07/15/2015 The International DX Association (INDEXA) has announced plans to make additional funding available to DXpedition groups that carry out pre-approved plans to provide humanitarian aid and services that benefit the communities they visit. The incentive can be as much … Continue reading →
07/15/2015 The New Horizons spacecraft made its historic rendezvous with Pluto this week. While there is no direct Amateur Radio involvement in the Pluto flyby, many amateurs are curious about how NASA communicates with New Horizons at a distance of … Continue reading →
07/15/2015 To commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Apollo-Soyuz mission, the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) team will transmit a series of 12 Slow Scan Television (SSTV) images. The SSTV transmissions 145.80 MHz will begin on the … Continue reading →
07/15/2015 The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) program has kicked off a fund-raising program, and it’s offering an ARISS Challenge Coin as a token of appreciation to those who contribute above a certain level. ARISS relies on … Continue reading →
07/15/2015 A reminder: The ARRL will host a 2015 Hurricane Season webinar on Monday, July 20. The session will get under way at 8 PM EDT (0000 on July 21). The approximately 90-minute session will address the role of Amateur Radio … Continue reading →
07/14/2015 “Amazon Prime Day” is a 1-day shopping event on Wednesday, July 15, 2015, offering more deals than Black Friday. As you browse the great deals available exclusively to Amazon Prime members, we invite you to shop at AmazonSmile, choosing … Continue reading →
07/14/2015 If you worked VY1AAA in Yukon Territory (Northern Territories or NT Section) during Field Day 2015 or Canada Day, the operator was actually in the US. VY1AAA is a Canadian club station call sign for the station of J … Continue reading →
07/13/2015 A live video feed is planned of an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact Wednesday, July 15, with members of the Vail Vaqueros 4H Club in Pima County, Arizona. The event will get under way in … Continue reading →
07/13/2015 International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) member-societies are taking a second vote on whether to admit Kosovo’s national Amateur Radio association, Shoqata e Radio Amatoreve te Kosoves (SHRAK). IARU Proposal 254 is a revote on whether or not to admit … Continue reading →
07/13/2015 ARRL President Kay Craigie, N3KN, said in the July ARRL Legislative Update Newsletter that Washington politicians are paying attention to League members who have contacted lawmakers to urge their cosponsorship of the Amateur Radio Parity Act of 2015. Essentially … Continue reading →