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Korean Postage Stamp Recognizes Amateur Radio Direction Finding Championships
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Korean Postage Stamp Recognizes Amateur Radio Direction Finding Championships

Korea Post has issued a postage stamp in recognition of the 19th Amateur Radio Direction Finding (ARDF) World Championships, being held September 2 – 8 in…

FCC Sticks by Prescribed Page Limit in Denying Request in Radio Amateur’s Appeal
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FCC Sticks by Prescribed Page Limit in Denying Request in Radio Amateur’s Appeal

In an August 24 Order, the FCC denied a request by William F. Crowell, W6WBJ (ex-N6AYH) of Diamond Springs, California, for permission to file an appeal…

UK Petition – Amateur/CB Antennas
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UK Petition – Amateur/CB Antennas

Reported on the QRZ forums is news of a petition to exempt Amateur Radio and CB antennas from planning permission which you may want to…

New Icom Amateur Products Including the IC-9700 to be Shown at Tokyo Hamfair 2018
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New Icom Amateur Products Including the IC-9700 to be Shown at Tokyo Hamfair 2018

IC-9700 As well as have three working demonstration units of the forthcoming IC-9700 VHF/UHF/1.2GHz transceiver, Icom Inc. will be unveiling other product innovations at the…

Concern Rising within Amateur Radio Community over WWV-WWVH Shut Down Proposal
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Concern Rising within Amateur Radio Community over WWV-WWVH Shut Down Proposal

ARRL members and Amateur Radio clubs are expressing increased concern over the inclusion of WWV and WWVH on a list of proposed cuts in the…

Chinese Amateur Radio Satellites Receive OSCAR Designations
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Chinese Amateur Radio Satellites Receive OSCAR Designations

AMSAT has announced that it has granted OSCAR designators for the Chinese DSLWP-A and DSLWP-B microsatellites, successfully launched on May 18 into a lunar transfer orbit…

New US Submarine Forces Commander is Radio Amateur
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New US Submarine Forces Commander is Radio Amateur

US Navy Vice Admiral Charles A. “Chas” Richard, W4HFZ, assumed command of US submarine forces during a change-of-command ceremony on August 4, held aboard the submarine USS Washington (SSN-787)….

4U1UN UN Amateur Radio Club Operation Could Resume Later this Year
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4U1UN UN Amateur Radio Club Operation Could Resume Later this Year

Outside of beacon signals, 4U1UN, the Amateur Radio club station at United Nations Headquarters in New York, has not been heard on the air since 2015,…

Amateur Radio Emergency Service Volunteers Assist in California Fire Response
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Amateur Radio Emergency Service Volunteers Assist in California Fire Response

Amateur Radio Emergency Service® (ARES®) volunteers have pitched in to assist where needed to provide or support communication as catastrophic wildfires have struck California. Volunteers…

Launch of Es’hail-2 with First Phase 4 Amateur Transponders Expected Later this Year
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Launch of Es’hail-2 with First Phase 4 Amateur Transponders Expected Later this Year

Es’hailSat, the Qatar Satellite Company, has tweeted that it’s anticipating that SpaceX will launch its geostationary Es’hail-2 satellite sometime in the 4th quarter of 2018. The commercial…

IARU speaks for the Region’s amateur radio community
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IARU speaks for the Region’s amateur radio community

The past three months have been a busy time for IARU’s Region 1 team involved in spectrum issues of interest to the Amateur Radio service,…

Johnson Space Center Amateur Radio Club Fires Up 1950s Vintage Gear for NASA on the Air Special Event
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Johnson Space Center Amateur Radio Club Fires Up 1950s Vintage Gear for NASA on the Air Special Event

W5RRR, the Johnson Space Center Amateur Radio Club (JSCARC), is on the air as part of the NASA on the Air (NOTA) year-long special event…

FCC Proposes ,000 Fine in Louisiana Amateur Radio Interference Case
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FCC Proposes $18,000 Fine in Louisiana Amateur Radio Interference Case

