10/28/2016 Tom Callas, KC0W, who was forced to abruptly cancel the rest of his “Cows Over the World” Pacific DXpeditions after his belongings were stolen in Kiribati, has been regrouping. “I will be in the Philippines from October 26-November 25, … Continue reading →
10/28/2016 The Ministry of Communications in Beirut, Lebanon, conducted the first Amateur Radio licensing exams in 13 years on October 16 at the offices of OGERO, a telecoms provider. Some 50 applicants sat for the exams; it’s not yet known … Continue reading →
10/28/2016 The Perseverance DX Group (PDXG) and T31W team have canceled plans to activate Central Kiribati (Kanton Island) in 2017. The DXpedition organizers pointed out that a three-person European team has already activated the rare DXCC entity this year, making … Continue reading →
10/28/2016 Hannes Fasching, OE5JFL, of Braunau am Inn, Austria, has demonstrated that you don’t need a huge antenna system to operate EME (moonbounce) successfully. Fasching fired up for the October 22-23 weekend of the ARRL EME Contest, using a small … Continue reading →
10/28/2016 The deadline is November 1 for formal and informal education institutions and organizations to submit proposals to host an Amateur Radio contact with an ISS crew member on board the ISS. ARISS anticipates that contacts will take place between July 1 … Continue reading →
10/28/2016 What have been called “highly suspicious” VHF transmissions along the Bengal-Bangladesh border now are being considered signals of interest to India’s Intelligence Bureau. After several days of monitoring, Ambarish Nag “Raju” Biswas, VU2JFA, told The Indian Express that he … Continue reading →
10/27/2016 The Fall 2016 edition of Radio Waves now is available. The ARRL publication focuses on news and articles of interest to educators and instructors. The fall issue announces the launch of the new Instructor Recognition Program. The article includes … Continue reading →
10/27/2016 The FCC is inviting comments on a Petition for Rule Making (RM-11775) from a Nevada radio amateur that seeks changes to the rules governing the Amateur Radio Vanity Call Sign Program. Christopher LaRue, W4ADL, of North Las Vegas, is … Continue reading →
10/26/2016 Bidding has been fierce on many of the nearly 300 items available in the 11th Annual ARRL On-Line Auction, which continues through Thursday, October 27. This year’s auction inventory includes some vintage ham radio items, including a Collins S … Continue reading →
10/26/2016 An operator who provided the Maine multiplier for many participants in the ARRL November Sweepstakes and other operating events has gone silent. Paul T. Obert, K8PO, of Union, Maine, died on October 21. He was 72. An ARRL member, Obert held … Continue reading →