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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All about Multimeters – Ham Radio Q&A
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2021 Hamvention Award Nominations Open on November 1
Nominations for the 2021 Hamvention Awards will open on November 1. Hamvention will grant awards in the categories of technical achievement,... Read more
Robert Bankston, KE4AL, is New AMSAT President
Robert Bankston, KE4AL, of Dothan, Alabama, is the new president of AMSAT. The AMSAT Board of Directors elected Bankston at its annual meeting on Octo... Read more
ARRL Logbook of The World Harmonizes Designation of FST4 Protocol
The Logbook of The World (LoTW) Committee worked with WSJT-X developer Joe Taylor, K1JT, to harmonize the designation of FST4 among WSJT-X, the ADIF s... Read more
Ham Fair 2021
Regarding this year’s Ham Fair 2020, we have unavoidably canceled the prevention of the spread of the new coronavirus infection and ensuring th... Read more
Florida ARES Group Publishes After-Action Book
A new paperback aimed at the Amateur Radio Emergency Service Community, Power Out! After-Action Report and Improvement Plan by Susan Halbert, KG4VWI;... Read more
Now Open! The 15th Annual ARRL Online Auction
The 15th Annual ARRL Online Auction is now open for registration and bidding. The 2020 ARRL Online Auction includes a large assortment of QST “Product... Read more
AB1OC Wins the October 2020 QST Cover Plaque Award
The winning article for the October 2020 QST Cover Plaque award is “Ham Bootcamp: Getting Hams On the Air” by Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC. The... Read more
ARRL Comments in Orbital Debris Mitigation Proceeding
In comments to the FCC, ARRL targeted two specific areas of concern regarding a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM) in IB Docket 1... Read more
2021 Edition of The ARRL Handbook and New Microcontroller Projects Book Available
It’s here! The ARRL Handbook for Radio Communications for 2021 — your complete guide to radio experimentation, discovery, and innovation — n... Read more
Multiple Balloons Carrying Ham Radio Payloads Launched
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IARU Administrative Council Addresses Wide-Ranging Agenda in Virtual Meeting
The International Amateur Radio Union Administrative Council (AC) met in a virtual session on October 8 – 10. Consisting of the three IARU internation... Read more
Amateur Radio Special Joint Activation
Amateur Radio Special Joint Activation In celebration of the Abraham Accords Peace Agreement Between the UAE and the State of Israel. Activation will... Read more
Icom IC-705 Unboxing and Menu Demo – HF/VHF/UHF All Mode Transceiver
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Contact between Japanese ham radio experience stations
What is believed to be the Japan’s first contact between two unlicensed people using amateur radio took place on October 11 between Experience S... Read more
Sale of amateur radio AMPRnet TCP/IP addresses raised $108 million
The President of Amateur Radio Digital Communications (ARDC) has announced they received $108 million from Amazon for 4 million amateur radio TCP/IP a... Read more
FCC Orders Amateur Access to 3.5 GHz Band to “Sunset”
Despite vigorous and continuing opposition from ARRL and others, the FCC has ordered the “sunsetting” of the 3.3 – 3.5-GHz amateur radio secondary spe... Read more
British Columbia Radio Amateur Hears Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
According to a Spaceweather.com report, Scott Tilley, VE7TIL, in British Columbia, Canada, received a signal from the NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter... Read more
Hurricane Delta Prompts Activations of Hurricane Watch Net, WX4NHC, SATERN
The Hurricane Watch Net (HWN), WX4NHC at the National Hurricane Center (NHC), and The Salvation Army’s SATERN have announced activations for Hurricane... Read more
Two More Astronauts Earn Amateur Radio Licenses
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ARISS to Celebrate 20 Years of Ham Radio on the International Space Station
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ARRL National Convention and Orlando Hamcation® Postponed to February 2022
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Revised IARU Region 2 Band Plan Now Available
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King Vajiralongkorn receives ham radio callsign HS10A
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ISS SSTV October 4-8 on 145.800 MHz FM
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