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08/03/2015 | Fox-1A Satellite Mated to Launcher for Liftoff This Fall

AMSAT has reported that its Fox-1A CubeSat has been “mated” to the Centaur rocket in preparation for launch later this month from Vandenburg Air Force Base in California. Read More
07/31/2015 | The K7RA Solar Update

Solar activity currently remains in the doldrums Read More
07/29/2015 | Amateur Radio Vanity Call Sign Fee to Disappear in September

The Amateur Radio vanity call sign regulatory fee is set to disappear in the next few weeks. Read More
07/29/2015 | The Yasme Foundation Announces Grants

The Board of Directors of the Yasme Foundation has announced the recipients of grants in furtherance of its goal of supporting the development of Amateur Radio. Grants will go to the organizing committee of the 2018 World Radiosport Team Championship (... Read More
07/29/2015 | HAARP Facility Will Be Transferred to the University of Alaska-Fairbanks on August 11

HAARP — the High Frequency Active Auroral Program — will transfer from military into academic hands next month. Read More
07/28/2015 | ARRL Files More “Grow Light” Ballast Complaints with FCC

The ARRL has filed three more complaints with the FCC, urging its Enforcement Bureau to investigate and initiate enforcement proceedings to halt the marketing and retail sale of certain RF lighting devices typically known as “grow lights” ballasts. Read More
07/28/2015 | Amateur Radio Parity Act of 2015 Gains Momentum, Cosponsor List Tops 90

o date, according to the ARRL Regulatory Affairs Office, more than 4300 letters have been received from League members since the Amateur Radio Parity Act of 2015 grassroots campaign began in March. Read More
07/27/2015 | Participants at International Gatherings to Speak with ISS via Amateur Radio

Participants at two international youth gatherings will have opportunities this week to speak via Amateur Radio with a member of the International Space Station crew. Read More
07/25/2015 | AMSAT-NA, AMSAT-DL, and Virginia Tech Announce Potential Phase 3E Opportunity

Virginia Tech has approached the US Government to fly the Phase 3E space frame into high-Earth orbit (HEO) in order to support scientific payloads as well as serve as an Amateur Radio satellite. Read More
07/24/2015 | Past IARU Region 3 Director, WARC-79 Delegate Fred Johnson, ZL2AMJ, SK

Former International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) Region 3 Director J. F. C. “Fred” Johnson, ZL2AMJ, died on July 23. Read More
07/24/2015 | SEA-PAC Pioneer Al Berg, W7SIC, SK

One of the founding chairmen of SEA-PAC, Allan J. “Al” Berg, W7SIC, of Hillsboro, Oregon, died on July 22. Read More
07/24/2015 | Researchers Decode CASSIOPE Satellite Field Day Fly-Over Experiment Results

The University of Calgary’s “Enhanced Polar Outflow Probe (ePOP) Radio Receiver Instrument (RRI)” on the CASSIOPE satellite was able to detect several ARRL Field Day stations on June 28. Read More
07/24/2015 | FCC Shows No Mercy, Sustains $22,000 Fine for Egregious On-Air Behavior by Michigan Licensee

The FCC has dropped the other shoe — hard — in the case of Michael Guernsey, KZ8O (ex-ND8V), of Parchment, Michigan, imposing the full $22,000 fine it had proposed in 2014. Read More
07/24/2015 | The K7RA Solar Update

Sunspot numbers dipped significantly Read More
07/23/2015 | FCC Proposes Fining Georgia Ham $1000 for Failing to Identify

The FCC has proposed fining a Georgia ham $1000 for alleged failure to properly identify. Read More
07/22/2015 | Amateur Radio Volunteers Support Michigan’s Premier Bicycle Tour

A team of Michigan Amateur Radio volunteers supported communication on July 11 for the 39th running of the One Helluva Ride (OHR) bicycle tour. Read More