06/20/2016 The ARRL Programs and Services Committee (PSC) will submit a motion to the ARRL Board of Directors expressing appreciation for the work and volunteer membership of the National Traffic System (NTS™). The PSC motion, submitted by ARRL Southeastern Director … Continue reading →
06/18/2016 Three radio amateurs who had been onboard the International Space Station (ISS) for a little more than 6 months landed safely back on Earth, touching down in Kazakhstan in a Soyuz transporter. Expedition 47 Commander Tim Kopra, KE5UDN; Flight … Continue reading →
06/17/2016 The FCC will transition to its new Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS) on Monday, June 20. This will be a “hard launch;” the legacy system will no longer be available after the transition. All documents in the legacy system … Continue reading →
06/17/2016 Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES®) volunteers in New Mexico are responding to the Dog Head fire, which is affecting Torrance and Bernalillo counties, according to ARRL New Mexico Section Emergency Coordinator Bill Mader, K8TE. Mandatory evacuations have been under … Continue reading →
06/17/2016 That was a little scary seeing the daily sunspot number at zero for four days, June 3-6, but conditions seem to have recovered nicely. Average daily sunspot number for this reporting week (June 9-15) was 29.1, up from 7.7 … Continue reading →
06/17/2016 Radio amateurs frequently complain about increasing noise from a variety of sources, so it should be welcome news that the FCC Technological Advisory Council (TAC) — an advisory group to the FCC — is investigating changes and trends to … Continue reading →
06/17/2016 A “Scanning RF Seismograph,” a real-time HF propagation-monitoring tool developed by the MDSR Team and Alex Schwarz, VE7DXW, of the North Shore Amateur Radio Club (NSARC), has been established in Western Canada. The site is in Lynn Valley (CN89li), North Vancouver, … Continue reading →
06/16/2016 ARRL Field Day 2016 is nearly upon us — June 25-26. Let the world know about your ARRL Field Day Operation via the ARRL Field Day Locator. It’s easy to use. The web page is intended to show only … Continue reading →
06/16/2016 A month after deployment of the STMSat-1 CubeSat from the International Space Station (ISS), prospects are dimming that the little spacecraft will ever be heard from. Outside of a weak signal that could have been STMSat-1, nothing has been … Continue reading →
06/15/2016 The Yasme Foundation has announced three grants in furtherance of its goal of encouraging youth participation in Amateur Radio and in operating activities. The Yasme Foundation encourages amateurs to support activities that promote Amateur Radio and result in new … Continue reading →