Tag: amateur

Pennsylvania Radio Amateur Dies in Tower Installation Mishap
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Pennsylvania Radio Amateur Dies in Tower Installation Mishap

A 62-year-old Union Dale, Pennsylvania, radio amateur — Leland L. “Lee” Parsons III, N3LPJ — was killed on June 14 during a tower installation project when…

Radio Amateur to Lose License as Part of Enforcement Case Settlement
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Radio Amateur to Lose License as Part of Enforcement Case Settlement

A New Jersey radio amateur, David S. Larsen Sr., WS2L, of Highland Park, will surrender his Amateur Extra-class license and pay a $7,500 civil penalty…

ARRL Offers “What is Amateur Radio?” Video and PowerPoint Presentation
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ARRL Offers “What is Amateur Radio?” Video and PowerPoint Presentation

ARRL has produced and is making available the downloadable video, “What is Amateur Radio?” to use at club meetings and at public events, including ARRL Field Day,…

Over-the-Horizon Radars Continue to Plague Amateur Bands
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Over-the-Horizon Radars Continue to Plague Amateur Bands

The International Amateur Radio Union Region 1 Monitoring System (IARUMS) reports a “new kind” of over-the-horizon (OTH) radar on 20 meters. The intruding signal, which appears to…

Amateur Radio Emergency Service Volunteers & Everything They Have to Offer – Ham Nation 405
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Amateur Radio Emergency Service Volunteers & Everything They Have to Offer – Ham Nation 405

Amanda’s EmComm van and tropospheric ducting! A tour of Amanda’s EmComm van, tropospheric ducting with Gordo, Amateur Radio Newsline with Don, Solar Weather Update with…

China Set to Launch New Amateur Satellite with “Sail Ball” Stabilization
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China Set to Launch New Amateur Satellite with “Sail Ball” Stabilization

Chinese Amateur Satellite Group (CAMSAT) has announced the impending launch of the CAS-7B satellite, also designated as BP-1B, a short-lived spacecraft that will carry an Amateur Radio…

Mexican Amateur Radio Volunteers Providing Communication in Wildfire Response
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Mexican Amateur Radio Volunteers Providing Communication in Wildfire Response

Mexican radio amateurs have been providing communication support from a fire scene in a remote area to civil protection authorities in Monterrey, Mexico. Two-member teams…

URE – Spanish Amateur Radio Union  1000000  QSO´s
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URE – Spanish Amateur Radio Union 1000000 QSO´s

“We have passed the 1⃣0⃣0⃣0⃣0⃣0⃣0⃣ of contacts at # 70AniversarioURE  . THANK YOU to the more than 83K radio amateurs of the world that you are participating, THANKS to…

Amateur Radio in Space Pioneer Astronaut Owen Garriott, W5LFL, SK
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Amateur Radio in Space Pioneer Astronaut Owen Garriott, W5LFL, SK

Owen Garriott The US astronaut who pioneered the use of Amateur Radio to make contacts from space — Owen K. Garriott, W5LFL — died April…

World Amateur Radio Day 2019 Marks International Amateur Radio Union Founding
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World Amateur Radio Day 2019 Marks International Amateur Radio Union Founding

Thursday, April 18, is World Amateur Radio Day (WARD), this year marking the 94th anniversary of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU), founded in Paris…

ARRL President Commends Amateur Radio’s Volunteer Public Service Role during National Volunteer Week
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ARRL President Commends Amateur Radio’s Volunteer Public Service Role during National Volunteer Week

ARRL President Rick Roderick, K5UR, is using the occasion of National Volunteer Week, April 7 – 13, to highlight Amateur Radio’s role in helping the…

Amateur Radio Sessions Set for 2019 National Hurricane Conference
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Amateur Radio Sessions Set for 2019 National Hurricane Conference

Amateur Radio will again be represented at the 2019 National Hurricane Conference, April 22 – 25 in New Orleans. “Improving Hurricane Preparedness” is the traditional conference…

