11/06/2015 US Sen Al Franken (D-MN) has signed on as a cosponsor of the Amateur Radio Parity Act of 2015, S. 1685. He is the second US Senate cosponsor since the bill was introduced in the Senate by Sen Roger … Continue reading →
11/06/2015 Solar activity increased over last week, with the average daily Sunspot number rising from 77.6 to 90.3, and average daily solar flux from 110.9 to 118.3. These comparisons contrast October 29 through November 4 with the previous seven days. … Continue reading →
11/06/2015 ARRL Midwest Division Contest Advisory Committee Representative Jim Cochran, K0RH, of Valley Center, Kansas, died on November 1. He was 72 and an ARRL Life Member. Cochran was a well-known and award-winning contester and DXer, who enjoyed operating from … Continue reading →
11/05/2015 The more than 3000 delegates and observers attending World Radiocommunication Conference 2015 (WRC-15) have gathered in a large conference center adjacent to ITU Headquarters in Geneva for the nearly month-long event. WRC-15 officially got under way on November 2. It … Continue reading →
11/04/2015 The November 4 inaugural launch of an experimental US military vehicle carrying several satellites with Amateur Radio payloads into orbit failed in mid-flight shortly after taking off at 0345 UTC from Hawaii. The experimental Super Strypi launch vehicle, carrying … Continue reading →
11/04/2015 It’s full steam ahead for the Amateur Radio Parity Act of 2015, as the House version of the bill, H.R. 1301, now has 112 cosponsors and counting. The House bill and its identical US Senate measure, S. 1685, call … Continue reading →
11/04/2015 The 10th Annual ARRL On-Line Auction went off without a hitch October 22-27. In addition to hundreds of browsers, the auction saw 284 individual bidders vying for product review equipment, vintage books, one-of-a-kind finds, and even “mystery junque boxes” … Continue reading →
11/04/2015 When a team from The Intrepid DX Group embarks on its South Sandwich/South Georgia VP8SGI/VP8STI DXpedition in January, it will incorporate a youth and community participation aspect into the adventure, as it has done since the 1990s. During the … Continue reading →
11/03/2015 An Amateur Radio contact between students at the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Headquarters Amateur Radio club station and two crew members of the International Space Station helped to kick off World Radiocommunication Conference 2015 (WRC-15). The international gathering is … Continue reading →
11/02/2015 This month’s QuickStats poll has been posted! Check the QuickStats page at and answer these questions . . . • What type of connection is used between your HF transceiver and computer for digital operation? • What kind of antenna … Continue reading →