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03/31/2017 | The K7RA Solar Update

An increase in solar activity, but the winds are picking up as well. Read More
03/31/2017 | New Bands! FCC Issues Amateur Radio Service Rules for 630 Meters and 2,200 Meters

It’s been a long time coming, but the Amateur Service will get two new bands in the near future. Read More
03/30/2017 | STANAG 4285 Signal Showing Up on 40 Meters, Other Intruders Spotted

A STANAG 4285 intruder has been showing up on 7101.8 kHz, according to the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) Region 1 Monitoring System (IARUMS). Read More
03/30/2017 | The Doctor Will See You Now!

“Speech Equalization, Compression, and Processing” is the topic of the just-released episode of the “ARRL The Doctor is In” podcast. Read More
03/29/2017 | The Netherlands Modifies 5 MHz Amateur Radio Privileges to Conform with WRC-15 Global Allocation

Telecommunication regulators in The Netherlands have scaled back considerably the liberal 60-meter privileges announced for radio amateurs in that country IN 2015. Read More
03/28/2017 | Talks on Possible 4U1UN Reactivation Continue

United Nations Headquarters Amateur Radio club station 4U1UN representatives are still in talks with the UN Department of Public Information with an eye toward permanently reactivating the station. Read More
03/28/2017 | ARRL 2017 Teachers Institutes on Wireless Technology Accepting Applications Until May 1

ARRL is accepting applications for summer 2017 Teachers Institute on Wireless Technology sessions until May 1. Read More
03/28/2017 | Ham-Astronauts Engaging in Series of Spacewalks; Two Heading Home Soon

International Space Station (ISS) Expedition 50 Commander Shane Kimbrough, KE5HOD, will take one more spacewalk on March 30 before he heads back to Earth. Read More
03/28/2017 | AMSAT Reschedules Fox Series Launches

AMSAT has announced that the launches of its Fox-1Cliff and Fox-1D CubeSats have been rebooked from a single launch to separate launches. Read More
03/27/2017 | Moderate (G2) Geomagnetic Storm In Progress, G2 Warning Extended

NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) reports a moderate (G2) level geomagnetic storm is in progress. Read More
03/27/2017 | UK Museum Wants to Hear from Those Who Remember Sputnik Launch

A Cambridge, England, museum wants to hear from anyone who remembers the Soviet Union’s launch of Sputnik 1 on October 4, 1957. Read More
03/27/2017 | Centenarian World War II Veteran Viktor M. Sokolov, U5FS, SK

Victor M. Sokkolov, U5FS, of Izmail, Russia, died on March 25. Read More
03/27/2017 | OZ7IGY 40 MHz Beacon Shifts to Next Generation Beacons Platform

The 40 MHz OZ7IGY beacon was migrated to the Next Generation Beacons platform on March 25. Read More
03/27/2017 | College Students in Belize Introduced to Amateur Radio

The Belize Amateur Radio Club (BARC) has introduced ham radio to University of Belize (UB) engineering students. Read More
03/24/2017 | The K7RA Solar Update

A new sunspot at last! Read More
03/24/2017 | ARRL "60-Second Century" Videos Preview QST Editorials

ARRL CEO Tom Gallagher, NY2RF, is now supplementing each of his QST "Second Century" editorials with a "60-Second Century" video. Read More