01/08/2016 The 2015 Christmas Eve transmission from SAQ, the Alexanderson alternator station at the World Heritage Grimeton site in Sweden, elicited more than 350 reports, according to a preliminary accounting, many of them from hams. SAQ transmits on 17.2 kHz. … Continue reading →
01/08/2016 US and Canadian radio amateurs and experimenters will join forces in February for the first Midwinter 630 Meter Activity Weekend. The event will get under way on February 6 at 0000 UTC (Friday, February 5, in US time zones) … Continue reading →
01/08/2016 At its January meeting, Orlando Amateur Radio Club (OARC) President John Knott, N4JTK, presented ARRL Southeastern Division Director Doug Rehman, K4AC, with a check for $2500, designated for the ARRL Spectrum Defense Fund. OARC sponsors the Orlando HamCation, which … Continue reading →
01/08/2016 The February Edition of Digital QST is now available at http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/arrl/qst_201602/. Discover Controlled Envelope Single Sideband Learn more about software oscilloscopes Read the amazing story of the ham who hikes with goats Go on an airborne fox hunt Make … Continue reading →
01/07/2016 CWops has announced a new, annual award to recognize individuals, groups, or organizations that have made the greatest contribution(s) toward advancing the art or practice of radio communication by Morse code. Eligible candidates include the authors of publications related … Continue reading →
01/07/2016 After more than 40 years as a purveyor of inexpensive electronics kits for hobbyists, the Ramsey Hobby Kits group has thrown in the towel, effective on January 1. The Ramsey RF Test Equipment Group is unaffected by this change. … Continue reading →
01/06/2016 Radio amateurs once were the target of interference complaints filed with the FCC. Now, the FCC has made it easier for hams to file their own RF interference and other complaints, thanks to a new feature of the FCC’s … Continue reading →
01/06/2016 The year-long ARRL’s National Parks on the Air (NPOTA) event got off to a strong start, with considerable activity reported on the HF bands and even some on the SO-50 satellite over the first weekend of the new year. Throughout 2016, … Continue reading →
01/05/2016 This month’s QuickStats poll has been posted! Check the QuickStats page at www.arrl.org/quickstats and answer these questions . . . • When you last operated aeronautical mobile, was it from . . . • How many transceivers do you … Continue reading →
01/05/2016 The ARRL Board of Directors’ annual meeting in mid-January will mark the beginning of a changing of the guard for the League. After serving three 2-year terms, ARRL President Kay Craigie, N3KN, of Blacksburg, Virginia, is stepping aside, and … Continue reading →