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07/13/2016 | Amateur Radio Parity Act Receives Favorable House Energy and Commerce Committee Report
An amended version of the Amateur Radio Parity Act, H.R. 1301, received a unanimous favorable report on June 13 from members of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee. Read More
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07/13/2016 | Sweden’s SAQ Alexanderson Alternator Station Receives Nearly 300 Reports
Lars Kalland, SM6NM, at the SAQ Grimeton Heritage Site station in Sweden issued a preliminary report on July 12, noting that 297 listener reports were received, and most listeners were able to copy at least part of the July 3 “Alexanderson Day” commemo... Read More
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07/13/2016 | ARRL Board of Directors to Meet in Connecticut
The ARRL Board of Directors will meet July 15-16 in Windsor, Connecticut, for its second meeting of 2016. Read More
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07/12/2016 | Ham Radio Outlet to Acquire Some AES Employees, Re-Open Milwaukee Location as HRO Branch
Ham Radio Outlet (HRO) has announced plans to hire an unspecified number of Amateur Electronic Supply (AES) employees, when AES shuts down its four locations in late July. In addition, the current AES Headquarters store in Milwaukee will become HRO’s n... Read More
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07/12/2016 | Amateur Radio Parity Act Draws Support in Opening Statements of Delayed Hearing
A Capitol Hill lockdown delayed the start of the Energy and Commerce Committee markup session on July 12. Read More
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07/12/2016 | FCC Amateur Radio Application Processing Problem Continues
A computer programming problem affecting the FCC’s ability to accept and process automated, batch-filed Amateur Radio applications since late June still has not been fully resolved. Read More
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07/12/2016 | ARRL Training Webinar, “Contesting as Training for Public Service,” Set for July 24
A free ARRL Training Webinar, “Contesting as Training for Public Service,” hosted by Ward Silver, N0AX, will take place on Sunday, July 24, 8 until 10 PM EDT (0000-0200 UTC on July 25). Read More
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07/12/2016 | International Tribunal Rules Against China’s Claims Regarding South China Sea Reefs
A ruling from an international tribunal discounting China’s claims with respect to Scarborough Reef and the Spratlys could complicate efforts to mount another DXpedition to the rare and remote South China Sea DXCC entities. Read More
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07/12/2016 | ARRL CEO, Emergency Preparedness Manager Visit FEMA
ARRL CEO Tom Gallagher, NY2RF, and Emergency Preparedness Manager Mike Corey, KI1U, recently visited Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to further explore areas of cooperation and partnership. Read More
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07/12/2016 | Attendance at Dayton Hamvention® Tops 25,000 for Second Year in a Row
Dayton Hamvention® attendance in 2016 held steady at 25,364 visitors. Read More
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07/11/2016 | House Energy and Commerce Committee Action on Amateur Radio Parity Act Reset for July 12
The full House Energy and Commerce Committee markup of the Amateur Radio Parity Act (H.R. 1301) and four other bills has been rescheduled for July 12. Read More
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07/11/2016 | CQ Contest Hall of Famer, WRTC Competitor, DXer Walter Skudlarek, DJ6QT, SK
Well-known contester and World Radiosport Team Championship (WRTC) competitor, official, and supporter Walter Skudlarek, DJ6QT, of Hirzenhain, Germany, has died. Read More
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07/11/2016 | Shop AmazonSmile on Prime Day, July 12, and Amazon Will Donate to ARRL
Amazon's second annual Prime Day is Tuesday, July 12. It will feature more than 100,000 deals exclusively for Prime members, making it one of the biggest shopping days of the year. As you browse the great deals available exclusively to Amazon Prime mem... Read More
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07/10/2016 | IARU Volunteers Recognized at Friedrichshafen
Two veteran International Amateur Radio Union Region 1 (IARU-R1) volunteers were honored at Ham Radio 2016 in Friedrichshafen, Germany, in late June. Read More
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07/09/2016 | New ISS Crew Increment with Two Radio Amateurs Arrives on Station
Three new ISS crew members, two of them radio amateurs, have arrived at the ISS. Read More
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07/08/2016 | The August Issue of Digital QST is Now Available!
A brief overview of the August 2016 issue of QST, with exclusive digital content. Read More












