERDEN IN DIESER SENDUNG GESPIELT Neil Diamond - Soolaimon Suno AI - This is Amateur Radio Tony Carey - Saw A Satellite The Cats - One way wind Helena Paparizou - My Number One Gruß und vy 73, Rainer Englert (DF2NU)

INHALT: Die ARTEMIS-Mondmission ist wieder gelandet, alles war erfolgreich. Aber, die phantastischen Bilder die aus dem All kommen, müssen auch irgendwie zur Erde übertragen werden. Hierfür wurde erstmals ein optisches System mit einem Laser eingesetzt. Dieses stellen wir Ihnen heute einmal genauer vor - neben anderen interessanten Themen. VERSCHLAGWORTUNG: DX-Expedition des Jahres Gefährliche Apps Leitzphone Optische Nachrichtenübertragung GEMA INFO / FOLGENDE MUSIKTITEL WERDEN IN DIESER SENDUNG GESPIELT Les Humphries Singers - Kansas City Billy Vaughn - Happy Days are here again Slate - Far Far Away CHILLY - Secret Lies Graham Bonney - Wähle 3-3-3 Puhdys - Zukunft Gruß und vy 73, Rainer Englert (DF2NU)

INHALT: Die ARTEMIS-Mission war unterwegs, sie brachte 4 Raumfahrer zum Mond. Auffallend ist, mit welch einer phantastischen Qualität wir Videos aus der Raumkapsel bei uns ankamen - und auch die Sprache wird kristallklar aus dem All übertragen - alles per Funk natürlich. Da stellt sich doch sofort die Frage: Wie weit kann man eigentlich funken? Sind es zehntausend Kilometer, eine Million oder gar noch mehr? Nun, in Eva-Maria´s Technik-Ecke wird es heute genau darum gehen. Ein spannendes Thema. VERSCHLAGWORTUNG: Wie weit kann man funken Mark Elsberg Rezension GEMA INFO / FOLGENDE MUSIKTITEL WERDEN IN DIESER SENDUNG GESPIELT The Rolling Stones - Jumping Jack Flash Roxette - The first girl on the moon Creedence Clearwater Revival - Hello Mary Lou Kraftwerk - Radio Activity Slade - Far Far Away Phil Collins - The same moon Gruß und vy 73, Rainer Englert (DF2NU)

INHALT: Laien sind oft der Meinung, dass sich das mit dem Amateurfunk weitgehend erledigt hat. Das Internet ist doch heute der Maßstab aller Dinge, wer braucht da noch Funk-Geräte mit Bastel-Lösungen. Eine etwas vorschnelle Schlussfolgerung, denn die weltweite Amateurfunk-Gemeinschaft ist nach wie vor ziemlich lebendig. Hierzulande sind es knapp 70.000 Lizenzinhaber, weltweit rund 2 Millionen. Gerade in Zeiten politischer Krisen und Naturkatastrophen gewinnt der angeblich totgesagte Amateurfunk wieder massiv an Bedeutung. Wir stellen Ihnen die Funkamateure und ihr faszinierendes Hobby einmal vor. VERSCHLAGWORTUNG: Faszination Amateurfunk Der neue FT2 Modus Desecho Island DX Expedition GEMA INFO / FOLGENDE MUSIKTITEL WERDEN IN DIESER SENDUNG GESPIELT Les Humphries - Going down Jordan Cat Stevens - Oh very young Roseanne Cash - Operator Velvet R. Wings & Illumination - QTH Equestria Slade - Far Far away ChatGPT - CQ from my room Gruß und vy 73, Rainer Englert (DF2NU)

INHALT: Die Nutzung der Kernfusion ist ein alter Traum der Menschheit, verspricht sie doch nahezu unbegrenzte Stromproduktion. Einer Gruppe Hamburger Funkamateure ist es nun gelungen, die Kernfusion zu nutzen - mit einer Technologie, die nur wenige tausend Euro kostet. Wenn Sie das nicht glauben, hören Sie die Sendung. VERSCHLAGWORTUNG: Nutzung der Kernfusion 450 MHz-Netz für Behörden HamClock Weiterbetrieb ChatGPT ruiniert Ehe Untersandkabel GEMA INFO / FOLGENDE MUSIKTITEL WERDEN IN DIESER SENDUNG GESPIELT Middle of the Road - Soley Soley David & Jonathan - Lovers of the World Unite Bonnie Tyler - It´s a Heartache The Beatles - Here comes the Sun Cher - If I could turn back time Billie Jo Spears - Blanket on the Ground The Chordettes - Mr Sandman Gruß und vy 73, Rainer Englert (DF2NU)

