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Eagles Guitarist Joe Walsh, WB6ACU, Promotes Amateur Radio in Media Announcements
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Eagles Guitarist Joe Walsh, WB6ACU, Promotes Amateur Radio in Media Announcements

Legendary rock guitarist Joe Walsh, WB6ACU, of the Eagles is featured in a just-released set of ARRL audio and video public service announcements promoting Amateur Radio. ARRL…

Amateur Radio Transponders on Planned Chinese Satellites to Include HF
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Amateur Radio Transponders on Planned Chinese Satellites to Include HF

China’s Amateur Radio Satellite organization, CAMSAT, has released some details of three new Amateur Radio satellites that could be launched as early as September. Two…

Post-Launch Signals Received as Amateur Radio Heads to Moon
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Post-Launch Signals Received as Amateur Radio Heads to Moon

China has launched two microsatellites into a lunar transfer orbit. They launched as secondary payloads with the Quequiao relay satellite on May 20, in conjunction with the…

Cuba’s “Operation Meteor” will Involve Amateur Radio
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Cuba’s “Operation Meteor” will Involve Amateur Radio

Amateur Radio will have a role in Cuba’s soon-to-be-launched “Operation Meteor,” aimed at aiding the island nation in preparing for natural disasters. Among the new…

Space Station Digital Amateur Television Signal Not Being Seen on the Ground
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Space Station Digital Amateur Television Signal Not Being Seen on the Ground

The signal from the digital amateur television (DATV) transmitter aboard the International Space Station (ISS) cannot be detected on the ground, Amateur Radio on the…

Amateur Radio Case Attracts Attention of FCC Commissioner
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Amateur Radio Case Attracts Attention of FCC Commissioner

FCC Commissioner Michael O’Rielly, has used the latest chapter in an Amateur Radio enforcement proceeding to reiterate his call that the Commission abolish its Administrative…

New Book, Portable Operating for Amateur Radio
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New Book, Portable Operating for Amateur Radio

Grab your gear and head outdoors with the new book from ARRL– Portable Operating for Amateur Radio by Stuart Thomas, KB1HQS Amateur Radio stations traditionally have been…

Oggi è l’World Amateur Radio Day!
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Oggi è l’World Amateur Radio Day!

Fonte: IARU

IARU President Extends Greetings for World Amateur Radio Day 2018
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IARU President Extends Greetings for World Amateur Radio Day 2018

Wednesday, April 18, is World Amateur Radio Day (WARD), this year marking the 93rd anniversary of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU), founded in Paris…

ARRL VEC Conducts First-Ever Amateur Radio Licensing Exam Session in Cambodia
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ARRL VEC Conducts First-Ever Amateur Radio Licensing Exam Session in Cambodia

The first ARRL VEC Amateur Radio examination session in Cambodia was held on April 5. The session resulted in two new Technician licensees, both Cambodian…

World Amateur Radio Day
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World Amateur Radio Day

Every April 18th, radio amateurs worldwide take to the airwaves in celebration of World Amateur Radio Day. It was on this day in 1925 that the…

Lunar Amateur Radio Satellites Expected to Launch in June
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Lunar Amateur Radio Satellites Expected to Launch in June

Chen Yue with 435/2250 MHz feed for the 12m dish at the DSLWP ground station – Image credit Wei Mingchuan BG2BHC Two microsatellites DSLWP-A1 and DSLWP-A2…

Apparent First 2200-Meter Transatlantic Contact by US Radio Amateur Reported
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Apparent First 2200-Meter Transatlantic Contact by US Radio Amateur Reported

In late March, Paul Kelley, N1BUG, of Milo, Maine, completed what may have been the first transatlantic 2200-meter contact by a US radio amateur under Amateur…

More than 30,000 New Ham Licensees and 7,000 Amateur Radio Exam Sessions in 2017
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More than 30,000 New Ham Licensees and 7,000 Amateur Radio Exam Sessions in 2017

For the fourth year in a row, more than 30,000 new licensees joined the Amateur Radio ranks, and the ARRL Volunteer Examiner Coordinator (VEC) conducted…

Hospital Ship Crew Members Get Amateur Radio Training at Sea
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Hospital Ship Crew Members Get Amateur Radio Training at Sea

On February 21, US Army civilian contractor Tim Millea, AJ7UU, and MARS Volunteer Doug Smith, W7KF, embarked on the hospital ship USNS Mercy from San Diego to…

FT818ND portable transceiver for the amateur radio
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FT818ND portable transceiver for the amateur radio

FT818ND portable transceiver for the amateur radio The FT-818 is a compact, innovative multiband, multimode portable transceiver for the amateur radio MF/HF/VHF/UHF bands. Providing coverage…

New Book: Receiving Antennas for the Radio Amateur is Now Shipping!
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New Book: Receiving Antennas for the Radio Amateur is Now Shipping!

ncrease your station’s receive performance with new book Receiving Antennas for the Radio Amateur by ARRL author Eric P. Nichols, KL7AJ.   Although the fundamental characteristics of…

Amateur Contact Log 6.2 – N3FJP
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Amateur Contact Log 6.2 – N3FJP

“Hi All, I’m excited to let you know that Amateur Contact Log 6.2 and new versions of all my contest software are now available! These…

Chinese Lunar-Orbit Amateur Radio Payload Could Launch this Spring
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Chinese Lunar-Orbit Amateur Radio Payload Could Launch this Spring

China’s twin-launch Chang’e 4 mission to the far side of the moon will place a pair of microsatellites in lunar orbit this spring “to test…

Valerie Hotzfeld, NV9L, is “Amateur of the Year,” as Hamvention® Announces Award Winners
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Valerie Hotzfeld, NV9L, is “Amateur of the Year,” as Hamvention® Announces Award Winners

The Hamvention® Awards Committee has announced that Valerie Hotzfeld, NV9L, of Crescent City, Illinois, is the 2018 “Amateur of the Year.” The committee — chaired…

IC-7610 Review with Amateur Logic and Icom’s Ray Novak
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IC-7610 Review with Amateur Logic and Icom’s Ray Novak

George and Tommy, from Amateur Logic review the IC-7610 with Ray Novak from Icom. During their review they discuss the radio’s key features and compare…

National Hurricane Conference in Late March to Include Amateur Radio Session
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National Hurricane Conference in Late March to Include Amateur Radio Session

Fonte originale con articolo completo Articolo National Hurricane Conference in Late March to Include Amateur Radio Session su Etere Blog | Radioamatori | Amateur Radio…

Amateur Radio Emergency Service Transitioning to New Online Reporting System
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Amateur Radio Emergency Service Transitioning to New Online Reporting System

The Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) will phase out the traditional ARES report forms later this year in favor of an online system called ARES Connect,…

Nominations Now Open for CQ Amateur Radio, Contest, and DX Halls of Fame
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Nominations Now Open for CQ Amateur Radio, Contest, and DX Halls of Fame

Nominations will be accepted until March 1 for membership in the CQ Amateur Radio, DX, and CQ Contest halls of fame. The DX and Contest…

Radio Amateur Named as Next President of Harvard University
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Radio Amateur Named as Next President of Harvard University

Lawrence S. Bacow, KA1FZQ, of Brookline, Massachusetts, has been selected to become the 29th president of Harvard University, the home of W1AF. Selected from among…