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07/24/2020 | The K7RA Solar Update

Another Cycle 25 sunspot (AR2767) appeared this week, Read More
07/23/2020 | High School Marine Buoy Transmitter Now Active on 20-Meter WSPR

A high school ham club's WSPR buoy is active in the Pacific. Read More
07/23/2020 | Well-Known Contester and Contest Station Builder Grady Ferguson, W5FU, SK

Grady Ferguson, W5FU (ex-NA5R), died of COVID-19 on July 14. Read More
07/23/2020 | Chris Brault, KD8YVJ, is 2020 Amateur Radio Newsline Young Ham of the Year

Christopher “Chris” Brault, KD8YVJ, of Liberty Township, Ohio, has been selected as the 2020 Bill Pasternak WA6ITF Memorial Amateur Radio Newsline Young Ham of the Year (YHOTY). Read More
07/22/2020 | ARRL Members to Lead New 30-Minute Amateur Radio Webinar Series

ARRL is launching a new webinar series to help introduce more members to the variety of activities and opportunities that radio amateurs enjoy. Read More
07/22/2020 | ARRL Foundation Announces 2020 Scholarship Awards

The ARRL Foundation has announced the recipients of its 2020 scholarship awards. Read More
07/22/2020 | More than 12,000 Register Early for QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo

More than 12,000 have registered to attend the first QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo, August 8 – 9. Read More
07/21/2020 | Unauthorized Transmissions Reported in 144 MHz Satellite Allocation

The Deutscher Amateur Radio Club (DARC) reported unauthorized transmissions in the 144 MHz satellite segment of the 2-meter amateur radio primary allocation. Read More
07/21/2020 | Radio Amateurs Help Air Ambulance

A ham in Peru and the Peruvian Relief Net helped an air ambulance on its way to Easter Island after the aircraft lost its satellite communications equipment. Read More
07/17/2020 | The Latest Episode of ARRL Audio News is Now Available

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07/17/2020 | Radio Club of America Announces 2020 Award Recipients and Fellows

The Radio Club of America (RCA) has announced its 2020 award recipients and fellows, several of whom are hams. Read More
07/17/2020 | Nature Communications Article Features LO-94, First Lunar-Orbiting Ham Radio Spacecraft.

Nature Communications has published an article, “Design and flight results of the VHF/UHF communication system of Longjiang lunar microsatellites.” Read More
07/17/2020 | The K7RA Solar Update

A "proto sunspot" appeared this week Read More
07/16/2020 | Field Day 2020 is Shaping Up to be One for the Record Books

ARRL Contest Program Manager Paul Bourque, N1SFE, reported that ARRL has received more than 8,700 online Field Day entries by mid-week. Read More
07/16/2020 | NQN Filters Designer, Manufacturer Ed Wetherhold, W3NQN, SK

Edward E. “Ed” Wetherhold, W3NQN, of Annapolis, Maryland, died on July 9. Read More
07/16/2020 | EME SSTV Party Could Become an Annual Event

A lunar landing EME SSTV party is set for July 26. Read More