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04/30/2015 | URE to Sponsor ITU Anniversary Event
The Spanish Amateur Radio Association URE (Unión Radioaficionados Españoles), an IARU member-society, has announced an ITU 150th anniversary operating event, May 1-30, with awards available
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04/30/2015 | ARRL Rookie Roundup SSB a Big Success
ARRL Contest Branch Manager, Matt Wilhelm, W1MSW reports that the April SSB Rookie Roundup was a big success!
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04/30/2015 | Central States VHF Society Annual Conference Set for July 23-26 in Denver
The 2015 Central States VHF Society Annual Conference will take place Thursday, July 23, through Sunday, July 26, at the Denver Marriott-Westminster.
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04/29/2015 | New Section Manager Appointed in North Texas
The ARRL North Texas Section soon will have a new Section Manager. Nancy McCain, K5NLM, of Fort Worth, will take over the position on May 1, succeeding incumbent SM Chris Brewer, N5GMJ, who resigned due to increased work and family commitments. ARRL Fi...
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04/29/2015 | The Sinking of the Lusitania: A Ham Radio Connection
Several Amateur Radio special event stations will be on the air in early May to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Cunard Line’s RMS Lusitania — at one time the world’s largest ship — off the coast of Ireland.
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04/29/2015 | ITU Telecom World Young Innovators Competition Seeks “Social Entrepreneurs”
The Young Innovators Competition, an annual ITU Telecom initiative, is aimed at talented young social entrepreneurs creatively using technology to meet a range of real-life developmental challenges.
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04/29/2015 | Armed Forces Day 2015 Crossband Communications Test to Offer New Modes
The annual Armed Forces Day Crossband Communications Test set for Saturday and Sunday, May 9-10, will offer Amateur Radio operators a chance to try their hand at using more modern military communications modes, such as MIL-STD Serial PSK and ALE.
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04/29/2015 | Nepal Grants Operating Permission, Call Signs to Visiting Hams, as Earthquake Recovery Continues
The Nepalese government also is reported to be cutting some of the red tape that has prevented hams from outside the country from operating within Nepal.
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