This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1131 Release Date: October 31, 2020 Here is a summary of the news trending...
Month: October 2020
ARRL will file comments in firm opposition to an FCC proposal to impose a $50 fee on amateur radio license...
After an activation that lasted more than 9 hours, the Hurricane Watch Net (HWN) suspended operations on October 28 at...
Much has been written about the program, performers and setting of KDKA’s “big broadcast” of Nov. 2, 1920, including our...
BNamericas reports Peru’s Ministry for Transport and Communications (MTC) plans to sell-off amateur radio frequencies in the 3.3-3.8 GHz band...
As the Gulf Coast braces for yet another hurricane, the Hurricane Watch Net (HWN) has announced plans to activate on...
KDKA Centennial-The birth of Commercial Radio November 2, 2020 marks the centennial of radio station KDKA going on the air for the...
Japan's Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications is holding a public consultation on revisions to Radio Law Enforcement Regulations to...
International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) Region 1 President Don Beattie, G3BJ, urged member-societies attending the virtual Region 1 General Conference...
FCC Headquarters has moved. The new address is 45 L St. NE, Washington, DC 20554. The change is effective immediately....
The Logbook of The World (LoTW) Committee worked with WSJT-X developer Joe Taylor, K1JT, to harmonize the designation of FST4...
ARRL has issued guidelines for multioperator stations competing in the ARRL DX Contest (CW and phone). With the global pandemic...
Robert Bankston, KE4AL, of Dothan, Alabama, is the new president of AMSAT. The AMSAT Board of Directors elected Bankston at...
The NOAA SWPC has issued a minor geomagnetic storm (G1) watch for this Thursday (22 October) as a high speed...
This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1130 Release Date: October 24, 2020 Here is a summary of the news trending...
Gloucestershire Constabulary are appealing for information following an unprovoked assault on Cleeve Common last month. A man aged in his...
ARRL reports on the progress of amateur radio APRS balloons launched by 11 US schools on October 9 with the...
The unlicensed security guard who shot and killed a Navy veteran at a Patriot Muster rally had several previous brushes...
Ham radio operators love to push the boundaries of their equipment. A new ham may start out by making a...
This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1129 Release Date: October 17, 2020 Here is a summary of the news trending...
The International Amateur Radio Union Administrative Council (AC) met in a virtual session on October 8 – 10. Consisting of...
In comments to the FCC, ARRL targeted two specific areas of concern regarding a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM) in IB...
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has recently made changes affecting the Amateur Radio Service in the United States and this...
Eleven schools across the US launched helium-filled balloons carrying amateur radio payloads on October 9. The Smithsonian Air and Space...
Scouting’s Jamboree on the Air (JOTA) and concurrent Jamboree on the Internet (JOTI) will be held Friday, October 16, through...