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09/10/2015 | Opponents’ Representations of Parity Act’s Purpose “Just Not True,” ARRL President Says
ARRL President Kay Craigie, N3KN, has taken strong exception to certain claims being made by community association organizations about the Amateur Radio Parity Act of 2015 — H.R. 1301 and S. 1685.
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09/08/2015 | Sale of Vintage Transmitter Funds Opportunity for ARRL Teachers Institute Participant
The sale of a vintage Collins transmitter has made it possible for a Connecticut Amateur Radio club to fund a seat for a future ARRL Teachers Institute on Wireless Technology participant.
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09/02/2015 | The ARRL September VHF Contest Beckons!
The ARRL September VHF Contest gets underway on September 12 at 1800 UTC and wraps up on September 14 at 0259 UTC.
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09/02/2015 | $50SAT Goes Silent
It appears that the $50SAT Amateur Radio “PocketQube” microsatellite — also known as Eagle 2 (MO-76) — has finally gone silent, a couple of days short of 20 months in orbit.
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09/02/2015 | Trio Launched to ISS Includes Two Radio Amateurs
Two radio amateurs — European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Andreas Mogensen, KG5GCZ, and Soyuz commander and cosmonaut Sergei Volkov, RU3DIS — plus cosmonaut Aidyn Aimbetov have headed into space bound for the International Space Station.
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08/28/2015 | Hurricane Watch Net Keeping an Eye on Tropical Storm Erika
The Hurricane Watch Net (HWN) is closely watching Tropical Storm Erika.
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08/26/2015 | Outcome for 5 MHz at WRC-15 Remains in Limbo
With the deadline to submit proposals to World Radiocommunication Conference 2015 (WRC-15) now less than 2 months away, it’s still unclear how at least one agenda item of importance to the Amateur Radio community will fare.
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08/13/2015 | Rockwell Collins to End Mechanical Filter Production
Rockwell Collins has announced that it will stop manufacturing its renowned mechanical filters.
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