As announced at the AMSAT Forun at the Dayton Hamvention, AMSAT and ARISS are working on the design of a ham radio system for NASA’s Lunar Gateway The Gateway will
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Antenna 3/3 (6) element 50/70MHz Yagi (1.2m) July 26, 2019 No comments An Excellent Dual Band Yagi for 50/70MHz with 1.2m boom Model: DB-664 A
Read moreIEEE Symposium Exhibit Displays the Breadth of Amateur Radio
Amateur Radio received excellent exposure during the IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation July 7 – 12 in Atlanta, Georgia. Some 1,400 delegates from 23 countries
Read moreAmateur Radio Being Showcased at 2019 EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin
ARRL member-volunteers will be part of the excitement as the 2019 International Experimental Aircraft Association annual AirVenture show gets under way this week in Oshkosh,
Read moreCentenarian Radio Amateur’s Efforts Helped Pave the Way to the Moon
The Nashville Tennessean newspaper recently featured the story of a 104-year-old ARRL member who contributed to NASA’s effort to put the first humans on the moon 50 years
Read moreAward for Top Homebrew Designers in Amateur Radio Announced
The ICQ Podcast has announced a partnership to establish an annual “Homebrew Heroes Award” to recognize individuals, groups, or organizations that help to define the frontiers in
Read moreFAA Reauthorization Act Language Serves to Exclude Vast Majority of Amateur Radio Towers
Language in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act of 2018 will exclude all but a small number of Amateur Radio towers from marking requirements. Thanks to
Read moreHistoric Amateur Radio Contact Reported via Moon-Orbiting Satellite
A contact between a radio amateur in Germany and China took place on July 1 via the moon-orbiting LO-4 satellite, DSLWP-B, launched in May 2018.
Read morePortable Power for Amateur Radio – Ham Radio Q&A
News LightSail 2 Launches, Will Transmit CW Beacon June 27, 2019 in: News No comments The Planetary Society’s LightSail 2 CubeSat, launched on June 25, will transmit
Read morePennsylvania Radio Amateur Dies in Tower Installation Mishap
A 62-year-old Union Dale, Pennsylvania, radio amateur — Leland L. “Lee” Parsons III, N3LPJ — was killed on June 14 during a tower installation project when
Read moreRadio Amateur to Lose License as Part of Enforcement Case Settlement
A New Jersey radio amateur, David S. Larsen Sr., WS2L, of Highland Park, will surrender his Amateur Extra-class license and pay a $7,500 civil penalty
Read moreARRL Offers “What is Amateur Radio?” Video and PowerPoint Presentation
ARRL has produced and is making available the downloadable video, “What is Amateur Radio?” to use at club meetings and at public events, including ARRL Field Day,
Read moreOver-the-Horizon Radars Continue to Plague Amateur Bands
The International Amateur Radio Union Region 1 Monitoring System (IARUMS) reports a “new kind” of over-the-horizon (OTH) radar on 20 meters. The intruding signal, which appears to
Read moreAmateur Radio Emergency Service Volunteers & Everything They Have to Offer – Ham Nation 405
Amanda’s EmComm van and tropospheric ducting! A tour of Amanda’s EmComm van, tropospheric ducting with Gordo, Amateur Radio Newsline with Don, Solar Weather Update with
Read moreChina Set to Launch New Amateur Satellite with “Sail Ball” Stabilization
Chinese Amateur Satellite Group (CAMSAT) has announced the impending launch of the CAS-7B satellite, also designated as BP-1B, a short-lived spacecraft that will carry an Amateur Radio
Read moreMexican Amateur Radio Volunteers Providing Communication in Wildfire Response
Mexican radio amateurs have been providing communication support from a fire scene in a remote area to civil protection authorities in Monterrey, Mexico. Two-member teams
Read moreURE – Spanish Amateur Radio Union 1000000 QSO´s
“We have passed the 1⃣0⃣0⃣0⃣0⃣0⃣0⃣ of contacts at # 70AniversarioURE . THANK YOU to the more than 83K radio amateurs of the world that you are participating, THANKS to
Read moreAmateur Radio in Space Pioneer Astronaut Owen Garriott, W5LFL, SK
Owen Garriott The US astronaut who pioneered the use of Amateur Radio to make contacts from space — Owen K. Garriott, W5LFL — died April
Read moreWorld Amateur Radio Day 2019 Marks International Amateur Radio Union Founding
Thursday, April 18, is World Amateur Radio Day (WARD), this year marking the 94th anniversary of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU), founded in Paris
Read moreARRL President Commends Amateur Radio’s Volunteer Public Service Role during National Volunteer Week
ARRL President Rick Roderick, K5UR, is using the occasion of National Volunteer Week, April 7 – 13, to highlight Amateur Radio’s role in helping the
Read moreAmateur Radio Sessions Set for 2019 National Hurricane Conference
Amateur Radio will again be represented at the 2019 National Hurricane Conference, April 22 – 25 in New Orleans. “Improving Hurricane Preparedness” is the traditional conference
Read morePetition for Rule Making Calls for “Amateur Digital Mode Transparency”
The FCC is accepting comments on a Petition for Rule Making (RM-11831) seeking to amend FCC Part 97 rules that require all ham radio digital transmissions to
Read moreAdditional Amateur Radio-Related Petitions Now Open for Comment
The FCC has placed three Amateur Radio-related Petitions for Rule Making (PRMs) on public notice and has invited comments. Jerry Oxendine, K4KWH, of Gastonia, North Carolina, wants
Read moreIARU Represents Amateur Radio at WRC-19 Preparatory Meeting
The International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) represented the interests of the Amateur and Amateur-Satellite Services in Geneva at last month’s second Conference Preparatory Meeting (CPM)
Read moreCanadian Amateur Radio Interference Case Adjudicated
Interference from what ISED, Canada’s telecommunications regulator, called an individual “operating an Amateur Radio station without proper authorization and was known to insult, threaten and impersonate
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