The winner of the May 2016 QST Cover Plaque award is “A Field Portable Multi-Band Rotatable Dipole Antenna” by Jeff Otterson, N1KDO.
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Icom IC-SAT100 Satellite PTT Radio
“Video, presented by James Heming which provides a comprehensive introduction to the Icom IC-SAT100 Satellite PTT Radio system, how it works, fe... Read more
Radio Hams supporting Disaster Communications from Space
Hume Center Director of Research Robert McGwier (right) and research associate Zachary Lefke are building radio antennas that will be used in the Virg... Read more
ARISS Next-Generation Radio System Ready for Launch
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) reports that its first Interoperable Radio System (IORS) flight unit — serial number 1001 — h... Read more
Nets Activate for Tropical Storm Otto, Hurricane Watch Net in Monitoring Mode
Amateur Radio emergency nets on 40 and 75 meters have activated in anticipation that Tropical Storm Otto may make landfall in Central America. In Cost... Read more
Emergency HF Net Convened in Colombia in Wake of Landslide, Flooding
Radio amateurs in Colombia have been put on an Orange Alert and an HF net activated on 7.117 kHz in the wake of an avalanche of mud and rocks November... Read more
The ARRL International DX Contest (SSB) is Just Ahead!
Phone: First full weekend in March (March 7-8, 2020). Full Contest Details 1. Mission, Definitions, and Objectives: 1.1. Mission: Encourage W/VE stati... Read more
SpaceX Dragon Capsule Resilience Ferries Four Radio Amateurs to the ISS
SpaceX Dragon capsule Resilience, carrying four radio amateurs, autonomously docked on November 17 at 0401 UTC with the International S... Read more