Jim McLaughlin, WA2EWE/T6AF, was killed April 27 in an attack by an Afghan pilot at Kabul Airport. (Photo courtesy Steve Herman, W7VOA) ...

Do you know a young ham who has done something special related to ham radio? The Newsline Young Ham of the Year Award, co-sponsored by CQ...

The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office projects that conducting the studies mandated by S.191, the Amateur Radio Emergency Communic...

Some of our readers may recall when the cost of mailing a postcard was just one penny. Well, as of April 17, it costs one penny more to m...

Prince William and his bride-to-be, Catherine Middleton. (Courtesy Princeofwales.gov.uk) If you work any stations in the United King...

The FCC has opened access to its new "Beta" website, the first major overhaul of the agency's website in a decade. Once you...

Four prominent hams became Silent Keys in late March and early April.  On March 27, Paul Baran, W3KAS, died from complications of lung c...

Artist's conception of Rover "Curiosity" on Mars. Courtesy NASA/JPL The next Mars rover now being built - named Curiosi...

The amateur radio space program has reached another milestone with the issuance of OSCAR (Orbiting Satellites Carrying Amateur Radio) number...

The members of AMSAT-France have decided to disband. Newsline reports that on April 11, twenty-one of the organization's leaders met ...

As many as 70 U.S. radio clubs could possibly end up with free D-Star repeater systems from ICOM America under the terms of a short-term ...

A 77-year-old sailor and his dog were rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard after being stranded at sea, with help from ham radio operators of ...

Bill Smith, K1ARK U. of Arkansas Photo Bill Smith's day job is Assistant Athletic Director for New Media at the University of A...

You're invited to check out the May 2011 edition of WorldRadio Online magazine. It's posted free on the Web and is full of great ne...

Leo Meyerson, WØGFQ, in 2010. (Courtesy of QCWA Chapter 154) Just a few weeks after celebrating his 100th birthday, ham radio legend Leo ...

The AMSAT News Service is reporting that the planned operation of the ARISSat-1 satellite from inside the International Space Station on Apr...

ARISSat-1 Should Be On the Air Today The ARISSat-1 satellite was supposed to have been turned on from inside the International Space Stati...

The Contest Calendar in the April issue of CQ incorrectly listed the dates for this year's Florida QSO Party as April 23-24. While the c...

While you're waiting for your April issue of CQ or Popular Communications to arrive in your mailbox, enjoy a preview of each issue on t...

UPDATED 3/31 WITH EFFECTIVE DATE OF NEW SPREAD-SPECTRUM RULES New Rules regarding amateur radio Spread-Spectrum communications will take e...