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12/21/2019 | Roanoke Division Director Interviews Oldest US Radio Amateur

Roanoke Division Director Bud Hippisley, W2RU, recently interviewed 108-year-old Cliff Kayhart, W4KKP, of White Rock, South Carolina — the oldest known radio amateur in the US. Read More
12/21/2019 | Christmas Carols to be Broadcast on HF from Antarctica

A program of Christmas carols will be broadcast from Antarctica on Christmas Eve. Read More
12/20/2019 | The K7RA Solar Update

Low solar flux index made for a weak ARRL 10-Meter Contest Read More
12/19/2019 | China to Launch CAMSAT CAS-6 Satellite on December 20

The CAMSAT CAS-6 amateur radio payload is set for launch on Friday, December 20, at 0321 UTC Read More
12/19/2019 | Over-the-Horizon Radars Causing Widespread Interference on 40 Meters

Over-the-horizon (OTH) radars continue to plague various amateur radio bands. Read More
12/19/2019 | The Doctor Will See You Now!

The Doctor will open the mailbag for the last time in the final (December 19) episode ARRL The Doctor is In podcast. Read More
12/18/2019 | FCC Office of Engineering and Technology Chief Julius Knapp Retiring

The chief of the FCC’s Office of Engineering and Technology (OET) Julius Knapp has announced plans to retire on January 3. Read More
12/18/2019 | ARRL Lifelong Learning Manager to Keynote Ham Radio University 2020 in January

ARRL Lifelong Learning Manager Kris Bickell, K1BIC, will be the keynote speaker at Ham Radio University 2020 (HRU 2020). Read More
12/18/2019 | Volunteers Celebrate 98th Anniversary of ARRL Transatlantic Tests at W1AW

A group of radio amateurs gathered on December 11 at W1AW to mark the 98th anniversary of the successful ARRL Transatlantic Tests. Read More
12/18/2019 | NTIA Spectrum Manager Stephen Veader, N4DXS, SK

Stephen Veader, N4DXS, of Dale City, Virginia, died on November 5. Read More
12/17/2019 | FCC Formally Adopts Proposals to Remove Amateur 3-GHz Band, Invites Comments

At its December 12 meeting, the FCC formally adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in WT Docket 19-348 and invited comments on its plan to remove “existing non-federal secondary radiolocation and amateur allocations” in the 3.3 – 3.55 GHz band. Read More
12/16/2019 | ARRL Reshapes its Podcast Offerings for 2020

In conjunction with the launch of its new On the Air magazine, which is aimed at those just beginning their journey in amateur radio, ARRL is reconfiguring its podcast lineup. Read More
12/16/2019 | W6NBC Wins December QST Cover Plaque Award

He won for his 6-meter slot cube antenna article Read More
12/14/2019 | AztechSat-1 CubeSat to Demonstrate Intra-Satellite Communication

Mexico's AztechSat-1 CubeSat traveled to the International Space Station (ISS) over the past weekend on the 19th Space-X Commercial Resupply Services (CRS-19) mission. Read More
12/14/2019 | Bar Code Lead Developer George Laurer, K4HZE, SK

The lead developer of the bar code system that became the now-ubiquitous Universal Product Code (UPC), George Laurer, K4HZE, of Wendell, North Carolina, died on December 5. Read More
12/14/2019 | European Space Agency Issues Challenge to Radio Amateurs

The European Space Agency (ESA) is challenging radio amateurs (or anyone with appropriate receiving equipment) to hear the first signals from ESA’s OPS-SAT space software laboratory. Read More