09/16/2016 Tom Clark, K3IO; Mark Hammond, N8MH, and Bruce Paige, KK5DO, have been elected to serve 2-year terms on the AMSAT-NA Board of Directors. The First Alternate is Paul Stoetzer, N8HM, and the Second Alternate is Clayton Coleman, W5PFG. Both … Continue reading →
09/15/2016 Enigma Reloaded 2016, September 17 to October 1, will promote Amateur Radio and celebrate the history of the Enigma cipher machine and its crucial role in the outcome of World War II. The annual event, now in its 3rd … Continue reading →
09/15/2016 Tom, Callas, KC0W, and his all-CW Cows Over the World DXpeditions are on hold for the moment. “My proposed ‘Top 25 Most Wanted’ DXpeditions is not going to happen,” he said on his QRZ.com page. Sorry for getting anyone’s … Continue reading →
09/15/2016 Past Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC) President Patrick G. Doherty, VE3PD, of Murillo, Ontario, died on September 5. He was 81. Doherty was licensed in 1974 and enjoyed taking ham radio along on trips to such disparate locations as … Continue reading →
09/14/2016 The SKYWARN Youth On the Air Net is on the air, encouraging young radio amateurs to get on the air and learn about the SKYWARN weather-spotting network and basic weather facts. The SKYWARN Youth Net meets on most Southwest … Continue reading →
09/14/2016 Amateur Radio volunteers in the Greater Washington, DC, region are invited to support the 41st running of the US Marine Corps Marathon. The annual event takes place on Sunday, October 30. Volunteers will support communication for the Marathon, which … Continue reading →
09/14/2016 “The bill is passed without objection.” With those words, Amateur Radio history was made on September 12, when the US House of Representatives approved the Amateur Radio Parity Act, H.R. 1301 on a voice vote under a suspension of … Continue reading →
09/13/2016 The winning article for the September 2016 QST Cover Plaque award is “Arduino CW Trainer” by Tom Lewis, N4TL. The QST Cover Plaque Award — given to the author or authors of the most popular article in each issue … Continue reading →
09/13/2016 Retiring ARRL Connecticut Section Manager Betsey Doane, K1EIC, was honored on September 10 at the New England Division Convention in Boxboro, Massachusetts, for her many years of service. At the Convention’s ARRL Forum, New England Division Director Tom Frenaye, … Continue reading →
09/12/2016 A NASA Cube Quest Challenge (CQC) team partnered with AMSAT-NA is among the five CQC teams to receive $20,000 each from the space agency as part of a competition that could lead to a lunar-orbiting Amateur Radio satellite. The … Continue reading →