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04/08/2014 | The Digital Edition of May QST is Now Available!

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04/08/2014 | AMSAT-NA Names New Vice President of Engineering

The AMSAT-NA Board of Directors has tapped Jerry Buxton, N0JY, to be AMSAT's Vice President of Engineering. In a special AMSAT meeting held via GoToMeeting on April 1, the board unanimously approved the selection of Buxton, who lives in Granbury, Texas... Read More
04/08/2014 | Eric Hall, K9GY/T6MO, Named Intrepid Spirit Award Winner

Eric Hall, K9GY/T6MO, is the 2014 Intrepid Spirit Award recipient. Read More
04/07/2014 | Amateur Radio-Developed Software Assisting in Search for Missing Airliner

Ham radio-developed software is being put to use in the search for the missing Flight MH370. Read More
04/07/2014 | WWV’s 25 MHz Signal Back on the Air

WWV has returned its 25 MHz outlet to the air on an experimental basis. Read More
04/07/2014 | ARRL Releases First Repeater Directory App for Android Devices

The League has released a free Repeater Directory Android app . Read More
04/07/2014 | W1AW Centennial Operations Shift States on April 9

On April 9, the W1AW portable operations willl shift to Massachuetts, Virginia, and Puerto Rico. Read More
04/04/2014 | Celebrate Ham Radio — WARD 2014

Article about World Amateur Radio Day Read More
04/04/2014 | The K7RA Solar Update

The "second peak" continues! Read More
04/04/2014 | Stormy Weather May Force Retreat of Mellish Reef VK9MT DXpedition Team

The VK9MT DXpedition appears poised to shut down because of poor weather. Read More
04/03/2014 | More Peanut Butter and Jelly: FCC Drops the First Shoe in 5 GHz U-NII Devices Proceeding

The FCC has issued a First Report & Order in the 5 GHz expansion for U-NII devices. Read More
04/03/2014 | Hams on Alert in Wake of Chile Earthquake

Hams have responded in the wake of the Chile earthquakes. Read More
04/02/2014 | Washington Aeronautic Safety Law Exempts Amateur Radio “Guyed Towers”

A new law governing "guyed towers" in Washington includes an exemption for Amateur Radio antenna support structures. Read More
04/01/2014 | ARRL Calls for Timely, Visible FCC Amateur Radio Enforcement

The ARRL wants the FCC to address process improvements in enforcement and in the resolution of rule making proceedings. Read More
04/01/2014 | Tom Clark, K3IO, to Speak at AMSAT/TAPR Banquet

The AMSAT/TAPR Banquet is May 16 in Kettering, Ohio, just south of Dayton. Read More
04/01/2014 | Solar Flare Causes March 29 Radio Blackout, Minor Geomagnetic Storm Expected April 2

NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) has reported that a brief radio blackout “event” occurred on March 29 at 1748 UTC, the result of an “impulsive” or short-lived R3 (strong) solar flare. Extreme ultraviolet radiation from the X-1 class event... Read More