03/08/2017 A three-way race has shaped up to fill the ARRL Southwestern Division Vice Director’s chair. The candidates are Edward J. “Ned” Stearns, AA7A, of Scottsdale, Arizona, who served in the position briefly more than 10 years ago; Lawrence “Grant” … Continue reading →
03/06/2017 Hurricane Watch Net (HWN) pioneer Donald J. “Don” Kay, K0IND, of Panama City, Florida, died on March 1. He was 89. “Don was a great friend and Elmer,” said HWN Manager Bobby Graves, KB5HAV. “I cherish the times we … Continue reading →
03/06/2017 The Belize Amateur Radio Club (BARC) presented an “Introduction to Amateur Radio” for the Scout Association of Belize on February 26. The demonstration, held at the Scouts National Training Grounds, covered BARC’s goals for Amateur Radio in Belize, a … Continue reading →
03/06/2017 Radio amateurs around the world will celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day on the air through the St Patrick Award. “We hope to turn the bands green,” the event’s sponsors said. The St Patrick Award activity will get under way at … Continue reading →
03/04/2017 Business news broadcaster Paul H. Kangas, W4LAA, of North Miami Beach, Florida, died on February 28. He was 79 and had been in hospice care. From 1979 until 2009, Kangas was the co-anchor of the popular “Nightly Business Report” … Continue reading →
03/04/2017 AMSAT-NA will hold its 2017 Space Symposium October 27-29 at the Silver Legacy Resort in Reno, Nevada. The hotel offers free parking and airport shuttle, complimentary WiFi, and eight restaurants and retail shops. The 2017 AMSAT Space Symposium will … Continue reading →
03/04/2017 Uruguay and Hong Kong are among the latest countries to establish new bands in the vicinity of 5 MHz. The Final Acts of World Radiocommunication Conference 2015 (WRC-15) provided for a secondary international allocation of 5,351.5 to 5,366.5 kHz … Continue reading →
03/03/2017 Howard A. Schmidt, W7HAS, of Muskego, Wisconsin — a global leader in cybersecurity and the first person to hold the post of White House Cybersecurity Coordinator — died on March 2. An ARRL member, he was 67. Schmidt served … Continue reading →
03/03/2017 On March 2 at 2353 UTC the Australian Space Forecast Centre issued a geomagnetic disturbance warning for March 3. “The Earth is currently under the influence of a high speed solar wind stream from a recurrent coronal hole. On … Continue reading →
03/02/2017 The SouthWest Ohio DX Association (SWODXA) has announced that Ruth Willet, KM4LAO, will keynote its 32nd annual DX Dinner®, held in conjunction with the 2017 Dayton Hamvention®. Her topic will be “Experiencing the Hobby of a Lifetime.” A student … Continue reading →