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11/11/2019 | World Radiocommunication Conference 2019 Enters Its Third Week

Intense discussions of the most contentious agenda items marked the second week of World Radiocommunication Conference 2019 (WRC-19), but very little was resolved. Read More
11/11/2019 | December is Youngsters on the Air (YOTA) Month

The IARU Region 1 (Europe, Africa, and the Mideast) Youth Working Group has announced that its December YOTA Month take place again this year. Read More
11/11/2019 | Access to 60 Meters Continues to Expand

An expanding list of countries have granted amateur radio access to a 60-meter band. Read More
11/08/2019 | The Lastest Episode of ARRL Audio News is Now Available

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11/08/2019 | The December Issue of Digital QST is Now Available!

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11/08/2019 | IARU and Amateur Radio are Reaching “an Inflection Point”

Participants at the 45th meeting of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) Administrative Council (AC) in late September discussed the organization’s role in advancing amateur radio going forward. Read More
11/08/2019 | The K7RA Solar Update

A couple of Cycle 25 sunspots appeared briefly last week Read More
11/07/2019 | HamSCI Founder Nathaniel Frissell, W2NAF, Wins $1.3 Million Ionosphere Study Grant

Nathaniel Frissell, W2NAF, now a University of Scranton physics and electrical engineering professor, has won a $1.3 million National Science Foundation (NSF) grant. Read More
11/07/2019 | Boy Scouts Sound Last Call for US Jamboree on the Air Reports

The Boy Scouts are urging stations that participated in the 2019 Jamboree on the Air (JOTA) to submit a report telling about their experiences. Read More
11/06/2019 | Well-Known Contester, DXer Paul Newberry, N4PN, SK

Well-known contester and DXpeditioner Paul H. Newberry, Jr., N4PN, of Macon, Georgia, died on November 5. Read More
11/06/2019 | W1AW to Commemorate 98th Anniversary of First Amateur Radio Signals to Span the Atlantic

W1AW will be on the air through the day on December 11 with volunteer operators to commemorate reception of the first transatlantic amateur signal. Read More
11/05/2019 | Preparations Resume for 3Y0I Bouvet Island DXpedition

Another attempt to activate Bouvet Island is in the planning stages, according to the 3Y0I website. Read More
11/05/2019 | The American Legion Amateur Radio Club to Operate Special Event Station N9V on Veterans Day, November 11.

The American Legion Amateur Radio Club (TALARC) headquarters station, K9TAL, will anchor Veterans Day operations for special event N9V. Read More
11/05/2019 | Maine Radio Amateurs Helping to Deploy AM Band Public Information Radio Service

Waldo County, Maine, is implementing the nation’s first county-wide emergency AM radio station. Read More
11/04/2019 | IARU Reports Early Progress, Contention on Difficult Issues Mark First Week of WRC

The first week of World Radiocommunication Conference 2019 (WRC-19) saw agreement reached on several issues. Read More
11/04/2019 | Pitcairn Island VP6R DXpedition Logs More Than 80,000 Contacts

The VP6R DXpedition to Pitcairn Island shut down at 1800 UTC on November 1, reporting 82,700 contacts. Read More