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08/10/2015 | Katrina 10th Anniversary Mississippi Memorial Event Set

A special event operation from August 26 through September 2 will commemorate the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina and the more than 230 people who lost their lives as a result of Katrina along the Mississippi Gulf Coast and points north. Read More
08/08/2015 | IARU Raises Satellite Frequency-Coordination Concerns

The International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) has expressed concern that satellites that are — or will be — operating in Amateur Radio bands may cause conflicts in some parts of the world. Read More
08/07/2015 | The September Edition of Digital QST is Now Available

Start reading your September QST now! Read More
08/07/2015 | Perseid Meteor Shower Operation Set from Rare Grid to Mark “Canada’s Roswell”

As Earth this month enters the debris stream from Comet Swift-Tuttle — the source of the annual Perseid meteor shower — Amateur Radio “meteor scatter” (MS) propagation enthusiasts will aim antennas skyward to bounce signals off the ionized meteor trails. Read More
08/07/2015 | The K7RA Solar Update

Solar activity increased somewhat this week, but sunspot numbers remain low. Read More
08/06/2015 | Amateur Radio Parity Act Would Not Void “Private Contracts,” ARRL General Counsel Says

ARRL General Counsel Chris Imlay, W3KD, has rebutted assertions, expressed by some, that the Amateur Radio Parity Act of 2015 would represent an unlawful intrusion into “private contracts.” Read More
08/06/2015 | Joint Cuba-US DX Operation Planned; Will Include CQ World Wide SSB Contest

In the wake of an announced normalization of diplomatic relations between the US and Cuba, a joint US-Cuba operation is being planned for this fall, to include the dates of the CQ World Wide SSB contest. “The combined group will be operating under th... Read More
08/06/2015 | Central States VHF Society Honors Wayne Overbeck, N6NB; Lauren Libby, W0LD

The Central States VHF Society (CSVHFS) recently honored two radio amateurs with awards. Read More
08/06/2015 | Yasme Foundation Announces Excellence Awards

The Yasme Foundation Board of Directors has announced the recipients of the Yasme Excellence Award. Read More
08/05/2015 | WWV’s 25 MHz Signal is Back on Original Vertical Dipole

Time and frequency standard station WWV’s resurrected 25 MHz signal — now back on the air for more than a year after going silent in 1977 — is once again transmitting on a vertical dipole from its original antenna and location. Read More
08/05/2015 | Chinese Amateur Radio Satellites Set to Launch in Early September

China’s Amateur Satellite Group CAMSAT said this week that nine satellites carrying Amateur Radio payloads have been delivered to the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in Central China. Read More
08/05/2015 | Hiram Percy Maxim Award Recipient Anna Veal, W0ANT, Sets Sights on Biomedical Career

Licensed only since 2008 when she was 8 years old, the young winner of the 2014 ARRL Hiram Percy Maxim Award, Anna Veal, W0ANT, of Littleton, Colorado, already has an enviable list of accomplishments to her credit. Read More
08/05/2015 | JH5GHM Donates Foot Switches to W1AW

Katsuhiro “Don” Kondou, JH5GHM, has donated eight of his custom-made foot switches to Maxim Memorial Station W1AW. Read More
08/04/2015 | Additional ARRL Books Now Available as E-Books

ARRL has announced plans to significantly increase the availability of its publications as e-books. Read More
08/04/2015 | New QST QuickStats Poll Posted

Cast your votes today! Read More
08/04/2015 | ARISS Space Station Contact on Tap for Space Jam 9 Attendees

The Space Jamboree Workshop (Space Jam) 9 in Rantoul, Illinois, once again will have the opportunity to host an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact. Read More