Tag: amateur

IARU update regarding Amateur Satellite allocations
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IARU update regarding Amateur Satellite allocations

The second week of the World Radiocommunication Conference reports on the status of two issues affecting the amateur satellite service. In a report written by Dave…

IARU and Amateur Radio are Reaching “an Inflection Point”
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IARU and Amateur Radio are Reaching “an Inflection Point”

Participants at the 45th meeting of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) Administrative Council (AC) in late September discussed the organization’s role in advancing amateur…

W1AW to Commemorate 98th Anniversary of First Amateur Radio Signals to Span the Atlantic
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W1AW to Commemorate 98th Anniversary of First Amateur Radio Signals to Span the Atlantic

December 11 marks the 98th anniversary of the success of ARRL’s Transatlantic Tests in 1921, organized to see if low-power amateur radio stations could be heard across…

FCC Asked to Clarify Amateur Rules Governing Encrypted or Encoded Messages
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FCC Asked to Clarify Amateur Rules Governing Encrypted or Encoded Messages

The FCC’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau is soliciting comments on a Petition for Declaratory Ruling filed on behalf of New York University (NYU) seeking to clarify that Section…

FCC Turns Down Petition to Amend Amateur Radio Identification Rules
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FCC Turns Down Petition to Amend Amateur Radio Identification Rules

The FCC has denied a Petition for Rule Making to amend Part 97 station identification rules to better accommodate and simplify station identification during emergency nets, drills,…

Report on Es’hail-2 / QO-100 geostationary satellite carrying amateur radio
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Report on Es’hail-2 / QO-100 geostationary satellite carrying amateur radio

Videos of the presentations given at the AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium, which was held as part of the RSGB Convention in Milton Keynes, October 12-13,…

IARU Secretary David Sumner, K1ZZ, Offers Amateur Radio Perspective on WRC-19
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IARU Secretary David Sumner, K1ZZ, Offers Amateur Radio Perspective on WRC-19

Writing in a special World Radiocommunication Conference 2019 (WRC-19) edition of ITU News Magazine, International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) Secretary David Sumner, K1ZZ, offers an overview…

Amateur Radio Emergency Data Network Employed to Monitor California Wildfires
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Amateur Radio Emergency Data Network Employed to Monitor California Wildfires

Two separate groups took advantage of the Amateur Radio Emergency Data Network (AREDN) to monitor wildfires in California. The Mariposa Area Amateur Radio Organization (MAARO)…

FCC Proposes Fining New York Radio Amateur ,000 for Deliberate Interference
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FCC Proposes Fining New York Radio Amateur $17,000 for Deliberate Interference

A New York Radio Amateur — Harold Guretzky, K6DPZ, of Richmond Hill — is facing a $17,000 fine imposed by the FCC. Guretzky was issued…

Australian Regulator Reinstates US Amateur Radio License Reciprocity
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Australian Regulator Reinstates US Amateur Radio License Reciprocity

The Wireless Institute of Australia (WIA) reports Australia’s communications regulator ACMA is reinstating the reciprocal arrangement for US Amateur Radio license holders. “The reinstatement follows a period…

ARRL Sets Facebook Live Event for Collegiate Amateur Radio Clubs
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ARRL Sets Facebook Live Event for Collegiate Amateur Radio Clubs

ARRL is inviting campus radio clubs to join a Facebook Live Event on Wednesday, October 16, at 6:30 PM PDT and MST; 7:30 PM MDT; 8:30 PM…

Amateur Radio CubeSats among 15 Set to Launch on October 21 from Wallops Island
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Amateur Radio CubeSats among 15 Set to Launch on October 21 from Wallops Island

Other satellites announced for the ELaNa 25 launch include Argus (St. Louis University), 437 MHz telemetry; AzTechSat-1 (NASA Ames Research Center) 437 MHz telemetry; CySat…

Amateur Radio Digital Communications Announces Grant to ARISS
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Amateur Radio Digital Communications Announces Grant to ARISS

