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08/06/2018 | Great Lakes HamCon 2018 has been Cancelled

Great Lakes HamCon 2.0, set to occur in October at Michigan International Speedway, has been cancelled. Read More
08/06/2018 | Hamvention® Officials Say No New Building for 2019

Hamvention and Greene County, Ohio, officials have been unable to reach agreement to erect a new building that could accommodate Hamvention activities at the Greene County Fairgrounds. Read More
08/06/2018 | Paraguay, Bosnia-Herzegovina Authorize Access to New 60-Meter Allocations

Paraguay and Bosnia-Herzegovina have authorized 60-meter allocations. Read More
08/03/2018 | The K7RA Solar Update

Finally, a tiny sunspot Read More
08/03/2018 | ARISS Packet Radio System Expected to be Back Late this Year

The currently silent packet radio system on the International Space Station could be back on the air by year’s end. Read More
08/02/2018 | VHF/UHF and Above Contests Just Ahead!

The new 222 MHz & Up Distance Contest, the 10 GHz & Up, and the ARRL September VHF Contest are upon us. Read More
08/02/2018 | FCC Proposes $18,000 Fine in Louisiana Amateur Radio Interference Case

The FCC has issued a Notice of Apparent Liability (NAL) proposing to fine Jerry W. Materne, KC5CSG, of Lake Charles, Louisiana, $18,000. Read More
08/02/2018 | Baker Island Top Band Operator Offers Observations

Trying to work stations on 160 meters from Baker Island during the KH1/KH7Z DXpedition was fraught with challenges. Read More
08/02/2018 | FCC Cites Baofeng Importer for Illegally Marketing Unauthorized RF Devices

The FCC has issued a Citation and Order (Citation) to Amcrest Industries, LLC (formerly Foscam Digital Technologies, LLC), an importer and marketer of popular and inexpensive Baofeng hand-held transceivers, Read More
08/02/2018 | The Doctor Will See You Now!

“Antenna Rotators” is the topic of the new (August 2) episode of the “ARRL The Doctor is In” podcast. Read More
08/01/2018 | ARRL 2017 Annual Report Focuses on Hurricane Response

The ARRL 2017 Annual Report, which highlights the organization’s efforts and activities throughout 2017, is now available Read More
08/01/2018 | Bryant Rascoll, KG5HVO, is 2018 Newsline Young Ham of the Year

Fourteen-year-old ARRL member Bryant Rascoll, KG5HVO, of Montgomery, Alabama, has been selected as the 2018 Bill Pasternak WA6ITF Memorial Amateur Radio Newsline Young Ham of the Year. Read More
08/01/2018 | A New QST QuickStats Poll Has Been Posted

What languages do you speak? Read More
07/31/2018 | QST Antenna Design Competition Submission Deadline Looms

The deadline to submit a design for the 2018 QST Antenna Design Competition is just ahead — September 1. Read More
07/31/2018 | Ruth Willet, KM4LAO, is 2018 Hiram Percy Maxim Memorial Award Recipient

Nineteen-year-old Ruth Willet, KM4LAO, of Cana, Virginia, has been named as the recipient of the 2018 ARRL Hiram Percy Maxim Memorial Award. Read More
07/31/2018 | AMSAT OSCAR Number Administrator Bill Tynan, W3XO, Steps Down

Citing poor health, AMSAT OSCAR Number Administrator — the individual who confers the alphanumeric designators on Amateur Radio satellites — has stepped down. Read More