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12/14/2019 | AztechSat-1 CubeSat to Demonstrate Intra-Satellite Communication

Mexico's AztechSat-1 CubeSat traveled to the International Space Station (ISS) over the past weekend on the 19th Space-X Commercial Resupply Services (CRS-19) mission. Read More
12/14/2019 | Bar Code Lead Developer George Laurer, K4HZE, SK

The lead developer of the bar code system that became the now-ubiquitous Universal Product Code (UPC), George Laurer, K4HZE, of Wendell, North Carolina, died on December 5. Read More
12/14/2019 | European Space Agency Issues Challenge to Radio Amateurs

The European Space Agency (ESA) is challenging radio amateurs (or anyone with appropriate receiving equipment) to hear the first signals from ESA’s OPS-SAT space software laboratory. Read More
12/13/2019 | The Latest Episode of ARRL Audio News is Now Available

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12/13/2019 | Collegiate QSO Party 2018 and 2019 Plaque Recipients Announced

The ARRL Collegiate Amateur Radio Initiative has announced plaque winners from the 2018 and 2019 rounds of the Collegiate QSO Party. Read More
12/13/2019 | The K7RA Solar Update

A new long-range forecast for the start of Cycle 25 Read More
12/12/2019 | Year-Long German Special Event to Honor Beethoven

German special event station DL250BTHVN will be active between December 16, 2019, and December 17, 2020, to honor the 250th anniversary of the birth of famed composer Ludwig van Beethoven. Read More
12/11/2019 | NOAA/NASA Panel Concurs that Solar Cycle 25 will Peak in July 2025

The NOAA/NASA-co-chaired international Solar Cycle Prediction Panel has released its latest forecast for to forecast Solar Cycle 25. Read More
12/10/2019 | Next Kids Day is Saturday, January 4

The first Saturday in January is Kids Day. Read More
12/10/2019 | RTTY Contesting Stalwart Ron Stailey, K5DJ, SK

Ron Stailey, K5DJ (ex-AB5KD), of Farmington, New Mexico — a major player in the 1990s amateur radio RTTY scene — died on November 25. Read More
12/10/2019 | Amateur Radio News from Antarctica

In Antarctica, Chris Cianflone, W2RTO, is on the air from KC4USV at McMurdo Station. Read More
12/10/2019 | The January Edition of Digital QST is Now Available!

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12/09/2019 | 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 transmission. Read More
12/09/2019 | 2020 Dayton Hamvention Theme will be “Amateur Radio, The Future”

The theme for the 2020 Dayton Hamvention® will be “Amateur Radio, The Future.” Read More
12/09/2019 | Melissa Pore, KM4CZN, is 2020 Carole Perry Educator of the Year Award Recipient

Melissa Pore, KM4CZN, of Vienna, Virginia, is the 2020 recipient of the Carole Perry Educator of the Year Award, Orlando HamCation has announced. Read More
12/06/2019 | The Latest Episode of ARRL Audio News is Now Available

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