In the era of former prime minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau, weather conditions were broadcast by human voice through radio waves...
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A decree issued by Italian Ministry of Economic Development on October 2, 2020 means that remote Oral exams can be...
Jeff Hanscom still gets giddy when he hears someone on the other end of the line. Hanscom, a Bar Harbor...
The mystery of why an entire village lost its broadband every morning at 7am was solved when engineers discovered an...
Many thanks to a number of SWLing Post readers who’ve recently contacted me regarding announced closures at Weatheradio Canada. Dennis Dura recently...
Local radio amateurs with the Bayouland Emergency Amateur Radio Service say the Aug. 21-23 events at Lighthouse Park in Berwick...
If you live in Snohomish County, you may have recently noticed a sign or person letting you know they were...
Arnold Spielberg, father of acclaimed film director Steven Spielberg, died of natural causes Tuesday at the age of 103, his...
Since the advent of e-mail, the internet, and text messaging, the need for amateur radio communication has definitely diminished. But...
As I’ve mentioned in a previous column, I have had an amateur radio licence (both basic and advanced certifications) for...
Youth on the Air in the Americas is planning additional home-based activities for this summer, due to the postponement of its...
The June 6 – 7 COVID-19 “STAYHOME” Radio Communication Event was a “great success,” its sponsors said, with more than 6,000 participants...
For those starting to wade into radio as a hobby, one of the first real technical challenges is understanding trunked...
The International Amateur Radio Union Region 1 Monitoring System (IARUMS) May newsletter reports the Russian-Ukrainian radio war, which had been raging for...
It will be a Virtual Visalia in 2021. Organizers announced this week that the newly renamed International DX and Contesting...
This Monday, Brazillian hams and fans got some superb news: the first ham radio candidate aproved by remotely-invigilated exam got...
Volunteer Monitor Program Coordinator Riley Hollingsworth, K4ZDH, said the program has recognized numerous radio amateurs with Good Operator Notices. “One...
Batteries were once heavy, awkward things, delivering only a limp amount of current for their size and weight. Thankfully, over...
The Yasme Foundation has made a supporting grant to the Open Research Institute (ORI) to enable completion of ORI’s Phase...
Two new WIA Special Event Callsigns VI110WIA and VK20HOME have recently been granted by the ACMA for use on the...
The International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) Region 1 Youth Working Group inaugurated YOTA (Youngsters on the Air) Online in late...
International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) specialists Tore Worren, LA9QL, and Martin Sach, G8KDF, have submitted a paper...
The 1st US Air Force MARS Special Operations Group (1AFMSOG) Military Support Network Squadron broadcasts a message on alternate weeks...
AMSAT reports that, after some 8 months in continuous sunlight, AO-73 (FUNcube-1) began to encounter some eclipses during each orbit....
The International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) Region 2 Executive Committee (EC) held its quarterly meeting on May 28 via videoconference....