The 2016 ARRL DXCC Yearbook is now available for viewing and downloading here. The DXCC Yearbook includes the 2016 Annual List, as well as the 2016 Clinton B. DeSoto Challenge top scorers.
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Radio Amateurs to Demonstrate Emergency Messaging Capabilities for Red Cross, FEMA
Just days ahead of the 2019 Hurricane Season, dozens of hams along the US East Coast will demonstrate Amateur Radio’s ability to deliver messages with... Read more
First Ham Satellite — OSCAR 1 — will Join AMSAT’s 50th Anniversary Celebration at Dayton
A working prototype of OSCAR 1, Amateur Radio’s first satellite, will be on display at AMSAT’s Dayton Hamvention® booth. AMSAT’s exhibit will be in Bu... Read more
The FCC is Not Reinstating a Vanity Call Sign Fee
An erroneous report this week suggested that the FCC planned to again impose an Amateur Radio vanity call sign application (regulatory) fee of $70 for... Read more
Arizona Homeowners Association and Hams Agree on Outdoor Antenna Guidelines
The Board of Directors of an antenna-restricted community in Arizona voted overwhelmingly in April to allow radio amateurs to erect certain outdoor an... Read more
Kidsday 15 June 2019
This year’s second Kidsday will be held on Saturday 15th of June. This event is especially created to promote Amateur Radio to youth. This is a moment... Read more
ARRL Invites Applications for Volunteer Monitor Positions
ARRL is now accepting applications from individuals interested in becoming part of the new Volunteer Monitor program, a joint undertaking of ARRL and... Read more
GNU Radio Conference 2019 Seeks Papers, Presentations
The 2019 GNU Radio Conference (GRCon19), September 16 – 20 in Huntsville, Alabama, is seeking papers and presentations for the event. Submissions are... Read more
Dayton Hamvention 2019 – PRESS RELEASE
“Hamvention is just over a week away. Do you have your shopping list ready? How about those comfortable walking shoes? It’s time to get everythi... Read more
The June Edition of Digital QST is Now Available!
It’s our annual ARRL Field Day issue! Click here to start reading now. ● Take a compact 20-meter vertical antenna to your Field Day site. ● Try an H... Read more
May 14 FT4 Mock Contest Session Canceled, New WSJT-X Beta Version Pending
A second hour-long FT4 “practice contest” set for May 14 UTC has been cancelled, following the success of an initial mock contest held on May 9 UTC (t... Read more
GETTING READY FOR DAYTON!
“George Thomas’ guide to shopping for quality audio connectors. How to spot good audio connectors with George, Show Us Your Project... Read more
Hams Help Trace “Mystery” Signal Disrupting Keyless Entry Devices in Ohio
“A recent article in The New York Times reported that many garage door openers and keyless vehicle entry fobs in an Ohio town near Cleveland mys... Read more
ARRL Field Day Site Locator is Live, Promotional Material Available
ARRL Field Day is June 22 – 23. See the May issue of QST, page 85, for the Field Day announcement. The Field Day site locator is now up and running, a... Read more
Coronation station HS10KING/mm on geostationary satellite
To mark the Coronation of King Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun(King Rama X) from May 4-6, 2019 the Radio Amateur Society of Thailand under the... Read more
ARRL’s Free Exam Review for Ham Radio Updated
ARRL Exam Review for Ham Radio™ has been updated in advance of the release of the ninth edition of The ARRL General Class License Manual for Ham Radio... Read more
ARRL Reply Comments Stress Need to Update Technician Privileges in a Digital World
In reply comments to the FCC (comments on comments already filed) on its Petition for Rule Making (RM-11828), ARRL has stressed that updating HF privi... Read more
Special Amateur Radio Station for the crowning of the new King of Thailand
From: 3 May 2019 Friday 00:00am UTC To : 5 May 2019 Sunday 10:00amUTC Call Sign: HS10KING/MM (hotel-sierra-ten-king-stroke-mike-mike) Operation: HF a... Read more
ARRL/LIMARC School Club Roundup Certificates are Now Available
School Club Roundup (SCR) certificates are now available for the February 2019 event as well as for any future SCRs, via the Certificate menu item on... Read more
ARRL Hamvention 2019 – APP
This year’s Dayton Hamvention®, host of the 2019 ARRL National Convention, will be the first year a mobile event app will help attendees navigate the... Read more
Annual Armed Forces Day Crossband Test Set for May 11
The Army Military Auxiliary Radio System (MARS) will host the traditional military/Amateur Radio communication tests to mark the 68th annual Armed For... Read more
WSJTX 2.1.0RC5 Release! – The FT4 Protocol for Digital Contesting
WSJTX 2.1.0RC5 Candidate Release WSJT-X 2.1.0-rc5 Candidate releases are intended for beta testers: individuals interested in testing the program... Read more
Happy Birthday! Samuel F.B. Morse
Developed in the 1830s and 1840s by Samuel Morse (1791-1872) and other inventors, the telegraph revolutionized long-distance communication. It worked... Read more
Low Audio for ISS SSTV Transmissions Raises Issue of Crew’s Ability to Intervene
Reception problems owing to low audio levels plagued a recent round of Amateur Radio on the International Space Station-sponsored (ARISS) slow-scan TV... Read more
Three BIRDS Constellation CubeSats Delivered to ISS for Orbital Deployment
A Cygnus resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS) on April 11 also delivered three CubeSats of the BIRDS-3 constellation and three ot... Read more