12/15/2015 A Slow Scan TV (SSTV) image that a Brazilian radio amateur reported receiving on December 13 from Fox-1A (AO-85) was most likely a prank, not any sort of official test of the satellite’s SSTV capabilities. AMSAT Vice President for … Continue reading →
12/14/2015 The Portage County Amateur Radio Service (PCARS) in Ohio recently donated nearly $4000 to support the efforts of the Center of Hope in Ravenna. PCARS President Rick Kruis. K8CAV, and Vice President Jim Wilson, AC8NT, presented Mark Frisone, chief … Continue reading →
12/14/2015 Alexanderson alternator transmitter station SAQ at the World Heritage Grimeton site in Sweden will continue a holiday tradition begun 10 years ago when it takes to the airwaves on Christmas Eve, December 24. There will be a CW transmission … Continue reading →
12/11/2015 Three members of the International Space Station crew, all of them radio amateurs, returned safely to Earth on December 11. The trio, Astronauts Kimiya Yui, KG5BPH, and Kjell Lindgren, KO5MOS, and Russian Cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko, RN3DX, landed safely in … Continue reading →
12/11/2015 The International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) has announced that the Kosovo Amateur Radio Association, (SHRAK) has been accepted into membership as the result of a second vote by member societies. The action has no effect on Kosovo’s DXCC status. … Continue reading →
12/11/2015 The January Edition of Digital QST – our annual DIY issue — is now available! • Build an inexpensive 1 kHz to 1.7 GHz SDR receiver • Add power and PTT indicators to your desk microphone • Print your … Continue reading →
12/11/2015 Australia’s Space Weather Services issued a geomagnetic warning at 0132 UTC on December 9. It said that due to solar wind from a coronal hole, expect increased geomagnetic activity on December 10. Both average daily solar flux and average … Continue reading →
12/10/2015 The FCC officially launched its long-awaited new website late on December 9. The Commission said its new site “features a more responsive design, a new site navigation structure, and an improved search capability.” The site design features a cleaner, … Continue reading →
12/10/2015 The FCC Enforcement Bureau has entered into a consent decree with a Florida radio amateur to resolve an investigation into whether the licensee violated Sections 97.113(b) and 97.119(a) of the FCC rules by transmitting one-way communications and failing to … Continue reading →
12/09/2015 The 2015 Global Simulated Emergency Test (GlobalSET) this month, organized by IARU Region 1, will gauge the ability of radio amateurs to respond quickly to an emergency. IARU Region 1 Emergency Coordinator Greg Mossop, G0DUB, said GlobalSET 2015 will … Continue reading →