Waldo County, Maine, is implementing the nation’s first county-wide emergency AM radio station with the help of radio amateurs. “We realized that the last option
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FCC Fines North Carolina Man for Unauthorized and Misleading Public Safety Transmissions
The FCC this week issued a $39,278 Forfeiture Order against Ocean Hinson of Surry County, North Carolina, for intentional misuse of a local public safety radio communications
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 moreJS8Call 1.0 Public Release
“Hi Folks! A number of you have participated in the beta testing of the pre-release versions of JS8Call for some time now. Well, good news…JS8Call
Read moreARRL 2018 Field Day Site Locator is Live, Public Service Announcements Available
ARRL Field Day is June 23 – 24. See the May issue of QST, page 85, for the Field Day announcement. The Field Day site locator is now up
Read moreThird Public Test of FT8 “DXpedition Mode” Set for May 5
A third public test of the nascent FT8 “DXpedition Mode” is set for Saturday, May 5, the WSJT Development Group has announced. A fourth “release candidate” now
Read moreSecond Public Test of FT8 DXpedition Mode Demonstrates High Contact Rates Possible
The second public test of FT8 DXpedition Mode has shown that the mock DXpedition stations (“Foxes”) were able to work the pileups of callers (“Hounds”)
Read moreARRL to Shine Spotlight on Public Service Communications at Hamvention 2018
Hamvention® 2018 is May 18-20 at the Greene County Fairgrounds and Expo Center in Xenia, Ohio. The largest annual Amateur Radio gathering in the US,
Read moreNCVEC Releases New Technician License Question Pool into the Public Domain
The National Conference of Volunteer Examiner Coordinators (NCVEC) has announced the release of the 2018-2022 Amateur Radio Element 2 Technician class license question pool into the public
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