Petition for Rule Making Calls for “Amateur Digital Mode Transparency”
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Petition for Rule Making Calls for “Amateur Digital Mode Transparency”

The FCC is accepting comments on a Petition for Rule Making (RM-11831) seeking to amend FCC Part 97 rules that require all ham radio digital transmissions to…

Additional Amateur Radio-Related Petitions Now Open for Comment
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Additional Amateur Radio-Related Petitions Now Open for Comment

The FCC has placed three Amateur Radio-related Petitions for Rule Making (PRMs) on public notice and has invited comments. Jerry Oxendine, K4KWH, of Gastonia, North Carolina, wants…

IARU Represents Amateur Radio at WRC-19 Preparatory Meeting
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IARU Represents Amateur Radio at WRC-19 Preparatory Meeting

The International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) represented the interests of the Amateur and Amateur-Satellite Services in Geneva at last month’s second Conference Preparatory Meeting (CPM)…

Canadian Amateur Radio Interference Case Adjudicated
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Canadian Amateur Radio Interference Case Adjudicated

Interference from what ISED, Canada’s telecommunications regulator, called an individual “operating an Amateur Radio station without proper authorization and was known to insult, threaten and impersonate…

FCC Cites Amateur Service Rule Violations in Unlicensed Broadcasting Case
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FCC Cites Amateur Service Rule Violations in Unlicensed Broadcasting Case

An FCC Enforcement Bureau Notice of Unlicensed Operation (NoUO) issued last fall to a California Technician-class licensee for alleged unlicensed FM broadcasting on 95.7 MHz now has…

Canada’s Amateur Radio Population Showing Continued Growth
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Canada’s Amateur Radio Population Showing Continued Growth

According to Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC) President Glenn MacDonell, VE3XRA, Amateur Radio in Canada grew by 1,758 new licensees in 2018 — the largest…

Amateur Radio Volunteers Activate Following California Flooding
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Amateur Radio Volunteers Activate Following California Flooding

Amateur Radio volunteers with the Sonoma County, California, Auxiliary Communications Service (ACS) rallied to assist in February after heavy rain led to flooding in the…

New Book, Energy Choices for the Radio Amateur, Now Shipping
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New Book, Energy Choices for the Radio Amateur, Now Shipping

Revolutionary changes are taking place in the way we produce and consume power for our homes, transportation, and the technology that we use every day….

Some Stormy Seas for Competitive Sailors Using HF Amateur Radio
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Some Stormy Seas for Competitive Sailors Using HF Amateur Radio

The sorts of rules regulating the degree of outside assistance allowed in ham radio contesting also apply in other endeavors. An Estonian skipper was recently…

Fake News: Belgian News Magazine Misrepresents Amateur Radio Numbers
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Fake News: Belgian News Magazine Misrepresents Amateur Radio Numbers

The Belgian Dutch-language weekly The Sunday (de Zondag) recently reported incorrectly that just 153 Amateur Radio licensees existed in the country, dramatically proclaiming, “Amateur Radio permits have…

Amateur Radio is Aboard during Attempt to Become Oldest Circumnavigator
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Amateur Radio is Aboard during Attempt to Become Oldest Circumnavigator

Jeanne Socrates, VE0JS/KC2IOV, is used to solitude. The lone 76-year-old yachtswoman passed the southern tip of Africa — some 300 miles to the north —…

US Navy Explores Amateur Radio as a Training Adjunct
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US Navy Explores Amateur Radio as a Training Adjunct

The US Navy’s Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division (NAWCWD) has adopted Amateur Radio training as a possible new approach to basic RF and electronics…

FCC Invites Comments on Amateur Radio-Related Petition for Rule Making
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FCC Invites Comments on Amateur Radio-Related Petition for Rule Making

The FCC has invited public comments on a Petition for Rule Making (RM-11826) from an Ohio radio amateur seeking to amend the Part 97 station identification rules…