ARRL Headquarters’ Articles of Interest

ARRL Headquarters has forwarded several articles of interest. The first is on ham radio of yesteryear:     

“CLARK, NJ – A brown house with lots of glass panels, hidden in overgrowth for years, situated across from Manny’s Diner on Raritan Road, was recently demolished and will soon be replaced by apartments. In the 1950s, the house was home to Jules and John Madey, two brothers who grew up spending hours in their basement using a ham radio that one day connected with a navy substation in the South Pole.”

https://tinyurl.com/ybld77kl

Arizona Congresswoman Debbie Lesko has submitted House Resolution 1201: “Expressing support for the designation of April 18, 2021, as National Amateur Radio Operators Day” —

https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/116/hres1201/text

The Los Angeles Times recently has recently published this article on ham radio aboard the International Space Station (ISS)  —

https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-12-23/ham-radio-and-astronauts

Amateur Radio Aboard the International Space Station (ARISS) is celebrating its 20th year, and offers students opportunities to learn more about space — https://www.ariss.org/ See also this fan club https://issfanclub.eu/