INHALT: Haben Sie schon einmal etwas von einem MUPLEXER gehört ?? Nein, das hat nichts mit Kühen oder der Landwirtschaft zu tun. Das ist vielmehr ein überaus nützliches Gerät für die Funkamateure, ein ganz besonderer Umsetzer auf den wir heute eingehen. Und, wir stellen Ihnen einen weiteren dieser geheimnisvollen Zahlensender für Spione vor. VERSCHLAGWORTUNG: Muplexer Zahlensender in iranischer Sprache GEMA INFO / FOLGENDE MUSIKTITEL WERDEN IN DIESER SENDUNG GESPIELT Tol & Tol - Eleni Men without Hats - Safety Dance Loretta Lynn - Don´s come home Simon & Garfunkel - Sound of Silence ABBA - Should I laugh or cry ABBA - The Visitors Gruß und vy 73, Rainer Englert (DF2NU)

INHALT: Was vor 50 Jahren als Science-Fiction galt, ist heute oft eingetroffen. Vor allem die Potenziale von Computern wurden in den 1970er Jahren bereits gesehen. Captain Kirk von Raumschiff Enterprise zückte immer ein kleines Gerät, wenn er mit seiner Crew sprechen wollte. Heute ist das Realität geworden, in Form von Smartphones. Science Fiction von gestern ist die Welt von heute. Mehr davon in dieser Sendung. Daneben gibt's spannende Details zum sogenannten Muplexer in München VERSCHLAGWORTUNG: Science Fiction von gestern ist die Realität von heute Der Muplexer in München GEMA INFO / FOLGENDE MUSIKTITEL WERDEN IN DIESER SENDUNG GESPIELT Alice - Per Elisa Tee-Set - My Belle Amie Boney M - Future World Arabesque - In for a Penny The Speakeasy Three - When I Get Low, I Get High Sutherland Brothers - Arms Of Mary Gruß und vy 73, Rainer Englert (DF2NU)

YESSSS Footy is back! Darc is fresh off round 0 and the boys are firing, they chat: - The Pies big win over the saints - Butler's Date Night - Vale Dennis Cometti - Butts on Swysh - Prank Calling Bruzzy Maynard & Much more! Enjoy plums and remember to GET THE KNEES UP! This episode of 200 Plus is brought to you by BWS and their Kind of a Big Deal Sale, with a new deal every Thursday - Sunday in March. BWS the official liquor retailer of the AFL. Available in store and online. https://bws.com.au/productgroup/sports-specials?e_cid=sm:kindofabigdealsale:clubby:shownotes:auto Send us your voice messages here: https://memo.fm/200pluspodcast/ Produced by Ben Raimondo 200 PLUS Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/200pluspod/ Nick Butler: https://www.instagram.com/nick_butler10/ Charlie Comben: https://www.instagram.com/charliecomben/ Darcy Cameron: https://www.instagram.com/darcy_cameron/ Sam Draper: https://www.instagram.com/draper/ Clubby Sports: https://www.instagram.com/ClubbySports To get in contact with Clubby Sports email Hello@ClubbySports.com

INHALT: Was haben wir heute denn wieder alles für Sie zusammengestellt? Da geht es einmal um die gefährlichsten Firmen der Welt und zweitens um den neuen Digitalmodus "FT2". Daneben gibt's wie immer spannende Details aus Wissenschaft und Forschung. VERSCHLAGWORTUNG: Die gefährlichsten Firmen der Welt FT2 als neue Betriebsart Flugzeug-Enteisung mit NF-Tönen Lithiumgewinnung in Deutschland Der Radiohut GEMA INFO / FOLGENDE MUSIKTITEL WERDEN IN DIESER SENDUNG GESPIELT Billie Jo Spears - Pittsburgh General Queen - 39 The Cats - One Way Wind Digital Emotion - Go Go Yellow Screen Cliff Richard - Flying Machine J.B.O. - Ich möcht so gerne Metal hörn Rammstein - Radio Gruß und vy 73, Rainer Englert (DF2NU)

