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Friday, January 13, 2023

  Two Ham Radio Bills Introduced in Congress

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Two bills aimed at helping hams were introduced in thewaning days of the 117 th Congress. The ARRL reported that H.R. 9670, introduced by O...

  Ohio Distracted Driving Law Exempts Hams

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Amateur radio operators, first responders and utility workers are among motorists exempted from a new distracted driving law that took effec...

Milestones: Orlando Award Winners Named

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  The Orlando Hamcation® has announced the winners of this year’s Carole Perry Educator of the Year award and the new Gordon West Ambassador...

  Milestones: W7SAR Receives National Award

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Civil Air Patrol Colonel Jerry Wellman, W7SAR, was named the 2022 National Volunteer Emergency Manager of the Year by the International Asso...

Milestones: Arnie Coro, CO2KK, Silent Key

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  Longtime shortwave radio host, professor and former CQ VHF columnist Arnaldo “Arnie” Coro, CO2KK, passed away in early January, according ...

COVID’s Continuing Toll - Mourning Two Members of the CQ Family  

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The pandemic may have quieted down, but COVID-19 continues to exact a toll, including the recent passing of two members of the CQ “family,” ...

RRI Extends Digital Network to Puerto Rico

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Radio Relay International, an independent amateur radio messaging organization, has expanded its Digital Traffic Network (DTN) infrastructur...

Volunteers On the Air Are On the Air

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  The ARRL’s yearlong “Volunteers On the Air” event is under way. The League has declared 2023 to be the Year of the Volunteer and this on-a...

 Nominations Open for RCA “Young Ham Lends a Hand” Award

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Young amateurs who are especially generous in giving time to help an older person, a veteran, or the community at large, or active in recrui...

No-Scan TV on Space Station

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  The International Space Station (NASA photo) The amateur slow-scan TV (SSTV) system on the International Space Station (ISS) is off the ai...

FO-118 Puts HF Back on Satellites

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FO-118 (From amsat.org website) Hams operating on HF have access to an amateur satellite for the first time in 30 years. China’s new CAS-5A ...
Monday, December 12, 2022

New General Class Exam Question Pool Released

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  The Question Pool Committee of the National Conference of Volunteer Examiner Coordinators (NCVEC) has released updated questions for the G...

Hamvention Selects Innovation as 2023 Theme

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  Organizers of the Dayton Hamvention® have selected “Innovation!” as the show’s theme for 2023. According to an announcement from the Dayto...

Japanese Amateur Radio Lunar Satellite Lost in Space

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OMOTENASHI team prepares satellite for launch (NASA photo) The OMOTENASHI satellite, built by the ham radio club at the Japanese space agenc...
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