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05/18/2016 | Norfolk Island DXpedition to Coincide with WIA General Meeting

A team of five Australian radio amateurs will activate Norfolk Island from May 20 (1000 UTC) until May 31 (0100 UTC) to coincide with the Wireless Institute of Australia (WIA) 2016 Annual General Meeting and Conference (AGM). Read More
05/18/2016 | New Date for ARRL Understanding Local MOUs Webinar

The date has changed for an ARRL Headquarters webinar training session on local, section, and state level Memorandums of Understanding for ARES. Read More
05/17/2016 | New LED Prize Numbers Display to Debut at Hamvention® 2016

he Sunday afternoon Grand Prize Drawing at Hamvention® 2016 will feature a bright new LED display that will present winning ticket numbers as they are drawn. Read More
05/17/2016 | ARRL CEO Taking His Open Door to Dayton, League Leadership Available for Input

ARRL CEO Tom Gallagher, NY2RF, said he’s looking forward to hearing in person from ARRL members when he makes his inaugural appearance at Hamvention®, May 20-22. Gallagher, who succeeded David Sumner, K1ZZ, as CEO in April, not only will be at Dayton f... Read More
05/17/2016 | Hamvention® Offers ARISS Challenge Coins as Door Prizes to Spotlight ARISS Fundraising

Hamvention® will offer a set of Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Challenge Coins as a door prize this year. Read More
05/16/2016 | Hollywood Producer, ARRL Patron Dave Bell, W6AQ, SK

Award-winning Hollywood producer and ARRL benefactor Dave Bell, W6AQ, of Encinitas, California, died on May 13. Read More
05/16/2016 | Elementary School’s STMSat-1 CubeSat Now in Orbit

[UPDATED 2016-05-17@ 1307 UTC] Students at St Thomas More (STM) Cathedral School in Arlington, Virginia, erupted into cheers and celebration on May 16 as their STMSat-1 CubeSat finally was deployed from the International Space Station at 1440 UTC. Equi... Read More
05/16/2016 | Maritime Mobile Service Network Responds to Mayday Call from Stranded Vessel

The crew of a sailing vessel that foundered on a reef in the South Pacific in early May was safely rescued, thanks in part to the alert ear of a Maritime Mobile Service Network member. Read More
05/14/2016 | SATERN Founder Pat McPherson, WW9E, SK

Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Network (SATERN) Founder and past National Director Maj Patrick E. “Pat” McPherson, WW9E, of Coloma, Michigan, died on May 14. Read More
05/13/2016 | N1KDO Wins May QST Cover Plaque Award

His winning article is "A Field Portable Multi-Band Rotatable Dipole Antenna" Read More
05/13/2016 | New Jersey Club Marks Centennial with 10-Day QSO Party

As part of its Centennial activities, the South Jersey Radio Association (SJRA) will host a 10-day QSO party, June 10-19. Read More
05/13/2016 | ARRL to Offer “Memorandums of Understanding” Webinar

ARRL will offer a training session for ARES Emergency Coordinators, District Emergency Coordinators, and Section Emergency Coordinators on the subject of local, section, and state-level memorandums of understanding (MoUs) for ARES. Read More
05/13/2016 | The K7RA Solar Update

Quiet conditions in the forecast Read More
05/12/2016 | World Telecommunication and Information Society Day is May 17

The world’s oldest international organization — the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) — will mark the anniversary of its founding on May 17. Read More
05/12/2016 | IARU to Serve as Custodian of Ethics and Operating Procedures for the Radio Amateur

The International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) has become the custodian of the operating standards guide Ethics and Operating Procedures for the Radio Amateur. The IARU Administrative Council recently accepted an offer “with gratitude” from authors John ... Read More
05/12/2016 | Elementary School’s SSTV CubeSat Now Set to Deploy from ISS on May 16

After postponements earlier this year, the STMSat-1 CubeSat constructed by pupils at St Thomas More (STM) Cathedral School in Arlington, Virginia, now is set to deploy from the International Space Station on Monday, May 16. Read More