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07/22/2015 | Party Balloon Carrying Ham Radio Payload Circles Southern Hemisphere a Second Time
After travelling for more than 110,800 km (68,696 mi) aloft, the record-setting pico balloon PS-46, carrying an Amateur Radio payload, completed its second circumnavigation of the Southern Hemisphere. Read More
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07/22/2015 | WB6RSE Wins July QST Cover Plaque Award
The winning article describes a high-performance receiving antenna for 160 meters. Read More
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07/21/2015 | ARISS Offering Certificate for Receiving Apollo-Soyuz Mission SSTV Images
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is offering a certificate to anyone who received slow-scan TV images during the Apollo-Soyuz mission 40th anniversary event, July 18-19. Read More
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07/21/2015 | Amateur Radio Satellite Pioneer’s Estate Will Boost ARRL Endowment Fund
The ARRL will benefit from the largesse of the late Amateur Radio satellite pioneer Cliff Buttschardt, K7RR (ex-W6HDO), and his late wife Mable Vierthaler. Read More
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07/20/2015 | ARRL Board Approves Dues Hike, HF Band Plan, 2016 National Parks Centennial Event
Meeting over the weekend in Windsor, Connecticut, the ARRL Board of Directors has approved a $10 increase in the League’s annual dues rate, effective January 1, 2016. Read More
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07/20/2015 | QRZ.com Website Undergoing Major Upgrade
The popular QRZ.com website has been undergoing a major upgrade since last Friday. Read More
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07/17/2015 | ARRL Complains to FCC About The Home Depot’s Marketing of RF Lighting Devices
The ARRL has filed a formal complaint with the FCC, alleging that The Home Depot home improvement chain has been illegally marketing certain RF-ballast lighting devices in violation of FCC Part 18 rules. Read More
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07/17/2015 | The K7RA Solar Update
Although solar flux has declined, geomagnetic activity has increased. Read More
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07/16/2015 | FCC Announces Enforcement Bureau Field Office Reorganization Plans
Forced under political pressure to take a few steps back from its initial proposal to eliminate two-thirds of its Enforcement Bureau field offices, the FCC has announced its final, scaled-down plan to reorganize its field resources. Read More
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07/16/2015 | Two Radio Amateurs Set to Launch to ISS
Three new International Space Station (ISS) crew members will launch July 23 (UTC) from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Read More
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07/15/2015 | Dayton Hamvention Reports 2015 Attendance Rose Slightly Over 2014
The official attendance at the 2015 Dayton Hamvention® was 25,621. Read More
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07/15/2015 | International DX Association Encourages Humanitarian Dimension to DXpeditions
The International DX Association (INDEXA) has announced plans to make additional funding available to DXpedition groups that carry out pre-approved plans to provide humanitarian aid and services that benefit the communities they visit. Read More
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07/15/2015 | New Horizons Phones Home
The New Horizons spacecraft made its historic rendezvous with Pluto this week. Read More
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07/15/2015 | SSTV Images from Space Will Commemorate 40th Apollo-Soyuz Mission Anniversary
To commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Apollo-Soyuz mission, the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) team will transmit a series of 12 Slow Scan Television (SSTV) images. Read More
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07/15/2015 | ARISS Initiates Fund-Raising Campaign, Offers “Challenge Coin” Keepsake to Donors
The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) program is kicking off its first fund-raising program, and it’s offering an ARISS Challenge Coin as a token of appreciation to those who contribute above a certain level. Read More
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07/15/2015 | ARRL 2015 Hurricane Season Webinar Set for Monday, July 20
A reminder: The ARRL will host a 2015 Hurricane Season webinar on Monday, July 20. Read More