INHALT: Die Kurzwelle ist scheinbar aus unserem Alltag weitgehend verschwunden, angeblich altmodisch, eine Technik von gestern. Aber, sie birgt bis heute ein dunkles Geheimnis. Wir stellen Ihnen in der heutigen Sendung einige mysteriöse, gar geisterhafte Sender vor, die selbst Experten vor Rätsel stellen. Sie stammen von Militärs und Geheimdiensten, die es noch immer schätzen, ohne jegliche Datenspuren zu kommunizieren zu können. VERSCHLAGWORTUNG: Geheimsender GEMA INFO / FOLGENDE MUSIKTITEL WERDEN IN DIESER SENDUNG GESPIELT Peter Andre - Mysterious Girl Donna Summer - Hot Stuff Alexandra - Sehnsucht T-Pau - Bridge of Spies James Last - Mitternacht in Moskau Gruß und vy 73, Rainer Englert (DF2NU)

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In this episode of The Pursuit of Love Podcast, Darcy and Steve explore the rapid rise of AI and what it means for the future of humanity, questioning whether technology enhances or erodes our most primal, human qualities. They discuss the growing shift between physical reality and digital worlds, the idea of “plugged vs unplugged” humans, and whether live sport, real connection and embodied experience will still matter. The conversation also touches on consciousness, afterlife, purpose, and how our beliefs about meaning shape the way we live now.

Conner Coffin sits down for an episode of Cold Beer Surf Club with Santa Cruz legend, Mavericks pioneer, and all-around surf icon Peter Mel. Recorded just a day after the Big Wave Awards and with Conner's dog Finley curled up on Pete's lap the whole time, Peter reflects on The Eddie, the celebration of big-wave surfing, and the highs and lows that come with chasing the world's heaviest waters. He talks through his 2021 Ride of the Year at Mavericks, a wave 30 years in the making, and how the pure bliss of that moment was followed by days of solitude and introspection. The conversation dives into what it means to truly commit to a life in surf, the peaks and valleys, the recovery, and the discipline it takes to keep catching your best waves at 55. From growing up in Santa Cruz and pioneering Mavericks, to his battles with dark times, addiction, and rediscovering joy through surfing, Pete opens up about resilience, purpose, and gratitude. He also shares stories about the new generation of big-wave chargers, his relationship with Channel Islands Surfboards, Darc Sport Athletics, owning Freeline Surf Shop, and how surfing has evolved from the early Santa Cruz scene to the YouTube era of surf influencers. New episodes drop every month. Follow, subscribe, and join the Club now. Follow Conner Coffin. Follow Peter Mel. Check out his surf shop, Freeline. Follow 805 Beer. Get the latest 805 Beer content, the gear, and of course, the beer. Join the conversation, follow the league, and stay updated on all things WSL.

El número de personas con Leucemia y otras enfermedades de la sangre van en aumento en el mundo. El trasplante de médula ósea es una de las formas más eficientes que ha encontrado el humano para contrarrestar problemas y enfermedades de la sangre. ¿Qué se requiere para donar médula ósea?Para este capítulo hablamos con Paola Cendales, líder del registro nacional de donantes de células DarCélulas; con el médico y exministro de salud, Augusto Galán Sarmiento; con Claudia Sossa, médica Especialista en Hematología y jefe del servicio de hematología de la clínica Foscal; y con Carlos Guerrero, médico especialista en células madre.

IN NATIONAL NEWS THIS WEEK:- We'll take a look at the RD Contest results, VI8POL the police special event station, and check in with Grant VK5GR for the OCDX contest. - From Sydney, VK2COD and Youth, and Darwin VK8ZZ and the DARC new repeater AND a reminder on this afternoon, Sunday 14ths special event with Angelo.

In this episode of the Pursuit of Love, Steve and Darc are joined by James Allen, a futurist and strategist. Throughout the Ep the lads dive deep into the profound implications of AI on society and the workforce.James raises concerns about generative AI's potential to automate tasks that may not add value, leading to increased job competition and a shift towards vocational careers among younger generations.James emphasises the existential risks of AI, including the potential for mass unemployment and the erosion of meaningful work. He advocates for community engagement and local actions as a means to foster connections and combat the isolation exacerbated by technology.The conversation highlights the need for a long-term perspective in addressing the societal changes brought about by AI.Podcast brought to you by Why BravoHosts: Steve Claydon and Darcy J Smyth.

