05/13/2015 Pikes Peak Amateur Radio Emergency Service (PP ARES) volunteers provided communication support on May 2 for the 2015 Falcon 50 Ultra-Marathon. Competitors in the “military-heavy” 50-mile event carry 35-pound rucksacks while wearing boots and uniform, said Pikes Peak ARES … Continue reading →
05/13/2015 The winner of the May 2015 QST Cover Plaque award is Alan Applegate, K0BG, for his article “The Modern Mobile.” The QST Cover Plaque Award — given to the author or authors of the most popular article in each … Continue reading →
05/12/2015 The ARRL will join 20,000 or more of its closest friends this week, as the Amateur Radio world turns its attention to Dayton Hamvention® 2015, Friday through Sunday, May 15-17. Hamvention is the world’s largest Amateur Radio gathering. As … Continue reading →
05/12/2015 ARRL’s new book, Propagation and Radio Science by Eric Nichols, KL7AJ, is now available as an e-book for the Amazon Kindle. Propagation and Radio Science presents a comprehensive overview of one of the most fascinating and rewarding activities in … Continue reading →
05/11/2015 The new ARRL General Class License Manual (8th edition) now is available in soft-cover, spiral-bound, or e-book versions. With the optional academic-style spiral-bound edition (ARRL Item 1904, retail $32.95), the manual lies flat, making it more convenient for both … Continue reading →
05/08/2015 This is our annual ARRL Field Day issue and includes a classic Gil Gildersleeve cover from the June 1951 issue! • Avoid coaxial chaos at your Field Day site with a portable patch panel • Add digital video to … Continue reading →
05/08/2015 Sunspot numbers over the past two weeks began with a daily reading of 110 on April 23 and ended at 110 on May 6. In between, the sunspot number was just 13 on May 1, but the weekly averages … Continue reading →
05/07/2015 Sometime on or about May 20, the next US Naval Academy satellites and Brno University PSK31 transponders head into space from Cape Canaveral on an Atlas 5 launcher and into an approximately 50° orbit. The launch will include the … Continue reading →
05/07/2015 Thanks to the efforts of the Computer Association of Nepal-USA (CAN-USA), a repeater that the group had donated to Tribhuvan University in Nepal was released from customs on May 5 and now is at the university in the care … Continue reading →
05/06/2015 The National Public Safety Telecommunications Council (NPSTC) has presented the ARRL with its Hertz Award for “exceptional devotion to the activities of NPSTC and unwavering support of the public safety community.” ARRL Emergency Preparedness Manager Mike Corey, KI1U, accepted … Continue reading →