09/19/2015 Amateur Radio on the International Space Station-Europe (ARISS-EU) Chairman Gaston Bertels, ON4WF, will retire from that post this fall after serving since 2000, when the ARISS Working Group was formed. Among other initiatives, Bertels was involved in the project … Continue reading →
09/19/2015 The launch of nine Chinese satellites carrying Amateur Radio payloads was postponed by 24 hours due to technical reasons. China Amateur Satellite Group CAMSAT CEO Alan Kung, BA1DU, told ARRL that the satellites will head into space today, September … Continue reading →
09/18/2015 The ARRL VEC is reminding Amateur Radio license applicants that the FCC no longer routinely prints or mails license documents. In an effort to streamline its procedures and save money, the FCC went “paperless” in February 2015. “Customer contact … Continue reading →
09/18/2015 In response to a breaking opportunity, AMSAT and Spaceflight, Inc have arranged for two of the Fox series of CubeSats — Fox-1D and Fox-1C — to share a ride into space. Fox-1D will accompany Fox-1C on the maiden flight … Continue reading →
09/18/2015 Early conference registration closes on September 19 for those planning to attend the 34th annual ARRL/TAPR Digital Communications Conference (DCC). The 2015 DCC will take place October 9-11 in Arlington Heights, Illinois — near Chicago. The DCC provides an international … Continue reading →
09/18/2015 A Calaveras County, California, radio amateur — Mark McCloud, K6YCV — fell victim to the Butte Fire on September 16. He was one of two fatalities that resulted from the Butte Fire, southeast of Sacramento. An ARRL member, McCloud, … Continue reading →
09/18/2015 AMSAT Vice-President for Human Spaceflight Frank Bauer, KA3HDO, will be the banquet speaker October 17 at the AMSAT Space Symposium in Dayton, Ohio. His topic will be, “Making a Difference: AMSAT’s Contribution to Navigation and Timing in HEO/GEO Space … Continue reading →
09/18/2015 The Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB) will assume overall management of Amateur Radio examinations in the UK, starting on October 1. Radio examinations have been handled since 2007 by the Radio Communications Foundation (RCF), under agreements involving telecommunications … Continue reading →
09/17/2015 Ned Stearns, AA7A, now is maintaining The World Above 50 MHz Standings on the ARRL website. Stearns has chased DX on all bands, operated as part of DXpeditions all over the world, and run moonbounce from home and abroad. … Continue reading →
09/16/2015 Foil party pico balloon launcher Andy Nguyen, VK3YT, couldn’t resist the opportunity during a work assignment on the US West Coast to release a couple more balloons carrying Amateur Radio payloads. Working for a month at San Jose, Nguyen … Continue reading →