May 24, 2025

This Week in Amateur Radio

North America's Premiere Amateur Radio News Magazine

Via the ARRL: Activity and Awards Increase at 222 and 1296 MHz

Interest in ARRL VHF and above Worked All States Awards (WAS) continues its flurry of activity, now on the 1296 MHz band.

As we reported in ARRL News in January, there have been several new-generation additions to the Worked All States Awards, now at 222 MHz (1.25 Meters) and at 1296 MHz (23 cm).

The original rush to 1.25 Meters WAS began in the early ’80s with the first 10 WAS Awards. More recen…

Read more – via American Radio Relay League | Ham Radio Association and Resources http://www.arrl.org/news/view/activity-and-awards-increase-at-222-and-1296-mhz