05/11/2017 “Optimizing Receiver Performance” is the topic of the latest episode of the “ARRL The Doctor is In” podcast. Listen…and learn! Sponsored by DX Engineering, “ARRL The Doctor is In” is an informative discussion of all things technical. Listen … Continue reading →
05/11/2017 The more than 200 attendees at the April IEEE-EMC Society Chicago Chapter meeting donated $756 to the ARRL Spectrum Defense Fund. ARRL Central Division Director Kermit Carlson, W9XA, called the contributions “spontaneous and voluntary.” The Society meeting was a … Continue reading →
05/10/2017 Hollywood Reporter reports that The CW television network has pulled the plug on the Amateur Radio-themed show “Frequency,” which stars Peyton List as young police detective and radio amateur Raimy Sullivan. “Frequency was a combination of two of the … Continue reading →
05/10/2017 The Mumbai Mirror in India reports that a complaint by radio amateurs has prompted the Telecommunications Ministry to order online purveyors, including eBay and Amazon, to stop selling wireless transmitting equipment. According to the newspaper, a group of hams … Continue reading →
05/09/2017 The initiative to rebuild the Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) in Puerto Rico — dormant for some 35 years — made further progress during a second reorganizational meeting on April 22 in Fajardo, led by Puerto Rico Section Manager … Continue reading →
05/09/2017 Amateur Radio volunteers are urgently needed to assist with communications during the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Walkon Saturday, May 13, at the South Street Seaport Promenade in New York City. Jose Lugo, KD2CJP, who is coordinating the … Continue reading →
05/06/2017 The spring edition of ARRL’s license instruction and radio science education news e-magazine Radio Waves is on the virtual newsstand. Featured stories: “KID Museum Station Powers Up at Maker Faire,” “Amateur Radio Sparks Interest at Elementary School,” and “Making … Continue reading →
05/05/2017 The semiannual Radio Club of America (RCA) QSO Party will be on the air on Saturday, May 6. “Although sunspots are off their peak, we still expect plenty of QSOs,” said RCA,” RCA President Tim Duffy, K3LR, said. “Come … Continue reading →
05/05/2017 Each of the weekly solar and geomagnetic indicators that we track were lower this week. Average daily sunspot number dropped 10.6 points to 25.1, and average daily solar flux was 4.5 points lower than the previous week at 76.9. … Continue reading →
05/05/2017 Hamvention® May 19-21 in Xenia, Ohio, will borrow a tradition from Friedrichshafen, Germany’s Ham Radio event — a QSL wall, where visitors can tack up their QSL cards for all to see. “The big wall at Friedrichshafen is very … Continue reading →