07/26/2016 The winning article for the July 2016 QST Cover Plaque award is “The ZZRX-40 Direct Conversion 40-Meter Receiver” by Craig Johnson, AA0ZZ. The QST Cover Plaque Award — given to the author or authors of the most popular article … Continue reading →
07/26/2016 UK Astronaut Tim Peake, KG5BVI/GB1SS — just back from a duty tour on the International Space Station — headed a contingent of radio amateurs and youngsters invited to visit new British Prime Minister Theresa May at 10 Downing Street … Continue reading →
07/25/2016 The FCC has issued a Notice of Violation (NoV) to a California Amateur Radio licensee, alleging that he caused willful and malicious interference, transmitted music, and failed to identify properly. The FCC Enforcement Bureau said in the Notice, issued … Continue reading →
07/25/2016 The International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) has bestowed its President’s Award on retired IARU Satellite Advisor Hans van de Groenendaal, ZS6AKV. He was recognized for his many years of service to the IARU and the contributions he has made … Continue reading →
07/23/2016 Contrary to erroneous reports making the rounds on various Internet sites, no Amateur Radio licenses were suspended or revoked in Turkey in the wake of the failed July 15 coup. “There is no ham radio license revoked in Turkey, … Continue reading →
07/22/2016 Though it has only been 2 weeks since Pokémon GO™ was introduced, it is already a social phenomenon. The augmented-reality video game, developed by Niantic for your smartphone, has received praise for luring gamers outside of their homes and … Continue reading →
07/22/2016 ARRL member Gene Greneker, K4MOG, of Powder Springs, Georgia, recently fulfilled a dream for the Chatham Marconi Maritime Center museum — formerly WCC on Cape Cod — to add an important artifact to its collection. Greneker spotted a brief … Continue reading →
07/22/2016 All solar indices rose over the past week, and geomagnetic indicators were lower. Average daily solar flux rose from the previous seven days at 52.6 to 58.1, and average daily sunspot numbers rose from 91.6 to 103.6. Average daily … Continue reading →
07/21/2016 ARRL President Rick Roderick, K5UR, has appointed Carl Luetzelschwab, K9LA, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, as Central Division Vice Director. He succeeds Kermit Carlson, W9XA, who became the Division’s Director upon the resignation of Dick Isely, W9GIG, on July 16. … Continue reading →
07/21/2016 License statistics and exam information provided by Gerrit Herzig, DH8GHH, show that Amateur Radio numbers in Germany have been declining since peaking 2002. Herzig presented the statistics at Ham Radio 2016, during the fifth International Youth Meeting. The ham radio population … Continue reading →