Talk Back to MeAfter some time away from the desk, the REDACTED Culture Cast returns with a review of the Brave Castle Chest Rig. Having an opportunity to attend a course at DARC that required a chest rig, this one was selected for its inherent "features." While others tend to silo into either the sewn together or modular categories, Brave Castle did something a little different with theirs. In the episode, we cover:A brief history of Chest RigsWhy this one was chosenTesting CriteriaLoadout for DARCPerformance ReviewBrave Castle can be found on instagram: @brave_castleBy fitting between different categories of Chest Rig, this one made a lasting impression as both capable out of the box and a good foundation for expansion to meet the end user's needs. Use Code 2025deaddrop10 for 10% off your order at obsidianarms.comThis episode has been sponsored by Obsidian Arms, a manufacturer of tools, parts and firearms, as well as operating as an OEM shop for those looking to bring excellence to the market. Their Minnesota-based shop builds and cuts parts out of U.S.-sourced materials. Their gunsmith tools, custom firearms, and capabilities can be found at www.obsidianarms.comSupport the REDACTED Culture Cast at redactedculture.locals.comSSP and boutique products at redactedllc.comFollow us on Instagram at @redactedllc

Foundations of Amateur Radio Recently I came across a series of strident posts about the injustice associated with a non-amateur service using the 70cm band. Complete with links to discussions, spectrum plots, angst and even incoherent outrage, all related to the notion that whomever "allowed" this user to transmit on this band was clearly incompetent. Except, that this is probably not the case, or the full story. So, what's going on and why are people incensed? This all started at least six years ago. Since then AST SpaceMobile has deployed seven low Earth orbit satellites and used the 70cm band to communicate with them. Although in the trial phase, there's plans for an additional 243 satellites, and there's at least one other company playing in the same space, Atmos Space Cargo. The outcry from amateurs is around the commercial use of "their" 70cm amateur band. It's an emotional statement, but what is the reality? Before I dig in, let's set some terms. Radio frequencies are globally coordinated because electromagnetism doesn't care about sovereign borders. This coordination is conducted at the United Nations by a body called the ITU, the International Telecommunications Union. Within that body, amateur radio gets a seat at the table from an organisation called the IARU, the International Amateur Radio Union. For the purposes of the ITU, the world is divided into three, Region 1, or essentially Europe, Russia and Africa, Region 2, the Americas and Greenland, and Region 3, the rest of the world. There's more to it, for example, Antarctica is split across all three, but for the moment, that really doesn't matter. Of interest is that the band plan, the agreements that outline which frequencies are set aside for what service, might be defined differently across each of those three regions. To add complexity, each country can be granted exceptions. I don't know the exact mechanics of how this is achieved, but I can guarantee that there's lots of haggling and foot stomping, diplomatically of course. If you're curious how I come to that observation, just look at the absurd list of exceptions associated with each band plan allocation. Further complexity is added by the fact that not all allocations occupy the same frequency range. For example, in Region 1, the 2m band for Amateurs exists between 144 and 146 MHz, in Region 2 and 3 it's between 144 and 148 MHz. Within an allocation there is the concept of shared and exclusive priorities. These determine who "wins" if two stations with a different service are transmitting on the same frequency. Essentially, a secondary user may not interfere with a primary user and a tertiary user may not interfere with either a secondary or a primary user and so on. A primary user can pretty much do what they want, as long as they stay within the allocation and don't interfere with other primary users. As a result, the order in which services are listed, matters. An exclusive allocation doesn't have to be shared at all. Between regions these service priorities might not be the same. For example, in Region 1 between 430 and 432 MHz is allocated to Amateurs and Radio Location, but in Region 2 and 3 it's between Radio Location and Amateurs. So an amateur using that frequency whilst in Region 1 would be a primary user, but in Region 2 or 3 they wouldn't. As an added wrinkle, for example in Australia, that slice is "primarily for the purposes of defence and national security", even though Radio Location is the primary service and Amateurs the secondary one. As a bonus, amateurs in Australia have access to 420.8 to 421.2 MHz as a secondary service, even though the ITU designates this as Fixed, then Mobile, except Aeronautical Mobile, and then Radio Location. Although amateurs are a secondary