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SOURCE: ARRL
Emergency communication tower destroyed near Oregon coast
Authorities say an emergency communication tower near the Oregon coast has been destroyed, causing over $60,000 in damag OS BAY, Ore. (AP) — Authoriti... Read more
Radio Amateurs in India Support Emergency Communication during Cyclone Vayu
At the request of authorities in India’s Gujarat Province, Rajesh Vagadia, VU2EXP, and his niece Shyama Vagadia, VU3WHG, deployed on June 12 to Porban... Read more
HS10KING on QO-100 geostationary satellite
To strengthen the relationship between Thai and Japanese amateur radio operators representatives of the JAMSAT group of Japan have travelled to Thaila... Read more
Historic Trans-Atlantic contact made on 144 MHz
A historic contact was made on Sunday the 16th June 2019 when the Atlantic was spanned for the first time on 144 MHz. D41CV on Cape Verde Islands off... Read more
ARRL Offers “What is Amateur Radio?” Video and PowerPoint Presentation
ARRL has produced and is making available the downloadable video, “What is Amateur Radio?” to use at club meetings and at public events, including ARR... Read more
Ham Radio Satellites to Deploy from ISS
Three BIRDS-3 satellites with Amateur Radio payloads are scheduled to be deployed from the International Space Station on Monday, June 17. The BIRDS-3... Read more
ARRL Foundation Announces 2019 Scholarship Recipients
The ARRL Foundation has announced the 2019 recipients the scholarships it administers. The ARRL Foundation General Fund Scholarship, $2,000 each Maris... Read more
One Dead After Tower Collapse in Susquehanna County
GIBSON, Pa. — One person is dead after falling while trying to make repairs to a ham radio in Susquehanna County. The coroner tells Newsw... Read more
3 element 50MHz LFA-Q Super-Gainer Quad Style Yagi
Product Dimensions and Weight Product Length: 25.0000M Product Widtg: 1.0280M A 3 element LFA-Q (Super-rigid Quad-style) Super-Light Quad Style Yagi f... Read more
Log4OM 1.36.0 Released
Release notes Version 1.36.0 MAINTENANCE RELEASE Added support to QARTest direct QSO import in Log4OM Communicator (Inbound settings, default port is... Read more
Ham Radio Deluxe Software from Hamcom 2019
“I was privileged to catch up with Mike, WA9PIE, from Ham Radio Deluxe at this year’s Texas Hamcom. He discusses some new features of his... Read more
Saturday, June 15, is Kids Day
Kids Day is Saturday, June 15 — an opportunity to get youngsters on the air to share in the joy and fun that Amateur Radio has to offer. Kids Day gets... Read more
Over-the-Horizon Radars Continue to Plague Amateur Bands
The International Amateur Radio Union Region 1 Monitoring System (IARUMS) reports a “new kind” of over-the-horizon (OTH) radar on 20 meters. The intru... Read more
ARRL Executive Committee Establishes Ad Hoc Committee on Communications
Meeting right after Dayton Hamvention® at the University of Dayton on May 20, the ARRL Board’s Executive Committee (EC) adopted a motion to establish... Read more
WSJT-X Developer Posts Observations On Using FT8 In June VHF Contest
WSJT-X developer Joe Taylor, K1JT, has tentatively concluded that there are good reasons to use both FT4 and FT8 in ARRL VHF contests. The latest beta... Read more
Paul Bourque, N1SFE, Joins ARRL Headquarters Staff as Contest Program Manager
Paul Bourque, N1SFE, of Middletown, Connecticut, has joined the ARRL Headquarters staff as Contest Program Manager. He succeeds Bart Jahnke, W9JJ, who... Read more
FCC Settles with Massachusetts Pirate Broadcaster
After filing a civil action and seeking an injunction to stop a church-related pirate radio station from operating in Worcester, Massachusetts, the US... Read more
