From the ARRL... 08/29/2012   There is an urgent need for qualified net control operators to assist with the response to Hurrican...

The FCC has told Congress that there is "no compelling reason" for it to revisit its previous decisions not to extend its lim...

The 2012 Newsline Young Ham of the Year award was presented August 18 at the Huntsville (AL) Hamfest. From left, Newsline's Don Wi...

George, K6SV, with his wife and daughters (Photo courtesy Ham Radio Outlet) On August 21, Ham Radio Outlet Vice President George Var...

The ARRL will return to its roots for its centennial national convention. The League's board of directors voted in July to h...

(Courtesy ARRL) In the first major change to Field Day rules in a decade, the ARRL's board of directors voted at its July meetin...

(Courtesy Wikimedia Commons)  Ivica Dacic, YU1YU, is the new Prime Minister of Serbia. Dasic, who had been First Deputy Prime Mi...

A South African media publication reports that the International Amateur Radio Union is throwing its support behind an effort by the...

Niue (blue box) - now with the E6 prefix - is about 1700 miles northeast of New Zealand. (CIA World Factbook map) The island natio...

Atlas V launch pad at California's Vandenberg Air Force Base (USAF photo) Range instrumentation problems at the Vandenberg ...

The fee to apply for or renew an amateur radio vanity callsign will increased slightly as of September 4, rising by 80 cents from $14....

(Maps courtesy CIA World Factbook) When a huge part of India's electric power grid failed at the end of July, cutting off ...

The Radio Amateurs of Canada has split its Ontario Section into four new sections, effective September 1. They are: Ontario North (O...

Heathkit's highly-publicized efforts to return to the electronic kit business have failed. A local newspaper in Michigan reported ...

The FCC has denied a petition by two hams to designate 146.55 MHz as a national emergency calling frequency, essentially saying their ...

Mauna Loa may remain home to several ham radio beacons. (USGS photo) The VHF and UHF beacons on Hawaii's Mauna Loa volcano th...

New advances in technology will allow HF radio transmitters operating on 13 MHz to be printed using electronic ink at a cost of about ...

WB6ACU's latest album, "Analog Man." Might that become "Analog Congress Man"? Is Joe Walsh running for Con...

Curiosity's tire tracks on Mars (NASA photo) When the Curiosity rover drives around Mars, it reportedly will leave tracks ...

  (U.S. government map) Hams from around Europe and North America will be taking part in the Azores 9 Islands Hunt at the end of ...