04/12/2016 The first-ever satellite to carry a D-STAR (Digital Smart Technologies for Amateur Radio) Amateur Radio payload into space is expected to launch on April 22 from Guiana. The OUFTI-1 (Orbital Utility For Telecommunication Innovations) CubeSat is one of three … Continue reading →
04/11/2016 The first-ever ARRL Youth Rally will be a feature of the League’s menu of activities at Hamvention® 2016. The event is set for Saturday, May 21, and requires advance online registration. Hamvention takes place May 20-22, and the centerpiece … Continue reading →
04/11/2016 The deadline is Friday, April 15 for proposals from schools and formal or informal educational institutions and organizations — individually or working together — to host an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact next year with an … Continue reading →
04/11/2016 The International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) has announced the appointment of Hans Blondeel Timmerman, PB2T, as IARU Satellite Advisor, effective immediately. Blondeel Timmerman succeeds Hans van de Groenendaal, ZS6AKV, who had served as IARU Satellite Advisor since 1994. Van … Continue reading →
04/10/2016 The oft-postponed Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) slow-scan television (SSTV) event commemorating the 15th anniversary of ARISS will take place this week. According to the schedule, SSTV transmissions will begin on Monday, April 11 at approximately … Continue reading →
04/10/2016 Now in its final day of operation before the team departs on April 11, the FT4JA DXpedition on Juan de Nova Island now is planning to start dismantling antennas and stations. “The organization is quite difficult to match with … Continue reading →
04/09/2016 The VK0EK DXpedition on Heard Island has begun taking down antennas in anticipation of its impending departure. The team has wrapped up operation on 80 meters and has gone from a 4-square to a vertical on 40 meters. “If … Continue reading →
04/08/2016 The May Edition of Digital QST is now available at http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/arrl/qst_201605/. • Build a multiband HF antenna that you can set up anywhere. • Try a walking stick that doubles as a VHF/UHF antenna. • Discover the hams who … Continue reading →
04/08/2016 All solar and geomagnetic indicators declined again last week. Compared to the previous seven days, from March 31 through April 6 the average daily sunspot number slipped from 28.1 to 19.4. Average daily solar flux sank from 88.8 to … Continue reading →
04/07/2016 World Amateur Radio Day (WARD), observed every April 18, marks the founding of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) in 1925. As they do every year, radio amateurs worldwide will take to the airwaves to celebrate Amateur Radio’s contribution … Continue reading →