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SAQ, Sweden’s Alexanderson Alternator, Announces Scheduled Christmas Eve Transmission
SAQ, the call sign of the 1920s vintage Alexanderson transmitter in Grimeton, Sweden, is set to be on the air for its annual Christmas Eve transmissio... Read more
The January Edition of Digital QST is Now Available!
The January issue of Digital QST is now available for viewing on your desktop or laptop. Click here to view the issue. It is also available for readin... Read more
Next Kids Day is Saturday, January 4
The first Saturday in January is Kids Day — the time to get youngsters on the air to share in the joy and fun that Amateur Radio can provide. Kids Day... Read more
KC4USV from Antarctica
In Antarctica, Chris Cianflone, W2RTO, is on the air from KC4USV at McMurdo Station, mostly operating FT8 on 14.075 MHz. The station has a tribander f... Read more
SDC Skimmer decoding PSK, RTTY, CW at the same time
SDC Skimmer by UT4LW (Yuri) decoding PSK, RTTY and CW at the same time during Russian WW MultiMode Contest (CW, SSB, RTTY, BPSK63) Transceiver: SunSDR... Read more
ATEX PTT Solution Available for ICOM IC-F3202DEX and F4202DEX series of ATEX radios
Icom are now able to provide a high quality ATEX approved PTT Headset that is approved to work with the IC-F3202DEX and F4202DEX series of ATEX radios... Read more
SOLAR CYCLE 25 FORECAST UPDATE
SOLAR CYCLE 25 FORECAST UPDATE published: Monday, December 09, 2019 22:30 UTC The NOAA/NASA co-chaired, international panel to forecast Solar Cycle 25... Read more
ARRL Asks FCC to Dismiss Petition Seeking Declaratory Ruling on Encoded Message Rule
ARRL has asked the FCC to dismiss a Petition for Declaratory Ruling filed by New York University (NYU), that in ARRL’s view proposes a new interpretat... Read more
Dayton Hamvention Admission, Fees to Increase in 2020
Dayton Hamvention® is increasing the cost of admission and its booth fees. Hamvention General Chair Jack Gerbs, WB8SCT, announced this week that gener... Read more
Oldest Known US Ham Receives ARRL Centurion Award
The oldest known US radio amateur, Cliff Kayhart, W4KKP, received his ARRL Centurion Award plaque in November. The award recognizes hams who have achi... Read more
UN Headquarters’ 4U1UN has been Back on the Air
The United Nations Amateur Radio Club, 4U1UN, at UN Headquarters in New York has been on the air recently. Adrian Ciuperca, KO8SCA, recently was on si... Read more
Ham radio nets activated for Typhoon Kammuri
ARU-R1 Emergency Communications Co-Ordinator Greg Mossop G0DUB reports information received from Dani YB2TJV about Typhoon Kammuri which is affecting... Read more
US State Department Seeks Foreign Service Information Management Technical Specialists – Radio
The US Department of State is currently accepting applications for Foreign Service Information Management Technical Specialists – Radio (IMTS-R) posit... Read more
FT Roundup Dec 7-8
Starting in 2019, the contest name has changed to FT Roundup. Contacts can be made on either FT4 or FT8. 1. Objective: Amateurs worldwide contact and... Read more
ISS SSTV December 4-6
Russian cosmonauts are expected to activate Slow Scan Television (SSTV) image transmissions on 145.800 MHz FM from the International Space Station on... Read more
YOTA Month Expanding into the Americas
December is Youth on the Air (YOTA) Month, when stations operated by young radio amateurs around the world will get on the air to celebrate youth in a... Read more