service, they come after the Department of Defence who are the primary users for those frequencies in Australia. Between 420 and 430 MHz, and from 440 to 450 MHz in several countries, Australia included, the Amateur Service is explicitly designated as a secondary service even though the band plan doesn't actually show this. If you're confused, you're in good company, since this tapestry of regulation isn't as straightforward as the "70cm band is an amateur band", in fact, I'd go so far as to say that it's not an amateur band at all, except perhaps in Region 1 between 430 and 440 MHz where Amateur is designated as the non-exclusive primary service. Back to the blow up. AST was at one time authorised to use 430 to 440 MHz for trial purposes by a regulator in Region 2, the FCC, the United States Federal Communications Commission. I suspect that at the time, the Blue Walker 1 nano satellite was experimental and the approval made sense. You can argue that whomever initially allowed this made a mistake, but, reality is whatever the regulator says it is, unless someone at the ITU objects. It appears that the FCC has since been attempting to make AST comply, instead with billions of dollars at stake, AST continues to apply for more spectrum, which they apparently originally filed with the ITU through the Papua New Guinea administration. It's unclear if the FCC has since capitulated. There is evidence that the new commercial AST satellites are transmitting outside of their authorisation, euphemistically described as "IARU Uncoordinated". Ask yourself, how is it possible, or even allowable, that a regulator permits use of radio spectrum outside its borders and what penalties and remedies exist? The ground stations using these disputed frequencies are all outside the USA. One of the five ground stations is in my own city, Perth in Western Australia. I haven't noticed any discussion on this topic within my local community, even though this has been brewing for years. It does raise a bigger question. How is the band plan enforced? I mean, the 40m band is pretty much unusable in VK6 between sunset and midnight thanks to the fishing fleet of our northern neighbours, it's been like that for as long as I've been an amateur and I expect no change during my lifetime. How is this satellite fleet operating on the 70cm band any different? That said, I cannot help but wonder, will the originally authorised 50 kHz signal every eight seconds, not for phone calls to space, and only for 24 hours after launch or in the unlikely event of an emergency, for Telemetry, Tracking and Command, actually cause issues, or will it be an opportunity for radio amateurs to learn how to deal with interference? Speaking of interference and considering the allocated services, who is interfering with whom here and what priorities and remedies exist? Recently I talked about promotion, and the lack thereof, across our community. This is an example of promotion, and despite the uproar this week, a very poor example at that. Searching for "AST SpaceMobile", the oldest post I could find was on the German AMSAT, or Amateur Satellite forums back in September 2022 by Peter DB2OS who has been very active on this matter. His original post was in English, but went on to discuss the issue in German. I only found it after specifically looking for the names of the organisation involved. Peter's posts supplied links to many of the documents I consulted. Despite having links to specific pages, I found no search results for "AST SpaceMobile" on the websites for the regulators in the US, UK, Germany or Australia, and none on the ARRL, RSGB or DARC. The WIA produced two glowing news reports around the beginning of 2023 about this wonderful new mobile phone service. No mention of the 70cm band. The only active discussions appear to be the German and UK AMSAT forums, that and all the glowing investor posts. In other words. This is the equivalent of publishing the information at your local planning department in Alpha Centauri, 50 years before the event and hoping for a good outcome. As a potential path forward, in January 2023 the German regulator forced AST to shut off 70cm operations whilst it was within radio visibility of Germany. I don't know if that's still in effect, or how and if it's being enforced. It appears that AST has been lobbying for the use of this spectrum for a long time, not just the 340 page submission made last month. For example, NASA made its first response to this satellite constellation in October 2020. It appears that the WIA responded four years later, but I have yet to see it, and this week the Bulgarian Federation of Radio Amateurs, the ARRL, and RSGB added theirs. The IARU issued a statement this week too. The fact that we're still arguing about it over half a decade later is a good indication that how we're responding as a global community is clearly ineffectual. Perhaps that is what we should be arguing stridently about. So, where do you stand on this? Should something be done about this, and if-so, what, and more importantly, how? I'm Onno VK6FLAB

