02/10/2017 The 2017 Top Band Dinner at the Visalia International DX Convention will be held on Friday, April 21, 6:30 PM, at the Marriott Hotel immediately adjacent to the Visalia Convention Center. On the program: Glenn Johnson, W0GJ, “Bouvet Preview,” … Continue reading →
02/09/2017 AMSAT-UK and AMSAT-NL have announced that at the Nayif-1 1U CubeSat, which includes a full FUNcube communication package, is set for launch on an Indian PSLV launch vehicle on February 15 at 0358 UTC. PSLV Flight C-37, will be … Continue reading →
02/09/2017 “AM and SSB” is the topic of the latest (February 9) 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. … Continue reading →
02/08/2017 Slow-scan television (SSTV) transmissions are planned from the International Space Station (ISS) on February 13-14. The SSTV images will be transmitted on 145.800 MHz FM as part of the MAI-75 Experiment, using the Kenwood TM-D710 transceiver located in the … Continue reading →
02/08/2017 An Entry Level License Committee was established by the ARRL Board of Directors and appointed in September 2016. As part of its ongoing work, the committee is gathering member input and will make recommendations to the Board for possible … Continue reading →
02/07/2017 In an apparent nod to radio amateurs who may have tuned in, Radio Australia’s VL8A transmitter in Alice Springs signed off on January 31 in CW. The station sent “73 de VL8A QRT,” before pulling the big switch. Radio … Continue reading →
02/07/2017 Russia’s oldest Amateur Radio operator, Oleg S. Klyucharev, U1AU, of St. Petersburg, died on January 31. He was 102. His death comes just days after the death of the oldest US radio amateur, Charlie Hellman, W2RP. Klyucharev was licensed … Continue reading →
02/06/2017 The Voice of America marked its 75th anniversary on February 1. Not 2 months after the US officially entered World War II, a live, 15-minute shortwave broadcast was transmitted into Germany from a small studio in New York City, … Continue reading →
02/03/2017 The TL8TT Central African Republic DXpedition will continue until February 14, with operation on 160-10 meters, SSB, CW, and RTTY (20 meters only). A5A will be active February 10-17 from Bhutan by JH1AJT, E20NKB, and E21EIC on CW, SSB, and RTTY, … Continue reading →
02/03/2017 The ARRL Board named the winners of several awards when it met in Connecticut January 20-21. International Humanitarian Award Richard Darling, AH7G, and Barbara Darling, NH7FY, are the recipients of the 2016 International Humanitarian Award. The Board cited the … Continue reading →