Amateur Radio Digital Communications (ARDC), owner and manager of AMPRNet, has announced what’s being called “a very generous grant” to Amateur Radio on the International Space Station…

Past Japan Amateur Radio League Vice Chair Hisao Shono, JA1AA, SK
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Past Japan Amateur Radio League Vice Chair Hisao Shono, JA1AA, SK

Hisao Shono, JA1AA, died on August 19. He was 100. Shono served two terms as vice chair of the Japan Amateur Radio League. He was…

Florida Division of Emergency Management Seeking Qualified Amateur Radio Volunteers
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Florida Division of Emergency Management Seeking Qualified Amateur Radio Volunteers

Florida’s Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) has notified the state’s Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES®) groups that it’s soliciting in-state Amateur Radio volunteers to assist…

Australian Radio Amateur Reports First FT8 Contact on 122 GHz
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Australian Radio Amateur Reports First FT8 Contact on 122 GHz

In Australia, Roland Lang, VK4FB, and Stefan Durtschi, VK4CSD, completed what is being claimed as the world’s first FT8 contact on 122 GHz. The distance…

AMSAT and ARISS designing amateur radio system for Lunar Gateway
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AMSAT and ARISS designing amateur radio system for Lunar Gateway

As announced at the AMSAT Forun at the Dayton Hamvention, AMSAT and ARISS are working on the design of a ham radio system for NASA’s Lunar Gateway The Gateway will…

Learning Amateur Radio Satellites, Ham Satellite Info
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Learning Amateur Radio Satellites, Ham Satellite Info

Antenna 3/3 (6) element 50/70MHz Yagi (1.2m) July 26, 2019 No comments An Excellent Dual Band Yagi for 50/70MHz with 1.2m boom Model: DB-664 A…

IEEE Symposium Exhibit Displays the Breadth of Amateur Radio
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IEEE Symposium Exhibit Displays the Breadth of Amateur Radio

Amateur Radio received excellent exposure during the IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation July 7 – 12 in Atlanta, Georgia. Some 1,400 delegates from 23 countries…

Amateur Radio Being Showcased at 2019 EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin
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Amateur Radio Being Showcased at 2019 EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin

ARRL member-volunteers will be part of the excitement as the 2019 International Experimental Aircraft Association annual AirVenture show gets under way this week in Oshkosh,…

Centenarian Radio Amateur’s Efforts Helped Pave the Way to the Moon
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Centenarian Radio Amateur’s Efforts Helped Pave the Way to the Moon

The Nashville Tennessean newspaper recently featured the story of a 104-year-old ARRL member who contributed to NASA’s effort to put the first humans on the moon 50 years…

Award for Top Homebrew Designers in Amateur Radio Announced
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Award for Top Homebrew Designers in Amateur Radio Announced

The ICQ Podcast has announced a partnership to establish an annual “Homebrew Heroes Award” to recognize individuals, groups, or organizations that help to define the frontiers in…

FAA Reauthorization Act Language Serves to Exclude Vast Majority of Amateur Radio Towers
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FAA Reauthorization Act Language Serves to Exclude Vast Majority of Amateur Radio Towers

Language in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act of 2018 will exclude all but a small number of Amateur Radio towers from marking requirements. Thanks to…

Historic Amateur Radio Contact Reported via Moon-Orbiting Satellite
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Historic Amateur Radio Contact Reported via Moon-Orbiting Satellite

A contact between a radio amateur in Germany and China took place on July 1 via the moon-orbiting LO-4 satellite, DSLWP-B, launched in May 2018….

Portable Power for Amateur Radio – Ham Radio Q&A
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Portable Power for Amateur Radio – Ham Radio Q&A

News LightSail 2 Launches, Will Transmit CW Beacon June 27, 2019 in: News No comments The Planetary Society’s LightSail 2 CubeSat, launched on June 25, will transmit…