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03/17/2017 | Girl Scouts and Guides "Thinking Day on the Air" Generates Enthusiasm for Ham Radio

Skip Youngberg, K1NKR; Bill Machia, WM3N, and Dudley Allen, KD0NMD, were among those sponsoring World Association of Girl Scouts and Girl Guides’ “Thinking Day on the Air” (TDOTA) events in February that enjoyed enthusiastic participation. Read More
03/16/2017 | Maritime Radio Day Event Set for April

Maritime Radio Day will take place in mid-April, with activity — all on CW — centering on International Naval Frequencies. Read More
03/16/2017 | Motorola Solutions Sues Hytera Communications, Alleging Patent, Trade Secrets Theft

Motorola Solutions has filed complaints in federal court, alleging that Hytera Communications’ digital mobile radio (DMR) products employ techniques and systems that infringe on Motorola Solutions’ patents and trade secrets. Read More
03/15/2017 | New ARRL Repeater Directory® is Biggest Ever!

With a whopping 31,000+ listings, the new ARRL Repeater Directory® is the most complete printed directory of on-the-air repeaters ever! Read More
03/15/2017 | Hams Support Miami Marathon Communications for the 15th Consecutive Year

More than 40 South Florida Amateur Radio volunteers supported event and emergency communications on January 29 at the 15th running of the Miami Marathon and Half Marathon. Read More
03/15/2017 | W4RQ and KE4PT Win the March 2017 QST Cover Plaque Award

The winning article for the March 2017 QST Cover Plaque award is “Does Your Antenna Need a Choke or Balun?” by Richard Quick, W4RQ and Kai Siwiak, KE4PT. The QST Cover Plaque Award -- given to the author or authors of the most popular article in each ... Read More
03/14/2017 | ARRL Weighs In on New California ‘Driving While Wireless’ Statute

ARRL is recommending that Amateur Radio be specifically excluded from a California statute prohibiting the use of “wireless communication devices” while driving. Read More
03/14/2017 | ARISS Moves Closer to Launching New Radio System to Space Station

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) reports it has met a major milestone and now is “one giant step” closer to flying its new interoperable radio system to the International Space Station. Read More
03/14/2017 | Swedish Regulator Rejects Entry Level Amateur Radio License

Sweden’s telecommunications regulator PTS in February rejected the idea of an entry-level Amateur Radio license. Read More
03/14/2017 | Boy Scouts Announce 2017 JOTA-JOTI Theme

Scouting’s World Jamboree on the Air/Jamboree on the Internet (JOTA-JOTI) Team has announced the theme for this fall’s JOTA-JOTI event: “60 Years Connecting Scouts.” Read More
03/13/2017 | Registration Under Way for CubeSat Developers Workshop

Registration is under way for the 14th annual CubeSat Developers’ Workshop, April 26-28. Read More
03/13/2017 | DXpedition to Change Call Signs Midstream

The DXpedition to Bangladesh starting this week will use different call signs during each part of its 12-day operation. Read More
03/10/2017 | International Crystal Manufacturing Going Out of Business

International Crystal Manufacturing (ICM) of Oklahoma City has announced that it will be going out of business, probably at the end of May. Read More
03/10/2017 | Teen Radio Amateur to Activate Iceland on his Inaugural DXpedition

Fourteen-year-old Mason Matrazzo, KM4SII, of Clemmons, North Carolina, will be on the air from Iceland as TF/KM4SII, March 13-19. Read More
03/10/2017 | The April Issue of Digital QST is Now Available!

Start reading today! Read More
03/10/2017 | The K7RA Solar Update

The Sun has been spotless for several days. Read More