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03/11/2016 | The April Edition of Digital QST is Now Available

Start reading your April QST now! Read More
03/11/2016 | ARRL 2016 August UHF Contest Cancelled

The ARRL August UHF Contest for 2016 has been cancelled. Read More
03/10/2016 | ARRL Urges FCC Not to Impose Overbroad Notification Requirement to Operate on 2200 and 630 Meters

The ARRL has asked the FCC not to adopt “an overbroad” requirement for notification of utilities in advance of intended Amateur Radio operation on the pending 2200 and 630 meter bands. Read More
03/10/2016 | ARISS Marks its 1000th Contact!

The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) program is celebrating a milestone — its 1000th school radio contact. Read More
03/10/2016 | Credit Card Scam

There has been one report of a phishing scam that mentions QST magazine. Read More
03/09/2016 | NCVEC Announces Third Public Domain Release of 2016-2020 Amateur Extra Question Pool

The National Conference of Volunteer Examiner Coordinators (NCVEC) has released the third revision of the Amateur Extra class (Element 4) question pool that goes into effect on July 1. Read More
03/09/2016 | Heil Sound Celebrating 50th Anniversary

Heil Sound, a name that’s probably synonymous within the Amateur Radio community for its microphones and “boom set” microphone/headset combinations, is marking its 50th anniversary this year. Heil Sound came into being in 1966 as Ye Olde Music Shoppe —... Read More
03/08/2016 | Air Force Pledges Continued Cooperation with Radio Amateurs During Cape Cod Radar Upgrades

As updating of the Pave PAWS radar installation gets under way at the Cape Cod Air Force Station in Massachusetts, the US Air Force has reached out to the Amateur Radio community to continue their positive working relationship. Read More
03/08/2016 | Young Connecticut Ham Off to an Award-Winning Start

Fifteen-year-old Matt Shea, KC1DLY, had no Amateur Radio ticket 1 year ago. Today, he’s an Amateur Extra class licensee and already has earned two of the League’s flagship operating awards. Read More
03/08/2016 | More Rare DX for the Masses is on the Way

Coming up at the end of March is an opportunity to work the 6th most-wanted DXCC entity. Read More
03/08/2016 | National Hurricane Conference Amateur Radio Sessions to be Live Streamed

Sessions focusing on the role of Amateur Radio in major weather events will be a part of the 2016 National Hurricane Conference, set for later this month in Orlando, Florida. The goal of the annual conference is to improve hurricane preparedness. Atten... Read More
03/08/2016 | ARRL Executive Committee to Meet in Texas

The ARRL Executive Committee (EC) will hold its first meeting of the year on Saturday, March 12, in Dallas, Texas. Read More
03/07/2016 | Geomagnetic Storm Activity Generates Auroral Displays, Tempers HF Conditions

NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) reported strong (G3) geomagnetic storming at 2359 UTC on March 6 in response to above-average coronal hole high-speed stream effects. Read More
03/05/2016 | Elementary Schoolers’ CubeSat Ready to Deploy from ISS

The 400 youngsters attending a suburban Washington, DC, parochial school are eagerly awaiting the day the CubeSat they constructed will be deployed from the International Space Station. Read More
03/04/2016 | The K7RA Solar Update

Quiet conditions in the near future, but a potential disturbance by mid month Read More
03/03/2016 | Azores “Beacon” CR2X to Bid Farewell in the 2016 ARRL International DX SSB Contest

Having achieved its goals in the Azores, the Radio Arcala group (OH8X) will bid farewell to CR2X during the ARRL International DX Contest (SSB) over the March 5-6 weekend. An alliance of serious Finnish contesters and their partners, Radio Arcala aims ... Read More