08/04/2017 The Radio Club of America (RCA) has recognized several individuals as award recipients and RCA Fellows for 2017. The list includes several radio amateurs. Presentations will take place this fall at the 2017 RCA Banquet and Awards Presentation. LIFETIME … Continue reading →
08/03/2017 Special event station GB5RC (“Radio Caroline”) will be on the air until August 7, to celebrate 5 decades of offshore radio. August 14 marks the 50th anniversary of the Marine Offences Act in the UK, which silenced many shipboard … Continue reading →
08/03/2017 The ARRL has made available for download a series of six posters that promote Amateur Radio to the general public. Initially designed by ARRL for the just-ended 2017 National Scout Jamboree, these 11 × 17 posters are suitable for … Continue reading →
08/02/2017 Young radio amateurs attending the YOTA 2017 event at Gilwell Park will get a chance to talk via Amateur Radio with astronaut Paulo Nespoli, IZ0JPA, on the International Space Station (ISS), thanks to the Amateur Radio on the International … Continue reading →
08/02/2017 With the July 25 ARRL Field Day submission deadline behind us, the ARRL Contest Branch has completed a “first pass” of the 2017 Field Day submissions (scroll to bottom of page). Several lines in the Summaries Received List are … Continue reading →
08/01/2017 Veteran radio amateur Alexander “Al” Cohen, W1FXQ, of Newington, Connecticut, died on July 27. He was 99. A businessman, Cohen was a fixture within the Greater Hartford, Connecticut, Amateur Radio community as well as in broadcasting circles. He was … Continue reading →
08/01/2017 It’s still in beta testing, but FT8 — the latest digital bauble to capture the imagination of the Amateur Radio community — has been luring away many of those already using the popular JT65 “weak-signal” mode. FT8 is included … Continue reading →
07/31/2017 Meeting July 21-22 in Farmington, Connecticut, the ARRL Board of Directors took steps to chart a firmer future for Amateur Radio by enhancing the value of the entry-level license and by providing ongoing support for new licensees. The Board … Continue reading →
07/31/2017 According to Scientific American, six tiny “Sprite” satellites, each consisting of a 4-gram circuit board but packed with electronics, were deployed in late June. The Sprites are the brainchild of Zac Manchester, KD2BHC, whom Scientific American interviewed for the … Continue reading →
07/29/2017 The man known as the “Father of Competitive Radio” in the former Soviet Union, Boris Stepanov, RU3AX (ex-UW3AX), of Moscow, Russia, died on July 28, after a lengthy illness. He was 76. A prolific writer, Stepanov was the deputy … Continue reading →