The FCC has issued a Notice of Apparent Liability (NAL) proposing to fine Jerry W. Materne, KC5CSG, of Lake Charles, Louisiana, $18,000 “for apparently causing intentional interference and for…

Amateur radio operators keep communication lines open during disaster
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Amateur radio operators keep communication lines open during disaster

JEFFERSON PARISH, LA (WVUE) – These days, high tech communications device refers to the latest smart phone or tablets with its predecessors generally headed to…

FCC Administrative Law Judge Dismisses Radio Amateur’s Long-Standing License Renewal Application
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FCC Administrative Law Judge Dismisses Radio Amateur’s Long-Standing License Renewal Application

[UPDATED 2018-07-12 @ 1937 UTC — This story corrects some incorrect statements included in an earlier post.] A California man embroiled in a long-running license…

Radio Amateur to Pay ,000, Face Restricted Privileges to Settle FCC Interference Case
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Radio Amateur to Pay $7,000, Face Restricted Privileges to Settle FCC Interference Case

The US Department of Justice and the FCC have reached a settlement with Brian Crow, K3VR, of North Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, to resolve allegations that Crow intentionally…

Radio ‘hams’: The legacy of Iraq’s amateur operators lives on
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Radio ‘hams’: The legacy of Iraq’s amateur operators lives on

A community of clandestine radio enthusiasts remains active inside the country  by Sofia Barbarani Ahmed Al Amshawi was just 17-years-old when he first discovered the…

General Amateur Radio Exam part 13. Digital Modes pt 5, HF Antennas part 3 – Ham College 42
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General Amateur Radio Exam part 13. Digital Modes pt 5, HF Antennas part 3 – Ham College 42

VHF What Frequency Do I Use On 2 Meters (144MHz )? September 03, 2015 No comments You’ve just purchased your first handheld transceiver and have…

Radio Amateur in Japan Completes Worked All States on 6 Meters
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Radio Amateur in Japan Completes Worked All States on 6 Meters

  4 X 7el yagi array @21m  (stack spacing : 6m high and 7m wide) Tac Hirama, JA7QVI, has completed all requirements for the Worked All States…

ISS Amateur Radio Transmissions Causing Interference?
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ISS Amateur Radio Transmissions Causing Interference?

It would appear that Amateur Radio transmissions from the ISS are causing interference on the 2m calling channel… I’ve been getting these transmissions for the…

Residents make cross country connections at the Amateur Radio National Field Day
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Residents make cross country connections at the Amateur Radio National Field Day

WTVM.com-Columbus, GA News Weather & Sports COLUMBUS, GA (WTVM)- The Columbus Amateur Radio Club held an event that was full of fun for those who…

Former Radio Amateur-Astronaut Named as Spain’s Minister of Science
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Former Radio Amateur-Astronaut Named as Spain’s Minister of Science

Amateur Radio operator and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Petro Duque, ex-KC5RGG/ED4ISS, has been named as the Minister of Science in the new Spanish government….

Space Station Digital Amateur Radio TV System Transmitter Determined to be Defective
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Space Station Digital Amateur Radio TV System Transmitter Determined to be Defective

The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) “Ham Video” digital Amateur Radio TV (DATV) transmitter on the International Space Station (ISS) is reported…

Politico Article Raises Visibility of Amateur Radio Parity Act Progress, Challenges
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Politico Article Raises Visibility of Amateur Radio Parity Act Progress, Challenges

On May 23, the US House version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that included the language of the Amateur Radio Parity Act (HR 555) cleared…

ARISS to Conduct Digital Amateur Radio TV Transmitter Test on June 1
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ARISS to Conduct Digital Amateur Radio TV Transmitter Test on June 1

ARISS will conduct a test of the “Ham Video” digital Amateur Radio television transmitter on the Columbus of the International Space Station on Friday, June 1. The…