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03/24/2016 | “Elmer” Inspiration, Elmer “Bud” Frohardt Jr, W9DY, SK

The ham radio mentor who inspired the term “Elmer” — Elmer P. “Bud” Frohardt Jr, W9DY (ex-W9GFF), of Madison, Wisconsin — died on March 22. Read More
03/23/2016 | UK to Sell Off 750 MHz of Radio Spectrum

UK Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne announced in the 2016 budget that 750 MHz of public sector radio spectrum would be “released” — that is, auctioned. The Amateur Service in the UK currently shares significant spectrum with the public sector... Read More
03/23/2016 | ARRL HF Band Planning Committee Seeks Suggestions on IARU Region 2 HF Band Plan

The ARRL Board of Directors’ HF Band Planning Committee is inviting input from the US Amateur Radio community regarding possible changes to the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) Region 2 Band Plan. Read More
03/23/2016 | ARRL/TAPR Digital Communications Conference Issues 2016 Call for Papers

Technical Papers are being solicited for presentation at the 35th Annual ARRL/TAPR Digital Communications Conference (DCC), to be held September 16-18 in St Petersburg, Florida. Read More
03/23/2016 | Kosovo Activity in CQ WPX SSB Will Help to Train Young Hams

Z60A in Kosovo, the headquarters station of SHRAK, the newest International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) member society, will be on the air leading up to and during the CQ World Wide WPX SSB Contest the weekend of March 26-27. Read More
03/23/2016 | “Amateur Radio Roundtable” Connects Live with Heard Island DXpedition

W5KUB’s “Amateur Radio Roundtable” webcast scored a live, audio-only interview on March 22 with the leader of the Heard Island VK0EK DXpedition, Bob Schmieder, KK6EK. Read More
03/22/2016 | SBE Urges FCC to Improve Medium-Wave Noise Environment

The Society of Broadcast Engineers (SBE) has told the FCC that the regulatory agency needs to take another tack in its efforts to tackle AM revitalization. If the FCC takes the SBE’s advice, the result could be less noise in the MF and HF Amateur Radio... Read More
03/22/2016 | Well-Known Contester Gary R. Senesac, AL9A, SK

Contesting luminary Gary Senesac, AL9A, of Wasilla, Alaska, died suddenly on March 15. Read More
03/22/2016 | Hamvention 2016 Award Winners Announced; Joe Taylor, K1JT, is Amateur of the Year

Nobel Laureate Joe Taylor, K1JT, of Princeton, New Jersey, has been named as the 2016 Dayton Hamvention® Amateur of the Year. Read More
03/22/2016 | Heard Island VK0EK DXpedition Team Has Arrived, Operation Hours Away

A VK0EK DXpedition “reconnaissance team” has arrived on Heard Island. Read More
03/22/2016 | ARRL Headquarters to be Closed on Friday, March 25

ARRL Headquarters will be closed on Good Friday, March 25. Read More
03/21/2016 | Puerto Rico ARES Volunteers Take Part in Caribe Wave 2016 Exercise

Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) volunteers in Puerto Rico for the second year took part in the annual Caribe Wave tsunami-preparation exercise. Read More
03/21/2016 | ARRL Introduces 3 New E-Books for Radio Amateurs

ARRL has introduced three new e-books to its growing digital library. Read More
03/20/2016 | AMSAT Announces Dayton Hamvention Forum Presentations

AMSAT has announced its lineup of Dayton Hamvention® forum speakers. Read More
03/19/2016 | UC Berkeley Trains, Tests Hundreds of New Hams

Ham radio-related courses taught at the University of California Berkeley Campus and a follow-on “Annual VE Mega-Session” may be one reason that California continues to lead the nation in the number of Amateur Radio licensees. Read More
03/18/2016 | Just-Launched ISS Expedition 47/48 Crew Increment Includes Two Radio Amateurs

The Expedition 47/48 crew increment of Astronaut Jeff Williams, KD5TVQ, and Cosmonauts Oleg Skripochka, RN3FU, and Alexey Ovchinin, is on its way to the International Space Station (ISS). Read More