06/14/2016 The ARRL has begun offering a new Girl Scouts “Radio and Wireless Technology” patch program that offers opportunities for participants to learn about wireless technology, including Amateur Radio. Scout leaders and Amateur Radio volunteers associated with the Greater Atlanta … Continue reading →
06/14/2016 An FCC Enforcement Advisory released in late May seems to state the obvious: All FCC-authorized equipment must be used in compliance with laws and rules, and that people or businesses violating federal law or FCC rules are subject to … Continue reading →
06/13/2016 Following a surprise “demonstration” operation from North Korea — officially the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) — in December, Polish DXer Dom Grzyb, 3Z9DX, is eagerly awaiting the call that will allow him to return to the number … Continue reading →
06/13/2016 Three radio amateurs onboard the International Space Station (ISS) will depart the orbiting outpost at the end of the week. Expedition 47 Commander Tim Kopra, KE5UDN; Flight Engineer Tim Peake, KG5BVI/GB1SS, and Yuri Malenchenko, RK3DUJP, will undock from the … Continue reading →
06/10/2016 The FCC has denied the 2015 petition of a Missouri radio amateur seeking to have the Commission authorize low-power experimental activity on Amateur Radio frequencies. James Edwin Whedbee, N0ECN, of Gladstone, sought to amend FCC Part 97 Amateur Service … Continue reading →
06/10/2016 Members of the Experimental VLF, LF, and MF community again will be reaching out to Amateur Radio operators taking part in ARRL Field Day, June 25-26. A number of Experimental (Part 5) licensees — nearly all of them radio … Continue reading →
06/10/2016 Well-known DXer and DXpeditioner Milt Jensen, N5IA, of Virden, New Mexico, died on June 9 after falling from an Amateur Radio tower. An ARRL Life Member, he was 73. According to the Pima County Sheriff’s Department, Jensen was working … Continue reading →
06/10/2016 I thought it was too early in the decline of this solar cycle to start seeing days with no sunspots (when the sunspot number is zero), but I was wrong. There were no sunspots on June 3-6. 2015 had … Continue reading →
06/09/2016 Amateur Radio’s “vital role” in the 2015 Nepal earthquake response was the topic on June 2 as the City of Santa Clara, California, hosted Sanjeeb Panday, 9N1SP, of Tribhuvan University in Kathmandu Nepal. Given that the Silicon Valley and … Continue reading →
06/09/2016 Amateur Radio operators who volunteer as storm spotters are often the first line of defense against severe weather. They report hurricanes, tornadoes, thunderstorms, winter weather, floods, dust storms, and nor’easters. Get the fully updated, second edition of Storm Spotting … Continue reading →