Amateur Radio will again be represented at the 2015 National Hurricane Conference, March 30-April 2 in Austin, Texas. The conference theme is improving hurricane preparedness. All Amateur Radio sessions are free and will take place Tuesday, March 31. The primary … Continue reading →
Bencher Inc has announced the sale of its Amateur Radio product line to Vibroplex LLC of Knoxville, Tennessee, owned by Scott Robbins, W4PA. “This sale ends Bencher’s presence in the Amateur Radio field, thus allowing the principals, Jere Benedict, President, … Continue reading →
Dayton Hamvention® has named its 2015 award winners. Three radio amateurs and a club will be honored during the annual ham radio gathering, which takes place May 15-17. Named as Amateur of the Year was Tim Duffy, K3LR. Hamvention’s Special … Continue reading →
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Continue reading →Tom Medlin, W5KUB, has launched Amateur Radio Roundtable, a new series of live, weekly webcasts on his website, Tuesdays at 0100 UTC. The March 17 edition will feature Mike Kalter, W8CI, of Dayton Hamvention fame; Bharathi Prasad, VU2RBI, and Gary … Continue reading →
With the telecommunications and electrical power infrastructure in Vanuatu knocked out by the Category 5 Cyclone (hurricane) Pam, which struck the Pacific archipelago over the weekend, no organized emergency communication system has stepped in to fill the gap. Many locations … Continue reading →
The winner of the March 2015 QST Cover Plaque award is Kai Siwiak, KE4PT, for his article “An Off Center Fed Dipole for Portable Operation on 40 to 6 Meters.” The QST Cover Plaque Award — given to the author … Continue reading →