05/05/2015 The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) “Ham Video” digital transmitter has been conducting tests since May 1 in order to check reception of the signal by a network of ground stations in Europe. ARISS-EU Chairman Gaston … Continue reading →
05/05/2015 Mother’s Day is Sunday, May 10. If you’re looking for the perfect gift, we invite you to shop at AmazonSmile and choose American Radio Relay League Inc (ARRL) as your charity of choice. AmazonSmile is the same Amazon you … Continue reading →
05/05/2015 AMSAT-UK and AMSAT-NL have announced that a FUNcubecommunication package has been selected as a major payload for the Nayif-1 CubeSat mission. FUNcube-1 (AO-73) carries an inverting U/V SSB/CW transponder. The Nayif-1 mission, tentatively set to launch toward the end … Continue reading →
05/04/2015 The ARRL has challenged the FCC to “do more than talk the talk” with respect to an FCC proceeding now under way to accommodate vehicular radar applications on spectrum in 76-81 GHz range. In reply comments filed on April … Continue reading →
05/04/2015 The Computer Association of Nepal-USA (CAN-USA) has called on the Amateur Radio community to urge the government of Nepal to release radio equipment being held up in customs, so that it can be used to support the earthquake relief … Continue reading →
05/01/2015 In an effort to make the Northern Territories less rare in ARRL November Sweepstakes and other events for which it counts as a multiplier, a group of US hams is working to make the station of Jay Allen, VY1JA, near … Continue reading →
05/01/2015 A new 2 meter beacon that automatically listens for and logs responses is on the air from County Cork in Ireland. Operated on behalf of the Irish Radio Transmitters Society (IRTS) by Tony Baldwin, EI8JK, EI2DKH/b transmits JT65B on … Continue reading →
05/01/2015 “Adventures of a Hacker Turned Ham” will be the topic of Michael Ossmann, AD0NR, when he keynotes the ninth annual TAPR/AMSAT Banquet, Friday, May 15, at 6 PM, in association with the 2015 Dayton Hamvention that weekend. Ossmann grew … Continue reading →
05/01/2015 There were no new sunspots over the past week (April 23-29), even though in the previous seven days there were new sunspots every day, and one day, April 21 had two new ones. The day after the reporting week, … Continue reading →
04/30/2015 The Weather Channel’s “AMHQ” program today featured an interview with Kathmandu Amateur Radio operator Satish Kharel, 9N1AA. ARRL has reposted the interview on its Facebook page, with the permission of The Weather Channel. In the interview segment, Kharel talked … Continue reading →