Wednesday, November 10, 2021

Hearing-Impaired Students at UK School Have ARISS Contact with Space Station

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In what is likely a first-ever event for the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) program, ten students at the Mary Hare...

Hams Support Major Marathons

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Hams in Chicago and New York City recently provided communications support for marathon events in those cities. The ARRL Letter reports tha...

WiFi DX Record

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Two hams in Italy have set what is claimed to be a world distance record for WiFi transmissions on 5 GHz. According to Newsline , the two ha...
Tuesday, October 12, 2021

Multiple Events Planned for Centennial of "Transatlantic Tests"

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Next month will mark the 100th anniversary of the 1921 "Transatlantic Tests" that marked the beginnings of international shortwave...

Bouvet DXpedition Garners Grants

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The Norwegian group organizing the 3Y0J DXpedition to Bouvet Island scheduled for next year has received grants from multiple amateur radio ...

Covid Continues to Cause Cancellations

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The 2021 Tokyo Ham Fair has been cancelled due to the ongoing Covid pandemic The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has prompted additional cancellat...

Milestones: K3IO, K7SZ, SKs

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Inaugural CQ Amateur Radio Hall of Fame member Dr. Tom Clark, K3IO (formerly W3IWI), became a Silent Key on September 28 at age 82. Clark wa...

Antarctic Eclipse Festival: Hams Wanted!

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There will be total eclipse of the sun over Antarctica on December 4, but the HamSCI citizen science group is asking amateurs around the wor...

Parks, Parks and More Parks

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The Parks on the Air organization, POTA, has announced the addition of more than 1000 parks to its list of accredited locations. According t...

Radio Silence on the Far Side of the Moon

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No, this isn't science fiction. It's about anticipated radio astronomy activities from the dark side of the Moon. The AMSAT News Ser...

Falklands Call Sign Issues Resolved

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Amateurs in certain British territories in the South Atlantic have been in call sign limbo since 2017, but a regional news service reports t...

Youth Essay Contest Deadline Extended

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The Intrepid-DX Group has extended the submission deadline for its 2021 Youth "Dream Rig" Essay contest to November 15. Young hams...

ARISS Gets Shout-Out from Top NASA Official

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NASA Associate Administrator Kathryn Lueders (NASA photo) The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) program has received ...

All-Ham Crew Heading to Space Station

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The International Space Station (NASA photo) The newest crew on the International Space Station will all be hams. They are scheduled to fly ...

Four Cubesats Deployed from ISS

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Two cubesats from Australia and two from the Philippines were deployed into orbit from the International Space Station on October 6. They ar...

ARDC Funds Improved RFI Tracking in Los Angeles

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Amateur Radio Digital Communications (ARDC) has given a $23,000 grant to ARESLAX, the Amateur Radio Emergency Service group in the ARRL Los ...

Amateur Radio Stars in Young Actors Workshop Film

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(Screen capture from "Night") A group of aspiring actors and filmmakers in Oklahoma wanted to make a film about an imaginary techn...
Thursday, September 23, 2021

ARRL: Clear Frequencies Requested for Possible Nicaragua Earthquake Traffic

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  From the ARRL, 9/23/21: ARLX013 Clear Frequencies Requested for Possible Nicaragua Earthquake Traffic IARU Region 2 Emergency Coordinat...
Monday, September 20, 2021

NEWS from CQ Magazine - W8TEE Joins Contributing Staff, K8ZT Launches New Column

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  Dr. Jack Purdum, W8TEE, Joins CQ Staff as Microcontrollers Editor Anthony Luscre, K8ZT, to Refocus on Exploring Ham Radio's Many Facet...
Wednesday, September 15, 2021

And Then There Were Two…

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The Intrepid DX Group has dropped its plans for a DXpedition to Bouvet Island in the face of two other groups planning trips sooner. Accordi...