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09/11/2015 | FreeDV HF Digital Voice QSO Party Set for September 12-13 Weekend

Australia’s Amateur Radio Experimenters Group (AREG) has invited all radio amateurs interested in HF digital voice communication to take part in the FreeDV HF Digital Voice QSO Party over the September 12-13 weekend. The Wireless Institute of Australia... Read More
09/11/2015 | ZL1BPU Wins June QST Cover Plaque Award

Murray's article introduces a new digital communications mode Read More
09/11/2015 | The October Edition of Digital QST is Now Available

Start reading your October QST now! Read More
09/11/2015 | The K7RA Solar Update

Geomagnetic disturbances to continue Read More
09/10/2015 | VHF-UHF Mountaintoppers, Rovers Asked to Observe Radio Quiet Zones

The National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) at Green Bank, West, Virginia, has asked that hams notify the Green Bank facility if they plan to operate within 10 miles of the Green Bank Telescope. Read More
09/10/2015 | Opponents’ Representations of Parity Act’s Purpose “Just Not True,” ARRL President Says

ARRL President Kay Craigie, N3KN, has taken strong exception to certain claims being made by community association organizations about the Amateur Radio Parity Act of 2015 — H.R. 1301 and S. 1685. Read More
09/10/2015 | ULS, Other FCC Systems Come Back Online

Scheduled FCC computer system upgrades took a couple of days longer than anticipated, but the Universal Licensing System (ULS) — the repository for Amateur Radio licensing data and portal for all applications — came back online early on September 10. Read More
09/09/2015 | ARISS-International Delegates Meet in Tokyo

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) International delegates and representatives tackled a wide-ranging agenda when they met in late August in Tokyo. Read More
09/09/2015 | Arkansas Ham Tops His Own Satellite Contact Distance Record

Arkansas Amateur Radio satellite enthusiast Dave Swanson, KG5CCI, on September 5 topped the satellite contact distance record he had set just a few days earlier. Read More
09/08/2015 | Sale of Vintage Transmitter Funds Opportunity for ARRL Teachers Institute Participant

The sale of a vintage Collins transmitter has made it possible for a Connecticut Amateur Radio club to fund a seat for a future ARRL Teachers Institute on Wireless Technology participant. Read More
09/08/2015 | Mason P. Southworth, ex-W1VLH, SK; Headed ARRL IGY Propagation Project

Former ARRL staffer Mason Southworth, ex-W1VLH, of Montara, California, died August 28 from complications related to a traumatic brain injury 2 years ago. He was 81. Read More
09/08/2015 | FCC Now Says ULS, Other Systems, Will Not Return Until September 10

The FCC has announced that its Universal Licensing System (ULS) and some other website applications remain offline for maintenance. Read More
09/04/2015 | The K7RA Solar Update

The Australian Bureau of Meteorology’s Space Forecast Centre issued a geomagnetic warning at 0009 UTC on September 4. Read More
09/03/2015 | Nominations Open for the George Hart Distinguished Service Award

The ARRL is accepting nominations for the George Hart Distinguished Service Award. The deadline to receive nominations and supporting materials is November 1. The award honors long-time ARRL Communications Manager George Hart, W1NJM (SK), the chief dev... Read More
09/03/2015 | FO-29 Satellite Contact Claims Distance Record

Dave Swanson, KG5CCI, of Little Rock, Arkansas, and Christophe Lucas, F4CQA, in Trouy, France, appear to have set a new contact distance record on the FO-29 satellite. Read More
09/03/2015 | Participants at Oklahoma Conference Get “Healthy Exposure” to Amateur Radio

ARRL Oklahoma Section Manager Lloyd Colston, KC5FM, said participants in two programs during the annual Oklahoma Emergency Management Conference in Norman came away with “a health exposure to Amateur Radio.” The conference took place August 17-20. Jame... Read More