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12/21/2017 | Another Radio Amateur Joins ISS Crew

The International Space Station crew is back to its nominal complement of six members, after Scott Tingle, KG5NZA, Anton Shkaplerov, and Norishige Kanai arrived on board early this week. Read More
12/20/2017 | More Room to be Available for Hamvention® at Greene County Fairgrounds and Expo Center

Hamvention® reports that the Greene County Commissioners and the Greene County Fair Board have approved the construction of a new building at the Greene County Fairgrounds and Expo Center, the new venue for Hamvention in Xenia, Ohio. Read More
12/20/2017 | Vietnam Vet, Radio Amateur Granted Dying Wish to Get on the Air One More Time

Vietnam War veteran John Nugent, WA2EQJ, got on the air for what likely will be his final time earlier this month, thanks to help from the Amateur Radio community. Read More
12/20/2017 | Veteran DARC Monitoring System Coordinator Ulrich “Uli” Bihlmayer, DJ9KR, SK

Ulrich “Uli” Bihlmayer, DJ9KR, who was active in the Deutscher Amateur Radio Club’s (DARC) Monitoring System for more than 40 years, died on December 16. Read More
12/19/2017 | US Schools, Groups Move Into Phase 2 of ARISS Selections

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) has announced that 13 schools or organizations will advance to the next phase of planning to host Amateur Radio contacts with the ISS during the second half of 2018. Read More
12/19/2017 | World Radiosport Team Championship 2018 Announces Referees for Competition

World Radiosport Team Championship 2018 (WRTC 2018) has announced the 65 referees (63 on site and 2 alternates) that will monitoring the two-person competing teams during the competition July 14-15 in Germany. Read More
12/19/2017 | New IARU Region 2 Intruder Watch Coordinator Named

Carlos Beviglia, LU1BCE, of Buenos Aires, Argentina, takes over as the International Amateur Radio Union Region 2 (IARU R2) Monitoring System Coordinator on January 1. Read More
12/19/2017 | FCC Penalizes Marketer of Ham-Band Drone Audio-Visual Transmitters

The FCC has imposed a $180,000 civil penalty on a Sarasota, Florida, company that had been marketing noncompliant ham-band audio-visual transmitters intended for use on drones. Read More
12/18/2017 | One of Oldest US Radio Stations to Go Dark

One of the few US broadcast stations east of the Mississippi that sport K-prefix call letters — KQV in Pittsburgh — will go silent at midnight on January 1. Read More
12/18/2017 | Bouvet Island DXpedition is Nearing Show Time

he group mounting the 3Y0Z Bouvet Island DXpedition reports that it’s been sorting out the myriad details that have gone into planning the DXpedition to the second most-wanted DXCC entity. Read More
12/18/2017 | K1YOW Wins the December QST Cover Plaque Award

For his article “Upper Level Lows and 6-Meter Sporadic E” Read More
12/15/2017 | The K7RA Solar Update

Over the past reporting week (December 7-13) we saw three days with zero sunspots (December 8, 9 and 13). Compared to the previous seven days, average daily sunspot number more than doubled to 6.9 and average daily solar flux increased from 69.6 to 7... Read More
12/14/2017 | Logbook of the World to Add Support for CQ WAZ Award

Participants in CQ magazine’s Worked All Zones (WAZ) award program will soon be able to use Logbook of the World. Read More
12/14/2017 | Norway Completes Transition to Digital Audio Broadcasting

Norway has completed a nearly year-long transition to digital radio, becoming the first country in the world to shut down national broadcasts of its analog FM radio network and move to Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB). Read More
12/14/2017 | The Doctor Will See You Now!

“Listener Mailbag” is the topic of the current (December 7) episode of the “ARRL The Doctor is In“ podcast. Read More
12/13/2017 | FCC Proposes $25,000 Fine for Breaking Now-Voluntary Labeling Rules

The FCC has proposed fining Acuity Brands Inc. of Atlanta, Georgia, $25,000 for apparently marketing radio frequency devices that were not labeled in accordance with Commission Part 18 rules at the time. Read More