Tag: amateur
Brazil Proposes to End Amateur Radio Exams
The Brazilian National Telecommunications Agency (ANATEL) has proposed to end amateur radio certificate exams for all classes, replacing the current system with free access to the initial…
International Space Station Amateur Radio Repeater
A short video clip of the newly installed Amateur Radio repeater which is now operational on-board the International Space Station.
FCC proposes new fees for amateur radio licenses
On Wednesday, the FCC released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in MD Docket 20-270 which implements portions of the Repack Airwaves Yielding Better Access for Users of…
Amateur Radio Volunteers Ready as Deadly Hurricane Laura Makes Landfall
Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES®) teams along the Gulf Coast were ready to assist as needed after Hurricane Laura made landfall as a powerful and…
Amateur Radio Volunteers Prepare to Greet Dangerous Hurricane Laura
Hurricane Laura Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES®) teams along the Gulf Coast have plans in place to deal with Hurricane Laura, now expected to make…
Radio Amateur Takes Part in Historic First Commercial Human Spaceflight to ISS
Bob Behnken, KE5GGX, was one of two NASA astronauts who made spaceflight history over the weekend. Behnken and Doug Hurley were the first astronauts since…
ARRL Members to Lead New 30-Minute Amateur Radio Webinar Series
ARRL is launching a new webinar series to help introduce more members to the variety of activities and opportunities that radio amateurs enjoy. The ARRL Learning…
Amateur radio operator assists to guide a Pilot when he lost communication
RADIOAFITED LIMA, PERU IN 40 METERS THEY HELPED CHILENAN AMBULANCE PLANE Heading to Easter Island LOST COMMUNICATION WITH THE CONTROL TOWER Last Thursday, July 9…
Luna Amateur Radio Transponder: A Communications Platform on the Large European Lander to support communication and payload experiments
“We are proposing the LunART Communications Platform on the Large European Lander which will support direct communication with earth through amateur radio frequencies in the…
ESA promote amateur radio in ISS SSTV video
Antenna MULTIBAND H-POLE – VERTICAL WIRE ANTENNA FOR 160m – 10m by HB9MTN January 26, 2017 No comments “After several attempts to build a multiband…
New Amateur Extra Class License Manual and Extra Q&A Now Available
Go all the way to the top! ARRL has everything you need to pass the Amateur Extra Class license exam with confidence. The ARRL Extra…
Swiss Remote Station Rigi Scheidegg, 1’660m a.s.l. – an Amateur Radio project of HB9RYZ + HB9CQK
Three strong winter storms (Petra, Sabine and Bianca) in February 2020 destroyed all the antennas of the Amateur Radio Remote-Station on the Mount Rigi Scheidegg…
Prominent Radio Amateur Helping to Lead US Convalescent Plasma Expanded Access Study
Well-known contester, DXer, and National Contest Journal (NCJ) Editor Scott Wright, K0MD, has been “substantially” stepping back from ham radio while offering his expertise to the US…
Radio Amateur’s Call for Help Relayed from across the Atlantic
When Richard Tashner, N2EO, of Massapequa, New York, suffered a medical emergency on May 18, his DMR radio was closer than his phone. His call…
Rescued Radio Amateur Says, “Ham Radio Saved My Life”
ARRL member Alden Sumner Jones IV, KC1JWR, of Bennington, Vermont, is thankful for amateur radio, after he suffered a medical incident and lost consciousness on…
About correspondence of amateur radio products due to revision of radio law (IC7100,IC7300,IC7610,IC7851)
With the revision of the Radio Law, amateur radio communication now allows SSB operation in the 1.9MHz band. Since we have started the procedure to…
Indian radio amateur starts petition for licence change
Rohit Bokade VU3OIR has started a petition requesting a change to the Amateur Radio licence in India to permit all grades of licence to use the amateur radio…
One Radio Amateur Aboard Historic SpaceX Launch
If all goes according to plan, NASA astronauts Bob Behnken, KE5GGX, and Doug Hurley will make US space history today [May 27], as human spaceflight…
ARISS Multipoint Telebridge Contact via Amateur Radio Concept Proving Successful
Judging by the outcome of two tests so far, the new Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Multipoint Telebridge Contact via Amateur Radio…
Amateur Radio Gearing Up for Predicted “Above Average” Atlantic Hurricane Season
Extended-range forecasts for the 2020 Atlantic Basin hurricane season anticipate above-normal activity, although a low-pressure system now off the coast of Florida could get a jump on…
ARRL Seeks Clarification of Amended Amateur Service RF Safety Rules
ARRL has filed a Petition for Clarification addressing two issues arising from amended FCC RF safety rules that go into effect on June 1 for the Amateur…
New Chinese amateur satellites expected to launch in September
Two new Chinese amateur radio satellites are now expected to launch on September 15, 2020. The first of these satellites, CAS-7A, is a 27 kg microsat…
How amateur radio is connecting people during lockdown
By Vanessa Pearce BBC News Photo:BILL ROWLAND Amateur radio use in the UK has seen a “significant” rise during the coronavirus lockdown as people seek…
DOAAF-85 (RS-44) amateur radio transponder activated
The amateur radio linear transponder (SSB/CW) payload on the Russian satellite DOSAAF-85 (RS-44) has been activated. Dmitry Pashkov R4UAB reports: The satellite is named after the…
Japan’s 7-CALL Amateur Radio Club Celebrates Anniversary with Unique Call Sign Prefix
The 7-CALL Amateur Radio Club (JS1YEY) based in Tokyo is celebrating its 30th anniversary with a special event station, using the call sign 8J17CALL. This is a…