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Foundations of Amateur Radio Around the world are thousands of associations, groups of people, clubs if you like, that represent radio amateurs. Some of those associations are anointed with a special status, that of "member society" or "peak body", which allows them to represent their country with their own governments and on the international stage to the ITU, the International Telecommunications Union, through a global organisation, the IARU, the International Amateur Radio Union. Some of these are known across our whole community, the ARRL in the USA, the RSGB in the UK, and the WIA in Australia. Some much less so, the CRAC, the Chinese Radio Amateurs Club, or the ARSI, the Amateur Radio Society of India, for example. In an attempt to get a deeper understanding of what distinguishes these organisations, I visited a dozen member society websites. Cultural sensibilities and aesthetics aside, the variety and sense of priority is both pleasing and astounding. Starting close to home, the WIA, the Wireless Institute of Australia, shows news as the most important and the top story is a radio contact between the International Space Station and a school, held about two weeks ago. The ERAU, the Estonian Radio Amateurs Association, features an article about the 2025 General Meeting outlining who was there, what was discussed and thanking the participants for their contributions. When I visited, the ARRL, the American Radio Relay League, top news item, was the renewed defence of the 902-928 MHz Amateur Radio Band, from a few days ago. The most important issue for the ARRL is that you read the latest edition of QST magazine, but only if you're a member. The RSGB, the Radio Society of Great Britain, has an odd landing page that links to the main site, which features much of the same content. The latest news is "Mental Health Awareness Week" and encourages us to celebrate kindness in our community. The DARC, the German Amateur Radio Club, has a page full of announcements and the top one was an article about current solar activity including a coronal hole and various solar flares. The ERASD, the Egyptian Radio Amateurs Society for Development, uses qsl.net as its main website. It features many images with text, presumably in Arabic, that unfortunately I was not able to translate. Curiously the landing page features some English text that welcomes all interested to join. I confess that I love the juxtaposition between a Yaesu FT-2000 transceiver and the images of Tutankhamun and the pyramids. The RAC, the Radio Amateurs of Canada, use their homepage to promote its purpose, and features many pictures of their bi-monthly magazine, which you can only read if you're a member, which is where many of the homepage links seem to go. The RCA, the Radio Club of Argentina, is promoting the 2024-2025 Railway Marathon, including links to descriptions of what constitutes a Railway Activation, how to reserve your station, and upcoming and past activations. There's also a reminder to renew your license. The ARSI, the Amateur Radio Society of India, has a very sparse landing page showing their mission and not much else. Clicking around gives you lots of information about the history, activities, awards and the like. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to find out how to become licensed in India. There's hardly any images. In contrast, the URA, the Union of Radio Amateurs of Andorra, lands you on a page with contact details and not much else. Clicking through the site gives you lots of pictures of happy people and maps, lots of maps. The KARL, the Korean Amateur Radio League, features an announcement with a link to the 24th Amateur Radio Direction Finding, from a week ago, but it requires a login to actually read it. The JARL, the Japan Amateur Radio League, features an announcement to a form you can complete to join the "List of stations from which you do not wish to receive QSL cards." The NZART, the New Zealand Association of Radio Transmitters, features a big button to latest news and clicking on it shows the "Jock White Field Day", which was held several months ago. I wasn't able to see the CRAC, the Chinese Radio Amateurs Club, since the page didn't load for me. The "Wayback machine", also known as archive.org, from a capture a few days ago, showed a news item announcing the intent to organise the 1st Class C Amateur Radio Technical "something", I say "something" because I cannot actually load the article and see what it has to say. The event was scheduled for a month ago, the announcement was from several months ago. Content aside, finding sites was interesting too, mind you, there's plenty of member associations that don't have any web presence at all. Is that by choice, or necessity? The IARU list of member societies conflicts with the list of national organisations shown on Wikipedia. The IARU has about 160 entries, I say about, since the list isn't really formatted as much as it's congealed. Let's just say, perhaps a table for tabular data might be a novel approach. Wikipedia is slightly better formatted, it lists 93 national organisations. As it happens, both include a link to the national organisation for China, which is either the Chinese Radio Sports Association, with apparently two different acronyms, either CRSAOA, or CRSA, or if you believe the IARU as a source, it's the one I mentioned earlier, the CRAC. I don't know which one is right, but at least we can assume that the IARU page was updated formally, rather than edited by someone on the internet. Regardless of which one is the "real" Chinese national amateur radio organisation, none of the websites loaded for me. Let's move on. It's interesting that several non-English sites like Korea, Japan and Germany feature a button that allows their site to be translated into English. What's even more interesting is that the English version of the site is not in any way the same content. In many cases it appears to be information relevant to English visitors rather than a translation. One notable exception is Estonia, which allows a visitor to read their site in Estonian or English right out of the box. Unsurprisingly, the ARRL website has no buttons for Spanish, even though that represents about 13 percent of the USA population, let alone any other language. I'd encourage you to visit a few and see what you can learn about the other members of our community around the world. My visits leave me with questions. What do these organisations stand for? What do they do? Are they there for amateurs, for aspirant members, the general public, for regulators, for their members, for fund raising and advertising, or international visitors and tourism? It seems to me that looking at just a few of these organisations reveals a great many things about how they understand their own role and how they deliver service and just how much money they have to play with to make that happen. I'll leave you to ponder how effective they might be and what your role is in that endeavour. I'm Onno VK6FLAB

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