Recent News
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04/29/2015 | New Section Manager Appointed in North Texas
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04/29/2015 | The Sinking of the Lusitania: A Ham Radio Connection
Several Amateur Radio special event stations will be on the air in early May to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Cunard Line’s RMS Lusitania — at one time the world’s largest ship — off the coast of Ireland.
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04/29/2015 | ITU Telecom World Young Innovators Competition Seeks “Social Entrepreneurs”
The Young Innovators Competition, an annual ITU Telecom initiative, is aimed at talented young social entrepreneurs creatively using technology to meet a range of real-life developmental challenges.
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04/29/2015 | Armed Forces Day 2015 Crossband Communications Test to Offer New Modes
The annual Armed Forces Day Crossband Communications Test set for Saturday and Sunday, May 9-10, will offer Amateur Radio operators a chance to try their hand at using more modern military communications modes, such as MIL-STD Serial PSK and ALE.
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04/29/2015 | Nepal Grants Operating Permission, Call Signs to Visiting Hams, as Earthquake Recovery Continues
The Nepalese government also is reported to be cutting some of the red tape that has prevented hams from outside the country from operating within Nepal.
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04/28/2015 | Dayton Hamvention® Youth Forum Will Offer Chance to Meet Astronaut
Young radio amateurs attending the Youth Forum at Dayton Hamvention® on May 16 will have a chance to meet NASA astronaut and ham Mike Fincke, KE5AIT — one of the more “radio-active” International Space Station crew members.
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04/28/2015 | FCC Proposes to Permit Amateur Access to 2200 and 630 Meters
Amateur Radio is poised to gain access to two new bands!
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04/28/2015 | Earthquake Recovery Continues, with Amateur Radio Assistance
Hams in Nepal, already in limited supply, continue to turn out to aid in the ongoing recovery from the April 25 earthquake that struck the Himalayan nation.
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