08/12/2015 The Temple (Texas) Amateur Radio Club (TARC) has again generously supported the ARRL’s advocacy efforts, this year donating $1000 to the Legislative Issues Advocacy Fund in support of the Amateur Radio Parity Act of 2015. In the past, the … Continue reading →
08/11/2015 The winner of the August 2015 QST Cover Plaque award is Jim Forkin, WA3TFS, for his article “WA3TFS Audio Notch Filter and Clipper.” The QST Cover Plaque Award — given to the author or authors of the most popular … Continue reading →
08/11/2015 Danish radio amateur Thomas Andersen, OZ1AA/K9DXX, has said he never wanted to think back on things that he might have done during his lifetime, but did not. That’s why he decided to follow his dream and start cycling — … Continue reading →
08/11/2015 Educators from several states expanded their electronic horizons this summer in three ARRL Teachers Institute on Wireless Technology sessions. The 2015 ARRL Education & Technology Program (ETP) offered two introductory (TI-1) and one advanced (TI-2) Teachers Institute sessions this … Continue reading →
08/11/2015 The ARRL “Logs Received” page now contains all 2015 ARRL Field Day entries received to date (scroll to bottom of page). This includes entries submitted via e-mail, web applet, or on paper. The deadline to submit Field Day entries has … Continue reading →
08/11/2015 The ARRL Rookie Roundup returns to RTTY Sunday, August 16, 1800 UTC through 2359 UTC. For the purposes of this operating event, a “Rookie” is any radio amateur licensed within the current calendar year or in the previous 2 … Continue reading →
08/10/2015 The planned activation of VI0ANZAC over the weekend from Casey Base in the Australian Antarctic Territory has been postponed because of a fierce storm. New dates are pending. The VI0ANZAC activation will be part of the Wireless Institute of … Continue reading →
08/10/2015 Students at Nihon University in Japan are requesting the assistance of radio amateurs in collecting telemetry reports from the SPROUT (SPace Research On Unique Technology) satellite, which has deployed its inflatable membrane structure. SPROUT was launched on May 24, … Continue reading →
08/10/2015 A special event operation from August 26 through September 2 will commemorate the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina and the more than 230 people who lost their lives as a result of Katrina along the Mississippi Gulf Coast and … Continue reading →
08/08/2015 The International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) has expressed concern that satellites that are — or will be — operating in Amateur Radio bands may cause conflicts in some parts of the world. With the support of the International Telecommunication … Continue reading →