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07/14/2015 | Wednesday, July 15, is Amazon Prime Day! Support ARRL by Shopping at AmazonSmile

“Amazon Prime Day” is a 1-day shopping event on Wednesday, July 15, 2015, offering more deals than Black Friday. Read More
07/14/2015 | Remotely Controlled VY1AAA Put Northern Territories on the Air for Field Day, Canada Day

If you worked VY1AAA in Yukon Territory (Northern Territories or NT Section) during Field Day 2015 or Canada Day, the operator was actually in the US. Read More
07/13/2015 | ARISS Announces Live Video Feed of Contact with Russian Cosmonaut

A live video feed is planned of an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact Wednesday, July 15, with members of the Vail Vaqueros 4H Club in Pima County, Arizona. Read More
07/13/2015 | IARU Member-Societies Conducting Second Kosovo Vote, Burundi Admitted

International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) member-societies are taking a second vote on whether to admit Kosovo’s national Amateur Radio association. Read More
07/13/2015 | DeorbitSail CubeSat Put into Orbit, Heard in US

The DeorbitSail CubeSat, built by researchers and radio amateurs at the Surrey Space Centre in Guildford, England, was launched into orbit on July 10. Read More
07/13/2015 | The Amateur Radio Parity Act of 2015: Politicians Do Listen, ARRL President Says

ARRL President Kay Craigie, N3KN, says that Washington politicians are paying attention to League members who have contacted lawmakers to urge their cosponsorship of the Amateur Radio Parity Act of 2015. Read More
07/10/2015 | AMSAT 2015 Symposium Invites Papers

AMSAT has issued its first call for papers for its Annual Meeting and Space Symposium, set for October 16-18 in Dayton, Ohio. Read More
07/10/2015 | Short Circuit Causes Feed Line Fire at Sweden’s SAQ Alexanderson Station

Sweden’s Alexanderson alternator station SAQ said this week that a feed-line fire may have adversely affected the tally of listener reports from the station’s June 28 “Alexanderson Day” transmissions. Read More
07/10/2015 | The August Edition of Digital QST is Now Available

Start reading your August QST now! Read More
07/10/2015 | The K7RA Solar Update

Solar activity increased this week Read More
07/09/2015 | Chris Cassidy, KF5KDR Named to Head NASA Astronaut Office

Ham-Astronaut Chris Cassidy, KF5KDR, has been appointed chief of NASA’s Astronaut Office. Read More
07/09/2015 | Friedrichshafen HAM RADIO 2015 Hosts International Youth Gathering

The just-ended HAM RADIO 2015 in Friedrichshafen, Germany hosted an international gathering of Amateur Radio youth. Read More
07/09/2015 | Ham Radio Volunteers Support Oklahoma Freewheel Bicycle Ride

A small group of Amateur Radio operators and volunteers supported the Oklahoma Freewheel — a cross-state bicycle tour — June 7-13. Kenneth Baucum, KG5CBM, led the Amateur Radio contingent. “This year, Freewheel started in Hollis, Oklahoma, and finishe... Read More
07/08/2015 | Satellite Made on the Cheap Closing in on 2 Years in Orbit and Still Ticking

At just a few months shy of turning 2 years old, the $50SAT Amateur Radio “PocketQube” microsatellite — also known as Eagle 2 (MO-76) — is still operating, although it’s not entirely well either. Read More
07/08/2015 | Get Ready for the Golden Packet Event!

APRS Developer Bob Bruninga, WB4APR, has invited radio amateurs to take part in the annual Golden Packet Event on Saturday, July 18. Read More
07/08/2015 | CAMSAT Renames, Postpones Six-Satellite Launch:

CAMSAT has announced new nomenclature for the six satellites that it planned to launch this summer. CAS-3A through F have been redesignated as the XW-2 (Hope-2) amateur satellite system — XW-2A through F. Read More