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Tuesday, February 11, 2020

Opportunities for Young Hams - YOTA Camp and Scholarships

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YOTA Camp Applications Accepted Through March 15  Licensed amateurs from North, Central and South America between the ages of 15 an...

ARRL Board Fires its CEO

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Barry Shelley, N1VXY, is the ARRL's new interim CEO. (ARRL photo) The ARRL board of directors voted at its January meeting not to r...

Change of Leadership at AMSAT

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Clayton Coleman, W5PFG, has been elected president of AMSAT, the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation, following the resignation of Joe Spie...

Amateur Satellite WiFi Network Proposed

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(KE4AL drawing via Twitter) Also in the news from AMSAT is a proposal for launching a constellation of nanosatellites which will talk t...

Did Earthquake in Turkey Rile Up the Ionosphere?

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(UN World Food Programme map via reliefnet.int) When a magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck an area in eastern Turkey on January 24, hams fr...

7X7X DXpedition Highlights Young Operators

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(Courtesy 7X7X QRZ page) Young members of the 7X7X DXpedition team (Courtesy 7X7X QRZ page) If you worked the 7X7X DXpedition in A...

ARRL to Strongly Oppose Withdrawal of 3-GHz Band

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The ARRL is in the process of preparing a "strong response" in opposition to an FCC proposal to reallocate the current 3.3-3.5-GH...

ITU Publication Spotlights Amateur Radio EmComm

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Government administrations are being encouraged by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) to include amateur radio in their na...

FCC Commissioner Questions Future of ITU

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FCC Commissioner Michael O'Rielly has proposed to Congress that the U.S. consider developing an FCC Commissioner Michael O'...

New Extra Class Question Pool Released

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The Question Pool Committee of the National Conference of Volunteer Examiner Coordinators (NCVEC) has released an updated version of the ...

New Law Adds Teeth to Pirate Radio Crackdown

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The FCC doesn't do much enforcement on the amateur bands, but it has been cracking down heavily on unlicensed, or "pirate," b...

Names and Locations Changing for Two Ham Gatherings

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First is was "Dayton" moving to Xenia … now two other big ham gatherings are changing locations and one has even changed its name...

Prefix Hunters: Special Calls Abound

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This year is featuring several short-term special call signs as well as a permanent change in Spain. The South African Radio League is c...

"Bucket List" QSO

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(Courtesy K8CX Ham Gallery) A 96-year-old ham in Canada has realized one of her "bucket list" wishes by making contact with ...

A Whale of an Opportunity

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  The New England Aquarium and Draper Laboratory of Cambridge, Massachusetts, are teaming up to use satellites to track the travels of r...
Thursday, January 16, 2020

Hams Provide Emergency Communications in Australia, Puerto Rico

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Ham radio is once again proving to be a vital communications resource in disasters, with amateurs supporting relief efforts for both Austra...

Ham Bands Under Threat in US, China, and Worldwide

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Ham bands across the spectrum are under threat in China, the U.S. and around the world. (NASA graphic) The FCC has proposed withdrawing...

Promising Signs from Ol' Sol

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Sunspots observed December 24 in the Sun's upper latitudes, with magnetic polarities placing them in Cycle 25. (NASA Solar Dynamics O...

Electricity Underfoot!

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Graph of sudden changes in both the local magnetic field and ground current at the Polarlightcenter geophysical observatory in Lofoten, ...

FCC Proposes Massive Fine for Pirate Broadcasting

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The FCC continues its enhanced enforcement campaign against unlicensed broadcasters on the FM band, proposing a fine of more than $450,000 ...

Milestones: KC9ZJX Honored; A41AA SK

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Dhruv Rebba, KC9ZJX (CQ file photo) Newsline's 2019 Young Ham of the Year has been honored by his hometown. Dhruv Rebba, KC9ZJX, is...

IARU Region 2 Restarts Intruder Watch

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Region 2 of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU), covering North and South America, has restarted its monitoring system program, wa...

First Shipment of New Ham Gear OKd for Launch to ISS

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New ham radio equipment destined for the International Space Station. Two matching units are scheduled to be launched this year. (Courtes...

Multiple YOTA Camps Planned in Europe This Year

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Europe's Youngsters on the Air (YOTA) program cele- brates its tenth anniversary this year with multiple camp opportunities for young...

Over 12,000 QSOs for YOTA Month Ops in the Americas

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Youth on the Air Month each December encourages young hams around the world to get on the air and make lots of contacts, both with other ...

Tunisia Begins Issuing Personal Ham Licenses

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Moncef Guicha, 3V8GM (L), receives one of the first three individual amateur radio licenses issued by Tunisia in the last 60+ years....

Secret Russian Satellite Carrying Ham Transponder May Have Exploded

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(Image by Jose Furtado, via Wikimedia Commons) A top-secret Russian military satellite thought to also be carrying the RS-46 amateur ra...

Air Force MARS Restructures

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Air Force MARS regions are now identified as "wings" and "states" are now "groups," to better align with th...

RAC Adds PEI Section

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If you enjoy operating ARRL Sweepstakes, Field Day or the ARRL 160-Meter Contest, you'll want to know that there's about to be on...

New VHF/UHF Tropo Records Set in Europe and Africa

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D41CV - a special call of the D4C station in Cape Verde, was at one end of four record-breaking VHF/UHF contacts in late December and...
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