Hurricane Watch Net Activates for “Catastrophic” Hurricane Ida
August 29, 2021 | For immediate release | The following news item is courtesy of the American Radio Relay League: The Hurricane Watch Net (HWN) is on …
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Current Status of ISS Radio Stations
as of 07/28/2021 Columbus Module radios: IORS (Kenwood D710GA) – STATUS – Configured. Supporting packet operation (145.825 MHz up & down). Next mode change is to cross band repeater and …
Amateurs’ Email Addresses Will Be Required
05/19/2021 Starting on June 29, all applications filed with the FCC must include an email address for FCC correspondence. After receipt of the initial announcement …
FCC Reduces Proposed Amateur Radio Application Fee to $35
From: ARRL.org The FCC has agreed with ARRL and other commenters that its proposed $50 fee for certain amateur radio applications was “too high to …
Radio Amateurs of Canada Announces a New Section
The number of Sections needed for a clean sweep in the ARRL November Sweepstakes (SS) will rise to 84 in 2020, with the addition of …
ARRL HF Band Planning Committee Reactivated to Address Spectrum Issues
— From ARRL In an effort to more effectively address HF digital technology issues, ARRL President Rick Roderick, K5UR, has reactivated the ARRL Board of …
Meet KE1NZY, 10-Year Old Amateur Extra
On Sunday, December 2, 2018, at around 4:30 pm, Mackenzie Pooler (KE1NZY), a ten-year-old from Hudson, NH, turned in her Amateur Extra Exam to be …
Simulated Emergency Test: October 2018
Date: Saturday, October 13 Note: In Ontario the Simulated Emergency Test will be held on Saturday, October 13 but at Emergency Operations Centres that are …
Amateur Radio Volunteers in Indonesia Link Earthquake Zone with Outside World
ARRL – Following a devastating 7.7-magnitude earthquake and tsunami in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, on September 28, members of International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) member-society ORARI and other …
FCC Grants Temporary Request to Permit PACTOR 4 Use in Hurricane Relief
FCC Grants ARRL Temporary Waiver Request to Permit PACTOR 4 Use in Hurricane Relief ARRL – The FCC has granted an ARRL request for a temporary …
ARISS Packet System Revives
An Amazing Recovery: ARISS Packet System Revives ARRL – Similar to the AO-7 satellite resurrection several years ago, the Amateur Radio on the International Space …
New FCC Part 95 Personal Radio Services Rules Published
New FCC Part 95 Personal Radio Services Rules Published in The Federal Register Reorganized and updated FCC Personal Radio Services (PRS) Part 95 rules have …
4U1UN UN Amateur Radio Operation Could Resume
4U1UN UN Amateur Radio Club Operation Could Resume Later this Year ARRL – Outside of beacon signals, 4U1UN, the Amateur Radio club station at United Nations …
ARISS Packet Radio System Expected to be Back Late this Year
ARRL – The currently silent packet radio system on the International Space Station could be back on the air by year’s end. Amateur Radio on …
HAARP to Use WSPR on 80 Meters
ARRL – Alaska’s super-power High-Frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP) transmitters in Gakona, Alaska, will take advantage of the WSPR digital protocol and the Weak …