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09/18/2017 | Hurricane Redux: Amateur Radio Community Goes on Alert for Maria

Hurricane Maria is knocking on the door. Read More
09/15/2017 | St. Croix Amateur Radio Club Supports Irma Response in US Virgin Islands

Amateur Radio volunteers from the St. Croix Amateur Radio Club are supporting the Hurricane Irma response at the Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency (VITEMA). Read More
09/15/2017 | FCC Opens 630- and 2200-Meter Bands; Stations Must Notify UTC Before Operating

Information regarding the details that radio amateurs must submit to the UTC before operating on the two new bands. Read More
09/15/2017 | Enigma Reloaded Event Returns on September 22

The 4th running of the Enigma Reloaded operating event will get under way on September 22 and continue until September 30. Read More
09/15/2017 | The K7RA Solar Update

Propagation improved, and then came the flares. Read More
09/15/2017 | New 10-GHz Earth-Moon-Earth World Record Set

A new 10-GHz Earth-Moon-Earth (EME or moon bounce) world record has been set. Read More
09/15/2017 | World Radiosport Team Championship Sanctioning Committee Looking Ahead to WRTC 2022

The WRTC Sanctioning Committee is already looking ahead to potential locations for WRTC 2022. Read More
09/14/2017 | FMRE National Emergency Net Active in Mexico

In view of the arrival of Hurricane Max on the coast of Guerrero, Mexico, the FMRE National Emergency Net has activated as of 1300 local time. Read More
09/14/2017 | Not All “Intruders” on Ham Bands are Illegal — But a Lot of Them Are

The monthly newsletter of the International Amateur Radio Union Region 1 Monitoring Service (IARUMS) typically makes for some interesting reading. Read More
09/14/2017 | A Reminder for ARRL Volunteers

To be covered under the Volunteer Protection Act or the MoU between ARRL and the American Red Cross, requests for volunteers must be submitted through established ARRL/ARES channels. Read More
09/14/2017 | Collegiate Amateur Radio Initiative Holds Second Annual Meeting

The Amateur Radio Club at Yale University (W1YU) was the host for the 2nd annual Collegiate Amateur Radio Initiative (CARI) forum at the ARRL New England Division Convention. Read More
09/14/2017 | Dr. Scott Wright, K0MD, Tapped as New NCJ Editor

Dr. Scott Wright, K0MD, of Rochester, Minnesota, will assume the helm of National Contest Journal (NCJ) starting with the January/February 2018 issue. Read More
09/13/2017 | Help the Ham Aid Response Effort in Florida and the US Virgin Islands

Donate to the Ham Aid program! Read More
09/13/2017 | Two Radio Amateurs are Among Three New ISS Crew Members

After a 6-hour flight, astronauts Mark Vande Hei, KG5GNP, and Joe Acaba, KE5DAR, and cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin arrived at the International Space Station on September 12. The trio launched aboard the Soyuz MS-06 spacecraft from Kazakhstan, orbited E... Read More
09/13/2017 | QST Announces 2017 Antenna Design Competition Winners

QST has announced the winners of its 2017 Antenna Design Competition. Read More
09/12/2017 | State of Emergency Continues in Southern Mexico, Emergency Net Could Activate

A state of emergency continues in Southern Mexico as new aftershocks occurred today in the wake of a magnitude 8.1 earthquake last Thursday. Read More